International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:53 pm
New York: Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
$4.3 billion needed to help over 17 million people across Yemen
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: A “funding crunch” has put millions of people in Yemen at risk of catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in support of an urgent appeal to donors to fund the humanitarian response in the war-torn country.
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:32 pm
New York: Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Security Council votes to bolster UN priorities in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: Seven months after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, the Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN special political mission in the country, charging it with a robust set of priorities, ranging from coordinating humanitarian aid delivery to human rights monitoring and facilitating dialogue.
Ukraine's Mariupol suffers 50-100 attacks daily: City Council
Mar 18, 2022, at 04:13 pm
Kyiv: The Mariupol city in Ukraine is witnessing 50 to 100 attacks daily, according to the city council.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt halts insurance industry
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Th Taliban government of Afghanistan has suspended the operations of the insurance companies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Ukraine: Actress Oksana Shvets dies in Russian 'rocket attack'
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:37 pm
Kyiv: A popular Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has died in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv, media reports said on Friday.
Russian shelling hits Ukraine school, cultural centre, leaves 21 dead
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:38 am
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 21 people were killed and 25 others injured on Thursday when Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, media reports said.
UK, US, France request UNSC meeting on Ukraine
Mar 17, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Six countries - including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States - have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, the UK permanent mission to the UN said.
Japan earthquake kills 3, disrupts transport
Mar 17, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Tokyo/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's Pacific coast has left at least three people dead and more than 190 injured.
Smuggling: Chinese national gets 9-year prison term in Ethiopia
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:38 am
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Federal High Court in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has sentenced a Chinese national to nine years in jail for reportedly trying to smuggle highly censored communication gear into the country, media reports said.
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:35 am
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday against the Taliban when they also distanced themselves from prominent women’s rights activist Fatima Gailani, stating that she does not represent them.
Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky addresses US lawmakers, appeals for greater Western intervention
Mar 17, 2022, at 03:39 am
Washington/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday made an emotive appeal to United States lawmakers for greater Western intervention against the Russian attack.
Pakistan: Protesters stopped from entering Quetta’s Red Zone
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Quetta: Police on Tuesday prevented an attempt of the Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance to enter the Red Zone in Pakistan's Quetta city to stage a sit-in in support of their demands.
BNM plans to organize protests in UK, South Korea against Pakistan's 'atrocities' in Balochistan
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Balochistan: The Baloch National Movement has announced it will host a series of protests in the UK and South Korea against Pakistan's 'atrocities' in Balochistan.
Guterres vows to improve UN’s handling of sexual exploitation and abuse
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with his system-wide strategy – launched in 2017 - to stamp out incidents by placing victims at the heart of efforts, throughout the system.
Pakistan: 5 trans women shot, injured in Mansehra
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Mansehra: A group of armed people entered the house and shot and injured five trans women in Pakistan's Mansehra city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Yemen war now ‘chronic emergency’ as millions face hunger
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New York: After more than seven years of war, Yemen is living in a chronic state of emergency, marked by hunger, disease and other miseries that are rising faster than aid agencies can reverse, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the Special Envoy for the country called for joint efforts by Yemenis and the international community to break the entrenched cycle of violence.
Afghanistan: Food insecurity and malnutrition threaten ‘an entire generation’
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:21 pm
New York: People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of “unparalleled proportions”, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New York: Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 1,600 people and detained more than 12,500, since the military coup last year, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
UN on ‘positive trajectory’ towards full gender parity
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:04 pm
New York: Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to a renewed social contract anchored in human rights - the new Agenda for Peace - the UN chief told a meeting on Tuesday aimed at advancing women’s leadership worldwide.
Syria: Children ‘live in fear of violence’, scarred by 11 years of war
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New York: Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:28 pm
New York: Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:20 pm
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has put the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand to what it calls its "black list".
New Zealand reopens border for tourism
Mar 16, 2022, at 05:48 pm
Wellington: The New Zealand government is bringing forward the date for the reopening of the border to tourists in time for the Australian school holidays, in a move that will help accelerate the economic recovery from COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday.
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Fox News Channel cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra 'Sasha' Kuvshynova were killed close to war-hit Ukraine's Kyiv city when the vehicle in which they were travelling came under attack.
South Korean military says North Korean missile launch failed
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:13 pm
Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday said North Korea's attempt to launch an unidentified projectile has failed, media reports said.
Russia bans Joe Biden, several top US officials from entering country in reciprocal move
Mar 16, 2022, at 05:16 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday announced a ban on United States President Joe Biden and a dozen other top officials' entry into the country in a response to US sanctions.
Pakistan: Homeless person had Rs 4 billion in Swiss bank
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:02 am
Islamabad: An episode of fake accounts operating in Pakistan became evident from the fact that the name of a homeless person in Lahore recently emerged who held two accounts with a combined balance running around four billion rupees in a Swiss Bank.
Yemen: Three killed in suicide attack
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:57 am
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Three soldiers accompanying one of the separatist commanders were killed and seven guards injured in a suicide attack in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, a source in the government told Sputnik on Tuesday.