Horrific Thailand nursery attack prompts swift international condemnation
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New York: A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead, prompted strong international condemnation on Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said he was shocked and saddened by the mass shooting.
Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:22 pm
New York: Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on Thursday launched a social media campaign to raise awareness around mental health illness, which is believed to account for up to 11 per cent of the risk factors that are associated with suicide.
National Day: China’s minority communities burn PRC flags in US, UK cities
Oct 07, 2022, at 02:56 am
London: China’s minority communities – Tibetans and Uyghurs - burned Peoples Republic of China (PRC) flags at demonstrations in several US and UK cities on Oct 1 which marked the National Day.
Latest DPR Korea missile launch risks escalating tensions, Security Council hears
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:47 pm
New York: The international community must step up efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons in the wake of the latest firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Thailand: Mass shooting at child care center leaves 34 dead
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Bangkok: A former policeman, who took his own life, is suspected to have killed at least 34 people, including 22 children, at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, media reports said on Thursday.
Swedish Euro MP chops hair to support Iran's anti-hijab protests
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:31 am
A Swedish European lawmaker expressed her support for the anti-hijab protest in Iran by chopping her in parliament and calling for European Union (EU) to take action against Tehran, media reports said.
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:54 am
New York: Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:38 am
New York: Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization said on Wednesday.
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:28 am
New York: The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central African Republic (CAR), following a roadside bomb explosion near the border with Cameroon. Others were injured, and one remains in a critical condition.
UN chief condemns DPR Korea missile launch over Japan as ‘reckless act’
Oct 05, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday strongly condemned the launch of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, which reportedly travelled over Japan.
Five years of violence in northern Mozambique has forced nearly a million to flee
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:55 pm
New York: Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on Tuesday.
UN envoy urges dialogue to end political impasse in Iraq
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New York: The absence of a functioning government in Iraq one year after elections were held is hard to justify, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday, urging political leaders to put aside their differences for the common good.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022: 3 scientists awarded
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:04 am
Stockholm: Alain Aspect from France, John F. Clauser from the United States and Anton Zeilinger from Austria won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
Rights experts decry shut down of civic space in Nicaragua
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts appointed by the UN and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said in a joint declaration issued on Monday.
Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New York: Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conflict, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Monday.
Iran blames unrest on US, Israel
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.
Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis: UNCTAD
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:27 pm
New York: The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding sway in some advanced economies are quickly changed, according to a new report released on Monday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
More action and investment needed in cities to end ‘cascade of challenges’
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: In his message marking World Habitat Day on Monday, the UN chief said more “urgent action and greater investment” is the key to help alleviate the current “cascade of challenges”.
North Korea files intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan
Oct 04, 2022, at 02:46 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday, the South Korean military said.
Ukraine breaks through Russian lines in its biggest advance along Dnipo River since war began
Oct 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began as it burst through the front and advanced rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday which threatened the supply lines for thousands of Russian troops, media reports said.
Brazil: Election goes to runoff between Lula, Bolsonaro
Oct 03, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in the presidential runoff on Oct 30, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced.
Massive protests in Turkey by Uyghurs against 'Chinese Occupation' on 73rd National Day
Oct 02, 2022, at 05:56 pm
Ankara/Istanbul: Uyghur NGOs and Uyghur community in Istanbul, on Oct 01, marked the 73rd National Day of China as the beginning of an era of occupation, persecution, starvation and inhuman crimes against the peoples of East Turkestan.
Protests held worldwide against Chinese atrocities on National Day of China
Oct 02, 2022, at 01:57 pm
Several civil society organisations on Saturday (Oct 1) staged demonstrations on the National Day of China (PRC) in different cities across the globe against the Chinese government's atrocities and human rights violations.
Ukraine war: Russia abandons territory, a day after its formal annexation
Oct 02, 2022, at 05:09 am
In a major setback for Moscow, Russia today abandoned Lyman, in the east of Ukraine, for fear of getting surrounded.
Iraq: Over 17 people injured in clashes between protesters and police in Baghdad
Oct 02, 2022, at 03:34 am
Baghdad: More than 17 people were injured on Saturday as result of skirmishes between protesters and police in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Iraqi broadcaster Al Sumaria reported, citing sources.
Ghana villagers ousted for Chinese mine
Oct 01, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Talensi: Ghanaian soldiers have kicked local miners out of their homes to make way for the expansion of a Chinese mine at the centre of a $395 million dispute with Australian mining firm Cassius.
DR Congo: Humanitarian situation worsens; UN mission continues to battle armed militias
Oct 01, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent violence against the Organization’s stabilization mission in the country, which has been the target of “manipulation and stigmatization”.
Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions
Oct 01, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New York: Russia on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution which described its attempts to unlawfully annex four regions of Ukraine earlier in the day with a formal ceremony in Moscow, as “a threat to international peace and security”, demanding that the decision be immediately and unconditionally reversed.
Empty shelves and rising prices linked to Ukraine crisis push Tunisians to the brink
Oct 01, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine, have tested them to the limit, they’ve been telling UN News.
Yemen: Put the people first, Guterres urges, with extended and expanded truce
Oct 01, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: Yemen’s warring parties who have sustained a nationwide truce for the past six months, need to prioritize the “needs and aspirations” of the people, by both extending and expanding it, beyond Sunday’s imminent deadline, the UN chief has said.