UNHCR hails Pakistan plan to grant refugees citizenship
United Nations, Sep 19 (TNS): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has hailed the Prime Minister of Pakistan's pledge to grant citizenship...
Russia takes flak at UN Security Council after its moves in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (TNS):Russia faced sharp criticism from several members of the 15-nation UN Security Council over its move to formally recognize breakaway...
UN rights chief calls for empowering Afghan women to contribute towards their country’s progress
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (TNS):The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Michelle Bachelet, has underscored the need to empower Afghan women, saying they should...
UN chief hopes Pak, India to be engaged in meaningful dialogue
United Nations, Jan. 19 (TNS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the hope that Pakistan and India would be able...
At UN, Pakistan spotlights Kashmiri women’s plight under Indian occupation
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (TNS): Pakistan Tuesday put the spotlight on the plight of Kashmiri women under brutal Indian occupation during a United Nations...
UNSC adopts resolution to support peacekeepers’ return to Syria-Israel border
UN, Dec. 22 (TNS): The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution that stressed no military activity should occur in the...
Overseas investment down globally, warns UN trade agency
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (TNS):Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
Sexual assaults on young girls in India, Pakistan are heartbreaking, says UN
UNITED NATIONS Feb 02 (TNS): The recent incidents of sexual assault on young girls in India and Pakistan are “heartbreaking”, the spokesperson of the...
Situation in IOK remains a blot on conscience of humanity: Maleeha
United Nations, Oct 30 (TNS): Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi says India’s denial of the UN-pledged right to self...
UN chief, UNSC strongly condemn terrorist attack on two Mosques in Christchurch
UN, March 16 (TNS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated the urgency of working better together globally to counter Islamophobia and eliminate...
