Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:04 pm
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”.
UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply
Sep 20, 2022, at 08:22 pm
New York: A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family farmers and agricultural development worldwide.
Queen Elizabeth's coffin lowered into royal vault ahead of private burial
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:19 am
London: The committal service for Queen Elizabeth II has now ended, after which her coffin was lowered into the vault at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, ahead of a private burial service later.
Ukraine: 13 die as blasts rock separatist-run Donetsk
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:38 am
The Russian-backed mayor has claimed that as many as 13 people died in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, media reports said on Monday.
Unseen portrait of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled
Sep 19, 2022, at 09:48 pm
London/IBNS: A previously unseen portrait of the Queen smiling brightly has been released by Buckingham Palace on the eve of her funeral.
UK: Service begins for Queen Elizabeth II's final farewell
Sep 19, 2022, at 09:43 pm
London: The funeral service to remember Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, began at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
15 arrested after violence in UK's East Leicester: Police
Sep 19, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Leicester, England: Leicestershire Police on Monday said at least 15 people have been arrested in the East Leicester area of the UK on Sunday after a clash erupted when groups of young men began an unplanned protest.
China: COVID-19 quarantine bus overturns in Guizhou, 27 die
Sep 19, 2022, at 02:53 pm
A bus, which was transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, overturned in a ravine on Sunday that left 27 people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held today
Sep 19, 2022, at 02:25 pm
London: The hour-long state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday.
Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever
Sep 18, 2022, at 11:44 pm
New York: On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Saturday, International Equal Pay Day.
Building peace, preventing violence, and supporting community resilience in Haiti
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:40 pm
A fund set up by the United Nations to build peace, prevent violence, reinforce justice, strengthen the rule of law and security institutions, and boost resilience amongst Haiti’s most vulnerable people, is supporting government efforts to restore security and stability in the country.
Anti-China protests in Turkey gather pace, proscribed Hizb-ut-Tahrir now takes up Uyghur cause
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Istanbul: The protests against China's 'Hunger Genocide' in East Turkestan under the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to gather support from Islamist groups and local Turkish populace.
Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Sep 18, 2022, at 09:50 pm
New York: Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the Transforming Education Summit and the International Finance Facility for Education.
Japan issues special warning over Typhoon Nanmadol; thousands shifted to safe locations
Sep 18, 2022, at 04:35 pm
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a rare "special warning" for the Kagoshima region in southern Kyushu prefecture - an alert that is issued only when it forecasts conditions seen once in several decades, AFP reported.
France: Police nab first-class wig gang suspects
Sep 17, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Paris: Police have captured a suspected gang of thieves who allegedly stole items worth €300,000 (£260,000) from first-class passengers on French trains.
Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:26 pm
New York: Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turmoil sparking widespread protests, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday.
Beware the ‘poison of war’ says Guterres, championing a ‘call for peace’
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:14 pm
New York: The UN chief commemorated the International Day of Peace on Friday with the annual ringing of the Peace Bell ceremony followed by a minute of silence at the UN Peace Garden in New York.
Ukraine: UN rights office set to probe ‘mass graves’ in newly liberated east
Sep 17, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to be investigated by UN rights monitors, it’s been announced.
Improper hijab: 22-year-old Iranian woman dies after 'beaten' up by police
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:23 pm
A 22-year-old Iranian woman died after she was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media reports said on Saturday.
Sep 17, 2022, at 06:13 am
The UK Parliament has banned a high-level Chinese delegation from attending Queen Elizabeth's Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex before the funeral at Westminster Abbey here on September 19, British media reported.
Genocide in China: Uyghurs demonstrate in Austria
Sep 17, 2022, at 04:37 am
Vienna: The Uyghur community of Austria on Wednesday recently protested against the genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in China on the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic by forcing a lockdown in areas of East Turkestan and imprisoning people inside homes without food and medical aid.
UK: Chinese delegation banned from attending Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:33 pm
London: A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, the BBC reported.
UK: Two police officers stabbed in London
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
London: Two police officers were stabbed in central London on Friday and the incident is not being treated as terror related, said the Metropolitan Police (Met).
Fiji PM's son charged with domestic violence in Australia
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Sydney/UNI: The son of Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.
Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine, signs indicate some belong to soldiers
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after the city was re-taken from Russia.
In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New York: The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, citing the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the deepening climate crisis as challenges that extend beyond borders, and which have made the work of the United Nations more vital than ever.
UK MPs angry over invitation to China for Queen's funeral
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:31 pm
London: The Chinese government's invitation to the Queen's funeral should be withdrawn, some UK MPs and peers have said.
UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief observed that “across the world, democracy is backsliding”.
Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
Stampede at concert in Guatemala leaves nine dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Guatemala City: At least nine people were killed and about 20 others were injured after a stampede at the end of a concert celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day in the western city of Quetzaltenango, the local Red Cross confirmed.