ISLAMABAD (07 October 2016) – The United Nations (UN) joins people across the country in lauding the Pakistani Government in unanimously approving the much awaited anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills, as a historic success on Thursday. Both bills were originally laid before the Senate in January 2014 and with review, revision and follow-up, have finally […]
The United Nations family in Pakistan joins tens of millions of people in Pakistan and all around the world in mourning the passing of Abdul Sattar Edhi. When the United Nations was created in 1945 it was to “reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person” and all […]
ISLAMABAD (20 June 2016) – The United Nations (UN) joins people across the country in strongly condemning the increasing number of killings in the so-called name of ‘honour’ and urges the Pakistani Government to prevent such killings and to bring those responsible to justice. “Every year, hundreds of women and girls are killed in Pakistan […]
Islamabad, June 2: U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director John Groarke announced today a new U.S. contribution of $21 million in food assistance to feed malnourished individuals in Pakistan. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will use the U.S. financial contribution to turn approximately 26,000 metric tons of Pakistani government-provided wheat into fortified […]
ISLAMABAD – The World Food Programme (WFP), the Australian High Commission and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MNHSRC) have officially launched the Provincial Fortification Alliances of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, at an event attended by the Minister MNHSRC, Ms Saira Afzal Tarar, High Commissioner of Australia, Ms Margaret Adamson, […]
More than 300,000 patients to benefit from the improved healthcare facilities at Balochistan Institute of Nephro-Urology Quetta QUETTA: Balochistan’s Provincial Ministry of Health and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) marked today the ground-breaking ceremony for improvement and extension of the existing Balochistan Institute of Nephro -Urology Quetta (BINUQ) in Quetta. The project has been identifies […]
ISLAMABAD – The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of 396 metric tons of Dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is one of the largest producers of dates worldwide. The dates will be distributed as part of WFP’s relief assistance programme. Approximately 148,000 registered families will receive the dates between […]
Serena Hotels and UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) commemorated the UN’s International Day of Sports forDevelopment and Peace by hosting a match day to show how football is a powerful vehicle for social inclusion, gender equality and youth empowerment. Young women and girls from Pakistan’s National Football Team, […]
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the bombing in Pakistan The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing on 27 March 2016 at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 60 people and wounding over 100, including many women and children. The Secretary-General calls for the perpetrators of this […]
GENEVA (11 March 2016) –The UN Human Rights Office has today announced the two winners of a poster contest for children to illustrate what freedom means to them. The competition was organized as part of a year-long campaign by the Office to mark the 50th anniversary of two core human rights treaties, the International Covenant on […]
