WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in... Published 13 Sep, 2023 06:17am
World World food price index back at two-year low despite rice surge: FAO PARIS: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound... Published 08 Sep, 2023 01:45pm
World India PM urges UN to rethink priorities for the 21st century NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the United Nations to reform in line with 21st century... Published 03 Sep, 2023 06:48pm
Pakistan Preparatory meeting of UN peacekeeping ministerial tomorrow ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host a preparatory meeting of the forthcoming United Nations (UN) peacekeeping ministerial... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
World UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change GENEVA: UN experts have written to oil firm Saudi Aramco and its financial backers challenging them on allegations... Published 27 Aug, 2023 01:44pm
World Ukrainian, Turkish foreign minister says Black Sea deal must be renewed KYIV: The Turkish and Ukrainian foreign ministers said on Friday that other solutions to the export of Ukrainian... Published 25 Aug, 2023 11:01pm
Pakistan One year on from floods, millions of Pakistani children still need urgent support, warns UNICEF Agency says its appeal of $173.5mn to provide life-saving support remains only 57% funded Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:50pm
World UN reopens European office after security issue GENEVA: The United Nations has reopened its European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland after earlier on Friday... Published 25 Aug, 2023 02:01pm
World UN says over 200 former Afghan military, officials killed since Taliban takeover More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the... Published 22 Aug, 2023 12:53pm
World Why are space agencies racing to the moon’s south pole? BENGALURU/WASHINGTON: India’s space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole, a mission... Published 22 Aug, 2023 10:57am
World India must end inhumane detention of activist: UN rights expert GENEVA: A United Nations rights expert on Monday slammed India’s years-long detention of a rights activist with... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:35am
World North Korea slams UN human rights meeting as a US ‘scheme’ SEOUL: North Korea slammed a recent United Nations meeting about its human rights record, asserting the United... Published 19 Aug, 2023 10:09am
World ‘Very notion of freedom’ at stake in Niger: UN rights chief GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday slammed the generals who have seized power in Niger on “a whim” and plunged the... Published 18 Aug, 2023 03:02pm
World UN denounces dramatic jump in Colombia violence BOGOTÁ: Over 50 massacres took place in Colombia in the first half of this year, an increase of 11 percent, despite... Published 16 Aug, 2023 09:40am
Pakistan Bilawal spends busy schedule in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan People's Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a busy day on Friday. The United Nations... Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:52am
World UN chief ‘very concerned’ over Niger leader’s detention conditions UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief on Wednesday expressed grave concern over what he called the “deplorable”... Published 10 Aug, 2023 12:02pm
World Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth during West Bank raid TULKARM: Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the... Published 04 Aug, 2023 03:28pm
World Dozens of states to pledge to combat use of food as weapon of war UNITED NATIONS: More than 75 countries will “commit to take action to end the use of food as a weapon of war and... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Print Palestinian people: Pakistan urges UNSC to hold Israel accountable for crimes UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to “fully and forcefully” implement its resolutions on... Updated 29 Jul, 2023 08:42am
World Ocean temperatures around South Florida hit hot-tub levels KEY LARGO: The surface ocean temperature in and around the Florida Keys soared to typical hot tub levels this week,... Published 26 Jul, 2023 10:58am
World Mines found at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: UN watchdog VIENNA: The UN’s atomic watchdog said it saw anti-personnel mines at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear... Published 25 Jul, 2023 11:39am
Print UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am
World Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa port in ‘hellish’ attack: official Russia launched a massive air attack on the Ukranian port of Odesa for a second night in row, which one Ukrainian... Published 19 Jul, 2023 11:41am
World UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,... Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am
World Ukraine grain deal ‘critical’ for Africa: UN GENEVA: The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in... Published 26 Jun, 2023 08:44pm
Life & Style Modi calls for ‘one earth, one family, one future’ at U.N. yoga event UNITED NATIONS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a celebration of International Yoga Day at the United... Published 22 Jun, 2023 03:56pm
World Macron’s Paris summit seeks new life for global finance agenda PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a summit on Thursday and Friday to pin down a roadmap for easing the... Published 20 Jun, 2023 12:38pm
World UN special envoy for Syria to take part in Astana talks The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, will take part in talks on Syria’s future in Astana,... Published 20 Jun, 2023 09:15am
World Malians vote in referendum paving the way to elections BAMAKO: Malians will vote on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the ruling military junta and... Published 18 Jun, 2023 10:12am
Editorials Now a nutrition crisis EDITORIAL: It’s is indeed most disturbing but no surprise, really, that Pakistan’s many crises – economic,... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan’s pharma sector can increase exports to $3bn in five years, but it ‘needs policy, govt support’