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Commemorating Four Years of NCHR
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Commemorating Four Years of NCHR

Islamabad, (TW News) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Huqooq-e-Pakistan II project funded by the European Union (EU), supported the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in hosting an end-of-term event to mark the Commission’s four-year tenure. The event, titled Impact Through Courage – Four Years of Serving Pakistan, brought together over 100 representatives from the...

EU, FAO Conclude SRAS Project Supporting over 200.000 people in Sindh
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EU, FAO Conclude SRAS Project Supporting over 200.000 people in Sindh

Karachi, (TW News) –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and The European Union (EU) together with the Government of Sindh, marked the successful completion of the Strengthening Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists in Sindh (SRAS) project during a closing ceremony held in Karachi today. Implemented in Umerkot and Tharparkar, the four-year EU funded EUR 3...

Pakistan Hosts International Conference on Countering the Smuggling of Migrants.
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Pakistan Hosts International Conference on Countering the Smuggling of Migrants.

ISLAMABAD, (TW News) – The Government of Pakistan, in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), with the financial support from the Migration Multi Partner Trust Fund (Migration MPTF) and the European Union, convened a high-level International Conference on Countering the Smuggling of Migrants from 26-27...

Panelists Commit to Action to Combat Digital Violence: UNESCO and ITA Launch Youth Digital Safety Campaign
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Panelists Commit to Action to Combat Digital Violence: UNESCO and ITA Launch Youth Digital Safety Campaign

ISLAMABAD,(TW News) – A high-impact panel discussion, “Voices Against Digital Violence,” successfully concluded yesterday at the Pakistan Reading & Learning Festival in Lok Virsa, Islamabad. The event served as the official launchpad for the Digital Safety & Youth Advocacy Campaign 2025, a critical joint initiative by UNESCO Pakistan and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA). The session successfully mobilized...

NUST Convenes 35th Executive Council Meeting to Review Strategic Reforms
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NUST Convenes 35th Executive Council Meeting to Review Strategic Reforms

Islamabad, (Unib Rashid) __ NUST held its 35th Executive Council Meeting on Friday, 22 November 2025, chaired by Rector, Dr. Muhammad Zahid Latif. The session brought together senior university leadership for a comprehensive review of ongoing initiatives, strategic priorities and institutional reforms currently underway. During the meeting, Rector reiterated the importance of building futuristic systems...

Pakistan Turns Blue for Child Rights on World Children’s Day
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Pakistan Turns Blue for Child Rights on World Children’s Day

UNICEF and the Ministry of Human Rights lead global day of action for children, by children ISLAMABAD, (TW News) – On World Children’s Day, Pakistan’s most iconic landmarks are turning blue to spotlight children’s rights across Pakistan, led by UNICEF and the Ministry of Human Rights, with children stepping into symbolic roles in provincial assemblies, speaking...

WHO and Pakistan urge efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance causing 200,000 related deaths annually
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WHO and Pakistan urge efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance causing 200,000 related deaths annually

The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization announce the first national pathogen list to combat antimicrobial resistance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.    Islamabad, (TW News) – On the occasion of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the first National Priority Pathogen list...

FAO and CESVI Sign Partnership Agreement for RAFAA Project to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Sindh
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FAO and CESVI Sign Partnership Agreement for RAFAA Project to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Sindh

Islamabad, (TW News) __ The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CESVI formalized their partnership today for the project “Resilience & Adaptation by Fostering Anticipatory Action (RAFAA) funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).” The signing was carried out...

KIIR chief seeks UNHRC’s urgent attention towards intensifying surveillance mechanisms targeting the local population in occupied Kashmir
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KIIR chief seeks UNHRC’s urgent attention towards intensifying surveillance mechanisms targeting the local population in occupied Kashmir

Islamabad, (TW News) __ Chairman of the Kashmir Institute of International Relations, Altaf Hussain Wani, has sought UN Human Rights Council’s urgent attention towards the intensifying surveillance mechanisms targeting the local population in Indian occupied Kashmir. In a letter addressed to Dr. Ana Brian Nougrères, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Wani noted that...

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