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UNITED NATIONS: While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about suspension of mobile communications services and violence in Pakistan on election day, the European Union and the United States adopted cautious response with the former seeking investigation into irregularities and the latter saying the State Department is looking forward to “timely, complete election results that reflect the will of the …

WASHINGTON: The United Nati­ons, US and Nato leaders voiced shock and horror on Sunday at new evidence of atrocities against civilians in Ukra­ine, and warned that Russian troop movements away from Kyiv did not signal a withdrawal or end to the violence. Evidence of possible civilian killings around Kyiv has emerged as the Russian army has pulled back from the …

RIYADH: United Nations and United States envoys on Wednesday welcomed unilateral truce moves by Yemen’s warring sides as encouraging steps, while stressing the need for a more comprehensive ceasefire that would help alleviate a dire humanitarian crisis. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis had said it would temporarily halt military operations from Wednesday after the Iran-aligned group this week declared …

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations joined Pakistan on Sunday in appealing to the world to help prevent Afghanistan’s economic collapse as 39 US lawmakers also backed the call. In a message to the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC foreign ministers, Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths reminded the world that “now is the time” to save Afghanistan from …

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations and the Arab League (AL) joined in calling on Wednesday for Israel to abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. The calls were made during a UN Security Council video conference in which several government ministers participated. It was the last international meeting before Israel goes ahead with the plans as …

QUETTA: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), UN agencies, donor organisations and the Balochistan government have agreed to work jointly to minimise the impact of Covid-19 in the province. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Thursday. The meeting was attended by NDMA chairman Lt General Muhammad Afzal along …

  WASHINGTON: The international community will provide political and economic support to a future government in Afghanistan only if it preserves and respects internationally-recognised rights of all Afghans, including women and minorities, says a document released on Monday. The document, signed by the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the United States, also …

WASHINGTON: The United Nations and the United States are both urging India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue, as concerns about tensions in a nuclear-armed region grow. “When you have two nuclear powers that have fought military conflicts under a nuclear umbrella, it is important that all avenues be explored to increase contact and communication between the …

DAMASCUS: Damascus and a visiting UN envoy on Wednesday announced “progress” towards forming a body to agree on a post-war constitution for Syria. The announcement, following talks between UN envoy Geir Pedersen and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, was the first time that Damascus has spoken of progress towards forming the panel. “Great progress was made towards reaching an agreement for …

ISLAMABAD: The Quadripartite Steering Committee or Q-4 — which consists of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) — met here on Monday to discuss voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees and sustainable reintegration and assistance to host countries. The meeting chaired by Minister for States and Frontier Regions Shehryar Khan Afridi was attended by Syed …