Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New York: As crowds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thronged on Thursday to hear Pope Francis’s message of hope and solidarity on day three of his official visit to Central Africa, UN humanitarians warned that aid agencies face growing demands and shrinking funds in DRC - Africa’s biggest hunger crisis.
Myanmar declares martial law in 37 towns
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:52 pm
Yangon/UNI: Myanmar's State Administration Council has declared martial law in 37 towns of four regions and four states in the Southeast Asian country.
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:43 pm
New York: Youth empowerment and employment figured heavily in discussions between Saudi officials and the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), held in the kingdom last weekend.
IOM steps up support as Rohingya refugee numbers rise in Southeast Asia
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:21 pm
New York: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Southeast Asian countries by sea and land, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday as it scales up support in the region.
Eight trends that will impact children in 2023
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:15 pm
New York: A series of interconnected crises are expected to have a huge impact on children in 2023. A report from the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), released on Tuesday, details the trends that will shape their lives over the next 12 months.
Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New York: Alarmed by the recent killing and injury of many children in Israel and Palestine, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced an appeal to parties on Monday to de-escalate tensions and refrain from violence.
Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:30 pm
New York: Top UN-appointed independent rights investigators on Monday urged the authorities to share more information on mass graves and other serious crimes linked to the country’s civil war.
More than 200 strikes against pension reform to take place in France next week: Reports
Jan 29, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Paris: More than 200 strikes against the pension reform project will be held at the call of leading trade unions across France on January 31, marking the second nationwide demonstration against raising the retirement age, media reported Sunday.
Several unconscious after avalanche in Japan's Nagano prefecture
Jan 29, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Tokyo: Several people were unconscious after being involved in an avalanche on Sunday at a ski resort in Otari village of Japan's Nagano prefecture, the country's public broadcaster NHK reported.
At least two killed, 664 injured in 5.9-magnitude quake in northwestern Iran
Jan 29, 2023, at 06:50 pm
Tehran/UNI: At least two people were killed and 664 others injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted West Azarbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday night, local media reported.
Clashes erupt in Jerusalem after anti-Israeli attacks
Jan 29, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday night in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the holy city.
Israel: Two injured in terror attack in Jerusalem, 13-year-old attacker 'neutralized'
Jan 29, 2023, at 01:09 am
Jerusalem: Police said a 13-year-old attacker was 'neutralized' after he shot and injured an Israeli father and his son in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday.
Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
Jan 28, 2023, at 11:14 pm
New York:The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), speaking in Damascus, has called on the world to boost investment in Syria’s people and communities to help ease the highest levels of hunger in 12 years.
Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief
Jan 28, 2023, at 11:10 pm
New York: At a UN ceremony to mark the Holocaust on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that antisemitism, hate speech, and misinformation are ever-present, 90 years on from the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
Jan 28, 2023, at 11:07 pm
Racism in the United Kingdom is “structural, institutional and systemic”, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday, warning that people of African descent in the country continue to encounter discrimination and erosion of their fundamental rights.
Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead
Jan 28, 2023, at 10:46 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Friday strongly condemned Friday’s terrorist attack by a Palestinian man outside a synagogue in a Jerusalem neighbourhood which has left at least seven Israelis dead, and three others injured.
French President Emmanuel Macron says 'will continue to speak to Russia'
Jan 28, 2023, at 04:49 pm
Washington/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will continue to maintain dialogue with Moscow amid Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
Israel: Terror attack in East Jerusalem synagogue leaves 7 people dead
Jan 28, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Jerusalem: At least seven people died in a terror attack at a synagogue in Israel's East Jerusalem region on Friday, media reports said.
‘Equal rights cannot wait’ on International Day of Women in Multilateralism
Jan 27, 2023, at 09:05 pm
New York: The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday underlined the need to achieve gender equality globally and fight hate speech, particularly that which targets women and girls online.
Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:49 pm
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to tackle rising levels of hunger, poverty and inequality, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said on Wednesday.
Human rights must be defended in the fight against terrorism: UN chief
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:44 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights.
Security Council: 12 years of war, leaves 70 per cent of Syrians needing aid
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:39 pm
New York: Almost twelve years into Syria’s devastating civil war, the country remains tattered and deeply divided, facing massive economic hardships, limited political progress and the world’s largest displacement crisis, with 70 per cent of the population now in need of humanitarian aid, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of Yemenis need humanitarian support and protection
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:34 pm
New York: Some 21.6 million people in Yemen – that’s two-thirds of the population – are going to need some kind of humanitarian assistance and protection services during the course of 2023, according to the UN’s Humanitarian Response plan published on Wednesday.
Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, ‘yet another blow to human rights’ in Russia: OHCHR
Jan 27, 2023, at 08:23 pm
The court order closing down Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is “yet another blow to human rights and civic space in the country”, said a Spokesperson for the UN rights office, OHCHR on Thursday.
Protesting police officers besiege Haiti's PM at airport: Reports
Jan 27, 2023, at 02:58 pm
Port-au-Prince: Police officers, protesting in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, have attacked the city's airport and besieged Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the Radio Tele Metronome broadcaster reported on Thursday.
Evil smuggling gangs ordering dinghies online from China to ferry migrants: Reports
Jan 26, 2023, at 10:29 pm
London: Evil gangs are currently ordering dinghies online from China to ferry migrants across the Channel to the UK, media reports said on Wednesday.
Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti
Jan 25, 2023, at 08:33 pm
New York: Haiti’s protracted political and humanitarian crisis – marked by spiking levels of gang-related violence and a badly struggling national police force – are reversing crucial security and development strides made since the country’s devastating 2010 earthquake, the senior UN representative in Port-au-Prince told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Philippine air force plane crashes in Bataan province, both pilots killed: Reports
Jan 25, 2023, at 08:30 pm
Manila: A Philippine air force plane has crashed in the province of Bataan, killing two pilots, Philippine newspaper Inquirer reported on Wednesday, citing the police.
Chris Hipkins swears in as New Zealand PM, succeeds Jacinda Ardern
Jan 25, 2023, at 08:10 pm
Wellington/UNI: Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the new New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday succeeding Jacinda Ardern, who resigned less than one week ago.
Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:25 pm
New York: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion to fund core operations this year, as the people it helps face hitting “rock bottom”.