Tag: United Nations
139 entries from Pakistan feature on UNSC terror list: report
WASHINGTON: At least 139 entries from Pakistan have been included in the newly updated United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) consolidated list of terrorist individuals and...
UN blacklists dozens of ships, companies over North Korea smuggling
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea,...
UN losing support from countries, says outgoing top official
GENEVA: The UN's outgoing political chief expressed concern Thursday in a parting message that the United Nations was losing support from a growing number...
Pakistan is leading contributor to global peace: ISPR DG
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday that Pakistan was one of the leading contributors to global...
UN urges Pak, India to resolve differences through dialogue
NEW YORK: United Nations (UN) has urged Pakistan and India to resolve their differences through dialogue.
The UN Secretary General's Spokesman, Stephane Dujarric was responding to...
Afghanistan’s peace opportunity not to be undermined by military escalation: Maleeha...
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi speaking during the UN Security Council debate on Afghanistan, stated that...
More permanent seats will not enhance UNSC’s effectiveness: Maleeha
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said more permanent seats in the Council will not enhance...
UN body says US detention of Pakistani at Guantanamo Bay unlawful
GENEVA: A Pakistani man held at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility since 2006 should be released immediately and given a right to compensation,...
UN Military Observer Group in Pakistan, India must be expanded: Maleeha...
NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for an expansion in the United Nations (UN) Military Observer Group in Pakistan and India to counter the rising...
UN chief condoles Asma Jahangir’s death
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Asma Jahangir’s family, friends and colleagues, including in the United...
Maleeha urges UNSC to implement resolutions on Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Dr Maleeha Lodhi has called on the UN Security Council to implement its own resolutions on Kashmir.
“The...
100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains: UN
GENEVA: More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon...
US seeks to boost case for United Nations action against Iran
UNITED NATIONS: The United States (US) will seek to boost its case for United Nations (UN) action against Iran when Security Council envoys visit Washington...
Syrian opposition to skip peace conference in Russia
VIENNA: The Syrian opposition will not attend a peace conference Russia is hosting next week, a spokesperson said on Saturday, dismissing the meeting as an...
Maleeha Lodhi urges UN security council to ‘live up’ to resolutions...
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Dr Maleeha Lodhi, speaking during the Security Council session on the debate on the Middle East, urged...
China, Russia oppose UN GA criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Sunday urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a...
UN budget cuts ‘big step in right direction’, says US
UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Sunday applauded a $285-million-cut in the UN core budget, saying it was “a big step in right direction.”
The General...
