‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:26 pm
New York: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New York: Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Unknown gunmen abduct doctor in Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Kabul: A prominent Afghanistan doctor has been abducted by unknown gunmen on Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Saturday.
‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the conflict “shows no signs of abating.”
UN highlights human cost of transatlantic slave trade
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New York: The United Nations on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and its continued impact on the modern world, by honouring the tradition of resistance to slavery and unity against racism, through personal stories of courage.
DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top UN envoy in the country has called for a comprehensive political strategy that includes measures to address the structural causes of the conflicts.
Response plan launched to support 1.4 million Rohingya and Bangladeshis
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: “Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:30 pm
New York: With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with an assist from some top football players who know firsthand what it’s like to flee for your life from a warzone.
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New York: Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death decisions” on whether to leave Mariupol and elsewhere, more than a month since the Russian invasion.
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to lose his majority after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's key ally and coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) decided to desert him and join hands with the Opposition.
Canada collaborates with international partners to launch second Safer Skies Forum
Mar 30, 2022, at 04:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Hosted virtually by Transport Canada and the Safer Skies Consultative Committee, the Safer Skies Forum, the only international forum dedicated to mitigating the risks of airspace over or near conflict zones was officially launched on Tuesday by Omar Alghabra, Canada's Minister of Transport to ensure the safety of air travel.
Pakistan: Voting on no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan to take place on Apr 3
Mar 30, 2022, at 03:00 am
Islamabad: Voting on the no-confidence motion brought against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will take place on April 3.
Ukraine crisis: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin likely to meet after today's talks
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:47 am
Pakistani rupee depreciates beyond Rs 182.34 against US Dollar
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:42 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee depreciated beyond Rs 182.34 against US Dollar on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin likely to meet after today's talks
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:38 am
Istanbul/IBNS: Ukraine's top negotiator said that enough progress has been made at talks that took place in Turkey on Tuesday to resolve the conflict with Russia and also to enable a meeting between the presidents of the two nations.
Afghanistan: Taliban stops broadcast of VOA, BBC
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:28 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has directed private television stations in Afghanistan not to telecast Voice of America (VOA) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) news programmes in the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to Ministry of Finance office
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:16 am
Kabul: The Taliban members recently prevented beardless government employees from entering the Ministry of Finance building, media reports said.
Russian troops withdrawing from Kyiv, Chernihiv: Ukraine
Mar 30, 2022, at 12:54 am
Kyiv/UNI: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has claimed that "certain units" of Russia's military are withdrawing from battlefronts in the capital, Kyiv, and from the northern city of Chernihiv.
Entrepreneurship, investment key to achieving SDGs and resilient post-pandemic recovery
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:45 pm
A United Nations forum opened in Dubai today, spotlighting entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment in a post-pandemic recovery as vehicles to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Consensus emerging on many issues, UN’s Sudan envoy tells Security Council
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:41 pm
New York: The United Nations envoy for Sudan told the Security Council today that consensus has emerged on many issues towards establishing a functional government, warning that Khartoum could lose out on billions of external aid without such an administration.
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.
Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought impact worsens
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid funding is putting the lives of millions of Somalis in danger.
UN’s Bachelet hails ‘millions of voices’ tackling racial discrimination
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: More than two decades after the signing of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (PoA) – the UN’s blueprint to tackle racism and other forms of discrimination –UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday, hailed the “millions of voices around the globe” who’ve made it their mission to eradicate the scourge, while also noting that more work needs to be done.
Farmers in northern Haiti dig for resilience
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:05 pm
New York: Farmers in the north of Haiti are working to build their resilience to extreme weather patterns in an attempt to better protect themselves from the loss of property and crops that often result from natural disasters.
Ukraine invasion: Guterres appeals for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
Mar 29, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, so that “serious political negotiations” can advance towards a peace agreement, based on the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Guterres welcomes consultations to protect civilians caught in urban conflict
Mar 29, 2022, at 10:27 pm
New York: The Secretary-General on Monday welcomed consultations due to begin next week, on a political declaration to protect civilians living in cities and towns who come under fire from heavy bombing and shelling.
Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: experts
Mar 29, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse, that may amount to crimes against humanity, top rights investigators said on Monday.
UN analysis shows link between lack of vaccine equity and widening poverty gap
Mar 29, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi: New analyses released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), show that only a tiny proportion of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in developing countries, leading to a widening gap between rich and poor.
Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban arrests three journalists in Kandahar
Mar 29, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Journalists Union has said the Taliban government arrested three journalists of the local Milat Ghag radio station in the southeastern Kandahar province of the violence-hit country.
Debt management issue: UNCTAD lists Pakistan among vulnerable countries
Mar 29, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Monday listed Pakistan as one of the countries which is vulnerable regarding the management of its debt following rise in fuel and food prices in the country, aggravated by the war in Ukraine, Express Tribune reported on Monday.