Ecuador: Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform
May 11, 2022, at 10:45 pm
New York: The latest deadly prison violence in Ecuador has again highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the country’s criminal justice system, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’
May 11, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: As Syria begins 12 years of conflict amidst soaring humanitarian needs, UN agency heads launched during a European Union conference on Tuesday, a joint appeal for $10.5 billion.
Ukraine: UN rights office probe spotlights harrowing plight of civilians
May 11, 2022, at 08:31 pm
New York: Almost 76 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, countless civilians remain caught up in the horror and destruction of war, UN rights investigators said on Tuesday.
Bill Gates tests COVID-19 positive, says he is suffering 'mild symptoms'
May 11, 2022, at 03:11 pm
New York: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump's Twitter ban
May 11, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Washington: Tesla chief Elon Musk has said he will reverse former US President Donald Trump's ban from Twitter if his bid to buy the micro-blogging platform is successful.
Putin triggers more health rumours as he covers legs with blanket at Victory Day Parade
May 10, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again sparked speculations over his health as he covered his legs with a thick green blanket as he sat between senior dignitaries and World War II veterans at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow's Red Square, media reports said.
DR Congo: UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on mining site
May 10, 2022, at 11:32 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate deadly armed group attacks in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, on Sunday.
Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine
May 10, 2022, at 11:19 pm
New York: Moldova, the most fragile of war-torn Ukraine’s neighbors, needs and deserves massive support to match its generosity as a recipient of nearly half a million refugees, and to preserve its own stability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
May 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New York: The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian "economic" capital.
Guterres welcomes new acting chief of UN projects services
May 10, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) welcomed on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres' appointment of Jens Wandel as its ad interim chief.
Nicaragua: New law heralds damaging crackdown on civil society, UN warns
May 10, 2022, at 06:43 pm
New York: Under the guise of preventing money-laundering and cutting off terrorist financing, a new law in Nicaragua further restricts the functioning of civil society, “contrary to the country’s human rights obligations”, the spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday.
Bolivia: Four people die in stampede
May 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm
La Paz: at least four people died when an apparent tear gas grenade exploded, causing a stampede in the Bolivian city of Potosi on Monday, media reports said.
May 10, 2022, at 05:54 am
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has expressed concern over the security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands.
Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
May 09, 2022, at 05:34 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were sheltering from the ongoing fighting.
Hong Kong leader elections violated democratic principle, says EU
May 09, 2022, at 12:57 am
Brussels: The European Union on Sunday said that Hong Kong leader's elections violated the democratic principles and political pluralism.
Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud admitted to hospital: Royal Court
May 09, 2022, at 12:36 am
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah for medical checkups, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the royal court.
Peru: Lethal force by police officers must be barred from peaceful demonstrations
May 07, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New York: Peru has failed to protect the rights of two fleeing demonstrators who were shot dead when police opened fire on a non-violent march in February 2008, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published on Friday.
Cuba: Death toll due to explosion at hotel touches 22
May 07, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Havana: The death toll due to an explosion at a luxurious hotel in Cuban capital Havana has touched 22, media reports said on Saturday.
WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
May 07, 2022, at 07:37 pm
New York: Ports in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine must be re-opened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Africa: COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks
May 07, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New York: Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday.
Bali authorities to deport Russian social media influencer over nude photo shoot on sacred tree
May 07, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Bali authorities have decided to deport a Russian social media influencer after her act of posing naked for a photo shoot on a sacred tree in violation of local culture, media reports said on Saturday.
Small decrease in food prices in April ‘a welcome relief’
May 07, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: After reaching an all-time high in March amid repercussions from the war in Ukraine, world food prices decreased last month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion
May 07, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Havana: The death toll from a powerful explosion ripping a luxury hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 18, with more than 50 injured, official sources reported.
New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict
May 06, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New York: The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts.
May 06, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: Humanitarian needs continue to rise in war-torn Ukraine where an estimated 7.7 million people are now internally displaced, UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday.
Ethiopia: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
May 06, 2022, at 09:10 pm
New York: A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday.
New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict
May 06, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New York: The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts.
Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO
May 06, 2022, at 07:01 pm
New York: In the fast-changing world of work, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Thursday just how important dialogue between workers and management is to the global post-pandemic recovery – and to keeping people’s wages fair.
Israel: Three people die in suspected terror attack
May 06, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Elad: At least three people died in a suspected terror attack in Israelic ity of Elad on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
'Over 4 million people fled Ukraine since Feb 24': Ukrainian border guard
May 06, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Over 4 million people have left Ukraine through checkpoints controlled by Kyiv since Feb 24, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on Thursday.