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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø US Ambassador Blome optimistic on Pak-IMF talks, says positive feedback to encourage investors Ø Pakistan, US collaborate to advance sustainable economic growth https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Apr-2024/pakistan-us-collaborate-to-advance-sustainable-economic-growth Ø Pakistan and Iran vow to enhance efforts at a ‘united front’ against Afghanistan-based militants Ø US sanctions https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1180963-us-sanctions Ø US Warns of Sanctions Risk as Pakistan Inks Deals With Iran Ø China and the Middle East https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-and-middle-east Ø US Aid to Ukraine Moves Forward – Expert Quick Takes https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/us-aid-ukraine-moves-forward-expert-quick-takes Ø AUKUS weighs expanding security pact with Japan to deter China Ø General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148896 Ø Report: Allegations against UNRWA staff Ø UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148931 Ø Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148951 Ø Report: State of the Climate in Asia 2023 https://library.wmo.int/records/item/68890-state-of-the-climate-in-asia-2023 Ø Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator says https://news.un.org/en/interview/2024/04/1148961 Ø UN coordinator in Gaza announces new plan to deliver lifesaving aid |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko Ø Ukraine welcomes delayed US aid but few say they expect Russia’s defeat Ø US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/us-secretly-sent-long-range-atacms-weapons-to-ukraine Ø Sunak to announce UK’s ‘largest ever’ military support package for Ukraine Ø Europe risks dying and faces big decisions – Macron https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68898887 Ø US shifted conflict in Europe onto EU, NATO shoulders to weaken Russia, says Lukashenko https://tass.com/world/1780081 Ø Russia ready to cooperate with all interested partners to ensure security — Putin |
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POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
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Ø SBP Weekly Data Report Ø IMF executive board to discuss ‘approval of $1.1bn funding for Pakistan on April 29’ Ø End of free money era: can Pakistan survive? https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463454/end-of-free-money-era-can-pakistan-survive Ø Reform bureaucracy to save Pakistan https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463456/reform-bureaucracy-to-save-pakistan Ø World Bank criticises subsidies https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463864/world-bank-criticises-subsidies Ø Pakistan can be $3tr economy by 2047: Aurangzeb https://www.dawn.com/news/1828541/pakistan-can-be-3tr-economy-by-2047-aurangzeb Ø Oil prices on track to snap two-week losing streak Ø UNICEF calls for urgent action to save Pakistan’s children on the frontlines of climate change Ø About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report Ø Pakistan to Face More Floods, Extreme Weather Events Due to Climate Change Ø Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68897443 Ø WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather Ø Debt, climate, inflation |
