Tag: Occupied Palestinian Territory

UN chief calls Gaza ‘hell on earth’ for children

UN chief calls Gaza 'hell on earth' for children

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (APP): The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. “If there is a hell on earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza,” Secretary-General António Guterres said,… Continue reading UN chief calls Gaza ‘hell on earth’ for children

FM Qureshi, along with his counterparts from 3 nations, arrives in New York for UNGA session on Mideast crisis

NEW YORK, May 20 (APP):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in New York Wednesday night to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the urgent session of UN General Assembly to debate the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, which takes place on Thursday. Traveling with Foreign Minister Qureshi in… Continue reading FM Qureshi, along with his counterparts from 3 nations, arrives in New York for UNGA session on Mideast crisis

FMs of Pakistan, Palestine & Turkey leave for New York to attend UNGA meeting

ANKARA, May 19 (APP): The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey left here for New York on Wednesday to participate in the urgent meeting of  the UN General Assembly to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Turkish FM counterpart Mevlut… Continue reading FMs of Pakistan, Palestine & Turkey leave for New York to attend UNGA meeting

UNGA to hold urgent session Thursday amid continuing Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 18 (APP):The UN General Assembly will hold an urgent meeting on Thursday to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as Israel presses on with its deadly offensive in Gaza. The session is in response to a request from the chairmen of the OIC… Continue reading UNGA to hold urgent session Thursday amid continuing Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza

UNGA to hold plenary meeting Thursday amid deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (APP): The UN General Assembly will hold an urgent meeting later this week to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a spokesman of the 193-member body’s president announced Monday. Spokesman Brenden Varma said that the session on Thursday, May 20, is in… Continue reading UNGA to hold plenary meeting Thursday amid deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza

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