Saudi Arabia: Resumption of executions for drug offences ‘deeply regrettable’, UN rights office says
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New York: Saudi Arabia must adopt a moratorium on executions for drug-related offenses, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, responding to the recent resumption of capital punishment for these crimes.
Iran: 40 people killed in protests over past week – OHCHR
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:28 pm
New York: More than 40 people have been killed in Iran during the past week, including two teenagers, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, countries and their international partners must accelerate efforts to counter this singular threat, a senior UN official said in the Security Council on Tuesday.
DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief
Nov 22, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New York: Updating the Security Council on Monday, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) recalled that last Friday, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired what it described as a new-type of intercontinental ballistic missile.
Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO
Nov 22, 2022, at 09:15 pm
New York: Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual property, the UN agency dedicated to those types of assets said on Monday.
Honour traffic victims by making roads safer: Guterres
Nov 22, 2022, at 09:05 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of reducing traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030.
Myanmar crisis: Rights expert urges Korea to play ‘enhanced leadership role’
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: Concluding a six-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), a UN-appointed independent human rights expert urged the country to help reverse the international community’s failure to address the crisis in Myanmar by taking the regional lead in ending violence against civilians there.
Saudi Arabia denies discussion on oil output increase
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Riyadh/UNI: Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman denied media reports that his country is mulling an oil output increase.
Australia: Science experiment goes wrong in Sydney school, 11 hurt
Nov 21, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Sydney: At least 11 students and a teacher were hurt as a science experiment went wrong at a school in the Australian city of Sydney, media reports said on Monday.
‘Join forces’ for peaceful, prosperous continent, urges UN chief on Africa Industrialization Day
Nov 21, 2022, at 09:41 pm
New York: On Africa Industrialization Day, Sunday, the UN chief urged everyone to “join forces to build a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous continent for all”.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un reveals his daughter
Nov 20, 2022, at 01:41 am
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared with his young daughter in public for the first time, confirming long-rumoured reports of her existence.
UNHCR calls for ban on forced returns of asylum seekers to eastern DR Congo
Nov 19, 2022, at 10:06 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reiterated its call for a ban on forced returns to eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse
Nov 19, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday.
Amid looming global food insecurity crisis, ‘breakthrough’ on fertilisers hailed
Nov 19, 2022, at 09:16 pm
New York: A “breakthrough” has been made on the potential distribution of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports and which are vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a senior United Nations official said on Friday.
Fraud: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison
Nov 19, 2022, at 02:46 pm
Washington: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced for more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors while running the failed blood testing startup.
Twitter: Elon Musk proposes new policy amid resignation chaos
Nov 19, 2022, at 02:29 pm
San Francisco: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk on Saturday announced his plan for content moderation on the popular microblogging app which will deal with freedom of speech and not freedom of reach.
Kenya HR Commission declares Pak journalist Arshad Sharif’s death a planned murder
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:09 am
Nairobi: The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has described the death of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif as murder.
‘Credibility and relevance’ of UN on the line over Security Council reform, warns Assembly President
Nov 19, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: The entire credibility and relevance of the United Nations will be called into question unless the General Assembly finally takes a lead on reforming the Organisation’s most powerful body responsible for peace and security issues, the Security Council.
Peru’s food crisis grows amid soaring prices and poverty: FAO
Nov 19, 2022, at 12:13 am
New York: Peru has become the most food-insecure country in South America, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.
UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea Grain Initiative
Nov 19, 2022, at 12:07 am
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday.
‘Bridges across digital divides’ needed to boost development, Guterres tells G20
Nov 18, 2022, at 11:33 pm
New York: With the right national policies, digital technology can give “an unprecedented boost to sustainable development”, particularly for the poorest countries, the UN chief told the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday.
UN official calls on Security Council to support a ‘secure, peaceful and prosperous Sahel’
Nov 18, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: The security situation in the Sahel continues to deteriorate, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, explaining that indiscriminate terrorist violence “means thousands of innocent civilians are suffering, and millions of others are forced to leave their homes”.
Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls
Nov 18, 2022, at 08:15 pm
New York: The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is women and girls who are paying “an unacceptably high price”, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday, launching a $113.7 million appeal to meet their needs.
North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea, South Korea
Nov 18, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea fired an apparent long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, South Korean military said on Friday.
Fire at refugee camp in Gaza Strip leaves 21 people, including children, dead
Nov 18, 2022, at 02:19 pm
Gaza: At least 21 people, including 10 children, died when a fire broke out at a building that is located in a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping slams Justin Trudeau at G20 before media
Nov 17, 2022, at 04:37 pm
Bali/UNI: China's President Xi Jinping has been filmed accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of leaking meeting details, days after they held talks at the G20 summit here in Indonesia.
UK: Inflation rate touches record high in October
Nov 16, 2022, at 11:35 pm
London: The UK's inflation rate touched a record 11.1 percent in October, as per data released by Office for National Statistics.
Ukrainian and Russian POWs tortured and ill-treated: OHCHR
Nov 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: Prisoners of war on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine have told UN human rights investigators that they have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while held captive.
‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
Nov 16, 2022, at 08:17 pm
New York: The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human longevity, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), “signalling major improvements in public health”, but it also comes with warnings of worsening economic inequality and environmental damage.
Iran: Thousands held for peacefully protesting must be released, demands OHCHR
Nov 16, 2022, at 08:13 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Tuesday for the immediate release of thousands of Iranian citizens who have been detained after peacefully demonstrating against the Government following the death of Mahsa Amini for breaking strict hijab rules two months ago.