The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support Pakistan’s ongoing response to devastating floods, a UN spokesperson said Monday. This new allocation adds to the $600,000 provided by OCHA’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Fund and the $250,000 approved by the Pakistan Country-Based Pooled Fund for …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced Ottawa’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations in September. Carney said on Wednesday that his country plans to join others in formally recognizing Palestinian statehood during the annual United Nations General Assembly in September. Canada is the third major US ally to say it is prepared to recognize …
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President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will formally recognise the State of Palestine, with the official declaration set to take place at the United Nations General Assembly in September. In a post on X on Thursday, Macron stated, “In line with France’s longstanding commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France …
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Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, strongly condemned the US military aggression on Iranian soil, saying Tehran reserves the complete and lawful right to defend itself under international law. In a fiery speech, Amir Saeid Iravani said today marks yet another “shameful chapter in the political history …
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres branded the US strikes on Iran as a “dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security.” “There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world,” Guterres said in …
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The planet is therefore expected to remain at historic levels of warming after the two hottest years ever recorded in 2023 and 2024, according to an annual climate report published by the World Meteorological Organisation, the UN’s weather and climate agency. “We have just experienced the 10 warmest years on record,” said the WMO’s deputy secretary-general Ko Barrett. “Unfortunately, this …
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India abstained from voting on IMF loan package for Pakistan NEW DELHI: India raised concerns during Friday’s International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board meeting regarding IMF’s financial assistance to Pakistan. While abstaining from voting, India said, “Pakistan has been a prolonged borrower from the IMF, with a very poor track record of implementation and of adherence to the IMF’s program conditions.“India …
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The United Nations Security Council held closed consultations today under the agenda item “The India-Pakistan Question”. The meeting was held to discuss the deteriorating regional security environment, heightened tensions between India and Pakistan and the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The meeting was convened at Pakistan’s request, in view of India’s recent unilateral measures and provocative …
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Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded coastal territory enters its third month. The UN’s child rights agency (UNICEF) said on Friday that more than 9,000 children had been admitted for …
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Amid mounting India-Pakistan tensions, Pakistani Ambassador to the United Nations,Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday and discussed the latest developments in the region. “The discussion focused on the evolving security situation in South Asia as well as the imperative of de-escalation and the efforts being made to that effect,” a press release issued by the Pakistan …
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