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APP United Nations: UN Member States convened Wednesday to address the critical issue of rising global sea levels, which are increasing faster than at any point in the last 3,000 years. UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang…

AFP/APP Port Moresby: More than 670 people are believed to have died after a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official told AFP on Sunday as aid workers and villagers braved perilous conditions in their search for survivors.…

APP New York: Ambassador Munir Akram, serving as co-chair of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Infrastructure Investment, emphasized the imperative for infrastructure connectivity to bolster global resilience and advance sustainable…

News Desk Islamabad: Country Representative, UN Women, Lansana Wonneh, emphasized the significance of women's economic empowerment as a fundamental human rights issue. She highlighted that supporting women entrepreneurs is pivotal for…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: Rida* was not born even when her father fixed her marriage with one of his nephews, Hamid*, a son of his elder brother, in a remote village of Jacobabad, a district of Sindh. Hamid, her husband now, was only…

AFP/APP New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran's weekend attack on Israel.…

News Desk  Islamabad: The United Nations human rights experts have expressed disappointment over the lack of protection for women belonging to minority communities in Pakistan, saying that minority communities in the country are victims…

AFP/APP Gaza: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh insisted that the deaths of three of his sons in an Israeli air strike would not influence truce talks in Gaza, as bombardments on Thursday rocked the Palestinian territory. Israel confirmed…

AFP/APP  Gaza: An Israeli strike Wednesday killed three of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's sons in Gaza, the Palestinian leader and Israel's military said, as war rages in the Palestinian territory despite ongoing truce negotiations.…

AFP/APP  London: UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned G20 nations on Wednesday that their economies face decimation and they must overcome geopolitical divisions to tackle global warming. Stiell said the climate crisis was slipping…