United Nations
-
Government
Qaradaghi Calls for Creation of an “Islamic United Nations” to Promote Global Peace
DID Press: Ali Muhyi al-Din al-Qaradaghi, president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, has proposed establishing an “Islamic United Nations” to contribute to international peace and security. Speaking at the opening of the 13th International Conference on “Bediuzzaman Said…
Read More » -
Government
UN Secretary-General Heads to Islamabad for Talks With Senior Pakistani Officials
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres left for Pakistan on Sunday evening on a pre-planned visit, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN chief, said. Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday, where he will meet with senior Pakistani…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UN Official Meets Muttaqi to Discuss Doha Process and International Expectations
DID Press: Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, has met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban, during her visit to Afghanistan, discussing the Doha Process and international expectations regarding human rights,…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Naseer Ahmad Faiq: Afghan Civilians Should Not Pay the Price for Taliban-Pakistan Dispute
DID Press: Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has condemned Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghanistan, saying that the dispute between Islamabad and the Taliban over the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) should…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Pakistan Calls for Joint UN, OIC and SCO Action on Afghanistan Crisis
DID Press: Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, has called for a collective international response and joint action to address Afghanistan’s security challenges. Speaking at a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said the absence of an inclusive governing…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Global Institutions Paralyzed from Kabul to Beirut and Gaza
DID Press: For us, the people of Afghanistan who experienced two decades of military occupation, nighttime airstrikes and the killing of our compatriots under beautiful names such as “human rights” and “the establishment of democracy,” the images of Beirut, Dahiyeh…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UNODC Warns of Rising Organized Crime Risks in Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that weakened rule of law and judicial institutions in Afghanistan since the political changes of 2021 have increased the country’s vulnerability to organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and…
Read More » -
Economy
UNCTAD: Gaza Unemployment Rate Reaches Nearly 90%
DID Press: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the Gaza Strip is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, with unemployment reaching nearly 90% of the labor force. According to UNCTAD’s latest report, around 90% of Gaza’s workforce is currently…
Read More » -
Government
Lavrov Warns Western Actions Put Millions at Risk
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that what he described as increasingly unpredictable actions by Western countries and their growing reliance on force could put the lives and well-being of millions or even billions of people at…
Read More » -
Government
UN Chief: Humanity’s Future Depends on How Power Is Used
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the role of power in shaping the future of the world, saying the greatest form of power is not the ability to dominate others but the capacity to build a future that…
Read More »