UN says record 70.8 million people displaced in 2018
AFP| More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and...
Pakistan moves UN to act against Islamophobia
News Desk | Pakistan has called for new United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action to combat Islamophobia and hate speech. While throwing its full...
Morsi’s death being ‘politicized’ by the UN?
AFP | Egypt accused the United Nations on Wednesday of seeking to "politicize" the death of the country's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi by...
United Nations failed to handle Rohingya crisis: UN Report
AFP | The United Nations experienced "systemic failures" in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass exodus of Rohingya,...
UN reports Population explosion: Earth’s populace to reach 9.7b in 2050
AFP | The world population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, with the population of sub-Saharan Africa doubling,...
UNSC: The people of Sudan must be protected
Anadolu | The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent violence in Sudan and called for the immediate cessation of violence against civilians. In...
Iran warned by Germany to stick to nuclear deal
AFP | German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday it was in the "political and strategic interest" for Iran to stay in the 2015 nuclear...
UNICEF declares education ‘under threat’ in Afghanistan
AFP | The number of attacks on schools in Afghanistan nearly tripled last year, UNICEF said Tuesday, cutting children's access to education amid worsening security...
UN expresses grave concern over human rights violation in UK
AFP | Britain has "deliberately removed" much of its social safety net due to political ideology "in clear violation of the country's human rights obligations",...
Sex education; tool to tackle rape
Madhumita Pandey | “When did you first have sexual intercourse?”, “Did you ask for consent?” These are just some of the taboo-breaking questions I asked...
UN adopts resolution as Pakistan warns of threat to global peace from Islamophobia
News Desk | The UN General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by Pakistan that strongly condemns continuing violence and acts of terrorism...
Prime Minister of Pakistan given wrong advice on not going to UN General Assembly – Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani
Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani | 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will open on 18 September. The General-Debate will start from 25 September 2018...