KARACHI (NPTV/UN): United Nations General Assembly (noticing that one person is killed or injured due to mines each hour,) declared that 4th April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s message for 2026 International Day for Mine Awareness: “Landmines, explosive remnants […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/UN): Ever since the UNGA designated 2nd April as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in 2007, the UN has observed the day as a means to affirm and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for autistic people on an equal basis with others. Secretary-General’s message for Word Autism Awareness […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/UN): ‘Together Against Loneliness’ is the theme of 2026 World Down Syndrome Day, that is annually observed all over the globe on 21st of March. The theme focuses on raising awareness of how loneliness disproportionately affects people with Down Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities, as well as their families. It attempts to stress on […]
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KARACHI: On International Women’s Day (IWD – 8th March), women and girls all over the globe rally to demand equal rights. IWD, this year, under the theme, Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls, calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social […]
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KARACHI: UNGA designated the observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week in 2010, emphasising that mutual understanding and inter-religious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace. Annual event World Interfaith Harmony Week, that is observed from 1st till 7th of February, is meant to augment harmony between people of all faith. UNGA encourages all […]
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MANHATTAN (NPTV/UN): UN is cutting spending, freezing hiring, and scale back some service due to lack of funds. According to UN officials this risks eroding the UN’s credibility and its capacity to fulfil mandates entrusted to it by Member States. Switzerland, speaking also on behalf of Liechtenstein, said the issue goes beyond accounting. “Each delay […]
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MANHATTAN: World Health Organisation (WHO), while regretting the withdrawal of USA, has acknowledged that American contribution significantly helped in eradication of smallpox, progress against Polio, HIV, Ebola, Influenza, TB, Malaria, tropical diseases, antimicrobial resistance and food safety etc. “As a founding member of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States of America has contributed […]
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MANHATTAN: International Day of Education 2026 is being observed on Saturday (24th January, 2026) by UNESCO under the theme The power of youth in co-creating education. According to UNESCO, presently “250 million children and youth are out of school, and 763 million adults are illiterate. Their right to education is being violated and it is […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/UN): It is crucial to produce essential information in Braille (named after its inventor in 19th century France, Louis Braille) and audible formats for those millions of individuals who can’t see. Since 2019 World Braille Day, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full […]
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MANHATTAN (NPTV/UN): Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, while commenting on the Human Rights Day (10th Dec, 2025) has noted that, “Nearly eighty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what every person needs to survive and thrive. It was a philosophical and political breakthrough — and it has been the bedrock […]
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