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UAE names oil chief to lead UN’s COP28 climate talks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced the leadership team for the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai later this year with the CEO of the state-owned Abu Dhabi…
- World
1 child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021: UN report
United Nations: More than 5.0 million children under age 5, including 2.3 million newborns, along with 2.1 million children and youth aged 5 to 24 years 43 per cent of whom are…
- Pakistan
Int’l community pledges USD 8.57 billion to flood hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that the international community generously responded to its call for support by pledging more than USD 8.5 billion to help the cash-strapped country rebuild in a climate-resilient…
- World
Pakistan to seek over USD 16 bn for flood rehabilitation at UN conference
Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastated by last year’s catastrophic floods which caused…
- Middle East
Palestinian diplomat stresses importance of UNSC session on Al-Aqsa Mosque issue
Ramallah: The upcoming UN Security Council (UNSC) session is important because of its “speedy convening and the unification of the international community in condemning and rejecting (Israeli National Security Minister) Itamar Ben-Gvir’s…
- World
UN assures crisis-hit Sri Lanka with financial, technical support
Colombo: UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja has assured Sri Lanka with UN’s financial and technical support as the South…
- Middle East
Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa: UAE calls for UN meet; Israel PM postpones trip
After the far-right Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates called for a meeting of the UN Security…
- World
5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UNSC
United Nations: Five countries Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland — have began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Their two-year term officially started on January…
- World
UN chief saddened by deadly gas explosion in South Africa
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by the death of dozens of civilians from a devastating gas tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, his spokesman has said. A total…
- Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu slams ‘despicable’ UN vote on Palestine
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nations General Assembly Saturday for a resolution passed the previous day to refer Israel’s “occupation… of Palestinian territory” to the International Court of…
- World
UN chief welcomes cease-fire announcement in Colombia
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a six-month cease-fire between the Colombian government and five armed groups. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on New Year’s Eve bilateral…
- Middle East
Palestinians hail UN vote on Israel’s occupation of Palestine
Ramallah: Palestinian authorities have welcomed the UN vote in favour of a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of…
- India
India abstains on UN resolution asking ICJ opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights
United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice for its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s “prolonged occupation” and annexation…
- World
UN committed to delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan: Envoy
United Nations: The UN and its humanitarian partners are committed to delivery of life-saving services to the people of Afghanistan despite the Taliban-run administration’s decision to ban women from working in humanitarian…
- World
Spain keen to support UN peace operations in Lebanon: PM
Beirut: Visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has affirmed his country’s keenness to support the work of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the National News Agency reported. “The Spanish battalion…
