Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gambia: Guterres calls for ‘credible and transparent’ election
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New York: As Gambians prepare to choose their next president on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General asked on Friday for voters to help foster “a peaceful environment” at the polls.
Sialkot Lynching: Civil society members demonstrate in Lahore
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Lahore: The civil society group in Lahore city of Pakistan came out on the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the killing of a Sri Lankan national by a mob on accusation of blasphemy in Sialkot city on Friday.
Difficult to see China as a trusted partner, says Australia PM's special envoy Tony Abbott
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott said China follows weaponsied trade and it is difficult to see Beijing as a trusted partner.
With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New York: Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.
Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught in the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia.
Shocking: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts to Sialkot lynching incident
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday described the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot region of Pakistan as 'shocking'.
Avoid starvation: ‘Immediate priority’ for 3.5 million Afghans
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:08 pm
New York: Amidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”.
UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:57 pm
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it expects Pakistan authorities to take the required action to investigate and ensure justice following the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, Pakistan, by a mob of frenzied Islamic zealots over allegations of blasphemy.
US committed to making sure Taiwan has means to defend itself : Antony Blinken
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States is committed to ensuring that Taiwan has the means to defend itself in the event of an attack from China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
Mali: Terrorists attack bus, 33 civilians die
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Bamako: At least 33 people died as terrorists attacked a bus in central Mali on Saturday, media reports said.
Dec 04, 2021, at 06:21 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.
A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:30 am
Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.
Pakistan's Lahore city is most polluted city: Report
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Lahore, the capital city of Punjab Province in Pakistan has once again topped as the most polluted cities in the world with a hazardous Air Quality Index of 999 on Friday.
Sindh Assembly Speaker arrested outside Pakistan Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Pakistan Supreme Court building after the court ordered him to surrender before the anti-graft body.
Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron variant spread, hold back studies: Report
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:49 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.
Mob in Pakistan's Sialkot burns to death Sri Lankan factory manager on blasphemy charge
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Sialkot: A mob in Pakistan's Sialkot area on Friday tortured a Sri Lankan man to death and then burned his body on charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
Taiwanese legislators demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: Legislators from Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) have called for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, owing to China's human rights violations in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, media reports said.
Protest in Pakistan's Gwadar: Additional police force deployed to control agitators
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Balochistan police have issued orders to send 5,500 police officers to Gwadar from other districts to maintain peace and security in the region where people are protesting for more than a week.
China decides to suspend hybrid energy project in 3 Sri Lankan islands close to TN coast
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Colombo/UNI: China has decided to suspend a proposed hybrid energy project in three Sri Lankan islands off the Jaffna peninsula, close to the Tamil Nadu coast, due to “security concerns” from a third party, months after India was reported to have protested the awarding of the tender to a Chinese firm.
Afghanistan's GDP may shrink by 20 pc
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The value of Afghanistan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to likely contract further by several billions, as per a UN body report.
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New York: Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full justice for victims and survivors.
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
‘Turning point’ reached for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, Security Council hear
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head of a special UN investigative team told the Security Council in New York on Thursday.
‘Bodyright’ campaign launched, to end rise in gender-based violence online
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New York: Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings”, the UN’s women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence, UNFPA, said on Thursday, launching a new bodyright campaign to help shield bodies and minds from cyber violence.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.
Emergency aid needs set to rise by 17% to assist 274 million, UN humanitarians warn
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New York: A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a 17 per cent increase compared with this year, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Belgrade, Serbia/IBNS: The Pakistan embassy in Serbia on Friday openly criticized the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for not paying salary to the embassy staff for the last three months.
Boris Johnson gets COVID-19 booster shot
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:16 pm
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received his COVID-19 vaccine shot and urged people to get themselves the same.