Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger migrant protection along the Chad-Libya border.
As global food and fuel crisis deepens, Lebanon’s crisis is affecting ‘everyone, everywhere’
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled grave concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food and fuel crisis, which are affecting “everyone, everywhere”.
Ukraine conflict: Russian missile strikes kill 21 in Odesa region
Jul 02, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Odesa: Overnight Russian missile strike has left 21 people ,including one child, dead in Odesa region of Ukraine, media reports said.
US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection ‘a setback in our fight against climate change’
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is “a setback in our fight against climate change” said the UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
‘Effort and patience’ required to restore Iran nuclear agreement
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:29 am
New York: Despite diplomatic engagements, restoring the so-called Iran nuclear agreement continues to be hindered by political and technical differences, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Save lives, support development, and ‘steer our world to safer roads ahead’: Guterres
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are the biggest killer of five to 29-year olds globally, the UN General Assembly President told a High-level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Thursday.
Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:34 pm
New York: Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety.
Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a top UN Human Rights Council probe said on Wednesday.
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
Yair Lapid becomes Israel's new PM
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Jerusalem: Yair Lapid has taken over as the new PM of Israel, replacing Naftali Bennett just after a year, media reports said.
Iran-US nuclear talks end without any progress
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Doha/UNI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over the Middle Eastern nation's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended in Qatar without making any significant progress amid a growing crisis over the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday.
Tours to inter-Korean truce village to resume in July
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Seoul, June 30 (UNI) The tours to inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea will resume in mid-July after several months of suspension induced by the Covid19 pandemic, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.
UK vows £1bn in military support to Ukraine
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Madrid/UNI: The UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the Government committed during the NATO summit in Madrid.
Donald Trump attacked Secret Service agent in attempt to reach US Capitol: Former White House aide
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Washington/UNI: Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said in her testimony that former President Donald Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent and grabbed his throat after being told he would not be driven to the US Capitol building on January 6, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.
Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New York: With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon focused on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems.
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, reacting also to reports overnight of of least 50 migrants found dead in a truck in southern Texas.
Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:12 pm
New York: Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria - the highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths in the country, according to a new report published by the UN rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday.
More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties to conflict in more than 30 settings across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
Sex trafficking: UK Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell awarded 20 years imprisonment
Jun 29, 2022, at 03:38 pm
London: UK Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was awarded 20-years in prison in the US for helping former financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls, media reports said.
French Parliament elects first woman speaker
Jun 29, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Paris: Yael Braun-Pivet of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was elected by France’s lower house of parliament as its first woman speaker, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.
Russia sanctions 25 US citizens
Jun 28, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expanded its US sanctions list by another 25 people, including the wife and daughter of US President Joe Biden.
Jun 28, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Ouagadougou/UNI/Xinhua: Gunmen stormed into a ceremony and killed eight people in Sandiaba village in the central-east province of Koulpelogo in Burkina Faso, state-owned news agency AIB reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Dozens dead and injured as UN condemns ‘utterly deplorable’ shopping centre attack
Jun 28, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre, and attack which the UN condemned on Monday as “utterly deplorable”.
Middle East: Mounting violence leaving ‘scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties’
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: “High level” violence has resulted in “scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.
Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: Bachelet
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:53 pm
New York: Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
Inclusive cities critical to post-pandemic recovery: Guterres
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:49 pm
New York: A UN conference on transforming the world's urban areas is underway in Poland this week, which will include a dialogue on urban crisis recovery and reconstruction, centered on neighbouring Ukraine.
Joe Biden to hike tariff on Russian goods worth $2.3bn
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden will be announcing an increase in tariffs on 570 groups of Russian goods worth $2.3 billion, the White House said on Monday.
Ukraine terminates nuclear safety agreements with Russia
Jun 27, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine terminates two agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear safety, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said on Monday.