Asia forms world’s biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S. 
Biden admin likely to be pragmatic in dealing with Pakistan: former top Pakistani diplomat 
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic 
UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as COVID-19 spreads 
Turkey jointly with Russia to monitor ceasefire in Karabakh Arab League debates new US position on Israeli settlements, calls on Israel to halt settlement activity
By IAR Desk Cairo: On Monday, November 25, 2019, the Council of the League of
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Worldwide one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much of it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted
New report finds Afghanistan world’s most terror struck country; growing trend of increased female participation in terrorism
The index lists the Taliban as the deadliest terrorist group in the world now, accounting for 38 per cent of all terrorist deaths,
“Signs of hope in Yemen”
The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on November 22nd, attributing the positive development to compromises on “a range of issues”.
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India finishes 400 social infra projects in Afghanistan, US praises effort
All the projects are undertaken in partnership with the Afghan government and are spread across each of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan in diverse fields of development, including education, healthcare, infrastructure, administrative capacity, flood control, irrigation, agriculture, sports, Indian ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law, UN envoy tells Security Council
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process spelled out to the Security Council on Wednesday.
All you need to know about Hamas’ relation with the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is the closest one to Hamas for many reasons….and today Turkey has become an alternative to Egypt
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Millions of Afghans suffer ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
Over the last three months (August to October 2019), around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, released this week, which declares that some 10.23 million people are living in a state of “severe acute food insecurity”.
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UN to strengthen ties with SCO to tackle terrorism and crime
Improving understanding of the nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking is essential, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his address to a high-level meeting involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a leading player in diplomacy in Eurasia.
A hospital and clean water – China on the charm offensive in Sri Lanka
China has invested an estimated $11 billion in Sri Lanka, around $8 billion in the form of loans
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