United Nations
Pakistan to seek $16 billion to rebuild flood-hit country at UN conference
NEWS
January 10, 2023
Pakistan to seek $16 billion to rebuild flood-hit country at UN conference
Pakistan and the United Nations held a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the…
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
World
January 5, 2023
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday in an appeal…
UNHCR calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women humanitarian workers
NEWS
December 30, 2022
UNHCR calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women humanitarian workers
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, joined on Thursday the heads of other humanitarian organizations in calling on…
UN Secretary-General confirms “world need peace now more than ever”
NEWS
December 30, 2022
UN Secretary-General confirms “world need peace now more than ever”
In his New Year message and as the world is witnessing rising levels of violence and conflicts, UN Secretary-General António…
UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu
Asia
December 27, 2022
UN asked to help Muslims help build mosque in South Korea’s Daegu
A civic group has filed petition to UN as South Korea’s Daegu locals continue to oppose construction of mosque. A…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation records an active presence in the UNDP workshop on achieving peace and community cohesion
Iraq
December 25, 2022
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation records an active presence in the UNDP workshop on achieving peace and community cohesion
The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development participated in the community workshop held by the United Nations Development Program…
South Sudan: Over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
Africa
December 23, 2022
South Sudan: Over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance…
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
Afghanistan
December 22, 2022
UNSG urges Taliban to include all ethnic groups in the government and urges social media users to preserve freedom of the press
The United Nations Secretary General urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to include all ethnic groups in the government, restore girls’ rights…
The United Nations is sounding the alarm: Six million Syrians need urgent assistance
Syria
December 22, 2022
The United Nations is sounding the alarm: Six million Syrians need urgent assistance
The United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said that the Syrians are facing a worsening humanitarian and economic…
UNSG calls on Taliban to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil
Afghanistan
December 20, 2022
UNSG calls on Taliban to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, called on the Afghan Taliban movement to work in order to prevent…