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Aug 4, 2024 | 
arab.news | Munir Akram
The ICJ opinion on Palestine applies with equal force to Jammu and Kashmir Short Urlhttps://arab.news/6f37n The similarities of the situations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir are self-evident. Both involve the violation of two basic international law principles: one, the right of peoples to self-determination; and two, non-acquisition of territory by the use of force.
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Feb 24, 2024 | 
urdupoint.com | Munir Akram
NEW YORK, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Feb, 2024) Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, is among 14 influential diplomats and officials at the U.N. who are featured in the "Power List" published by a noted news & analysis website, calling the Pakistani envoy a "heavy hitter."The website called "International Intrigue" was founded in 2020 by two former Australian diplomats -- Helen Zhang and John Fowler -- who are now based in the United States.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
passblue.com | Fawzia Koofi |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Jessica Le Masurier |Banjo Damilola |Arthur Bassas | +2 more
The United Nations-led meeting in Doha with the Taliban next week offers another opportunity for Afghanistan and all opposing sides in the country to come together to end the war. Any achievement, however, depends on whether all factions, including women and political groups, are represented fairly and transparently and that their voices are heard. The gathering in Doha, from Feb.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
urdupoint.com | Munir Akram
UNITED NATIONS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Feb, 2024) A senior Pakistani diplomat has told UNICEF's Executive board that Pakistan has made "significant progress" towards complete eradication of polio, despite challenges. "We remain committed to the complete eradication of polio within the set timeline for its elimination by 2026," Ambassador Munir Akram said during the Board's special session on Polio eradication.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
arab.news | Munir Akram
India must end its violations in Kashmir and the world must speak up Short Urlhttps://arab.news/zhugd Silencing voices of freedom has been a long-standing policy instrument of oppressors across history. In Kashmir, since October 27, 1947, all possible tools of repression have been used against political leaders, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and youth to curb freedom of expression and of association.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Anastasiia Carrier |Munir Akram |Banjo Damilola |Eloisa Romani |Zahraa Kapasi
Fatima Gailani comes from a prominent Afghan family who has been working to improve life in her country since the 1980s. But under the Taliban rule since August 2021, women's rights in Afghanistan have been particularly battered if not virtually erased in what some experts Secondary school classes and university education are mostly outlawed for girls and women; recently, girls have been banned from attending school beyond third grade, dropping from sixth grade.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Munir Akram |Eloisa Romani |Zahraa Kapasi
The United States is urging the global South to call out Russia's aggression in Ukraine as many parts of the world continue to confront food insecurity because of the 17-month-old war. Robert Wood, an alternate ambassador for the US at the United Nations, told PassBlue that the recent spate of attacks by Russia targeting grain stockpiles and infrastructure in Ukraine's Black Sea ports, particularly on Odesa, will have a damaging effect in parts of Africa and Asia and beyond.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Munir Akram |Banjo Damilola |Nudhara Yusuf |Saji Prelis |Dan Becker
This week, we focus on the coup in Niger, which has been condemned by the United Nations, African Union, United States, European Union and regional organizations. You are reading This Week @UN , summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources.
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Jul 14, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Munir Akram |Banjo Damilola |Nudhara Yusuf |Saji Prelis |Dan Becker |Arthur Bassas
You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, we look at promising developments around the FSO Safer crisis, a decaying supertanker that if not remedied soon could spill more than a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea.
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Mar 24, 2023 | 
passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Munir Akram |Nudhara Yusuf |Saji Prelis |Dan Becker |Arthur Bassas
This week, we report on Russia getting its first hint that it might someday be held accountable for its territorial assault on Ukraine. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from UN press briefings, PassBlue reporting and other sources. This week, we look at the commemoration of World Water Day and the humanitarian work required for Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
