Alleged reprisals and intimidation against 240 who cooperated with UN
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Allegations of reprisals and intimidation were documented against some 240 civil society members, activists and journalists, across 45 countries in the year up to 31 April, simply because they had been cooperating with the United Nations.
Food waste: A global problem that undermines healthy diets
Sep 29, 2021, at 06:47 pm
New York: A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted.
Myanmar: UN expert says current international efforts failing, urges ‘change of course’
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:42 pm
New York: The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday that conditions inside the country following the 1 February military coup have worsened, urging a “change of course” to prevent further human rights abuses and deaths.
Taliban request to address UN General Assembly
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have requested to address the UN General Assembly and named their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.
Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New York: In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.
UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland and Belarus, due to causes yet to be determined.
Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change.
US plan to increase refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:02 pm
New York: United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Joe Biden-Antonio Guterres meet in New York, discuss COVID-19 issue
Sep 21, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New York: US President Joe Biden met UN chief Antonio Guterres here on Monday when they discussed the need to work with member states to end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’
Sep 17, 2021, at 11:12 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday.
Civilian casualties rise, despite progress in eliminating cluster bombs
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:03 pm
New York: Casualties caused by lethal cluster munitions continued to increase in 2020, despite progress in efforts to eliminate these weapons, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
Gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN’s gender equality and empowerment entity, UN Women.
An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face of anti-Asian hate
Sep 14, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New York: The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya to produce vibrant artworks featuring people of Asian heritage. Displayed in public spaces around New York City, the images, and the messages they convey, have made headlines around the world.
Afghanistan: UN High Commissioner for Refugees arrives in Kabul to assess humanitarian needs
Sep 13, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Monday that he arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian needs.
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, warns OHCHR
Sep 11, 2021, at 09:48 pm
New York: Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, including the use of live ammunition, batons and whips.
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian chief calls for ‘rights…well-being’ of women
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New York: Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” in delivering aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul on Sunday, calling on all parties to “ensure their rights, safety and well-being”.
Amrullah Saleh urges UN to prevent 'Taliban's onslaught into Panjshir'
Sep 06, 2021, at 01:40 am
Afghanistan's caretaker president Amrullah Saleh has urged the United Nations to do everything in its power to prevent the Taliban from running over the resistance stronghold in Panjshir valley.
Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:43 pm
New York: The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “running very low or depleted”.
UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent
Sep 01, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New York: The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field of human endeavour, marking the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent.
Reaffirm commitment to ban nuclear tests, UN chief says in message for International Day
Aug 29, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New York: Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to do so without delay.
Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns deadly attack on northern town, 80 reported dead
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:34 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an armed attack on a convoy near the town of Arbinda, in the north of Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, which has reportedly led to the death of some 80 people.
Afghanistan: ‘Now is the time to stand as one’, UN chief tells Security Council
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: As desperate Afghans were trying to escape the Taliban and board planes, during chaotic scenes at Kabul airport on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for international unity on Afghanistan, in a briefing to an emergency session of the Security Council.
UN experts urge Israel to ‘protect and encourage’ Palestine rights defenders
Aug 14, 2021, at 11:39 pm
New York: UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern on Friday over Israeli military interference in the work of a well-known, independent Palestinian child rights organization, in the occupied West Bank.
End ‘rampant’ police brutality, promote tolerance: UN human rights experts
Aug 14, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New York: Expressing alarm over “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide”, more than 40 UN-appointed human rights experts on Friday called for an end to the violence, urging Governments to promote dialogue, tolerance and diversity.
UN Libya mission ‘deeply concerned’ over abduction of top Government staffer
Aug 11, 2021, at 11:45 pm
New York; The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” over the abduction of a senior Government staff member, who disappeared last week after being taken away by unidentified armed men.
United Nations calls for ceasefire as 40 Afghan civilians killed in one day's fighting in Lashkagah
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) and the Afghan government fight for the control of the city of Lashkagah.
BNM urges UN to protect lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad: Baloch National Movement members have urged the United Nations to take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates with the advances of Taliban.
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.
Jul 03, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Washington: A US congressional body has asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to act on recommendations by UN-appointed monitors and take special measures to investigate alleged human rights abuses by China, media reports said.
‘Highest standards of conduct’ required for successful UN peacekeeping
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New York: Successful peacekeeping requires the “highest standards of conduct” by civilian and uniformed peacekeepers, the UN chief told a High-Level Meeting this week on Strengthening the Conduct of Peacekeeping Personnel.