UN to host donors’ conference for flood-hit Pakistan
The United Nations (UN) on Friday decided to host Donors Conference for flood-hit Pakistan by the end of 2022. Major progress was made on the...
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Global trade expected to grow 23pc to $28tn in 2021: report
GENEVA: Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year – an increase of 23 percent compared with 2020 – but the...
Afghan banking system on brink of collapse, UNDP warns
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations agency has warned that Afghanistan’s banking system is on the verge of collapse because of consumers’ inability to repay loans,...
UN warns of soaring prices in 2022 due to freight rate spike
GENEVA: The United Nations warned Thursday that a surge in container freight rates could mean higher prices for consumers next year unless pandemic-fuelled problems are...
UNGA panel unanimously adopts Pakistan’s draft targeting disinformation
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations General Assembly’s committee unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that calls for a multidimensional response to counter all forms of disinformation...
Global food prices reach new peak since 2011: FAO
ROME: The world food price barometer surged to a new peak reaching its highest level since July 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Leaders call for easier access to vaccines to help tourism sector recovery
BARCELONA: Leaders in the world tourist industry on Wednesday called for more open access to COVID-19 vaccines to facilitate the recovery of the global travel...
Oil-reliant Saudi Arabia faces questions over ‘net zero’ pledge
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060 must go hand-in-hand with a plan to phase out fossil fuels, experts said...
‘Best int’l practice’, UN lauds Pakistan’s Ehsaas programme
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has featured the Pakistan’s Ehsaas programme as an international the best practice in its recently released Principles for Responsible Digital Payments...