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Pakistan-India talks, not military conflict, will resolve Kashmir – UN
South Asian nuclear nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and should “come together and seriously discuss their problems” around the Kashmir dispute. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored this while also offering the world body’s mediation to resolve the longstanding...January 29, 2021 664 0 -
Trump says achieving peace with ME deals and ‘no blood in the sand’
Seeing the dawn of a new Middle East in the wake of U.S.-brokered peace deals between Arab countries and Israel, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Washington is achieving peace with “no blood in the sand.”...September 22, 2020 682 0 -
The first-ever Equal Pay Day seeks remedy for gender income gap
Women still earn less than 80 cents for every dollar that men get and it will take more than 250 years to close the gap between men and women if the world moves with reforms at...September 18, 2020 761 0 -
UN reports stigma and violence against communities since coronavirus breakout
The United Nations has warned of rising intolerance against vulnerable communities around the world since the outbreak of coronavirus often manifesting itself in the form of blaming campaign and violence. “A surge in stigma and racist...August 22, 2020 713 0 -
UN report says TTP terror group targets Pakistan from its bases in Afghanistan
The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan may have been inside Pakistan but the militant organization continues to target the country from neighboring Afghanistan. The UN this week confirmed fears that the (TTP) my be down but it is...July 27, 2020 939 0 -
UN rebukes attempts to deny 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims
Twenty-five years after the genocide of Bosnian Muslim boys and men at the hands of Serbia-backed forces, peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains fragile, the United Nations says while paying tribute to the memory of the...July 11, 2020 604 0 -
UNSC condemns Karachi terror attack; Pakistan blames India
The UN Security Council issued a strong condemnation of the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack against the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on Monday after Islamabad blamed India for being behind the assault. In a daring attack in...July 2, 2020 792 0 -
New UN initiative to counter COVID-19-related online misinformation
A new UN initiative launched to counter the spread of online misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic seeks to provide people around the world with accurate information in order to help save lives and promote global...May 22, 2020 683 0 -
Developing world needs $1 trillion debt freeze, $1.5 trillion investment to survive coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus will push more than six billion living in developing countries to the edge of financial disaster and they will need a $2.5 trillion rescue plan to survive the setback. The UN trade and development...April 2, 2020 676 0 -
Even diplomacy, known for dodging difficulties, is not immune to coronavirus
The United Nations, being the highest diplomatic forum, is an arena for world’s best and the brightest to navigate some subtle straits of diplomacy to advance their respective countries’ interest. But this weekend, the usually bustling...March 15, 2020 611 0