Key UN forum calls for addressing coronavirus-hit developing nations’ debt burden; welcomes Imran’s initiative

United Nations, April 24, 2020: An important United Nations forum Thursday called for addressing the debt burden threatening the economic collapse of coronavirus-hit developing countries, as UN leaders underlined the call by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for a global initiative for debt relief. The Financing for Development (FfD) Forum of the United Nations Economic…

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UN voices concern over deadly Hindu-Muslim riots in New Delhi

United Nations, February 26, 2020: The United Nations Tuesday expressed concern over the deadly clashes between Hindus and Muslims in New Delhi in which 13 people have reportedly been killed and a mosque set on fire during protest demonstrations against the controversial Indian citizenship law. “We are obviously following the situation closely,” the UN Secretary-General’s…

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UN chief hopes US-Taliban talks yield Afghan-led peace process

Islamabad, February 18, 2020: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been closely following talks between the United States and the Taliban about a ‘significant reduction’ of violence in Afghanistan, aimed at opening the way for intra-Afghan peace negotiations, according to his spokesman. “During his visit to Islamabad, he (Guterres) expressed his sincere wishes that such talks…

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