Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:30 am
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly violence that split the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, decades ago.
Humanitarians urge action to avert famine in Somalia and South Sudan
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:25 am
The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:22 am
The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade at risk, and the impact will be felt across the planet, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday.
‘Build forward fairer’ report, urges new social contract for Asia and the Pacific
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:08 am
New York: The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”, to protect the vulnerable in the years ahead, according to a new Economic and Social Survey of the region, published on Tuesday by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Islamabad: The British government has distanced itself from Foreign Office Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith after he tweeted in support of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou tests COVID-19 positive
Apr 13, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Athens: Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou has tested COVID-19 positive.
UK: PM Boris Johnson fined over Covid lockdown party
Apr 13, 2022, at 03:30 pm
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he had been fined for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules and apologized for not following his own law.
Russia destroyed Ukrainian ammunition depots: Moscow
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:40 am
MoscowIBNS//UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have destroyed two more ammunition depots and a hangar with aircraft in the Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv regions of Ukraine overnight with 'high-precision missiles', Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday.
German inflation moves to 40-year high in March
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:15 am
Berlin: Germany's consumer price index (CPI) rose to 7.3 per cent in March on an annual basis, hitting a 40-year high, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.
Mobile phone giant Nokia to exit Russia
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:10 am
Moscow: Nokia, the Finnish multi-national company, on Tuesday announced to exit the Russian market.
Rights expert concerned about erosion of democracy in Brazil
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:49 pm
New York: Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to create and maintain a safe environment conducive to the exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and association.
Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New York: The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but existing legal safeguards render them, in effect, “invisible”.
Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:26 pm
New York: Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine - allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive displacement and the ongoing Russian invasion - are raising “all the red flags” about a potential protection crisis, the head of the UN’s gender agency warned the Security Council on Monday.
Ukraine resilience-building programme to help most vulnerable
Apr 12, 2022, at 04:33 pm
New York: A UN-led development plan for Ukraine launched on Monday, to provide immediate economic help and longer-term assistance to the millions left struggling to meet basic needs, in the wake of the Russian invasion.
Philippines: 14 people died amid storm Agaton
Apr 12, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Manila: At least 14 people died as a result of landslides caused by tropical storm Agaton, and their bodies were found in several areas of the Philippines, CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities.
Elon Musk will not join Twitter board of directors, confirms Parag Agrawal
Apr 11, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Washignton: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will not join the Twitter board of directors, the company's CEO Parag Agrawal confirmed.
France: Voting begins in presidential election
Apr 11, 2022, at 04:19 am
Paris: The turnout rate of the ongoing voting for the 2022 French presidential election has kept rising, but is still lagging behind the previous election, according to official figures.
Ukraine war 'permanently polluted' Vladimir Putin's reputation: Boris Johnson during Kyiv visit
Apr 10, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who visited Ukraine's Kyiv on Saturday, said the destruction in the country's towns has "permanently polluted" Russian President Vladimir Putin's reputation.
Australia to hold federal elections on May 21: Scott Morrison
Apr 10, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the federal election will be held on May 21, BBC reported on Sunday.
YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel
Apr 10, 2022, at 01:38 am
California/UNI: Online video-sharing platform YouTube on Saturday blocked Duma TV broadcasts from the Russian parliament's lower house, drawing ire of the Russian officials.
Russia denies hand in Kramatorsk attack, accuses Ukrainian forces of missile launch
Apr 09, 2022, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Russia has denied any involvement in the missile attack on Kramatorsk railway station that killed dozens and has accused the Ukrainian armed forces of launching the Tochka-U missile to stop civilians from fleeing the city and to use them as a "human shield".
UN unveils plan to prevent stricken oil tanker disaster off Yemen coast
Apr 09, 2022, at 06:25 pm
New York: Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent a decaying tanker anchored close to Yemen’s coastline from sparking a major oil spill, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country said on Friday in New York.
Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises
Apr 09, 2022, at 06:18 pm
New York: The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, currently reaching 41 million, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Friday.
Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria
Apr 09, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday.
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:31 pm
New York: Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.”
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:10 pm
New York: In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement, that the strike - and others against civilians and civilian infrastructure - were "gross violations" of international law.
More resources need to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New York: The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry out its mandate, and meet the growing demand to address a deteriorating security situation across the north and centre of the restive country.
‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary level, challenges facing boys are increasing at later stages, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
28 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, ‘stain of shame endures’
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in 100 days during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which moderate Hutu, Twa and others who opposed the genocide, were also killed.
UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:36 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.