Pakistan was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on Tuesday with an overwhelming majority, securing 169 votes in the 193-member UN General Assembly on October 13, 2020.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) via video link on September 25, according to an initial list of speakers officially released recently.
According to the National Nutrition Survey jointly published by the government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), more than 40 per cent of Pakistani children under the age of five suffer long-term health problems because of severe malnutrition. Most of these malnourished children live in Pakistan’s rural areas.
On 14 August 2020, the then president Dr Arif Alvi presented Nishan-e-Pakistan to Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani for his noteworthy services and sacrifices for the oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir.
Syed Ali became the 27th foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan.