Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks
Aug 16, 2023, at 12:03 am
New York: An escalation of Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine has brought more death and injuries to southern regions while hampering aid operations, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Monday.
Disability rights threatened by bad working conditions for carers: independent expert
Aug 16, 2023, at 12:00 am
New York: Discussions about the “future of care in the 21st century” must prioritize working conditions and career opportunities – or else disability rights will be in jeopardy, a UN-appointed independent rights expert warned on Monday.
Sudan: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
Aug 12, 2023, at 09:28 pm
New York: Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen
Aug 12, 2023, at 09:24 pm
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.
UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
Aug 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
New York: As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Sunday that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”.
‘Transforming education’: Ensuring children and societies are learners
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:24 pm
New York: The UN launched on Friday a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to understand education as a global public good.
Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
Aug 04, 2023, at 08:29 pm
New York: Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South Sudan next December, the UN Special Representative for the country told journalists in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday.
Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency
Aug 04, 2023, at 07:16 pm
New York: Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little over 100 days, the UN migration agency, IOM, has warned.
UN missions battle old and emerging threats, to protect civilians
Jul 29, 2023, at 08:55 pm
New York: Heads of UN peacekeeping forces on Thursday highlighted the work of ‘blue helmets’ in some of the most challenging environments, protecting those in need not only from war and terror but also increasingly from natural disasters and disinformation.
Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed
Jul 28, 2023, at 11:42 pm
New York: The UN on Wednesday launched an initiative for accelerated transformation in food systems, with the Deputy Secretary-General highlighting key objectives to help get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.
Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief, urging transformation in how we produce, consume food
Jul 25, 2023, at 10:21 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production.
UN condoles death of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev in Ukrainian strike
Jul 23, 2023, at 05:29 pm
United Nations: The United Nations has deplored the death of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev in the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces and expressed condolences to his family, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told Sputnik on Saturday.
UN celebrates Mandela’s lifelong commitment to human rights
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:53 pm
New York: The United Nations on Thursday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013.
Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President
Jul 20, 2023, at 10:56 pm
Life-saving relief programmes should not be held hostage by political interests, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by a permanent member of the Security Council, that halted vital cross-border aid last week into northern Syria.
UN remembers 77 personnel who died in the line of duty last year
Jul 20, 2023, at 10:53 pm
New York: The United Nations family came together on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 77 members of staff who died in the line of duty in 2022.
Majority of women live in countries with large gender gaps, UN report reveals
Jul 19, 2023, at 08:08 pm
New York: Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development said in a new report published on Tuesday.
Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
Jul 15, 2023, at 11:27 pm
New York: The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence, the UN’s advocate on the issue, Pramila Patten, told the Security Council on Friday.
UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jul 12, 2023, at 10:55 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the northeast Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday which left one Rwandan ‘blue helmet’ dead.
Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams
Jul 12, 2023, at 09:57 pm
New York: As conflict continues to rage in Sudan, UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Tuesday at a surge in the number of people fleeing across the border to Chad.
Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign
Jul 07, 2023, at 06:17 pm
The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015.
UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission
Jul 01, 2023, at 11:58 pm
New York: The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in Mali, although it will take six months for the final “blue helmets” to depart.
Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres said on Thursday.
Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:59 pm
New York: International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which is spreading to other regions, a top UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:51 pm
The UN has worked to extend critical humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since day one of the invasion, the Organization’s development chief told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London on Wednesday.
In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:31 pm
New York: Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday to mark the ninth celebration of the International Day of Yoga, observed each 21 June.
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:28 pm
A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women over the past decade, with almost nine out of 10 men and women worldwide, still holding such biases.
Geneva: Imran Khan's supporters demonstrate outside UN office
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:47 pm
A large number of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's protesters assembled outside the UN office in Geneva on Monday and demonstrated against rights violations in the country.
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:20 pm
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as its final judgement was delivered, increasing the prison sentences on appeal of two former top Serbian security officials.
UN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa
May 26, 2023, at 06:48 pm
New York: With “crisis atop of crisis” threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community cannot afford to stand idly by, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a pledging event to raise $7 billion for the region, held at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters
May 21, 2023, at 01:23 am
New York: The UN Human Rights Council-appointed panel of independent experts examining the Iranian Government’s response to protests that erupted there last November, has said that it’s “deeply alarmed” at continuing executions of demonstrators, ahead of pending reviews.