United Nations

Afghanistan should resolve its own issues, says Lodhi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi has said that Afghanistan… Read More

World Refugee Day: Migrant tide swells to record 65 million

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The number of refugees and others fleeing their homes worldwide has hit a… Read More

UN to begin secret voting for next secretary-general in July

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will begin on July 21 the first of many… Read More

UN won’t disclose sources for report critical of Saudi coalition

UNITED NATIONS: The UN will not disclose to a Saudi Arabia-led coalition sensitive sources of… Read More

UN rights chief urges US to introduce arms controls

GENEVA: The UN's human rights chief called on the United States to bring in "robust gun… Read More

UN chief took Saudis off blacklist over threat to stop funds

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday criticized Saudi Arabia and its allies for… Read More

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean ‘hit 10,000’

STRASBOURG, FRANCE: More than 10,000 people have died crossing the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014,… Read More

Syrian President Assad hardens position in address to parliament

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hardened his position on UN-sponsored peace talks in his first address… Read More

UN removes Saudi-led coalition from child rights blacklist

NEW YORK: The United Nations on Monday removed the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from… Read More

New permanent seats in UNSC won’t make it more representative: Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: Reiterating its firm opposition to expanding the Security Council’s permanent members, Pakistan has… Read More

UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition over child deaths in Yemen

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday placed the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's… Read More

UN chief praises Pakistani peacekeepers contribution to world peace

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has lauded Pakistani peacekeepers for their services… Read More

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed today

The  International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is being observed today.  Read More

Angelina Jolie calls for generosity, not fear over migrant crisis

LONDON:UN special envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt urged the international community on Monday to respond to… Read More

UN sees weak economic growth in 2016

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Thursday said global economic growth for 2016 would reach… Read More

Pakistan slams India’s demand for more permanent seats in UNSC

NEW DELHI: Pakistan has voiced clear opposition to a demand made by India seeking more… Read More

Microsoft to address United Nations on ‘digital terror’

UNITED NATIONS: Microsoft has accepted an invitation from the UN Security Council to address a… Read More

Yemen foes resume face-to-face peace talks: UN

KUWAIT CITY: Yemen's warring parties resumed face-to-face peace talks on Wednesday after a three-day break… Read More

International Labour Day being observed today

Labour Day also known as May Day is being observed around the world including Pakistan… Read More

Brazil receives Olympic flame for Rio Games

ATHENS: The Olympic flame that will burn in Rio in August for the first Games… Read More