BEIJING: China’s role in upholding multilateralism and promoting peace and sustainable development has been praised by Dennis Francis, president of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), who is paying a visit to China from January 27 to 31 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist …
UNITED NATIONS: Following religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country. Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared the plea during an OIC ambassadorial meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, condemning the recent consecration of the …
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has formally told the UN Security Council that it has “clear evidence” that the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is supported by “our main adversary” and has been given free rein to conduct cross-border attacks against Pakistan’s border outposts and other installations. This revelation, which came during a Wednesday afternoon debate on a UN report on Afghanistan, also …
— 100 Israelis also perish in worst attack by Hamas GAZA/JERUSALEM: At least 198 people lost their lives, and another 1,610 wounded in Palestinian enclave of Gaza as Israeli forces retaliated following a deadly multi-pronged attack by Hamas forces into Israeli territory on Saturday. This alarming surge in casualties on Saturday came in the wake of an audacious and large-scale …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a Global Development Initiative in steering global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth in face of the severe shocks of COVID-19. “We must revitalize the economy and pursue more robust, greener and more balanced global development,” Xi said in his statement delivered via video at the general debate of …