Tag: Un

UN panel adopts resolution on minority rights as Pakistan exposes India’s...

NEW YORK: A committee of the UN General Assembly Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling for the promotion and protection of human rights of...

Munir Akram takes charge as Pakistan’s ambassador to UN

NEW YORK: Munir Akram, an expert at multilateral diplomacy, Friday took over as Pakistan’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations. Ambassador Akram flew in...

Pakistan honoured its commitment, ICJ tells UN

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has submitted a report to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres, wherein...

UN chief repeats call for Kashmir dialogue

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday repeated his concerns over the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir, where people have been languishing under a tight...

Munir Akram replaces Dr Maleeha Lodhi at UN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday removed Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN in New York, Dr Maleeha Lodhi and appointed veteran diplomat Munir...

UN rights experts urge India to end communications shutdown in Kashmir

GENEVA: UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the Government of India to end the crackdown on freedom of expression, access to information and...

Pakistan spells out requirements for effective UN peacekeeping

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for “proactive and robust” triangular cooperation among the UN Security Council, the troop-contributing countries (TCCs) and the UN Secretariat for...

UN nuclear inspectors will report back on Iran’s enrichment move

VIENNA:  Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog who are in Iran will report back once they have checked that Tehran has enriched uranium to...

Tribute paid to Pakistani blue helmets at UN

ISLAMABAD: Rich tributes were paid to Pakistani blue helmets at the UN where the Permanent Mission of Pakistan organized a photo exhibition showcasing the...

UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response

MYANMAR: The United Nations experienced "systemic failures" in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass exodus of Rohingya,...

Japan premier hopes to ease US-Iran tensions in Tehran visit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s trip to Tehran represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and...

Four million Venezuelans have fled crisis: UN

GENEVA: Four million Venezuelan refugees and migrants have fled an economic and political crisis in their homeland, all but 700,000 of them since the...

Taliban detain Afghan peace marchers, supporters say

 Afghan peace protesters marching through Taliban territory have been detained by the insurgents, two supporters of the movement told AFP on Tuesday. The so-called People’s...

Pakistan wants UN probe into HR violations in IOK, Qureshi tells...

JEDDAH: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday condemned Indian atrocities in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and urged the international community to probe the grave...

Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change

CANBERRA: Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing the government of...

Lahore Literary Festival’s 4th edition ends in New York

NEW YORK: The fourth edition of Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) concluded in New York Saturday night after lively discussions of Pakistan’s arts and literature, with...

Lodhi warns against ‘reckless measures’ to reform UNSC

NEW YORK: Pakistan has warned that attempts by the aspirants of permanent seats on the UN Security Council to bluster through the ongoing process to...