Bangladesh: Longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam dies due to COVID-19
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:18 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh's longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam, who was suffering from COVID-19, died at a hospital in Dhaka city on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepali PM KP Oli's personal physician tested positive for COVID-19
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:44 am
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Dr Dibya Singh, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's personal physician, has been infected with COVID-19, Nepali officials said.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:07 am
New York: As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:19 am
New York: As the world continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks, we cannot ‘turn our back’ to other pressing global concerns, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:07 am
New York: COVID-19 has “united humanity as never before”, the United Kingdom Prime Minister told the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level session on Saturday.
Sep 27, 2020, at 04:38 am
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday addressed the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations and said world leaders should ensure that any proven vaccine is made accessible to all countries at the same time.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to address UNGA today
Sep 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be virtually addressing the 75th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday.
Italy calls for reinvigorated multilateral system to combat ‘invisible enemy’, COVID-19
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: Today the world is faced with “an invisible enemy” that has upended lives, suffocated the world economy and limited freedoms, the Prime Minster of Italy told the United Nations on Friday.
Through solidarity, humanity will overcome COVID-19 pandemic: Timor-Leste President
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:10 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of achieving a sustainable future for all people and the planet, the President of Timor-Leste said in his speech to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Somalia committed to promoting democracy, accountability despite COVID-19 challenge
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:04 pm
New York: Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country for its citizens, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as ‘Farmajo’, told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
UN and partners press for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’ during COVID pandemic
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:14 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has again appealed for governments to act on behalf of hundreds of thousands of seafarers and other maritime workers stuck at sea for endless months, in some cases more than a year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bhutan issues first sovereign bond to meet increasing fiscal financing needs in fighting COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Thimphu:: The Royal Government of Bhutan has announced its first sovereign bond to support the economy in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while diversifying financial sources. The new financing instrument supported by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is a monumental step in tapping into the domestic resources market and preparing Bhutan to enter the international capital market.
Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, underpinned by robust local health care system, to contain the disease.
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New York: Facing the coronavirus pandemic, the global community is at an inflection point, which should spur fresh thinking about broader international cooperation and way to ensure a sustainable and fair future for all, Iván Duque, the President of Colombia told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:23 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic requires cooperation between nations and should serve as an “electric shock” to wake up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Tuesday during the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, held virtually this year.
Sign of the times: COVID-19 response and recovery must be accessible says Guterres
Sep 23, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: This year’s International Day of Sign Languages is being commemorated in the midst of a pandemic that has “disrupted and upended lives everywhere”, including those of the deaf community, the UN chief said on Wednesday.
Republic of Korea stresses support for developing nations during COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The President of the Republic of Korea has signaled his country’s support to developing nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes ensuring they have equitable access to any vaccines against the deadly new coronavirus.
South African President warns pandemic has set back African development
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York: Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Brazilian President outlines action taken to address COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:58 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has highlighted social and economic measures his administration implemented, to address the COVID-19 pandemic and what he views as the politicization of the virus in South America’s largest country.
Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly President
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented world leaders coming to New York to address the General Assembly in person, but the president of the world body stressed on Tuesday that the need for deliberation, is “higher than ever”.
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New York: In his centerpiece address to the historic and unprecedented 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and again call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic, by the end of the year.
UK's Boris Johnson to address Parliament on COVID-19 as cases, deaths surge
Sep 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a statement on the coronavirus situation in the United Kingdom at the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, the parliament confirmed.
Bangladesh registers 1,567 fresh nCoV cases, with 32 deaths
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:02 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 1,567 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 32 deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 347,372 and death toll at 4,913, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
COVID-19: 10 people test positive in PoK
Sep 18, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: As many as 10 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) during the past 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the area to 2,451.
COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds
Sep 18, 2020, at 09:44 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a new UN study has found.
Sep 18, 2020, at 06:15 am
Wuhan/IBNS: Several people in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province, where the coronavirus first surfaced in December last year, want to sue the local administration for the death of their kin due to mishandling of the health emergency but have found their lawsuits abruptly rejected, face official intimidation and their lawyers pressurised to withdraw from such cases, said an AFP report.
Canada: New Brunswick's PCs re-elected in Canada's first election during Covid-19
Sep 16, 2020, at 01:58 am
New Brunswick/IBNS: In Canada's first provincial vote held during the coronavirus pandemic, New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Party was re-elected with a majority government for Premier Blaine Higgs, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Actor Sadek Bachchu dies due to COVID-19
Sep 15, 2020, at 12:32 am
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi actor has died due to COVID-19 related illness, media reports said.
Work to achieve a culture of peace amid COVID-19 upheaval: UN Secretary-General
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend economies and societies, while also threatening to erode trust in public institutions and democracy, it is critical that people everywhere continue to pursue peace.
Bangladesh registers 1,827 new COVID cases, 41 deaths
Sep 10, 2020, at 01:08 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh reported 1827 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours while 41 lives were lost in the same period.