Taliban attacks on rise: US watchdog
By IAR Desk The latest report by the US watchdog Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Year: 2021
Biden administration moves to rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The next session of the 47-member Geneva-based council is due to start later this month
India becomes first country to gift Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan
The vaccines come as a booster to Afghanistan’s fight against the Covid 19 pandemic
When will Pakistan observe the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
The question I want to ask today is: when will Pakistan start observing a day for the Muslim Uighur minority? Will we even see something like the “Uighur Solidarity Day”?
The women entrepreneurs lifting communities out of poverty
Helping women start and grow businesses in the world’s poorest countries is a path to lifting them and their families out of poverty, the high-profile businesswoman, and new UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Goodwill Ambassador Sonia Gardner, has told UN News, in the second of our two part series this weekend, on the role the financial sector can play in reducing inequality.
Aero India 2021 A Big Step Towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat
This is the 25th year of Aero India and the 13th edition of the event.
Designating the Houthis (Ansar Allah) a foreign terrorist organization, and it’s impact on the United Nations
On 10 January, the former United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced the designation of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) as a foreign terrorist organization and a specially designated global terrorist entity. The designation entered into effect on 19 January.
Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar, UN rights chief warns
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed all powers and declared a state of emergency after overthrowing the civilian government and arresting top political leaders, on Monday.
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military.
Why a military coup cannot be the solution in Myanmar
The State of Emergency and the detention of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will have larger implications for the military and Myanmar, says Dr Nehginpao Kipgen.