Guterres says reconstruction his ‘top priority’ NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed the full support and cooperation to... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Pakistan Discounted Russian oil not ‘a reality,’ says Bilawal UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is seeking “to address the energy shortfalls and difficulties we’re facing,” Foreign... Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:42am
Pakistan Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ to be held in Geneva ISLAMABAD: The International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan will be held in Geneva on January 9, 2023, to... Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Print Plight of flood-hit people: alarm bells start to ring UN warns that by mid-January 2023 there will be no funds available to cater needs of the affected people Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:44am
Pakistan UN says funds for flood-hit Pakistan to run out in weeks UN had appealed for more than $816mn but says its agencies and other NGOs have only received $262mn from international donors Updated 15 Dec, 2022 10:51pm
Opinion COP15 debates whether biodiversity credits can put a value on nature As the UN COP15 summit in Montreal aims to halt rapid destruction of nature and restore degraded lands, some experts... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am
World Yemen war has killed or maimed over 11,000 children: UN DUBAI: More than 11,000 children are known to have been killed or maimed in Yemen’s civil war since it escalated... Published 12 Dec, 2022 11:32am
Pakistan CM calls for research to cope with climate change threats KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said we are the inheritors of the Indus Valley... Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Business & Finance Pakistan expresses desire to expand economic ties with Argentina ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed its desire to widen its trade, economic, agriculture, and investment ties with... Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan UN chief lauds services of volunteers ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has paid homage to the volunteers, saying they are... Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Opinion UN’s emergency funding appeal According to a Business Recorder news report, the UN has appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine... Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am
Print UN launches record $51.5bn funding appeal Estimates that 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance next year Updated 02 Dec, 2022 10:11am
World Japan will use G7, UN roles to pressure Russia on Ukraine: foreign minister TOKYO: Japan will use its turn next year in leadership roles at the Group of Seven and the United Nations to ... Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:43pm
World UN launches record $51.5bn emergency funding appeal GENEVA: The UN appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate... Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:27am
World First shipment of Russian fertilizer heads for Africa, UN says UNITED NATIONS: The first shipment of Russian-produced fertilizer left the Netherlands on Tuesday en route to Malawi... Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am
World Breakthrough in Venezuela talks spurs US to ease embargo MEXICO CITY: The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition broke a political stalemate Saturday ... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am
World Venezuela's frozen funds to be gradually released for humanitarian aid MEXICO CITY: Venezuela's government and opposition have asked the United Nations to manage billions of dollars held... Updated 26 Nov, 2022 11:54pm
Pakistan Ninth Global Forum of UNAOC: Pakistan calls for ‘Global Action Plan’ to counter surge in Islamophobia ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for chalking out a ‘Global Action Plan’ to counter the alarming surge in... Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am
Print UN condemns surge in Saudi executions GENEVA: The United Nations denounced Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for carrying out near daily executions in recent weeks... Published 23 Nov, 2022 06:26am
World UN denounces ‘hardening’ of Iranian response to protests GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday denounced Iran’s increasingly harsh and deadly crackdown on mass protests... Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am
World World Food Programme gives Lebanon $5.4bn for citizens, Syrians BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon has secured $5.4 billion in aid over three years from the UN’s World Food Programme... Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am
Markets EU wheat mixed with exports in focus PARIS: Euronext wheat futures were mixed on Monday, with front-month futures again supported by export demand and... Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am
World Second Russian fertiliser shipment bound for W.Africa: UN GENEVA: After a first shipment of Russian fertiliser blocked in European ports heads for Malawi next week, a second... Published 18 Nov, 2022 07:53pm
Pakistan Floods sweep future from Pakistan schoolchildren CHANDAN MORI: Pakistani three-year-old Afshan’s trip to school is a high-wire balancing act as she teeters across a... Updated 16 Nov, 2022 04:22pm
World UN chief ‘very concerned’ by reports of missile exploding in Poland United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” by reports of a missile exploding in Poland,... Published 16 Nov, 2022 11:59am
World UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka COLOMBO: The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of... Published 08 Nov, 2022 06:32pm
World Gates Foundation gives $1.4bn climate help to smallholder farmers SHARM EL-SHEIKH, (Egypt): The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $1.4 billion to help smallholder... Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:57am
World UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion SHARM EL SHEIKH: The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for... Published 08 Nov, 2022 12:05am
World COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, UN boss warns SHARM EL-SHEIKH: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27... Published 07 Nov, 2022 04:04pm
Technology Musk defends paid blue badge plans for Twitter SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk defended Sunday his much-criticised launch of a paid subscription... Updated 07 Nov, 2022 08:15pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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