In Iceland, UN deputy chief says all conflict – across regions and with nature – must end
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:45 am
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has wrapped up a three-day visit to Iceland, where she stressed the UN’s dual objective for peace – for the world and with nature – and noted the country’s role enhancing global cooperation on peace as well as climate action.
Colombia stepping up efforts achieve historic peace goals, UN envoy says
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:42 am
As Colombia prepares to mark the seventh anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long conflict there, the Government has increased its efforts to realize the accord’s goals, the UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday.
Continuous Israeli strikes knock down two Syrian airports
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:35 am
Syria's two main airports in the capital Damascus and northern city Aleppo, which were under control of the war-torn country became out of service on Thursday as the result of Israeli strikes, state media reports.
Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:30 am
The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly nine in 10 of those uprooted, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Iran: Rights experts ‘dismayed’ over continued imprisonment of Nobel Laureate Mohammadi
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:23 am
UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her unwavering commitment to women’s rights in the country.
UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:19 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region.
340,000 Palestinians displaced by Hamas-Israel conflict
Oct 13, 2023, at 05:03 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 340,000 Palestinians have been displaced since the beginning of the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict days ago, according to a UN agency.
Oct 13, 2023, at 04:29 am
The office of the Israeli prime minister Thursday shared horrifying photos of dead babies on social media saying that they were among the pictures shown by Benjamin Netanyahu to visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks hit 1,417
Oct 13, 2023, at 03:06 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of the Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza hit 1,417, while another 6,268 were wounded, according to the Gaza-based health ministry.
Israel destroys 752 residential buildings in Gaza
Oct 13, 2023, at 01:40 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: Israel destroyed about 752 residential buildings in its airstrikes on Gaza since Saturday, a Palestinian official said Thursday.
Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to decimate every Hamas member
Oct 12, 2023, at 11:50 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to kill every member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. However, the country has been asked to conduct the retaliatory action as per the “rules of the war”.
Israel was alerted by Egypt of a potential Hamas attack: US
Oct 12, 2023, at 11:02 pm
Washington: Israel was alerted by Egypt of a possible attack three days before Hamas' lethal cross-border assault, a US congressional panel chairman has said, AFP news agency reported.
Oct 12, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Jerusalem: Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz Thursday said his country would cut off basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas sets free all the people it took hostage during its surprise attack on Israel last Saturday
US Secretary of State Blinken embarks on trip to Israel in show of support amid war with Hamas
Oct 12, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan from October 11-13 in a show of support for the Jewish state amid its escalating war with Hamas.
Gaza Health Ministry says overnight Israeli airstrikes left 51 people dead
Oct 12, 2023, at 04:25 pm
Hamas-run health ministry has claimed Israel's overnight airstrikes have left 51 people dead and 281 hurt.
Israel-Palestine conflict: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rises to 1,100
Oct 12, 2023, at 04:13 pm
Gaza/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes has reached 1,100, the Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement on Wednesday.
'Not against free speech, but ....': Bill Ackman on not hiring students supporting Hamas anonymously
Oct 12, 2023, at 06:50 am
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has justified his stance of not hiring Harvard University students who support Hamas.
Oct 12, 2023, at 02:44 am
Gaza has lost all means of electricity after the only power station in the Palestinian enclave ran out of fuel and had to shut down, media reports said Wednesday evening.
Gaza: Palestinian health ministry says death toll surges to 1,055 amid Israeli airstrike
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:07 pm
The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday said 1055 people have died in the Gaza Strip ever since Israel launched an airstrike in the region.
UN chief proposes $3.3 billion budget for 2024
Oct 11, 2023, at 11:02 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday introduced a $3.3 billion programme budget for the Organization in 2024, amidst an array of global challenges ranging from conflicts, human rights violations, inequalities, and climate disasters.
UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Following reports of continued fighting between government troops and local militias in Ethiopia, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is sounding the alarm about the heightened risk of genocide and related atrocity crimes in the Tigray, Amhara, Afar and Oromi regions.
Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief
Oct 11, 2023, at 10:46 pm
The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, warning that “the whole region is at a tipping point.”
Israel-Palestine conflict: Death toll in Israel touches 1200, 900 killed in Gaza
Oct 11, 2023, at 08:12 pm
The death toll in Israel over the conflict between Israel and Palestine touched 1,200 while more than 900 people were killed in the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, media reports said.
UN: Over 123,000 internally displaced in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli attacks
Oct 11, 2023, at 07:17 pm
More than 123,000 people have been internally displaced in Gaza as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday.
UK: Fire breaks out at terminal car park of London Luton Airport, flights suspended
Oct 11, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Britain's London Luton Airport suspended all flights late Tuesday after a terminal car park was hit by a large fire, local media reported.
Haiti: $21 million appeal to help thousands displaced by gang violence
Oct 11, 2023, at 05:04 am
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Haiti are appealing for $21 million to ensure better protection and shelter conditions for tens of thousands of newly displaced people in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
Israeli airstrikes kill two Hamas political office members
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:50 am
Tunis/Tunisia: Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip killed two members from Hamas's political office, Jawad Abu Shammala and Zakaria Abu Maamar, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday.
Israel-Palestine: UN urges parties to spare civilian lives
Oct 11, 2023, at 04:37 am
In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, all parties must stop targeting civilians and Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release their hostages, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday.
Toll from Hamas surprise attack hits 1,008 in Israel
Oct 11, 2023, at 03:41 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: At least 1,008 individuals have been killed in Israel since Hamas militants crossed into the country in a surprise attack on Saturday, state-owned Kan TV news reported Tuesday.
UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia
Oct 10, 2023, at 11:37 pm
A UN independent human rights expert on Monday called for urgent structural reforms in Cambodia following the “restricted” general elections earlier this year.