Humanitarian funding still needed for ‘pure catastrophe’ situation in Afghanistan
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Although $4.4 billion is required to fund humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, $1.8 billion has been received so far, or roughly 40 per cent, a senior UN official told journalists in New York on Monday, warning of the dire consequences as winter approaches.
Mali: Security situation deteriorates, human rights concerns rise
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new approval mechanism one month after they were suspended by the ruling junta, which accused 49 Ivorian soldiers of entering the country without permission.
Yemen: UN envoy underscores need to ‘end the conflict, not merely manage it’
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: The Security Council has a joint responsibility to help Yemen take the “necessary and decisive steps towards peace,” the country’s UN Special Envoy told the ambassadors on Monday.
JK Rowling receives online threat over Salman Rushdie tweet, account believed to be from Pakistan
Aug 15, 2022, at 04:01 pm
London: Police have started investigating an online threat to writer JK Rowling after she tweeted in support of Salman Rushdie who was attacked during an event in New York last week.
Egypt: Fire breaks out in church, 41 dies
Aug 15, 2022, at 01:10 am
Cairo: At least 41 people died and over 10 others were hurt when a fire broke out at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, media reports said.
Popular writer Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, able to talk again
Aug 15, 2022, at 12:19 am
New York: Popular writer Salman Rushdie, who was attacked during an event here recently, has been taken off a ventilator and can even talk again.
Armenia: One person dies as explosion rocks Yerevan market
Aug 14, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Yerevan: At least one person died and 20 others were hurt as a large explosion hit the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday.
Salman Rushdie off ventilator, attacker Hadi Matar pleads 'not guilty'
Aug 14, 2022, at 04:31 pm
New York: British-American author Salman Rushdie was taken off the ventilator on Saturday night as he remained hospitalised with serious injuries after being stabbed at a literary event in New York on Aug 12, media reports said.
Chinese companies facing ire in Kenya over discriminatory behaviour
Aug 14, 2022, at 01:40 am
Nairobi: Kenyans feel that Chinese investment to the nation brings racism and discrimination, media reports said on Saturday.
One person dies, 17 hurt due to stage collapse during music festival in Spain
Aug 13, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Madrid: At least one person died and 17 others sustained injuries after a stage collapsed due to strong wind at a music festival in the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia, the local emergency coordination center said on Saturday.
UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world
Aug 13, 2022, at 06:02 pm
New York: International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.
140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:58 pm
New York: The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s ever been.
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at New York event
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:06 am
New York/IBNS: Author Salman Rushdie was attacked at an event in the US city of New York on Friday just as he was about to give a lecture, media reports said.
‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns
Aug 12, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the Security Council on Thursday afternoon.
‘Catastrophic’ drought displaces one million in Somalia, world asked to ‘step up’ support
Aug 12, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, leaving one million people within the country currently registered as displaced, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday.
Ukraine: UN chief appeals for end to military activities at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Aug 12, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New York: Military activities around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine must stop immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, warning of the potential danger to the area and beyond amid ongoing shelling.
Young workers have been hit hardest by COVID fallout, says UN labour agency
Aug 12, 2022, at 10:05 pm
New York: The number of young people globally who can’t find a job this year is set to reach 73 million – that’s a full six million more than before COVID-19 – the UN labour agency said on Thursday.
Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’ – UN interim Coordinator
Aug 12, 2022, at 09:40 pm
New York: Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain deal told UN journalists in New York on Wednesday.
UN trade body calls for halting cryptocurrency rise in developing countries
Aug 12, 2022, at 09:17 pm
New York: The UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, has called for action to curb cryptocurrencies in developing nations, in three policy briefs published on Wednesday.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR
Aug 12, 2022, at 09:10 pm
New York: Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the Greek island of Karpathos, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine
Aug 12, 2022, at 08:13 pm
New York: The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children in institutions there, four UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
Kim Jong Un 'seriously ill' during North Korea Covid outbreak, reveals sister
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:22 am
Pyongyang/IBNS: Kim Jong Un's sister revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a "high fever" during a recent Covid-19 outbreak in the country, reports said.
400 private schools close in Afghanistan
Aug 11, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul/IBNS: More than 400 private schools in Afghanistan have closed their doors due to reasons like economic problems, reported a local television channel Tolonews on Thursday.
UK Parliament closes its TikTok account amid risk of data being passed to Chinese govt
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:26 am
London: The UK Parliament has shut down its TikTok account after MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nigerian catholic church shooting: Five arrested
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Abuja: Five men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the June 5 shooting at a Catholic church in the Nigerian state of Ondo, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity committed systematically, says UN report
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:04 pm
New York: Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
Nuclear-free Mongolia a ‘symbol of peace in a troubled world’: Guterres
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New York: In a visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the UN’s full solidarity for the country, which he described as “a symbol of peace in a troubled world”.
Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:39 pm
New York: UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia.
Japanese PM Kishida reshuffles cabinet
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:12 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive line-up of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.
Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.