UN chief highlights need for decent jobs to fuel COVID-19 recovery
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:53 pm
New York: More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, have been taking part in an online discussion on Wednesday looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work.
Identify and address ‘real needs’ to recover from COVID-19, UN rights expert urges
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:50 pm
New York: There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an independent UN human rights expert said on Wednesday, urging a high-level meeting to “take a hard look” at implementation efforts to live up to the promise to leave no one behind.
UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:48 pm
New York: Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, saying that Governments should do more to protect them.
Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:47 pm
New York/IBNS: With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General António Guterres says.
Illegal trade in fake or faulty COVID-19 products booming, new UN research reveals
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:44 pm
New York: A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump in the trafficking of substandard and faulty merchandise, according to new UN research published on Wednesday.
Illegal trafficking: Zimbabwe deports Pakistani diplomat
Jul 09, 2020, at 07:56 pm
In an embarrassment for Pakistan, Zimbabwe has deported a Pakistani diplomat for flouting multiple local and international laws related to illegal trafficking, media reports said.
China agrees to send WHO's team of experts to Beijing to trace COVID19 origin
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government on Wednesday agreed to send the World Health Organization's (WHO) team of experts to Beijing to trace the origin of the highly infectious coronavirus which has now hit nearly all the countries across the globe.
Panic-buying grips Melbourne ahead of second coronavirus lockdown
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:11 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: Stores in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne are struggling to manage a spike in demand for essential goods ahead of a six-week lockdown that takes effect on Wednesday night, media said on Wednesday.
Tibetan President in exile thanks US for imposing visa restrictions on China
Jul 08, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Leader of the exile Tibetan government Lobsang Sangay has expressed gratitude to United States for imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act.
Two police officers killed in bomb blast in Somali capital
Jul 08, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: A huge blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two police officers and injured one other early Wednesday.
At least 8 people killed in terrorist attack in Syrian city bordering Turkey: Source
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:56 am
Damascus/Sputnik: A car stuffed with a bomb exploded in the town of Tell Abyad, which borders Turkey, in Syria's northern province of Raqqa killing at least eight people and injuring 27 others, a source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Human rights through peacekeeping essential factor in beating coronavirus
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York: The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic.
'New dynamic' needed to overcome negative impacts of COVID-19 worldwide
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:34 am
New York: The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and societies”, a top official told the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development which began on Tuesday, warning that “a new dynamic” is needed to overcome the negative shocks.
Independent rights expert speaks of 'anguish, stress and disempowerment' of poverty
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:27 am
New York: More than 70 million people are expected to fall into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday, as a leading rights expert slammed “greatly exaggerated” claims of global poverty eradication between 1990 and 2015.
Fresh evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Syrian conflict, probe finds
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:13 am
New York: Hospitals, schools and homes have all been targeted during Syria’s brutal and long-running conflict, said UN-appointed investigators, who on Tuesday condemned likely fresh war crimes committed by all parties.
British Journalist questions Muslim nations' silence over Chinese treatment towards Uyghurs
Jul 07, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Questioning the silence of the Muslim nations over China's continuous atrocities carried out against Uyghur Muslims, a noted British journalist said these nations only use the idea of Muslim solidarity when it suits them
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Brasilia/IBNS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus with mild symptoms.
At least 21 killed and 15 injured as bus falls into lake in Guizhou province of China
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Beijing/UNI: At least 21 people died when a bus carrying students plunged into a lake in South Western China on Tuesday.
Russian FSB Detains IS Supporter Who Planned Terrorist Attack in Astrakhan Region
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Rostov-on-Don, Russia/Sputnik: A sympathizer of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), who planned a terrorist attack in the Astrakhan region, has been detained, the spokesman of the regional department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit 'fragilities' caused by global health pandemic
Jul 07, 2020, at 06:08 pm
New York: As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted how the pandemic has laid bare vulnerabilities to “new and emerging forms of terrorism”, such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism and the misuse of digital technology.
A sustainable future for all depends on ‘resolve to act together in solidarity’
Jul 07, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New York: The United Nations vision for a sustainable future for all “will depend on our policy choices today, and our resolve to act together in solidarity”, a senior UN official told delegates on Monday at a meeting to discuss post-pandemic recovery.
Restoring dignity to victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN personnel
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, are helping victims to regain their dignity, learn new skills, and improve their livelihoods.
Zoom suspending processing of data requests from Hong Kong authorities : Reports
Jul 07, 2020, at 03:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US virtual conferences program Zoom will suspend processing data requests from Hong Kong authorities, following the entry into force of China's national security law, the Hong Kong Free Press outlet reported Tuesday.
TikTok Social Networking Service to Exit Hong Kong Market Within Days - Reuters
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market within days, Reuters reported.
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Global Affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw has described China's new Hong Kong security law as a tool used by Beijing to suppress the city's pro-democracy movement.
'Liberate Hong Kong' slogan ban is govt's worst mistake: Co-author
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Showing yet another Beijing's stance of allegedly controlling democratic voices in Hong Kong, city's authorities have banned the popular slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong: the revolution of our times', media reports said.
Hong Kong: Libraries now pull out books by pro-democracy activists for review
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Hong Kong: In what seems to be yet another attempt by Beijing to muzzle democratic voices, Hong Kong libraries have taken at least nine titles written by localist or democracy advocates out of circulation pending a review of whether the books run afoul of the new national security law, media reports said.
Russia registers 6 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 3 breaches - Military
Jul 06, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered six ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side registered three such incidents, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Support measures helped prevent poverty increase in Russia amid COVID-19 - World Bank
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The government's support measures helped Russia avoid a sudden increase in poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank's Country Director for Russia Renaud Seligmann told Sputnik.
Over 200 arrested over internet fraud in China
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Jinan/Xinhua: Police in east China's Shandong Province arrested more than 230 suspects in five major internet fraud cases from March to June.