Tag: Un
UN voices concern on Saudi arrests of activists, missing prince
GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office called on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to provide information about women’s rights activists and other activists being...
Latin America must think about legalizing drugs, UN agency says
NEW YORK: Latin America must give serious thought to legalizing drugs in order to reduce the human cost of prohibition, the head of a...
‘India only follows UN, not US sanctions on Iran’
NEW DELHI: India said on Monday it abided by sanctions imposed by the United Nations but not those imposed by any other country, such...
UN, World Bank give cash to Yemen’s neediest to avert famine
AMMAN: The UN agency for children said Monday it has distributed cash to nearly 1.5 million families in war-battered Yemen to help avert the...
UN urges Saudi-led coalition to speed Yemen imports, avoid starvation
GENEVA: The United Nations aid chief has called on the Yemen government and Saudi-led coalition to loosen restrictions on imports of food and fuel...
Maleeha pays tribute to Pakistan’s women leaders at UN
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi paid rich tribute to women leaders from Pakistan for their contributions to the evolution of...
UN weighs first-ever sanctions on Libya migrant smugglers
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering imposing the first-ever sanctions on migrant smugglers in Libya, targeting six leaders of trafficking rings, but...
Israel vilified at UN body for Gaza killings, but backed by...
GENEVA: Israel was sharply criticised at a UN human rights body on Friday for its killings of protesters in Gaza and treatment of the...
UN rights expert concerned over UK’s widespread discrimination against ethnic minorities
GENEVA: A United Nations rights expert showed concerns on Friday over the "widespread discrimination" faced by ethnic minorities, Brexit-era hate crimes, and the immigration...
Pakistan slams UN after US blocks Khurasani’s sanctioning
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has criticised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee for not putting the name of banned Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA) leader Umar...
US blocks Pakistan’s requests to UN on Khurasani: report
ISLAMABAD: The United States is believed to have blocked a Pakistani request with the UN Security Council’s sanctions committee for the listing of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar...
UN urges Saudi Arabia not to deport Yemeni migrants to war...
GENEVA: Saudi Arabia has expelled 17,000 Yemeni migrants so far this year, amidst fears that it could deport up to 700,000 back to war...
Myanmar military assures UN of ‘harsh’ action on sexual assault
SITTWE: Myanmar’s military has assured the United Nations of ‘harsh’ action against perpetrators of sexual violence, state media reported on Tuesday, as UN envoys...
UN envoys meet with Myanmar leader over refugee crisis
NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s government leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with United Nations Security Council envoys on Monday over the plight of nearly 700,000 mainly...
OBOR ‘greatest economic initiative’ of 21st century: Maleeha Lodhi
NEW YORK: China's ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) project, of which China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a part, will bring economic prosperity to all nations...
Thousands flee fresh clashes in northern Myanmar: UN
GENEVA: Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between Myanmar's army and ethnic insurgents in the country's remote north, a United Nations official said,...
Pakistan calls for effective implementation of UN energy goal
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has emphasised the need for swift and effective implementation of the UN...
