UN weather agency issues climate change red alert

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Geneva, 20 March 2024 (WAI): The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) has warned against climate change sternly, anticipating that 2024 could mark yet another record-hot year. The WMO stressed the urgency of addressing global warming by highlighting a surge in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures, and glaciers and sea ice melt-offs. In its latest State of the Global … Read more

Begum Shaista Ikramullah – Architect of human rights advocacy and diplomacy

Begum Shaista Ikramullah was the first female representative of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. She was born to an intellectual family in Calcutta on July 22, 1915. Her father, Hassan Suhrawardy, studied medicine in Calcutta and England and worked for the East India Railway. Descended from Mughal landowners, Begum Shaista Ikramullah’s mother embodied a … Read more

WTO MC13 ends without agreements on agriculture

WTO MC13 ends without agreements on agriculture

Abu Dhabi, 2 March 2024 (WAI): The conclusion of the 13th ministerial summit of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, marked by the temporary extension of an e-commerce moratorium and the absence of agreements on agriculture and fisheries, casts doubt on the future of global trade cooperation. The WTO, the … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s rising influence in a shifting global order

The global dynamics are undergoing significant change. Once isolated, Saudi Arabia is becoming more and more prominent as established patterns break down. The Kingdom is brought to light due to its strategic location, abundant petrochemical reserves, and ambitious modernization plans. This raises significant concerns regarding Saudia’s influence on the developing global order and its effects … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches first private lander on the moon

Florida, 15 February 2024 (WAI): The successful launch of “Odysseus” by Intuitive Machines became the first lunar mission to be achieved by a privately owned company, making it the second moon mission by the US since the Apollo Missions more than fifty years ago. Intuitive Machines conferred its lander with the name of Homer’s hero … Read more

Pakistan’s Relationship with FATF and its Impact on the Country’s Economy and Foreign Policy

Numerous international organizations have been established since the end of World War II to foster global peace, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) being one such entity created in July 1989 by the G-7 dedicated to examining and regulating the perils associated with money laundering and terrorist financing. In the aftermath of the events … Read more

ICJ Delivers Judgement on South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel

The Hague, 26 January 2024 (WAI): On Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling on South Africa’s Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip. South Africa requested proceedings against Israel on 29 December 2023 in the ICJ for committing acts of … Read more

Asia-Pacific Nations convene in Nepal to tackle Illicit Small Arms Trade

Kathmandu, 23 January 2024 (WAI): Asia-Pacific countries are set to meet in Nepal from 23-25 January to obstruct illicit small arms trade. Additionally, the Government of Nepal is organizing the Regional Preparatory Meeting on the United Nations Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in … Read more