Tensions rise in Libya as risk of ‘parallel governments’ grows, Security Council hears
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the electoral aspirations of nearly three million registered voters, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men, the UN chief told a town hall meeting on Wednesday, devoted to the issue.
International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:53 pm
New York: Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
$4.3 billion needed to help over 17 million people across Yemen
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: A “funding crunch” has put millions of people in Yemen at risk of catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in support of an urgent appeal to donors to fund the humanitarian response in the war-torn country.
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:32 pm
New York: Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Ukraine's Mariupol suffers 50-100 attacks daily: City Council
Mar 18, 2022, at 04:13 pm
Kyiv: The Mariupol city in Ukraine is witnessing 50 to 100 attacks daily, according to the city council.
Ukraine: Actress Oksana Shvets dies in Russian 'rocket attack'
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:37 pm
Kyiv: A popular Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has died in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv, media reports said on Friday.
Russian shelling hits Ukraine school, cultural centre, leaves 21 dead
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:38 am
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 21 people were killed and 25 others injured on Thursday when Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, media reports said.
UK, US, France request UNSC meeting on Ukraine
Mar 17, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Six countries - including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States - have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, the UK permanent mission to the UN said.
Japan earthquake kills 3, disrupts transport
Mar 17, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Tokyo/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's Pacific coast has left at least three people dead and more than 190 injured.
Smuggling: Chinese national gets 9-year prison term in Ethiopia
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:38 am
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Federal High Court in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has sentenced a Chinese national to nine years in jail for reportedly trying to smuggle highly censored communication gear into the country, media reports said.
Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky addresses US lawmakers, appeals for greater Western intervention
Mar 17, 2022, at 03:39 am
Washington/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday made an emotive appeal to United States lawmakers for greater Western intervention against the Russian attack.
Guterres vows to improve UN’s handling of sexual exploitation and abuse
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with his system-wide strategy – launched in 2017 - to stamp out incidents by placing victims at the heart of efforts, throughout the system.
Yemen war now ‘chronic emergency’ as millions face hunger
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New York: After more than seven years of war, Yemen is living in a chronic state of emergency, marked by hunger, disease and other miseries that are rising faster than aid agencies can reverse, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the Special Envoy for the country called for joint efforts by Yemenis and the international community to break the entrenched cycle of violence.
UN on ‘positive trajectory’ towards full gender parity
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:04 pm
New York: Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to a renewed social contract anchored in human rights - the new Agenda for Peace - the UN chief told a meeting on Tuesday aimed at advancing women’s leadership worldwide.
Syria: Children ‘live in fear of violence’, scarred by 11 years of war
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New York: Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:28 pm
New York: Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
New Zealand reopens border for tourism
Mar 16, 2022, at 05:48 pm
Wellington: The New Zealand government is bringing forward the date for the reopening of the border to tourists in time for the Australian school holidays, in a move that will help accelerate the economic recovery from COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Fox News Channel cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra 'Sasha' Kuvshynova were killed close to war-hit Ukraine's Kyiv city when the vehicle in which they were travelling came under attack.
South Korean military says North Korean missile launch failed
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:13 pm
Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday said North Korea's attempt to launch an unidentified projectile has failed, media reports said.
Yemen: Three killed in suicide attack
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:57 am
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Three soldiers accompanying one of the separatist commanders were killed and seven guards injured in a suicide attack in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, a source in the government told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes extending martial law in Ukraine
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:53 am
Kiev/UNI/Xinhua: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a bill to the parliament, proposing the extension of the current martial law in Ukraine, government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday.
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Anti-war protesting journalist on Russian TV goes missing
Mar 15, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Moscow: A Russian journalist, who grabbed international attention after she burst on to a live TV news programme to protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine, has gone missing, media reports said.
UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day, charged with terrorism-related offences.
Ukraine: ‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:06 pm
Ukraine is being “decimated before the eyes of the world” with Russia’s military offensive against civilians “reaching terrifying proportions”, said the UN chief on Monday, warning that a resulting meltdown of the global economy is provoking a hunger crisis that is hitting the poorest, hardest.
Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises’
Mar 15, 2022, at 06:55 pm
New York: To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and centre, leading the way”. Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Monday.
Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians
Mar 15, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially record food insecurity.
Israel: Cyberattack crashes government sites
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Tel Aviv: Several Israeli government websites crashed, including those for the Prime Minister's Office, ministries of health, interior, justice and welfare in what has been described as the largest-ever cyberattack carried out against Israel, Haaretz reported on Tuesday.
'Haven't asked China for military help': Russia on Ukraine war
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia has not asked China for military assistance, said Kremlin after a controversy broke out when some US officials said Moscow has asked Beijing for military and economic aid in its war against Ukraine.
Mar 14, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New York: Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians, as well as destroyed facilities and ambulances, disrupting access to essential health services.