United Nations, April 12, 2019: UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that the “democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people” need to be realized through “an appropriate and inclusive transition process”, following the overthrow and arrest of President Omar al-Bashir by order of the country’s new military governing council. In a statement issued in New York…
United Nations, April 12, 2019: Pakistan is increasing women’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions and has already met the 15 per cent goal set by the world body in the female component of its troop contributions, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has told the Security Council. “We believe, increased participation of female peacekeepers, and encouraging more women…
United Nations, April 9 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday strongly condemned the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, including an aerial attack earlier in the day by aircraft from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) force, which closed the city’s only functioning civilian airport. General Khalifa Haftar, who leads…
New York, April 9: A candidate for US Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Beto O’Rourke, has weigh in on Israel election, describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a racist and obstacle to peace in the Middle East. “The US-Israel relationship is one of the most important relationships that we have on the planet,” O’Rourke said…
United Nations, April 9: United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, has expressed her outrage at the ‘terrible, senseless deaths’ of 11 civilians in an air attack on Sana’a Sunday, in which scores were also injured. For more than four years, the country has been grappling with a brutal conflict between supporters of Yemeni…