Russia fires on evacuation convoy, 7 killed
Mar 13, 2022, at 08:30 am
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian intelligence service on Saturday said that seven civilians were killed after Russian troops fired at an evacuation convoy in the Kyiv region.
Zelenskyy says about 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed
Mar 13, 2022, at 08:30 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy estimated on Saturday that his country had lost some 1,300 troops during more than two weeks of fighting with Russia.
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day on charges of terrorism
Mar 13, 2022, at 04:24 am
Saudi Arabia Saturday said it has executed a total of 81 people in one day on various terrorism-related charges, topping the executions last year and eliciting criticism from rights activists.
Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine could be a war crime: UN rights office
Mar 12, 2022, at 09:53 pm
New York: The UN rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion which began on 24 February, before issuing a reminder to Moscow that any targeting of non-combatants could be a war crime.
Russian troops push toward Ukrainian capital Kyiv, other cities
Mar 12, 2022, at 06:59 pm
Kyiv: Reports have suggested that Russian forces were making progress from the northeast as they inch toward Ukraine's capital Kyiv, ABC news reported on Saturday.
UN rights experts raise alarm over Russia’s ‘choking’ media clampdown at home
Mar 12, 2022, at 03:56 pm
New York: The recent adoption by Russia of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the Government to gag and blindfold an entire population, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Ukraine: Melitopol Mayor abducted, faces terrorism charges
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine's Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who was abducted by Russian-backed forces on Friday, could be facing terrorism charges.
U.S. House passes bill which prohibits maps depicting Taiwan 'inaccurately'
Mar 12, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington: The United States House of Representatives passed an appropriation bill on Wednesday which is going to prohibit the use of any maps by the U.S. State Department and its foreign operations that "inaccurately" depict Taiwan.
Iraq: Seven IS militants killed
Mar 12, 2022, at 12:08 am
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Seven Islamic State militants were killed in Iraqi airstrikes in Kirkuk and Salahudin provinces, including a local leader of the extremist group, security sources said on Friday.
Ukraine crisis may trigger illegal Pakistani migrants to land up in EU nations
Mar 11, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Kyiv: The ongoing crisis in Ukraine may encourage Pakistani migrants to take advantage of the porous borders with bordering countries to seek asylum or arrive as illegal immigrants in European countries like Germany.
Ukraine: Mariupol Mayor describes 'two days of hell' after the bombing of hospital
Mar 11, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Kyiv: The Mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, issued a video message, condemning Russia for its "cynical and destructive war against humanity", Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
UN and partners boost presence and aid supplies inside Ukraine
Mar 11, 2022, at 04:03 pm
New York: Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment, or fleeing the violence, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
Social media poses ‘existential threat’ to traditional, trustworthy news: UNESCO
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:57 pm
New York: The business model of the news media is ‘broken’ and with it, our fundamental right to information is at risk, a new UNESCO report examining global trends in freedom of expression warns.
Break the link between illicit drugs and social media: UN-backed report
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:36 pm
New York: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent, UN-backed body, is calling on governments to do more to regulate social media platforms that glamourize drug-related negative behaviour and boost sales of controlled substances.
Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New York: At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.
Mar 11, 2022, at 03:03 pm
New York: The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the head of the UN Children’s Fund, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the stricken coastal city of Mariupol, which has been under heavy bombardment for days.
UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus
Mar 10, 2022, at 03:14 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million.
Somalia: SNA personnel kill 10 al-Shabab militants
Mar 09, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Mogadishu: Somali National Army (SNA) on Wednesday said its forces have killed ten al-Shabab militants and arrested six others during an operation near Jamame town.
Investing in women’s empowerment yields major peace, prosperity dividend, Security Council hears
Mar 09, 2022, at 04:07 pm
New York: Investing in women’s economic empowerment yields enormous dividends for peace and prosperity, the head of UN Women told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that countries where women are economically marginalized and shut out of the workforce are much more likely to go to war.
‘No justification for violence or terror’ says UN Envoy amid rising tensions in Jerusalem
Mar 09, 2022, at 03:53 pm
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the “deteriorating security situation” this week in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, where daily violence has claimed the lives of six Palestinians, including a child.
Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access
Mar 09, 2022, at 03:48 pm
New York: On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday repeated her ceasefire call, with humanitarians on the ground describing conditions as increasingly “apocalyptic”.
We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy: Joe Biden
Mar 09, 2022, at 02:27 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said his country is banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy.
West responsible for deaths in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the responsibility for the deaths in Ukraine lies with Western countries, as they refuse to close the airspace over the country and provide planes.
Russian general killed near Kharkiv: Reports
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Ukraine's defence ministry has said a top Russian military commander was killed in a battle on the edge of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs
Mar 08, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New York: Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine must be protected, two senior UN officials said in a joint statement on Monday.
Invest in care services to generate jobs, support working parents: ILO report
Mar 08, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Greater investment in care services could create nearly 300 million jobs by 2035, the UN’s labour agency, ILO, said in a report published on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on 8 March.
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, four wounded
Mar 08, 2022, at 10:26 pm
New York: A convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets’, from Egypt, and wounding four others.
Russia reduced Genocide Convention 'to confetti', Ukraine tells world court
Mar 08, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: Ukraine addressed the UN’s highest court on Monday to reject as a “grotesque lie” Russia’s claims that genocide has been committed in eastern Ukrainian oblasts, or regions, before calling for emergency measures to halt Russian aggression.
‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message
Mar 08, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New York: Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 08 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from the pandemic with the clock spinning backwards on gender equality”.
Interlinked crises erasing hard-won gains for gender equality in region
Mar 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm
The aggravating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on existing inequalities, coupled with the effects of the climate crises and disasters in the region, is erasing many hard-fought gains made towards gender equality.