UN Security Council aims to vote Friday to boost aid to Gaza UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip was delayed by... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 12:52pm
World World waits on US as Security Council Gaza resolution stalled UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Thursday will try once again to pass a resolution calling for a halt in... Updated 21 Dec, 2023 11:48am
World UN Security Council struggling to speak with one voice on Gaza UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is struggling to speak with one voice ahead of a vote expected Tuesday on a... Published 19 Dec, 2023 12:46pm
Pakistan UN chief, COAS discuss Kashmir dispute, Gaza war Peace in South Asia will remain elusive until a peaceful solution to the longstanding Kashmir dispute is found, COAS reiterates Updated 17 Dec, 2023 09:34am
World More than $2.2bn promised for global refugee crisis at UN forum GENEVA: Countries and businesses at a major U.N. forum pledged more than $2.2 billion towards a global displacement... Published 16 Dec, 2023 12:55am
World New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’ DUBAI: A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of options that countries... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Opinion COP28 and the need for climate action for Pakistan While the world leaders meet on the sidelines of the COP 28 summit to agree on a climate action plan, developing... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 07:06am
Print Gaza ceasefire: UN’s failure to adopt resolution disappoints Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed its deep disappointment at the UN Security Council’s continued failure to call... Updated 10 Dec, 2023 09:34am
World UN SC ‘complicit’ in Gaza ‘slaughter’: MSF GENEVA: The UN Security Council is “complicit in the ongoing slaughter” in the Gaza Strip and must vote Friday ... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:47am
World UN chief invokes rare Article 99 of UN’s charter UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
World UN chief warns Gaza war may aggravate threats to global peace, security UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the... Published 06 Dec, 2023 10:26pm
World Top development banks at COP28 vow to up climate game, quiet on fossil fuels DUBAI: Ten of the world’s top development banks pledged to step up their climate efforts at the COP28 summit, yet... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 10:47pm
World World Bank, UAE lead climate financing boost at COP28 DUBAI: Governments, development banks and companies announced on Friday initiatives to mobilise billions in climate... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
World UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels DUBAI: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
World UN says Israel will not renew visa for top aid official UNITED NATIONS: Israel has told the United Nations it will not renew a visa for the top U.N. humanitarian aid... Published 02 Dec, 2023 12:14am
Opinion Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World UN chief says extended Gaza truce not enough to meet aid needs UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described an extended truce between Israel and... Published 28 Nov, 2023 12:10am
World UN welcomes Israel-Hamas deal as 'important step' GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas to free hostages and pause the... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 07:02pm
World UN protectorate in Gaza is not a solution, says Guterres UNITED NATIONS: A UN protectorate in Gaza would not solve the conflict there, the body’s Secretary-General said... Published 20 Nov, 2023 10:22pm
World Israel will not limit Gaza truck numbers: UN aid chief GENEVA: The UN’s humanitarian chief said Wednesday that Israel had decided not to cap the number of trucks allowed... Published 15 Nov, 2023 11:21pm
World Guterres ‘does not deserve’ to lead UN: Israeli FM GENEVA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres does not deserve to lead the United Nations, Israeli Foreign Minister... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
World UN chief says Gaza deaths show something 'wrong' with Israel operation NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that the number of civilians killed in... Published 08 Nov, 2023 11:05pm
World UN chief says Gaza ceasefire 'more urgent with every passing hour' UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 11:01pm
World UN chief leads calls for ‘united’ response to AI threats BLETCHLEY PARK (United Kingdom): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for a “united, sustained,... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
World Gaza aid distribution struggles amid overcrowding, debris, lack of fuel Distribution of food and medical supplies is faltering in Gaza due to a chronic lack of fuel, looting of stores, the... Published 01 Nov, 2023 12:46am
World UN chief 'deeply alarmed' by escalation of Israel-Hamas conflict UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief said Tuesday he was "deeply alarmed by the intensification of the conflict... Published 31 Oct, 2023 10:33pm
World UN chief criticizes Gaza bombardments, demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire DOHA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday sharply criticized the “unprecedented escalation” of... Updated 29 Oct, 2023 01:44am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Toshakhana controversy “The world’s narrative is as divided as…as…as…” “Between The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Nawaz... Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Israel to ‘extend’ Gaza ground operation as UN warns of ‘growing misery’ Between bombardments and fuel shortages, 12 of Gaza's 35 hospitals have been forced to close Published 28 Oct, 2023 12:03am
World UN chief says Gaza faces 'avalanche of human suffering' UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief warned Friday that Gaza faces "an unprecedented avalanche of human... Published 27 Oct, 2023 11:08pm