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.
Libya ceasefire: UN relaunches inclusive political forum, amid growing ‘sense of hope’
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:21 pm
New York: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the launch of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, following the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in the strife-torn country.
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.
New York honors Punjabi community by co-naming street as Punjab Avenue
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:23 pm
New York: October 23, 2020 will go down as a red-letter day in the history of the Punjabi community of New York when a part of a busy Avenue was named as Punjab Avenue.
Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for boycott of French goods
Oct 26, 2020, at 11:54 pm
Ankara/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday appealed the citizens to boycott French goods in the backdrop of bilateral tensions with France.
Singapore's industrial production grows 24.2 pct in September
Oct 26, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Singapore/Xinhua: Singapore Economic Development Board reported on Monday that the country's manufacturing output grew 24.2 percent year on year in September, compared to a revised 15.4 percent rise in August.
150 dead, missing in Vietnam's natural disasters since October
Oct 26, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Landslides, floods and other natural disasters triggered by downpours have left 150 people dead and missing in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions since early October, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported on Monday.
Western Libya sees rallies against Macron's words defending cartoons on Muhammad :Reports
Oct 26, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Grand Mufti of Libya Sadiq Al-Ghariani, head of Islamic jurisconsults in the country, has called for organization of a series of demonstrations across western Libya to condemn a recent speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he defended the use of cartoons of Islamic prophet Muhammad as manifestation of freedom of speech, the media reported on Monday.
Science, unity and solidarity, key to defeating COVID: UN chief
Oct 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: Better preparation, listening to the science and acting together in solidarity, are some of the main ways that countries across the world can overcome the on-going COVID-19 crisis, the UN chief told the World Health Summit on Sunday.
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.
Tikhanovskaya announces nationwide strike in Belarus starting Monday
Oct 26, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Minsk/Sputnik: Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya announced on Sunday that a nationwide strike will commence on October 26 as her ultimatum to President Alexander Lukashenko expires.
Security forces deployed to downtown Minsk ahead of protest rally
Oct 25, 2020, at 09:15 pm
Minsk/Sputnik: The police, internal military troops and OMON Special Task Force have been arriving at the center of Minsk, where another large-scale unauthorized protest rally is expected to be held later in the day, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
Oct 25, 2020, at 02:05 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/IBNS: Chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. Lee Kun-hee has died at the age of 78, the company said in a statement.
UN chief hopes Israel-Sudan agreement will bring peace to wider regions
Oct 25, 2020, at 05:08 am
New York/Xinhua: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed the hope that the agreement between Israel and Sudan to normalize relations will create opportunities for peace and prosperity in the wider regions, said his spokesman.
Major fire erupts in "abandoned warehouse" in French northern port Le Havre
Oct 25, 2020, at 04:39 am
Paris/Xinhua: A major fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in an abandoned warehouse in Le Havre, a port city in northern France, police said.
Japan's number of newborn babies to reach record low this year
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:32 am
Tokyo/Xinhua: Japan's number of newborn babies in 2020 is expected to decrease to around 845,000, hitting a new record low, local media reported Saturday.
European Parliament asks France, EU to impose sanctions against terrorist activities in Pakistan
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Brussels: Members of European Parliament, Ryszard Czarnecki, Fulvio Martusciello and Gianna Garcia on Wednesday wrote a letter of concern to the French government and the European Union and urged them to impose sanctions against unabated terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Over 90,000 people became Refugees over crisis in Karabakh – Armenian Foreign Minister
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik: More than 90,000 people became refugees over the recent escalation of tensions in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.
UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful future for all the Libyan people”.
Malaysia: Demonstrators protest outside Pakistan Embassy on Black Day
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Protesters demonstrated outside the Pakistan Embassy in Malaysia on Thursday on the occasion of Black Day.
Rohingya conference pledges to ‘remain steadfast’ in finding solutions to crisis
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: A joint UN-hosted donor conference to rally international support behind Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya minority, ended on Thursday with a promise to continue engaging with concerned countries towards finding a long-term solution to their plight.
Little progress on disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:35 pm
New York: Despite the strengthening of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, little progress has been made regarding the disputed Abyei region, the head of UN Peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.
Classroom crisis: Avert a ‘generational catastrophe’, urges UN chief
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:28 pm
New York: The world is at risk of suffering “a generational catastrophe” as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the education of students globally, the UN chief said on Thursday.
5G: Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:53 am
Stockholm: The Swedish government has banned Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks.
Collapsing consumer demand amid lockdowns cripple Asia-Pacific garment industry
Oct 22, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered government lockdowns, collapsed consumer demand, and disrupted imports of raw materials, battering the Asia Pacific garment industry especially hard, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Secretary-General underscores value of UN partnerships in Southeast Asia
Oct 22, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: At a time of global challenge and uncertainty, partnership between the United Nations and regional bodies remains indispensable, the UN Secretary-General told foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a virtual meeting on Wednesday.
UN chief calls for end to reported police brutality in Nigeria
Oct 22, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake of reports that protesters had been shot dead and wounded, and called for “an end to reported police brutality and abuses.”
UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing information online
Oct 22, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking a “communications emergency” caused by false information disseminated on social media, the UN Secretary-General is encouraging people everywhere to take a breath before sharing content online.
Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’: Guterres
Oct 22, 2020, at 12:25 am
New York: Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said on Tuesday in his message for World Statistics Day.
UN chief appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel
Oct 22, 2020, at 12:04 am
New York: The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian needs are at “a breaking point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level conference on Tuesday to address the burgeoning crisis.