THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Biden urges world to help ‘underwater’ Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711378

Ø  Pakistan and the U.S. Have Made Up, but Will It Last?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/16/pakistan-us-diplomacy-floods-climate/

Ø  Group that rescues Afghans from Taliban says in lawsuit it was scammed
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/21/save-our-allies-lawsuit-afghanistan/

Ø  World needs to step up to help Pakistan: US State Dept official
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711220

Ø  No More Ambiguity: US Troops Will Defend Taiwan If China Invades, Biden Says
https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/no-more-ambiguity-us-troops-will-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades-biden-says

Ø  International Community Must Do More to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/international-community-must-do-more-to-protect-human-rights-in-afghanistan

Ø  Is the United States Running out of Weapons to Send to Ukraine?
https://www.csis.org/analysis/united-states-running-out-weapons-send-ukraine

Ø  Denmark becomes first U.N. member to pay for ‘loss and damage’ from climate change
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/20/denmark-climate-change-un-general-assembly/

Ø  Human Development Report 2021-22
https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2021-22

Ø  Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127051

Ø  The Black Sea Grain Initiative: What it is, and why it’s important for the world
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126811

Ø  UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126411

Ø  CURTAIN RAISER: Prime Minister’s Participation in the 77th UN General Assembly Session
https://mofa.gov.pk/curtain-raiser-prime-ministers-participation-in-the-77th-un-general-assembly-session/

Ø  Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2022
https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2022/09/progress-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-the-gender-snapshot-2022

Ø  Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126981

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Britain’s Truss doesn’t expect UK-US trade deal anytime soon
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-boris-johnson-entertainment-states-e5d3799d03fa90704376dc52fdf1f709

Ø  Iran to import 9 mln cubic meters of gas per day from Russia, says agency
https://tass.com/economy/1510139

Ø  Germany considers nationalizing another major gas importer – reports
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-considers-nationalizing-another-major-gas-importer-reports/a-63211390

Ø  Germany authorities freeze Russian assets worth 4.8 billion Euros – Spiegel
https://tass.com/politics/1511215

Ø   Russia has long advocated for expansion of UN Security Council – senior diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1511771

Ø  Putin, Saudi crown prince agree to continue personal contacts
https://tass.com/politics/1511997

Ø  Lavrov, his BRICS counterparts discuss prospects for strengthening partnerships
https://tass.com/politics/1512007

Ø  Russian, Hungarian top diplomats discuss energy cooperation – Moscow
https://tass.com/politics/1512017

Ø  Lavrov, Gueterres reaffirm need to implement grain export deal in full
https://tass.com/politics/1512061

Ø  Hungarian top diplomat commends gas cooperation with Russia’s Gazprom
https://tass.com/economy/1512039

Ø  After battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, Putin orders mobilization
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/21/russia-reacts-to-ukraine-success-mobilisation-polls-and-threats

Ø  China calls for ‘ceasefire through dialogue’ after Putin address
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/21/ceasefire-through-dialogue-china-says-after-putins-address

Ø  N Korea denies sending weapons to Russia, tells US to ‘shut up’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/22/n-korea-denies-sending-weapons-to-russia-tells-us-to-shut-up

Ø  EU says members need a common policy on Russian arrivals
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/22/eu-says-members-need-a-common-policy-on-russian-arrivals

Ø  Four occupied Ukraine regions begin vote on joining Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/four-occupied-ukraine-regions-ready-for-votes-on-joining-russia

Ø  Russia defends Ukraine war as US, others condemn alleged abuses
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/22/russia-defends-war-in-ukraine-as-us-others-decry-alleged-abuses

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Why do we go to the IMF?p
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711543/why-do-we-go-to-the-imf

Ø  Trade gap shrinks at the cost of economy
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2378125/trade-gap-shrinks-at-the-cost-of-economy

Ø  ADB cuts Pakistan growth forecast to 3.5pc
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711336/adb-cuts-pakistan-growth-forecast-to-35pc

Ø  SBP says ‘banks complicit in currency manipulation’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2377954/sbp-says-banks-complicit-in-currency-manipulation

Ø  A viable solution
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710900/a-viable-solution

Ø  Wounds take time to heal
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710898/wounds-take-time-to-heal

Ø  Fixing the chronic deficit
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710897/fixing-the-chronic-deficit

Ø  Pakistan should suspend debt repayments, says UN paper
https://www.geo.tv/latest/442050-flood-hit-pakistan-should-suspend-debt-repayments-says-un-paper

Ø  Crop damages to hit rice, cotton exports
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711186/crop-damages-to-hit-rice-cotton-exports

Ø  Structural inflation and devaluation
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2376154/structural-inflation-and-devaluation

Ø  The rupee’s perpetual fall
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2376150/the-rupees-perpetual-fall

Ø  Unequal partners
https://www.dawn.com/news/1709544/unequal-partners

Ø  Pakistan’s remittances go up with $2.7bn in August
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710005/pakistans-remittances-go-up-with-27bn-in-august

Ø  Oil prices edge down, recession fears back in focus
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-rise-iran-deal-stalls-russian-supply-amid-conflict-2022-09-23/

Ø  Children, women suffer from water-borne diseases as floods recede
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2377127/children-women-suffer-from-water-borne-diseases-as-floods-recede

Ø  UN chief commits to doing ‘everything possible’ to mobilise support for flood-ravaged Pakistan
https://www.geo.tv/latest/442048-unsg-commits-doing-everything-possible-to-mobilise-support-for-pakistan

Ø  Pakistan major beneficiary of ADB’s food import plan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710665/pakistan-major-beneficiary-of-adbs-food-import-plan

Ø  Loss and damage
https://www.dawn.com/news/1711389/loss-and-damage

Ø  Green energy — the key to sustainable livelihoods
https://www.dawn.com/news/1710889/green-energy-the-key-to-sustainable-livelihoods

Ø  UN experts urge climate change contributors to help Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2377793/un-experts-urge-climate-change-contributors-to-help-pakistan

Ø  US under pressure to force out World Bank chief over climate doubt
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/09/22/us-under-pressure-to-force-out-world-bank-chief-over-climate-doubt/