Millions in Yemen ‘a step away from starvation’
Sep 24, 2021, at 12:19 am
New York: The crisis in Yemen, now in its seventh year of war, continues unabated, with thousands of people displaced and millions “a step away from starvation”, the UN Humanitarian Relief Coordinator said on Wednesday during a high-level side event on the margins of the 76th General Assembly.
King of Saudi Arabia says peace is top priority for his country
Sep 24, 2021, at 12:15 am
New York: The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, said on Wednesday that promoting peace is his Kingdom’s top priority in international affairs.
‘The adolescence of humanity is coming to an end’, declares UK Prime Minister
Sep 24, 2021, at 12:12 am
New York: In his speech to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that it is time for mankind to grow up and take responsibility for the damage we are inflicting on the planet.
Myanmar: UN expert says current international efforts failing, urges ‘change of course’
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:42 pm
New York: The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday that conditions inside the country following the 1 February military coup have worsened, urging a “change of course” to prevent further human rights abuses and deaths.
All crew members of Russia's crashed An-26 plane died, remains found: Emergencies
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Moscow, UNI/Sputnik: A search group found the remains of the crew members of Russia's An-26 aircraft on the site of its crash in the Khabarovsk region, all of them died, a spokesman for emergency services told Sputnik on Thursday.
Support developing countries with climate mitigation: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: Financial support will be critical if developing countries are to meet global climate goals, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, said in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic: FAO report
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:58 pm
New York: COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:51 pm
NewYork: There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children over the last ten years, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Minister urges G20 to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the G20 member states on Thursday to lift unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan and stop using Kabul's foreign exchange reserves as an instrument of pressure.
Submarine row: Boris Johnson tells irate France to get a grip
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:20 pm
London/Paris: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commented on France's condemnation of the trilateral nuclear submarine deal, which is likely to further fuel Paris' anger, according to media reports.
Ukraine announces compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants, education workers
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Xinhua: The Ukrainian government announced Wednesday that it will introduce a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants and education workers.
Pakistan: Four people arrested in Lahore amid terror threats
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:32 pm
Lahore/IBNS: Amid terror threats, four people were arrested in Lahore in Pakistan on Sept 20, media reports said.
Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden to hold negotiations: French Cabinet
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:52 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden will hold a conversation later on Wednesday to clarify details related to Australia's decision to scrap the $66 billion submarine contract with French shipbuilders after formation of the AUKUS alliance, French cabinet spokesman Gabriel Attal said.
Jagmeet Singh among 18 Indo-Canadians who emerged victorious in Canada snap poll
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:22 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's new House of Commons will have a healthy representation from the Indo-Canadians as New Democratic Party (NDP)'s Jagdeep Singh and 17 others emerged victorious in the recently concluded snap national election in the country.
Pakistan isolated after failing to get Taliban included in SAARC meet
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan failed to garner support for the inclusion of the Taliban regime, which took power in Afghanistan after mass violence and killing, in Saturday's meeting of Foreign Ministers from SAARC nations.
Pakistan wants to help train Afghan SFs: Ambassador
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:16 pm
St. Petersburg/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan wants to help Afghanistan in its efforts to fight Taliban by training Afghan forces even as the militant-run interim government has consolidated its power, the Pakistani ambassador to the country told Sputnik.
Bangladesh: Unidentified people damage Durga idol in Kushtia
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Dhaka: Unidentified people have damaged an idol of Hindu deity Durga that was being created for the upcoming festival in Kushtia region of Bangladesh.
Taliban request to address UN General Assembly
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have requested to address the UN General Assembly and named their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill 3 in Jalalabad
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Three people were on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local media reported.
Somali President underscores need for COVID-19 vaccines for all
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New York: Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia has continued on the path to economic reform, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said in a pre-recorded speech to the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New York: In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.
Republic of Korea calls for UN-led ‘era of global community’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New York: The UN needs to usher in and lead a new “era of global community”, and the Republic of Korea will do all it can to support a revived world order based on solidarity and cooperation, the nation’s President, Moon Jae-in, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
DR Congo President asks for materialization of ‘all the promises made to Africa’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New York: The President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, asked for United Nations Member States to “materialize all the promises made to Africa in compensation for the sacrifices agreed to protect humanity against global warming.”
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New York: Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicted” those promises, the UN rights chief told a side event of the General Assembly on Tuesday.
UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland and Belarus, due to causes yet to be determined.
On Afghanistan, Qatar calls for separating aid from political differences
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New York: The international community must continue to support Afghanistan, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning against potential boycott in the wake of the Taliban takeover.
Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change.
Taliban requests to address UN General Assembly, names Suhail Shaheen as UN ambassador
Sep 22, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, has requested to address the world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at New York in the United States, media reports said.