Tag: United Nations

Pakistan concerned over transfer of armaments in volatile South Asian regions

GENEVA: In a veiled reference to India, Pakistan has voiced concern over the growing transfer of conventional armaments in volatile regions, saying it has potential...

Trump to meet UN Chief on Friday

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss UN reform and other...

Pakistan renews proposal for a bilateral nuclear-test ban

Ambassador Amil cites growing mistrust, insatiable desire for military dominance on part of few countries GENEVA/ISLAMABAD: Reaffirming commitment to promote peace and stability in South...

Pakistan’s Sania Nishtar to head a WHO commission

NEW YORK: The United Nations health agency has announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which will be led by...

Pakistan to give effective response to Indian aggression: Maleeha Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Dr Maleeha Lodhi warned India at the UN Tuesday against carrying out its threat to...

Pakistan to contribute to UN fund aimed at helping victims of...

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has joined more than a dozen countries pledging to contribute to a United Nations fund aimed at providing greater support to...

UN chief warns against war with North Korea

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned world leaders against war with North Korea, calling on them to take the threat of "nuclear peril" seriously. "We...

UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya ‘atrocities’

YANGON: Pressure grew on Myanmar on Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on its military, which is accused of driving...

US revises draft UN sanctions proposal on North Korea: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The United States released a revised draft for new sanctions against North Korea on Sunday, diplomats said, making concessions to Russia...

Plight of Kashmiris should shake world conscience, says Maliha Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maliha Lodhi has said that the plight and profound suffering of the Kashmiri people should shake...

UNESCO urges policymakers to set-up agencies ensuring opportunities in education

Noting the lack of sufficient institutions to cater to the growing demand for higher education, as well as increasing disparities in its access, the...

‘Any country that seeks to isolate Pakistan will end up isolating...

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi told a large gathering of international students in New York that China’s visionary project ‘One Belt,...

Syria the ultimate mirror

 A mirror that should show who you really are   This month marks six years since the start of the Syrian Revolution. This was a movement...

US envoy eyes cuts to UN peacekeeping

  Washington's new UN envoy Nikki Haley is putting in motion a far-reaching review of UN peacekeeping that is likely to lead to closures and...

US envoy eyes cuts to UN peacekeeping

UNITED NATIONS: Washington’s new UN envoy Nikki Haley is putting in motion a far-reaching review of UN peacekeeping that is likely to lead to closures...

UN commends Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has commended Pakistan’s hospitality in hosting millions of Afghan refugees for decades, an Afghan media source reported...

Peace ‘inconceivable’ without settling Israeli-Palestinian dispute

Pakistan told the UN Security Council, the other day, that a just solution of Palestine-Israel dispute would not only usher in enduring peace in...