COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New York: School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday.
DR Congo: Limitations to ‘strictly military approach’ to stem violence, mission chief warns
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council on Monday that “a lasting solution” to the violence “requires a broader political commitment to address the root causes of conflict.”
Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food Programme (WFP) faces a major funding shortfall that threatens its operations there over the coming six months, the UN agency warned on Monday.
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New York: Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the issue.
Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gambia: Guterres calls for ‘credible and transparent’ election
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New York: As Gambians prepare to choose their next president on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General asked on Friday for voters to help foster “a peaceful environment” at the polls.
Difficult to see China as a trusted partner, says Australia PM's special envoy Tony Abbott
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott said China follows weaponsied trade and it is difficult to see Beijing as a trusted partner.
With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New York: Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.
Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught in the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia.
UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:57 pm
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
Mali: Terrorists attack bus, 33 civilians die
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Bamako: At least 33 people died as terrorists attacked a bus in central Mali on Saturday, media reports said.
Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron variant spread, hold back studies: Report
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:49 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New York: Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full justice for victims and survivors.
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
‘Turning point’ reached for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, Security Council hear
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head of a special UN investigative team told the Security Council in New York on Thursday.
‘Bodyright’ campaign launched, to end rise in gender-based violence online
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New York: Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings”, the UN’s women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence, UNFPA, said on Thursday, launching a new bodyright campaign to help shield bodies and minds from cyber violence.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.
Emergency aid needs set to rise by 17% to assist 274 million, UN humanitarians warn
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New York: A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a 17 per cent increase compared with this year, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Boris Johnson gets COVID-19 booster shot
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:16 pm
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received his COVID-19 vaccine shot and urged people to get themselves the same.
Global displacement rising despite lockdowns that kept billions grounded
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:27 am
There was a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disasters, conflict and violence in 2020, but global mobility overall, ground to a halt due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery
Dec 02, 2021, at 04:20 am
New York: Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind
Dec 02, 2021, at 03:57 am
New York: Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online this year actually went up, to 4.9 billion, partially because of a “COVID connectivity boost”.
Seven injured as train goes off rails in northern Italy - Reports
Dec 02, 2021, at 02:22 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people sustained light injuries when a commuter train went off the rails in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, media reported on Wednesday.
Israel-Palestine: Risk of 'deadly escalation' in violence, without decisive action
Dec 01, 2021, at 08:48 pm
New York: With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach to the region.
World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD
Dec 01, 2021, at 08:38 pm
New York: Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2020 - but the outlook for 2022 remains very uncertain, UN economists said on Tuesday.
Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo
Dec 01, 2021, at 07:01 pm
New York: The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the agency’s spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
Micro-blogging platform Twitter bans unconsented sharing of photos, videos
Dec 01, 2021, at 06:15 pm
New York/UNI/Sputnik: Micro-blogging platform Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will stop immediately the sharing of photos, videos and personal media of any of its users by another without the permission of the person depicted.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half of his shares in company
Dec 01, 2021, at 02:30 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his shares in the company presumably due to an upcoming Washington state law imposing a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains over $250,000 that is due to take effect in 2022, the media reported on Monday.
Barbados becomes world’s newest republic
Nov 30, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Bridgetown/UNI: Barbados has become the world's newest republic -- cutting its last remaining colonial bonds after nearly 400 years.
Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed
Nov 30, 2021, at 10:35 pm
New York: Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust deficit” between the haves and the have-nots, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday.