Mali Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $686 million
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: The UN together with humanitarian partners on Monday, launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali, seeking $686 million from donors to help 5.3 million of the most vulnerable people in the country.
Russia pulls some troops back from border from Ukraine border
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: The Russian government on Tuesday said it is pulling back some of its troops from the Ukraine border.
Russian missiles moving to Ukraine border confirmed
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Washington/UNI: Russia has continued to amass its troops, including submarines and amphibious landing ship in the Black Sea and short-range ballistic missiles, tanks and howitzers around Ukraine's northeastern edges, according to an exclusive CNN report.
Ukraine Crisis: G7 threatens Russia with sanctions
Feb 15, 2022, at 01:10 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: The finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) on Monday said they are ready to collectively impose severe sanctions on Russia in the event of a military invasion by Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses 'Russian issue' with Joe Biden
Feb 14, 2022, at 05:25 am
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed the current security situation, economic issues, sanctions and alleged Russian aggression in a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Sunday.
Ukraine's airspace likely to shut down on Monday: Lawmaker
Feb 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Foreign airlines will most likely suspend flights above Ukraine starting February 14, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity party, said on Sunday.
Several UN staff abducted in Yemen’s Abyan province: Reports
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports.
Joe Biden shared ideas on security with Vladimir Putin: Kremlin
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden shared some thoughts on security guarantees in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
Stability for Libya must be 'top priority' urges Guterres
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The UN chief is “following closely” the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December.
South Sudan: Political violence on the rise, UN rights experts warn
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, following a fact-finding visit there this week.
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:58 pm
New York: In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for an enabling environment where “today’s girls become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators, shaping a fair and sustainable future for all”.
Madagascar: Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on Thursday.
IAEA charts Amazon waters, boosting access to life-saving cancer screening
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: Women living in Amazon River communities now have increased access to breast cancer screening along even its most remote banks, thanks to two new mammography units installed on Brazilian navy ships.
Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total.
UN’s top court orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DR Congo
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the UN’s highest court ruled on Wednesday.
London police chief Cressida Dick resigns amid reports of racism, sexism at agency
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:31 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, resigned on Thursday amid numerous scandals surrounding the agency's officers accused of murder, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Prince Charles tests COVID-19 positive for second time
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:08 am
London/IBNS: The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is currently in home isolation.
UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:18 am
New York: Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:00 am
Canberra: Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned that Australia and its allies will “lose the next decade” unless it stands up to China in the South China Sea.
Iraq: Four, including three soldiers, die explosion
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Three Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Japanese princess Yoko suffers pneumonia
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Japan's Imperial Household Agency said on Wednesday that 38-year-old Princess Yoko who has tested positive for Covid-19 is suffering from pneumonia.
Three students sue Harvard over sexual harassment
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Three female post-graduate students at Harvard University have filed a lawsuit, claiming that the educational institution for years ignored sexual harassment and intimidation by an anthropology professor, media reported.
Syria: 1 killed in Israeli attack
Feb 09, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Damascus/UNI/Sputnik: One soldier was killed and five others wounded in an Israeli attack in Syria, the Syrian Armed Forces command said in a statement.
US Embassy alerts about possible strike over Abu Dhabi
Feb 09, 2022, at 02:10 pm
Washinhton/UNI/Sputnik: The US Mission in the United Arab Emirates issued an alert warning Americans in the country about reports of a possible new missile or drone attack that may have occurred in Abu Dhabi.
'Emmanuel Macron's visit to Russia needed amid Ukraine tension'
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Moscow was necessary, as Paris seeks to avoid economic consequences of the escalation around Ukraine, especially spike in gas prices, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.
Ukraine fulfilled its Donbas Resolution pledge
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine has fulfilled all the obligations it assumed at the negotiations on the resolution of the conflict in the breakaway region of Donbas, held in Paris in 2019, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, commenting on the controversy around Kiev's implementation of the Minsk agreements.
More support needed for women and girls in super typhoon-ravaged Philippines
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: As the debris clears, the scale of destruction is laid bare. When Super Typhoon Rai - Odette as it’s known locally - barrelled down on the Philippines on 16 December, its 195km/h winds and torrential rain tore through hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and vital infrastructure, putting millions of lives in peril.
Vladimir Putin disagrees with Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine issue
Feb 08, 2022, at 03:19 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin disagreed with the position of French leader Emmanuel Macron that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia: Over 1,000 participate in first yoga festival
Feb 08, 2022, at 01:43 am
Jeddah: Over 1,000 people participated in Saudi Arabia’s first yoga festival recently.
Australia to reopen international borders
Feb 07, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Australia's international borders will reopen to tourists starting from February 21, provided that the arriving individuals are double vaccinated, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday.