Yemen: Marking ‘significant milestone’, UN says stricken tanker salvage operation can begin
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New York: The salvage of the ageing supertanker FSO Safer, off the Yemeni coast, can now begin, the UN said on Wednesday, after it announced that more than $75 million has been pledged to carry out the vital operation.
Africa is doing its part but must do more, says Rwandan President Kagame
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:21 pm
New York: Referring to a world in a state of turbulence, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Wednesday called for multilateral cooperation and efforts to address intersecting crises, including climate change, food price inflation, conflict and migration.
Libya working towards a democratic transformation, President tells UN
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: Libyan President Muhammad Yunus Al-Manfi told the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that as it moves towards building a State of institutions and establishing principles of democracy, his country has through a decade of “pain and hope”.
As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:56 pm
New York: It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect storm of global economic chaos, a war with global consequences, and an unwillingness or inability to find a consensus to deal with the catastrophe,” the President of Ghana told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President outlines peace formula that punishes aggression, restores security
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: Russia must be punished for its “illegal war” against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday – part of a “peace formula” that also calls for greater civilian protection and defense support.
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:46 pm
With a full-scale war of aggression under way in Europe, the General Assembly was meeting this year “in a new geopolitical era that demands those who believe in the principles of the United Nations to stand up,” according to Elizabeth Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Pandemic worsened inequalities, exposed true essence of unjust global order, Cuba tells UN
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:41 pm
New York: Addressing world leaders gathered for the first fully in-person high-level debate of the UN General Assembly in three years, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the true essence of the unjust and unsustainable prevailing international order.
Renewable energy jobs rise by 700,000 in a year, to nearly 13 million
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:36 pm
New York: Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing energy crisis, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO).
UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini, ‘victim of Iran’s sustained repression’
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:28 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress, by wearing what authorities said was “an improper hijab”.
Ethiopia: Civilians again mired in intractable and deadly war, Human Rights Council hears
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:24 pm
New York: Ethiopia’s people are once again “mired…in the intractable and deadly consequences” of conflict between Government troops and forces loyal to Tigrayan separatist fighters, who are all likely responsible for war crimes, top rights investigators said on Thursday.
Cambodia: UN-backed tribunal ends with conviction upheld for last living Khmer Rouge leader
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:21 pm
The final Khmer Rouge leader to be prosecuted under a UN-backed special tribunal in Cambodia, has had his 2018 conviction upheld for genocide and crimes against humanity, committed during the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge during the late 1970s, during which nearly a quarter of the country’s population was killed.
Redouble efforts to end ‘senseless’ war in Ukraine, UN chief tells Foreign Ministers
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:13 pm
New York: With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of letting up, countries must increase efforts to prevent further escalation and end the fighting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Foreign Ministers meeting in the Security Council on Thursday.
Ukraine war-induced crisis affecting women and girls disproportionately: UN report
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:09 pm
A new UN report reveals how the Ukraine war and its global impacts on food, energy, and finance are affecting women and girls disproportionately, both inside the country and around the world.
Leadership Council marks ‘new era’ for Yemen, but country remains wary of terrorist threat
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:58 pm
New York: President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi said on Thursday that with the formation in early April of the Presidential Leadership Council as the legitimate representative of the Yemeni people, his country had entered a new era in based on partnership and national consensus.
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:53 pm
Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of the most complex crises in the world, its President said today at the UN General Assembly, urging international partners to help the nation avert a looming famine and defeat the scourge of terrorism.
Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:37 pm
New York: The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are ‘severely and disproportionately affecting’ Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the President of the UN General Assembly told their annual ministerial meeting on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Lapid backs two-State solution
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:29 pm
New York: Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday said a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was “the right thing” for Israel, but he cautioned that a future Palestinian state must not be “another terror base”.
Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:21 pm
Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis in the Sahel that poses a “global threat”, the UN chief warned Thursday’s high level meeting on the vast African region, which took place behind closed doors at UN Headquarters in New York.
Iran: Mahsa Amini's father said authorities lied about her death
Sep 23, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Tehran: The father of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, has accused authorities about her death.
Mahsa Amini death: At least 31 killed in Iran as authorities crack down on anti-hijab protesters
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:51 am
At least 31 people have been killed across Iran in the crack down on anti-hijab protests triggered by the custodial death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media reports said citing Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR).
Denmark: Queen Margrethe II tests COVID-19 positive
Sep 22, 2022, at 12:05 am
The Queen of Denmark has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second consecutive time this year.
DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
Sep 21, 2022, at 11:36 pm
New York: The major challenges facing humanity “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday evening, while he also noted that the DRC had faced decades of 'agression' at the hands of a neighbouring country.
Influential young changemakers recognized by UN
Sep 21, 2022, at 11:05 pm
New York: On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer future for people and the planet.
UK Hindu-Muslim riots: Social media influenced Leicester attacks
Sep 21, 2022, at 09:27 pm
London: A man, who was sentenced for carrying a knife at a protest in Leicester in Britain at the weekend, said he was influenced by social media.
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a return to “imperialism” and said that those who remained silent or were “secretly complicit” were engaging in a “new cynicism” that was eroding the global order.
Myanmar: Guterres strongly condemns army attacks which left 11 children dead
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks by Government troops in Myanmar on a northern rebel stronghold which targeted a school, leaving at least 13 dead, including 11 children.
Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Tuesday.
Türkiye: Ukraine grain export deal among UN’s greatest recent accomplishments
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:17 pm
The landmark agreement to export grain out of war-torn Ukraine is among the UN’s greatest accomplishments in recent decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the General Assembly on Tuesday.
New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New York: Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday have highlighted how women’s full and effective participation and decision-making are crucial to addressing global priorities.
Domestic action lays foundation for addressing global challenges, Brazil’s Bolsonaro tells UN
Sep 21, 2022, at 05:56 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicked off the annual high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly citing his nation’s achievements in addressing an array of challenges including public health, economic recovery and sustainable development.