Continuing Venezuela exodus and COVID-19 highlights need for global solidarity for most vulnerable
Jun 12, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New York: Vulnerable Venezuelan migrants and refugees who have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 health and socio-economic crisis, urgently need greater support from the international community, UN humanitarians said on Friday, ahead of a donor conference hosted by Canada next week.
UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council
Jun 12, 2021, at 04:10 pm
New York: Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term.
G7 to donate 1Bln COVID-19 vaccine doses to world's poorest countries: UK Government
Jun 12, 2021, at 04:15 am
London, Jun 11 (UNI) The UK which is hosting the Group of Seven in-person summit starting on Friday in the English county of Cornwall announced that the leaders of the world´s richest nations will agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries.
UK Police arrest 7 people in Cornwall near location of G7 Summit
Jun 12, 2021, at 04:07 am
MOSCOW, Jun 11 (Sputnik) UK law enforcement officers have arrested seven people in Cornwall, near the town where the Group of Seven (G7) is holding its summit, local police said on Friday.
G7 considering allocating USD 100 billion to fight against COVID-19 : White House
Jun 12, 2021, at 04:00 am
Washington, Jun 11 (UNI) The US and other Group of Seven (G7) countries could extend up to USD 100 billion of IMF funds to countries that need urgent support in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House announced on Friday.
Pakistan continues to use blasphemy laws to target Christian communities: Experts
Jun 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan continues to target the Christian community with the blasphemy law despite criticisms from the international arena over the issue.
Ecuador to commence vaccinating children against COVID-19 from end of August: Minister
Jun 11, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: Ecuador plans to start vaccinating children aged three and older against COVID-19 with the Chinese Sinovac drug starting end of August, Health Minister Ximena Garzon announced in an interview to the El Comercio newspaper.
Security Council urged to bring multilateralism ‘alive’, to tackle serious global challenges
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:20 pm
New York: Rules-based multilateralism is not a simple or appealing phrase, a top European Union (EU) official told the Security Council on Thursday, “but our job is to bring it alive”.
Nine in 10 African nations set to miss urgent COVID vaccination goal
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:16 pm
New York: Nine in 10 African nations look set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.
Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:12 pm
New York: For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase of 8.4 million over four years – while millions of other are at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN report launched on Thursday.
Two guests onboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship test positive for COVID-19, claims company
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Two guests onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Celebrity Millennium tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the end of the trip, the company said in a press release.
Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New York: The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Germany investigates 20 police officers for participating in far-right chat rooms
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:46 am
Berlin/Sputnik:The Frankfurt prosecutor's office and the Wiesbaden criminal department in the German state of Hesse are investigating 20 police officers, one former and 19 current, for participating in far-right chat rooms, the authorities said Wednesday.
Japan, Australia voice concerns over China's coast guard law, allege rights abuses
Jun 09, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia expressed concerns over China's recent coast guard law and purported rights abuses in its Xinjiang region in a joint statement after virtual 2+2 talks on Wednesday.
Encrypted communication: Europol says more than 800 criminals detained
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:01 pm
The Hague: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Dutch National Police (Politie), and the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen), in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and 16 other countries have carried out with the support of Europol one of the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date in the fight against encrypted criminal activities.
Antonio Guterres nominated for a second term as UN chief by UNSC
Jun 09, 2021, at 12:44 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council Tuesday voted to grant Secretary General Antonio Guterres a second term.
British PM Boris Johnson dials Pakistan PM Imran Khan; Afghanistan, climate issues discussed
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:48 am
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his British counterpart Boris Johnson held a telephonic conversation where the two leaders discussed Afghanistan, climate change among other issues of bilateral importance.
Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next UN General Assembly President
Jun 08, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly.
Several major websites down after massive internet outage
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:37 pm
London: Several major websites across the globe, including The Guardian, is currently down.
Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New York: Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave threats to Central Africa’s fragile stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council on Monday, while spotlighting crucial democratic gains that must be protected.
Protection call for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead
Jun 08, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New York: Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Monday, in response to a deadly assault at the weekend that claimed the lives of at least 132 innocent people.
Rights experts decry ‘black hole’ for media freedoms in Belarus
Jun 08, 2021, at 04:57 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of a jailed social media activist in Belarus amid what they described as a “black hole” for media freedoms in the country, according to a statement issued on Monday.
NATO needs to engage with China on climate change, arms control
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: NATO must engage with China on issues like climate change and arms control, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Jeff Bezos to fly to space with brother on July 20
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:18 am
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space next month along with other passengers on his company's first sub-orbital sightseeing trip on its spacecraft , New Shepard, said media reports
Maldives Foreign Minister elected President of UN General Assembly
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:46 am
New York/IBNS: Abdulla Shahid, foreign minister of the Maldives, was elected the President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly with three-fourth majority, garnering 143 votesout of the 191 ballots cast.
Saudi Aramco to issue inaugural dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, says source
Jun 07, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco is planning to offer several tranches of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, called sukuk, due in three, five and 10 years, a source in the financial sector told Sputnik on Monday.
Manchester lab: Tech deal with China may be axed over national security fear
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:17 pm
A technology partnership between Britain and China is to be shut down amid fears over national security on sharing nuclear secrets, media reports said.
Nigerian troops thwart police station attack, 5 gunmen killed
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Five gunmen were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops and police special forces thwarted an attack on a police station in the southern state of Imo, said a spokesperson for the army.
Prince Harry, Meghan welcome baby girl
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:18 am
London: Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a baby girl.
Burkina Faso village attack: Death toll touches 132
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:31 am
Ouagadougou: The death toll due to the attack by armed men in a village in northern Burkina Faso has touched 132, media reports said.