United Nations

Rupee depreciates- US dollar hits extraordinary record of Rs122 in interbank market

KARACHI: Pakistan’s currency is devalued sharply in the opening of the week as US dollar… Read More

Pakistan asks UN to add more non-permanent seats to a reformed UNSC

UNITED NATIONS: Emphasizing that discussions on restructuring the United Nations Security Council are a serious… Read More

US vetoes UN resolution denouncing violence against Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed on Friday a Kuwaiti-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution that… Read More

Boko Haram will take years to ‘eliminate’: top UN official

UNITED NATIONS: Despite military successes scored against Boko Haram jihadists, it will take years to… Read More

Pakistan calls for effective implementation of UN energy goal

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has emphasized the need… Read More

Pakistan re-elected to two key UN bodies

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan won two key elections at the UN on Monday securing membership to the Committee on… Read More

Indian aggression threat to world peace, Maleeha tells UNSC chief

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi met UN Security Council… Read More

UN launches $3 billion Yemen appeal

GENEVA: The United Nations asked donors on Tuesday for nearly $3 billion to help an… Read More

UN chief airs concern over killings in held Kashmir, calls for probe

NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the killing of around… Read More

Syrian war has killed more than 350,000 in 7 years: monitor

BEIRUT: Seven years of conflict in Syria have left more than 350,000 people dead, according… Read More

UN atomic energy chief arrives in Pakistan today

ISLAMABAD: Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano will arrive in Pakistan… Read More

UN chief calls for new push to rid the world of nuclear weapons

GENEVA: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for a new global effort to… Read More

UN aviation agency warns of looming pilot shortage

CANADA: Hundreds of thousands of pilots will need to be trained to meet growing demand… Read More

U.S. urges U.N. to hold Myanmar military accountable for ‘ethnic cleansing’

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Tuesday described Myanmar denials of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya… Read More

North Korea earned $200 mln from banned, arms exports: UN

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017… Read More

Unresolved issues put UN credibility at stake, says Maleeha

NEW YORK: The long-standing Kashmir and Palestine issues have put the credibility of the United… Read More

UN calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps

MAUNGDAW, MYANMAR: The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered… Read More

North Korea to attend Olympics in rival South

SEOUL: North Korea will send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South, the… Read More

Chinese President vows to support UN, boost living standards

BEIJING: China will play its part in defending the international order and combating climate change… Read More

After Jerusalem vote, US slashes United Nations budget by $285m

NEW YORK: In the wake of a resolution of the United Nations opposing US President Donald… Read More