NEW YORK: Evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military have impacted the safety of humanitarians delivering aid in the Gaza Strip, the head of the UN’s Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) said on Tuesday. “Mass evacuation orders are the latest in a long list of unbearable threats to UN and humanitarian personnel,” Under-Secretary-General Gilles […]
SHARJAH, 5th June 2021: Guided by the vision and directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Emirate of Sharjah has been taking relentless and extraordinary steps, to cement its global reputation in the field of environmental conservation and preservation of biological diversity. The emirate […]
NEW YORK, 5th June 2021: Amidst the triple environmental threat of biodiversity loss, climate disruption, and escalating pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres launched “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”, on the eve of World Environment Day. Kicking off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, he said the planet was rapidly reaching a “point of no […]
When I was 4-5 years old, I distinctly remember listening to “likhe jo khat tujhe” playing on the radio, me standing near the window, enjoying the song, and my mom in the kitchen, cooking my favourite dish. Growing up in Mumbai, at least in my household, listening to the radio was as important as having […]
