Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say
Feb 27, 2023, at 09:51 pm
New York: The UN chief and agencies serving refugees and migrants urgently called for safer travel routes and bolstered rescue operations following a deadly shipwreck that left at least 45 dead on Sunday off the coast of Crotone, Italy.
France: Thousands demonstrate in Paris to protest against sending arms to Ukraine
Feb 27, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Paris: Thousands of people unhappy about French arms deliveries to Ukraine marched through Paris, in what is the second pacifist rally held in the French capital in two weeks.
Migrant boat shipwreck off Italy coast: Death toll touches 59
Feb 27, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Milan: At least 59 migrants, including children, died when a boat in which they were traveling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Monday.
Iran: Minister reveals schoolgirls were poisoned in Qom
Feb 27, 2023, at 02:14 pm
Tehran: Iran's deputy minister has revealed that the serial poisoning of female students in the religious city of Qom and other cities was 'intentional'.
UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia
Feb 27, 2023, at 12:18 am
New York: The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, said on Thursday that genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals continues to present a “serious challenge” to reconciliation efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkey
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:43 pm
New York: The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a visit on Saturday to devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors of the earthquakes that hit both countries in early February.
Shipwreck on Italy's southern coast leaves 30 migrants, including babies, dead
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Over 30 migrants, including babies, died after the boat in which they were travelling sank in rough seas off southern Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Nearly 60 dead in Brazil following heavy floods, landslides: Reports
Feb 26, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo have resulted in nearly 60 deaths, Brazilian media report.
Emmanuel Macron to visit China in early April to discuss Ukraine crisis
Feb 26, 2023, at 02:20 pm
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would go to China in early April to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and urge Beijing to put pressure on Moscow on the back of a newly-released Chinese peace plan for Kyiv.
UNICEF appeals for support for children affected by Türkey earthquakes
Feb 25, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for greater support for boys and girls affected by the powerful earthquakes in Türkey, which have left more than one million people homeless.
UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war in Ukraine
Feb 25, 2023, at 03:47 pm
New York: The UN chief told the Security Council on Friday that “we need peace” in Ukraine, calling for urgent action on multiple fronts.
Japan: Authorities remove mysterious metal ball which washed up on beach in Hamamatsu
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:57 pm
A metal sphere, which had washed up on a beach in Japan and left locals perplexed, has been removed, media reports said on Friday.
Syria-Türkey earthquakes: Food, shelter and medicines among latest aid deliveries
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:41 pm
New York: Aid continues to roll into northwest Syria, with 53 trucks crossing from southern Türkey on Thursday, the UN reported in its latest update on response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries on 6 February.
Japanese citizen sentenced to 12 years in China over possible espionage: Reports
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Tokyo/Beijing: A Japanese citizen, detained by the Chinese security forces four years ago, has been sentenced to 12 years for espionage, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday, citing government sources.
Internet for Trust Conference discusses guidelines for online platforms
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:14 pm
The first-ever conference to discuss draft global guidelines for regulating digital platforms ended on Thursday in Paris with a call to uphold the right to seek and receive information in the face of rising disinformation online.
DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:01 pm
New York: A top UN human rights official called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts to promote intercommunal trust amid a spate of deadly attacks targeting civilians.
Russian govt expresses interest in hydro-power projects in Pakistan
Feb 24, 2023, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad: Russia has expressed its intentions to be a part of mega hydro-power projects in Pakistan, and is interested in providing electro-mechanical machinery, says a senior official of the Economic Affairs Division.
Ukraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war
Feb 24, 2023, at 07:29 pm
New York: On the eve of the one-year mark of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN General Assembly resumed its eleventh emergency special session on Wednesday to consider a new draft resolution aimed at restoring peace.
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life
Feb 24, 2023, at 07:23 pm
New York: Despite many challenges, Somalia has made significant progress in advancing key national priorities, but enhancing women’s political participation remains critical, UN Deputy Special Representative in the country, Anita Kiki Gbeho, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Israel’s new legal proposals pose 'serious risks', UN rights chief warns
Feb 24, 2023, at 07:12 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for taking a measured approach to a package of new laws the Government of Israel is currently considering.
Ukraine: Deliberate destruction of culture must stop, say rights experts
Feb 24, 2023, at 07:07 pm
Almost a year into the war in Ukraine – and amid new missile strikes targeting the eastern city of Kharkiv on Wednesday - top rights experts issued a strong appeal for the deliberate destruction of the country’s cultural treasures by Russian forces to stop.
Shamima Begum: British woman, who once flew to Syria to join ISIS, loses UK citizenship appeal
Feb 22, 2023, at 11:42 pm
London: Shamima Begum, who had once left the UK to join the terror group ISIS, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship, media reports said.
Monkeys at Cambodia's famed Angkor site pose risk to tourists, temples
Feb 22, 2023, at 10:49 pm
Phnom Penh: Throngs of monkeys living in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archeological Park are posing a risk to tourists and temples, a Cambodian government agency said on Wednesday.
Student stabs French school teacher to death in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, arrested
Feb 22, 2023, at 10:29 pm
Paris: A student allegedly stabbed to death a school teacher in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
UN Security Council debates Nord Stream pipeline incidents
Feb 22, 2023, at 08:41 pm
New York: The Security Council on Tuesday heatedly debated Russia’s request for a UN-led inquiry into the September explosions along the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Local elections chance to advance peace in Central African Republic: UN envoy
Feb 22, 2023, at 08:37 pm
New York: Upcoming local elections represent a “significant opportunity” to advance the peace and political process in the Central African Republic (CAR), the head of the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Independent UN experts laud Spain for enacting new feminist laws
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:35 pm
New York: Independent UN experts on Tuesday welcomed Spain’s adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation.
Mali: Three UN peacekeepers killed in explosive attack
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:29 pm
New York: Three Senegalese peacekeepers serving in Mali were killed, and five others seriously injured, when their vehicle hit an explosive device, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, reported on Tuesday.
UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: As the international community prepared to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN rights investigators on Tuesday relayed disturbing testimonies about the high number of civilians killed to date.
1.5 million now homeless in Turkey after quake disaster, warn UN development experts
Feb 22, 2023, at 02:40 pm
New York: As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Turkey, UN development experts said on Tuesday that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built.