Tag: United Nations
North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
PYONGYANG: North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an "act of war".
A foreign ministry statement said the measures...
After US veto, UN GA to meet on Trump’s Jerusalem decision...
UNITED NATIONS: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim...
Pakistan to reiterate support for Palestinians at emergency UNGA session: Maleeha...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's permanent representative in the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has said that Pakistan will fully support and co-sponsor resolution for the withdrawal...
UN mulls over measure rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision
GENEVA: The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would insist any decisions on the status of Jerusalem have no legal...
US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration
WASHINGTON: The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and...
IS, Taliban ‘involved in human trafficking’: UN
A recent report published by the United Nations reveals that insurgent groups are involved in human smuggling for the purpose of sexual slavery and...
UN expresses concern over controversial US plan to revive Afghan militias
KABUL: As the Afghan government struggles to stem the Taliban insurgency and shore up its dwindling security forces, the US military is turning to...
Akshay Kumar’s PadMan to be shot at United Nations headquarters
Akshay Kumar's upcoming film PadMan seems to be getting a lot of positive coverage.
Just recently, Hollywood production house Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that they will...
UN head warns govts to remember rights, obligations in terror fight
LONDON: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned governments Thursday to remember their rights obligations when tackling terrorism – and rounded on the media for ‘demonising’ minorities.
Modern...
Afghanistan’s opium production hits record high in 2017: UN
VIENNA: Opium production in Afghanistan reached a record high this year, rising 87 per cent compared with last year, after a rapid expansion of...
UN contradicts US, says at least 10 civilians died in Afghanistan...
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said at least 10 civilians may have been killed by an airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz...
Permanent seats in UNSC contrary to democracy, transparency: Maliha Lodhi
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maliha Lodhi has said that additional permanent seats in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) would be contrary...
2017 set to be hottest year: United Nations
The year 2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the United Nations'...
Al Qaeda suspects target Yemen security in twin suicide attacks killing...
Suspected al Qaeda militants staged twin suicide bombings and took hostages on Sunday in Aden, officials said, striking at the heart of the Yemeni...
United Nations not America’s boss: Nikki Haley
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley put the United Nations in its place Wednesday as the UN prepared to adopt a resolution demanding an end to...
PM demands UN-led investigation into Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir
Abbasi suggests fact-finding mission visits Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stated that the denial of the right to self-determination to the Kashmiri...
ISPR: Pakistani peacekeepers have long history of serving with UN
RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday that Pakistani peacekeepers have a long and distinguished history of serving with the United Nations (UN).
This...
