President Asif Ali Zardari has approved Pakistan’s ratification of three key ILO instruments to strengthen workers’ rights, combat forced labour, enhance seafarers’ protections and improve labour data collection. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (TW) – In a historic move, Pakistan has ratified three International Labour Organization (ILO) instruments that will improve workers’ rights and protections as well as...
A new ILO policy brief highlights the key structural barriers and discrimination fuelling the gender pay gap in Pakistan, calling for urgent policy action to promote equal pay, strengthen labour law enforcement, and enhance economic opportunities for women. ISLAMABAD – Women in Pakistan continue to earn significantly less than men, with the gender pay gap...
Islamabad — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have officially launched the ‘Tailored Intelligence for Actionable Early Warning Systems’ (TIAEWS) project in Pakistan. Supported by China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) through its Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund (GDF), the initiative aims to strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to anticipate and respond...
Islamabad, – FAO and the Balochistan Agriculture Research & Development Canter (BARDC) have renewed their long-term agreement for operational support to FAO programme for Balochistan, ensuring continued facilitation of FAO’s projects within BARDC’s premises, with the prior approvals of Chairman PARC and FAOR Pakistan. This includes dedicated office space, warehouses that serve as a hub for essential agricultural...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, new UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women report highlights that gains have been made, but efforts remain insufficient. NEW YORK, – Despite significant achievements in areas such as education over the last three decades, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of school, ill-equipped for the future, facing...
Quetta/Sujawal, March 3, 2025 – In a major step toward sustainable resource management, the Government of Balochistan has officially notified the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Policy 2024, developed with technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and funded by the World Bank under the Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Project...
Khanewal/Multan (February 28, 2025) – A high-level delegation, led by Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Secretary of the Punjab Agriculture Department and accompanied by Florence Rolle, FAO Representative in Pakistan, visited key project sites under the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded initiative, Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management. The delegation assessed the progress...
Islamabad, 24 February 2025 (TW) – With the financial support of the Government of Canada, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office Pakistan is working hand in hand with the Government of Pakistan to enhance security, law enforcement, and judicial systems. Through a series of strategic initiatives and high-level engagements in...
Professor (Dr.) Imtiaz Khan February 24, 2025 Kashmir has been at the center of a dispute between India and Pakistan since the 1947 partition. Both countries claim Kashmir in full but control only parts of it. Over the years, the region has witnessed a prolonged conflict, which has led to immense human suffering, including loss...
Islamabad,(TW) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), CARE International, and the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (Acted) convened an inception workshop to formally launch the Climate Resilience and Humanitarian Response (CRHR)...
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