Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Countries must ramp up investments to provide safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to all people by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners said on Wednesday in a bid to save more lives.
Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty dies in Lebanon gun attack
Dec 16, 2022, at 03:28 pm
Beirut: An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has died in a gun attack in Lebanon, officials said.
Malaysia: Landslide leaves two people dead
Dec 16, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Kuala Lumpur: A landslide hit a camping site in Malaysia's Selangor state has left at least two people dead and several others missing, media reports said.
Amid a flu breakout in Kremlin, Vladimir Putin likely to isolate in bunker: Report
Dec 15, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be isolated in a bunker after several Kremlin officials were affected by a major flu breakout, media reports said.
South Sudan: Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: There has been noticeable progress towards realizing the peace deal in South Sudan over the past three months, but more action is still needed under a new roadmap to transition, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:17 pm
The war in Ukraine is a “relentless humanitarian nightmare” said the UN chief on Tuesday, warning that the death and destruction afflicting civilians there will take years to overcome, and rebuild.
Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some of the gains made in recent months.
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
Dec 14, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday launched a $1.2 billion appeal to support 66 million women, girls and young people in 65 countries affected by crisis.
US President Joe Biden signs bill on same-sex marriage
Dec 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden signed a bill codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage.
After Grant Wahl, another journalist dies while covering WC in Qatar
Dec 13, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Doha: Another journalist has died while covering the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
Dec 13, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Nassau: The Bahamas government has arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, after US prosecutors filed criminal charges against him, media reports said on Tuesday.
Australia: Several, including 2 police officers, killed in Queensland shooting
Dec 13, 2022, at 03:35 pm
Sydney: Police authorities of Australia's Queensland state said on Tuesday morning that a major investigation is underway following the deaths of multiple people including two police officers in a shooting incident in the state.
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF
Dec 12, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New York: More than 11,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Yemen - an average of four a day since fighting escalated in 2015, though the number is likely to be far higher, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Iran protests on Amini's death: Second execution carried out
Dec 12, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Tehran: Iran has carried out the second execution related to the anti-government protests which has hit the nation for the past several months.
China now taking positions to deny Philippines access to key sea areas
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Manila: A maritime expert believes that Chinese maritime militia vessels posing as fishing boats are edging closer to Palawan as part of a ploy to restrict access by Filipinos to key areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Australia: 9 injured during fireworks display
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:42 pm
Sydney: A Christmas carols event descended into mayhem in Sydney after a fireworks display got out of control, injuring at least nine people including three children.
Five killed in Jersey explosion
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:00 pm
London: Police confirmed that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey a day earlier.
Twitter Blue getting relaunched on Monday
Dec 12, 2022, at 08:33 am
Washington: The Twitter Blue paid monthly subscription will be available starting next week, the social media platform has announced.
Twitter to increase number of characters in posts from 280 to 4,000
Dec 12, 2022, at 08:15 am
Twitter intends to increase the maximum allowed number of characters in posts from 280 to 4,000, US billionaire entrepreneur and newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Sunday.
Stockholm hosts Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022
Dec 12, 2022, at 07:21 am
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital.
No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food aid agency
Dec 11, 2022, at 06:59 pm
New York: With armed gangs in charge of key transport routes in Haiti, the country could see famine conditions, unless a robust humanitarian aid plan is put in place, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti, Jean-Martin Bauer, has warned.
Peru's new President Dina Boluarte swears in her cabinet
Dec 11, 2022, at 03:30 pm
Lima/UNI: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte swore in her cabinet on Saturday, asking the members to perform their duties "without committing acts of corruption."
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:49 pm
New York: The only way to end the suffering and devastation in Ukraine, “is by ending the war”, the UN’s top disarmament official told the Security Council on Friday.
UN Emergency Response Fund, a ‘lifeline of hope’ to meet record needs
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New York: As humanitarian needs soar to unprecedented levels, top UN officials on Friday highlighted the importance of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in supporting emergencies and responding rapidly to crises.
Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New York: Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of the most significant challenges” it faces, the head of the UN mission in the country, MONUSCO, told the Security Council on Friday.
Genocide threat still real, UN chief says, commemorating victims worldwide
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to take concrete steps to protect minorities and other communities at risk of genocide.
‘Just Transition’ policies needed to create 20 million green jobs: UN report
Dec 10, 2022, at 08:30 pm
New York: Some 20 million jobs could be created by investing in policies that support nature and address climate change, disaster risk, food insecurity, and other major challenges, according to a UN report published on Friday.
Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation
Dec 10, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New York: Although the Philippines has made gains in combatting the sale and sexual exploitation of children, greater effort needs to be made to protect them, a UN-appointed human rights expert has said.
Dec 10, 2022, at 03:08 pm
American journalist Grant Wahl, who was detained in Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community, has died while covering a match of the showpiece tournament, his brother confirmed.