British MPs vote for UK to stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:44 pm
London: The UK House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion calling for the British government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless the Chinese government ends the “atrocities” taking place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Uyghur issue: US Senate passes bill to ban Xinjiang imports
Jul 16, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Washington: The US Senate has passed a bill to ban imports from Xinjiang region, an episode which has potential to further trigger conflict between Washington and Beijing.
‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress
Jul 16, 2021, at 07:00 pm
New York: Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense challenges” has reversed progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Libya: Positive steps needed to break ‘political stalemate’
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:48 pm
New York: The interdependent tracks of implementing Libya’s ceasefire agreement, political progress and economic reform, are in danger of going into reverse, UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš warned the Security Council on Thursday.
UK Carrier Strike Group reaches Indian Ocean Region
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:44 pm
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region having recently transited the Suez Canal.
China's unfair trade practice: US vows to work with Australia
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Washington: The US government has now vowed to work with Australia to push back against China’s “unfair” trade practices, media reports said.
Colombia peace process at critical juncture: UN envoy
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: Events that were previously unthinkable in Colombia have been made possible through the historic 2016 peace agreement, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to inflict profound suffering – dramatically impacting progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief said on Tuesday at a key international forum.
Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:13 pm
New York: Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch up on their learning, in the wake of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two UN agencies and partners said in a report issued on Tuesday.
UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Ethiopia’s Tigray
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:09 pm
New York: UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple checks delaying their arrival.
Islamabad may recognise Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:10 am
Islamabad: A Twitter post by Pakistani Embassy in Turkey has triggered speculations that Islamabad officially recognized the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state though it is considered a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus and recognised only by Turkey. Northern Cyprus is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus.
US-Philippines defence treaty covers Chinese attack in South China Sea: Blinken
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:49 am
Washington: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said his nation is committed to defend the Philippines against a Chinese attack in the South China Sea (SCS).
‘We are with you’: The South African care centres providing hope for survivors of sexual violence
Jul 13, 2021, at 06:49 pm
New York: In South Africa, a sexual offence is committed every ten minutes, and the number is rising, according to official police statistics.
Iraq: Fire breaks out in COVID ward, over 50 die
Jul 13, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Nasiriya: Over 50 people died as a fire broke out in a COVID-19 isolation ward at a hospital in Iraq's Nasiriya city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pope Francis to stay in hospital a few more days after intestinal surgery: Vatican
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:41 am
Vatican/UNI/Sputnik: Pope Francis, who underwent intestinal surgery in Rome on July 4, will remain in the hospital for a few more days, the Holy See said on Monday.
Euro 2020: UK PM Johnson condemns racist abuse of England football players
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:23 am
London/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the racist abuse directed at three Black England players after team's narrow defeat against Italy in the final of Euro 2020.
China poses threat to UK universities: British MP
Jul 12, 2021, at 07:37 pm
London: A British MP has claimed that Chinese influence in academia is becoming a 'massive problem' for UK universities.
Turkey: 12 South Asian migrants killed in bus crash
Jul 12, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Istanbul: At least 12 people were killed and 26 wounded in Turkey when a bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed early on Sunday, media reports said.
Explosives detonated at sports club in Sudan port city, at least 4 dead: Doctors
Jul 11, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Khartoum/UNI/Sputnik: At least four people were killed in an explosion at a sports venue in eastern Sudan, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said in a statement.
A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of emergency aid: UNICEF
Jul 11, 2021, at 04:37 am
New York: Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million - are in urgent need of emergency relief due to rising violence, insufficient access to clean water, health and nutrition, said the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday.
UN chief urges G20 finance chiefs to support global COVID vaccine plan, climate finance
Jul 11, 2021, at 04:05 am
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global COVID-19 vaccination plan, expand debt relief to developing countries battered by the pandemic, and step up funding for climate action.
Turkey: 11 irregular migrants from Pakistan held
Jul 10, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Istanbul: As many as 11 irregular migrants from Pakistan were held in Turkey's northwestern Kocaeli province on Friday, media reports said.
Amid COVID job losses, ‘high food prices are hunger’s new best friend’, WFP warns
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:20 am
New York: Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
New UN report reveals impact of COVID on human trafficking
Jul 10, 2021, at 01:52 am
New York: A new study released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the devastating impact of COVID-19 on victims and survivors of human trafficking and highlights the increased targeting and exploitation of children during the course of the pandemic.
Chinese shows aggression to Taiwan by warplane breaching
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Beijing: The continuous breach of Chinese warplanes through the skies around Taiwan shows Chinese President Xi Jinping' aim to highlight Taiwan’s vulnerability while probing its defenses and testing the limits of the American commitment to ensure Taiwan’s self-defense.
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse dies during an attack at his residence
Jul 07, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Port-au-Prince: Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse died during an attack in his private residence on Wednesday, officials said.
OHCHR voices deep concern over reported deaths of protesters in Kingdom of Eswatini
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:12 pm
New York: The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is “deeply concerning”, amid reports that dozens of people have been killed or injured during protests calling for democratic reforms, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence
Jul 07, 2021, at 12:57 pm
New York: Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance than ever before, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
Maldives simplifies business, abolishes revenue stamp for official documents
Jul 06, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Male: The Maldives on Monday has abolished the usage of revenue stamps for official documents as the country’s parliament passed a bill ceasing its usage to make business transaction simpler. The Indian Ocean archipelago started using revenue stamps in 1970.
Belarus: ‘Full-scale assault’ ongoing against civil society amid massive human rights violations
Jul 06, 2021, at 09:14 pm
New York: Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, the independent expert appointed to monitor the country said on Monday, calling on authorities to immediately end their policy of repression and fully respect the legitimate aspirations of their people.