Dubai: Head of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, Rashad al-Alimi, discussed peace efforts with Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's meetings. Alimi welcomed the role of the UN and its secretary general’s efforts to stop
Islamabad: A protest to condemn the speech of Indian External Affairs Minister to the UN General Assembly's 77th session was held in front of United Nations office in Islamabad. A large number of people from all walk of life and Islamabad based Kashmiris participated in the
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that unequal education was quickly dividing the planet as he sought to keep development on the agenda ahead of a week of diplomacy focused on global crises. The UN chief called a special summit on education a day before
Srinagar: Only days ahead of the UNGA summit, that will also deliberate on Human Rights abuses, India stoops to a new low by arresting prominent Kashmiri religious leaders to stifle their voices and pave way for forcible implementation of Hindutva agenda. The Indian authorities since Thursday
Geneva: Pakistan has called on the UN Human Rights Council not to remain “a passive bystander” as India intensifies its state-directed suppression of Kashmiri people’s fundamental rights and freedoms. “In the face of eerie silence by some members of the (Human Rights) Council, the crimes of
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that talks underway between authorities in Saudi Arabia and Iran will help to ease tensions in the Gulf region. “I hope that the dialogue that started between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and other forms of dialogue in the
London: The impacts of climate change are "heading into uncharted territories of destruction", UN secretary-general António Guterres warned on the release of a multi-agency scientific report reviewing the latest research on the subject. The report, led by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), warns that the world
Geneva: Afghan women made an impassioned plea at the UN for solid international action to address the “gender apartheid” in their country since the Taliban swept to power last year. “Today, human rights in Afghanistan do not exist,” Afghan Mahbouba Seraj told the United Nations Human
Beirut: A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria presents “a serious threat to people in Syria and the region,” the United Nations representative in the country said, calling for an urgent response to contain its spread. The outbreak is believed to be linked to irrigation
Geneva: The UN’s acting human rights chief decried on Monday the “intimidation” of people in Russia voicing opposition to the Ukraine war, warning it was undermining fundamental freedoms. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, deputy UN rights chief Nada Al Nashif decried the “intimidation, restrictive