Wed 26th May 2021 | 11:20 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th May, 2021 ) :President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir is arriving in Islamabad today (Wednesday) on a three-day visit, on the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
During his stay in Islamabad, Volkan Bozkir will have detailed talks with the Foreign Minister and call on the leadership, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The interactions will cover a wide range of political and socio-economic issues on the UN agenda.
The UNGA president will also deliver a Talk on the Importance of Multilateralism. Volkan Bozkir is the first Turkish national to preside over the UN General Assembly. He is a former diplomat and a senior politician. Following his 39-year long illustrious diplomatic career in the Turkish Foreign Service, Bozkir was elected thrice as member of the Turkish Parliament and has served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee
India Declines UN s Help Offer from Integrated Supply Chain, Says it Has Robust System One of the things we did is we offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed, the UN Chief s deputy spokesperson has said.
Family members and relatives are seen around the burning pyres of victims who lost their lives due to the Covid-19 coronavirus at Daraganj Ghat near Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Photo: PTI
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United Nations: India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID-19-related material, saying the country has a “robust system” to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a robust system to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. One of the things we did is we offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we re willing to help in whatever way we can, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Chief, said in response to a question by PTI.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed on the importance of five actions to fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as it is crucial for preventing future pandemics. The Prime Minister put forward the actions at the high-level Interactive Dialogue on AMR through her pre-recorded
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Published: 29 Apr 2021, 22:55
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed on the importance of five actions to fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as it is crucial for preventing future pandemics.
The prime minister put forward the actions at the high-level Interactive Dialogue on AMR through her pre-recorded statement played at the opening segment of the dialogue at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The actions include an integrated multisectoral action plan on AMR, including a collective action plan by the international community at both regional and global levels with special focus on low- and middle-income countries; and good manufacturing, laboratory practices and surveillance framework.