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‘Urgent’ climate action can secure a livable future for all: UN report

© Unsplash/Fabian Wiktor The electricity generated by wind farms reduces the reliance on coal-powered energy.

UNITED NSATIONS, Mar 21 (APP):”Urgent” actions are needed to counter human-caused climate change, according to a new report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “Without urgent, effective, and equitable mitigation and adaptation actions, climate change increasingly threatens ecosystems, biodiversity, and the livelihoods, health and well-being of current and future generations,” said… Continue reading ‘Urgent’ climate action can secure a livable future for all: UN report

Pakistan’s economy remains on path to ‘robust recovery’: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (APP):Pakistan’s economy remains on a relatively “robust recovery path”, the United Nations has said in its flagship World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report. “After an economic expansion of 4.5 per cent in 2021, GDP growth is projected at 3.9 per cent in 2022, driven by private consumption, record-high remittances and… Continue reading Pakistan’s economy remains on path to ‘robust recovery’: UN report

UN terms Ehsaas as international best practice

ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (APP): Pakistan’s Ehsaas programme had been featured as an international the best practice in the recently released edition of United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments 2021 report. According to UN’s report, Ehsaas simplified the know-your-customer procedure for users by collecting simple data fields and issuing accounts after basic verification. Incentivized 500,000… Continue reading UN terms Ehsaas as international best practice

UN report highlights cross-border attacks against Pakistan, increasing TTP threat after unification in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (APP):A recent United Nations report that focused on the global threat posed by Al-Qaeda, Da’esh and related groups, yet again, drew attention to the increasing Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cross-border terrorist threat to Pakistan from the Afghan soil, according to analysts. The 28th report of the UN Monitoring Team submitted to the… Continue reading UN report highlights cross-border attacks against Pakistan, increasing TTP threat after unification in Afghanistan

UN rights experts slam British report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’

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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 19 (APP): United Nations human rights experts Monday issued a blistering critique of a report on race published last month by the British government, accusing its authors of repackaging racist tropes, distorting history and normalizing white supremacy. The widely criticized study was attacked for “ignoring racial disparities” and for “shifting the blame… Continue reading UN rights experts slam British report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’

Terror groups — TTP & JuA — targeting Pakistan from Afghan bases: UN report

By Iftikhar Ali UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (APP):The Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) continue to target Pakistan from their bases in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report on the activities of the terrorist groups from around the world. The report says that the leadership of TTP is also… Continue reading Terror groups — TTP & JuA — targeting Pakistan from Afghan bases: UN report

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