Observed annually on August 19, World Humanitarian Day honors aid workers who risk their lives to deliver life-saving support and remembers those who died in the line of duty.
It was established by the United Nations to mark the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
In 2026, the United Nations General Assembly elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027–2028 term.
They will replace Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia.
They begin their terms on January 1, 2027, and finish on December 31, 2028.
In 2026, the United Nations General Assembly
elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe as
non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027–2028 term.
They will replace Denmark, Greece, Pakistan,
Panama, and Somalia.
They begin their terms on January 1, 2027, and
finish on December 31, 2028.
Kyrgyzstan has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the very first time, with its two-year term scheduled to begin on January 1, 2027.
Its term will expire on 31 December 2028.
The Central Asian nation secured the Asia-Pacific seat following a competitive voting process in the UN General Assembly.
The 2026 Azad Jammu & Kashmir elections will be held in in three phases.
Polling will be held in Mirpur Division on 27 July, in Muzaffarabad Division and 12 refugee seats in the rest of Pakistan on 2 August, and in Poonch Division on 10 August.
Ukraine launched a major long-range drone attack targeting industrial and energy facilities in Russia's central Tatarstan region, specifically hitting the city of Nizhnekamsk.
The strikes resulted in at least 13 deaths and dozens of injuries, marking one of the deadliest deep strikes inside Russian territory.
