Mali: UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers
Jun 04, 2022, at 09:02 pm
New York: Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African country.
Rights experts urge Israel to cease eviction and demolition of Bedouin village
Jun 04, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: Israel must halt plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Naqab desert that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to expand Jewish-only settlements, two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
Jun 04, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday, António Guterres marked the grim milestone with a renewed call for an immediate end to the violence, while the United Nations kept up its push to secure food and fertilizer exports from the war-torn region to the wider world, amid rising levels of food insecurity.
Canada: 77 fresh Monkeypox cases reported
Jun 04, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: A total of 77 cases of monkeypox infection have been confirmed in Canada after the province of Quebec reported 71 cases, the Quebec Health Ministry said.
US: Stabbing at LA hospital leaves three hurt
Jun 04, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Los Angeles: At least three people, including a doctor, were hurt in a stabbing incident at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Jun 04, 2022, at 05:07 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has cautioned that the nation might descend to civil war if elections were not announced.
Canada: Doug Ford re-elected as Ontario premier with majority govt
Jun 04, 2022, at 03:25 am
Toronto/IBNS: Doug Ford has reportedly been re-elected as premier of Ontario with a majority government for four more years.
Uyghur body disappointed with UN official Michelle Bachelet's visit to China
Jun 04, 2022, at 02:10 am
Washignton: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has said it is seriously disappointed with the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s, visit to China, including a trip to East Turkestan.
Tiananmen Event: Hong Kong students hide tiny 'democracy goddesses' statue on campus
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:56 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University students have hid the tiny figurines of a "democracy goddess" around campus in the lead-up to the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan disappointed with senior PTI members for failing to draw crowd to May 25 rally
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed disappointment that the senior members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to draw a crowd for the May 25 rally.
China: No justice 33 years after Tiananmen Massacre, says HRW
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:25 am
Chinese authorities have over the past year stepped up the harassment and persecution of activists for commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch said today.
Pakistan former PM Imran Khan's security withdrawn
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:12 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill on Friday said that the security provided to former premier Imran Khan has been withdrawn.
US church shooting leaves two women dead
Jun 03, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Washington/UNI: An unidentified man shot and killed two women near Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, local media reported on Friday.
Top UN Envoy hails two-month renewal of Yemen truce
Jun 03, 2022, at 09:41 pm
New York: A truce between the Government in Yemen and Houthi rebels has been renewed for an additional two months, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg announced on Thursday.
Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit
Jun 03, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New York: Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises on the environment – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers
Jun 03, 2022, at 09:14 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern Mali.
Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030
Jun 03, 2022, at 08:40 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in further setbacks, according to a UN-backed report, published on Wednesday.
Ukraine: ‘Perfect storm’ threatens economic devastation in developing world
Jun 03, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine is causing immense suffering and devastation there, but also creating a “perfect storm” which could devastate the economies of “many developing countries”, the UN chief warned on Wednesday.
UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline
Jun 03, 2022, at 07:12 pm
New York: As the Syria war enters its 12th year, the impact that the war in Ukraine is having on food security, is being felt by the most vulnerable Syrians, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday.
Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million
Jun 03, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New York: Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, amidst heightened risks of famine.
Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF
Jun 03, 2022, at 06:44 pm
New York: In Ukraine, nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion, at least two children have been killed every day with many more injured, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday, the International Day for Protection of Children.
China detains Australian journalist
Jun 03, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years said Thursday that she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet, New York Post reported Thursday.
Canada: Two weeks after Ottawa storm, thousands still experience power outage
Jun 02, 2022, at 03:39 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Nearly two full weeks after a powerful storm swept through the region of Ottawa, Hydro Ottawa reportedly said that it likely won’t have power restored to all customers until Friday.
Canada: Ontario observes National Indigenous History Month
Jun 02, 2022, at 03:17 am
Toronto/IBNS: The month of June every year is observed as a National Indigenous History Month, a time for all Ontarians to recognize the rich and diverse histories and honour the current realities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across the province and Canada.
After 2 month Covid lockdown, Shanghai residents finally breathe free
Jun 01, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Shanghai: After a two-month lockdown, China's economic centre Shanghai has finally eased Covid-19 restrictions.
Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo
Jun 01, 2022, at 08:12 pm
New York: The recent resurgence of the M23 armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) constitutes a serious threat to peace, security and stability in the region, and urgent action towards curbing the violence is needed, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia: Release Abdullah al-Howaiti, revoke death sentence
Jun 01, 2022, at 08:10 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia to immediately release Abdullah al-Howaiti and quash the death sentence against him for crimes he allegedly committed as a child.
FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
Jun 01, 2022, at 08:03 pm
New York: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million people, 30 per cent of the population, are expected to need lifesaving support this year – the highest number in the past decade, the UN agency said on Tuesday.
‘We must not turn our backs’ on migrants stranded in Yemen
Jun 01, 2022, at 07:59 pm
New York: With some 27,800 migrants having crossed from the Horn of Africa into war-torn Yemen this year, the UN migration agency, IOM, expressed concern on Tuesday over the safety and well-being of those on the move.
Over a billion methamphetamine tabs seized in East and Southeast Asia
Jun 01, 2022, at 07:49 pm
New York: More than one billion methamphetamine tablets were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned.