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Pak to use SCO Summit, UNGA to make over its image on terrorism
The 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held on Friday in Dushanbe, while the 76th UNGA Summit will be held on September 25. The Imran Khan-led government has been under tremendous pressure after reports surfaced that Pakistan's military assets were used for Taliban in crushing the National Resistance Front (NRF) fighters.
Pakistan taken aback by Blinken's remarks
Testifying before Congress on the Taliban victory in Afghanistan, Blinken told the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee that his administration would soon be reassessing its relationship with Pakistan as it has a "multiplicity of interests, some that are in conflict with ours".
UN Women unveils new feminist roadmap for economic recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing gender inequalities and laid bare weaknesses in the already fragile global care economy, said UN Women in the report, titled "Beyond Covid-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice", Xinhua news agency reported
'Since pandemic, climate-related disasters hit 139mn people globally'
This is the finding of a new analysis published on Thursday by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre on the compound impacts of extreme-weather events and Covid-19. A further estimated 658.1 million vulnerable people have been exposed to extreme temperatures.
Indian defence delegation in Nigeria to enhance military cooperation
"A composite delegation headed by the Military Adviser, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) is currently visiting Nigeria to scope and enhance defence cooperation avenues with the Nigerian Defence establishments," said a senior government officer. The delegation, comprising representatives of NSCS, Ministry of Defence, all three Armed Forces, Ministry of External Affairs and Defence Industry representatives, is the first of its kind to have this unique composition.
Safety measures heightened around US Capitol before right-wing rally
The series of safety measures for possible scenarios during the "Justice for J6" rally, include reinstalling fencing on Capitol and a request by US Capitol Police for D.C. National Guard support, reports Xinhua news agency. The Department of Homeland Security has estimated about 700 people will attend the event, according to a report by NBC News on Thursday.
Iconic UN building to light up in harmony with nature
The Interspecies Assembly, a public art project commissioned by ART 2030, a non-profit organisation which unites art with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world's blueprint for a healthier, safer and more equal future, will project the filmwork, Vertical Migration, onto the northern facade of the 39-storey UN Secretariat building.
China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran to strengthen coordination on Afghan issue
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Rasoul Mousavi reached the consensus at an informal meeting on Afghanistan in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Step up climate action by learning from ozone layer protection: UN chief
The Montreal Protocol began life as a mechanism to protect and heal the ozone layer. It has done its job well over the past three decades. The ozone layer is on the road to recovery, Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.
Special UN envoy meets Taliban officials in Kabul
In a statement on Thursday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that Lyons met Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq, the acting intelligence chief of the Taliban government, during which they also discussed about the safety of UN personnel and the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, Xinhua news agency.
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