Security Council has critical role in addressing fragility and conflict: UN chief
Jan 08, 2021, at 05:52 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the critical role of the Security Council in addressing links between fragility and conflict, two of the greatest obstacles to achieving sustainable development across the world.
Central African Republic: Respect final results of the election, UN and partners urge
Jan 06, 2021, at 03:16 pm
New York: Senior officials from the United Nations and regional organizations have called on all political actors in the Central African Republic (CAR) to respect the final results of the recent presidential elections, and to settle any disputes peacefully and in accordance with the country’s laws.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’, warn UN agencies
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:59 pm
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and without shelter, amid freezing winter temperatures.
Return to ‘path of meaningful negotiations’, UN envoy urges Israelis, Palestinians
Dec 22, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New York: Addressing the UN Security Council on Monday, the UN envoy for the Middle East Peace Process urged Israelis, Palestinians, regional States and the broader international community to “take practical steps to enable the parties to re-engage” in the peace process.
Fighting displaces over 500,000 in northern Mozambique, reports UN refuge agency
Dec 19, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New York: Attacks by armed groups in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Niassa provinces have displaced more than 530,000 people, many of whom have been forced to move multiple times, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UN rights experts ‘deeply troubled’ by impunity for killing of Palestinian children
Dec 19, 2020, at 03:29 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts, on Thursday, called for an impartial and independent investigation into the killing of a 15-year-old child by Israeli security forces at a West Bank protest this month.
Tigray crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says
Dec 16, 2020, at 11:00 pm
New York: Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a priority, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender
Dec 16, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Washington: Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges brought against an indigenous leader, for peacefully protesting a political rally held last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located on treaty lands of the Great Sioux Nation.
Put me out of a job: UN refugee chief’s challenge to world leaders
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:44 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has challenged world leaders to put him “out of a job” by addressing the root causes that drive millions to flee their homes due to war and insecurity.
Lebanon: UN-backed tribunal sentences Hezbollah militant in Hariri assassination
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New York: The UN chief on Friday took note of five concurrent life sentences handed down to a Hezbollah militant, convicted in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, fifteen years ago.
US concerned about Bangladesh's plans to relocate 1,642 Rohingya refugees: State Dept
Dec 11, 2020, at 01:38 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is alarmed by Bangladesh's plans to transfer more than 1,600 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, and stresses the need for all relocations to be fully voluntary, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown said in a statement on Thursday.
Amidst positive steps, challenges in Africa ‘loom large’, UN chief tells Security Council
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:07 pm
New York: The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday.
UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray
Dec 05, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a deal was struck to reach displaced civilians, following weeks of fighting between federal and regional forces.
UN experts call for clemency for Lisa Montgomery, as US reschedules planned execution
Dec 04, 2020, at 10:31 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts expressed serious concern on Thursday, after the United States Government rescheduled the execution of Lisa Montgomery for 12 January, just days before new President Joe Biden, an opponent of the death penalty, is due to be sworn in.
UN expert calls for urgent action to end ‘pandemic of femicide and violence against women’
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New York: COVID-19 is overshadowing what has become a “pandemic of femicide” and related gender-based violence against women and girls, said independent UN human rights expert Dubravka Šimonović on Monday, calling for the universal establishment of national initiatives to monitor and prevent such killings.
Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus
Nov 24, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened”, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday.
UN releases $100 million to guard against famine
Nov 18, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New York: The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from a hunger epidemic fueled by conflict, economic decline, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Independent UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding: ‘No one is secure until all of us are’
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The only way to fight the COVID-19 crisis is to make affordable vaccines available to everyone, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, underscoring that in an interconnected and interdependent world, “no one is secure until all of us are secure”.
‘Super typhoon’ Goni: UN, partners seek $45 million in immediate relief
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:11 pm
New York: The United Nations and humanitarian partners in the Philippines launched, on Monday, a response plan for $45.5 million to bring life-saving assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people affected by Typhoon Goni.
Ethiopia: ‘Halt the violence’, resolve grievances peacefully: UN rights chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief called on Friday for the de-escalation of violence and military clashes across parts of Ethiopia, urging all those involved to “engage in a genuine, inclusive and credible dialogue to solve any differences through peaceful means”.
Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New York: The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different parts of the world, demanding that those who target humanitarians are brought to justice.
UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all other women human rights defenders in detention”.
UN expert urges Myanmar not to undermine ‘very lifeblood of democracy’ ahead of polls
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights expert has called on the Government and military of Myanmar to stop persecuting opposition supporters, including journalists and student protesters, ahead of next week’s general elections.
Member States urged to step up funding for UN peacebuilding initiatives
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its relentless global assault, the UN Secretary-General has urged countries not to let up on their support for peace efforts in conflict-affected countries.
World Cities Day: Value communities, today and for the future
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New York: Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and urged that their unique efforts be built on, during recovery.
UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:24 pm
New York: Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives from the international community stood in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday to reaffirm their commitment to this promise.
UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which claimed the lives of eight children, and wounded another twelve.
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons set to enter into force in January
Oct 26, 2020, at 02:50 pm
New York: In what leading campaigners are describing as “a new chapter for nuclear disarmament”, the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will now come into force on 22 January, after Honduras became the 50th Member State to ratify on Saturday.
Pakistani schools teach children about hating Hindus, Jews: Baloch activist tells UN
Oct 16, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Geneva: Munir Mengal, the president of Baloch Voice Association, has alerted the United Nations that schools in Pakistan teach about hatred against Hindus and Jews to the students.
Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:41 pm
New York: Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural resources, yet many suffer from “discrimination, systemic racism and structural poverty”, the UN chief said on Thursday.