Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
UN Women – which champions gender empowerment and equality – alongside the international humanitarian agency CARE International and partners, issued…
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UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees
He expressed particular concern over the plight of women and girls sent back to Afghanistan, which has been under Taliban…
The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief
“The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the crisis is getting out of hand – and…
Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
More than 20 heads of state and government and some 3,000 delegates from international organizations, civil society, youth, academia and…
China Launches PRSS-01 to Elevate Pakistan’s Space and Disaster Response
In a major fillip to Pakistan’s space and disaster management applications, China Thursday launched the first ever Remote Sensing Satellite-1…
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest and detention, according to the UN Assistance Mission in…
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action…
Pakistan reels under monsoon deluge as death toll climbs
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, reported at least 63 casualties and 290 injuries in the past 24 hours, pushing the…
Unprecedented Afghan returns are ‘a test of our collective humanity’
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, made the appeal during a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing…
UN-backed labour standards at risk as tariff uncertainty grows
Threatened or actual tariff increases are largely focused on taxing imports into the United States and will make the products…