United Nations

President of Pakistan asks Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations to promote better image of Islam and made efforts to discourage Islamophobia

The UN chief made these observations in his latest report on “Children and Armed Conflict” presented in the UN Security Council on Monday for an open debate.

A failure by wealthy nations to deliver on longstanding climate finance pledges are casting a shadow over the UN-led process.

 UNITED NATIONS: The Organi­sation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at a meeting in New York, has unanimously endorsed Pakistan’s proposal for issuing a joint statement deploring the Israeli actions against Palestinians. …

Pakistan has been elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD).

Pakistan called on all sides to work towards the reduction of violence leading to a ceasefire, a natural expectation from the peace process.

In every household a ‘haftseen’ table is decorated with seven items, as seven is considered a lucky number

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The government is fully committed towards playing a leadership role in addressing the issue of climate change, including through the 10 Billion Trees Tsunami initiative.

Two UN human rights experts have voiced their concern over India’s decision to revoke occupied Kashmir’s autonomy and enact laws that could curtail the political participation of Muslims and other …