Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria
Apr 09, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday.
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:31 pm
New York: Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.”
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:10 pm
New York: In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement, that the strike - and others against civilians and civilian infrastructure - were "gross violations" of international law.
More resources need to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New York: The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry out its mandate, and meet the growing demand to address a deteriorating security situation across the north and centre of the restive country.
‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary level, challenges facing boys are increasing at later stages, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
28 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, ‘stain of shame endures’
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in 100 days during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which moderate Hutu, Twa and others who opposed the genocide, were also killed.
UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:36 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.
Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:30 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a “massive malnutrition crisis” for millions of children in other emergencies because of its already huge impact on global food prices, the UN said on Thursday.
Japan approves India's Covaxin to facilitate travel between countries
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Tokyo: Japan has recognized India's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin with effect from 10 April to further facilitate travel from India to Japan, officials said on Thursday.
Justice and reparations still critical, 30 years on from Sarajevo siege
Apr 08, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New York: Thirty years after the siege of Sarajevo, the UN team in Bosnia and Herzegovina reiterated the importance on Wednesday of pursuing justice and reparation for victims, survivors and their family members.
Ukraine: Russian missile hits Kramatorsk train station, many feared dead
Apr 08, 2022, at 08:53 pm
Kyiv: Several people are feared to have died and 100 others were injured as Russian rocket hitn Kramatorsk train station in Ukraine.
UN chief welcomes new Somali mission, lauds work of African Union
Apr 08, 2022, at 06:38 pm
New York: The UN chief issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the transition to a new African Union (AU) mission in Somalia, pledging the Organization’s “unwavering commitment” to the country, the mission, and the Somali security forces in their ongoing fight against Al-Shabaab militants.
Ukraine: Hundreds more reach safety after fleeing besieged Mariupol
Apr 08, 2022, at 06:18 pm
New York: In Ukraine, humanitarians said on Wednesday that hundreds of people have managed to reach safety after fleeing Mariupol, where there’s also been condemnation for the killing of Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius, as he tried to escape from the besieged and battered city a few days ago.
Mali: UN expert calls for independent probe into Moura massacre
Apr 08, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali’s Mopti region late last month, and pleaded with all parties to ensure the “absolute protection” of civilians and an end to the current vicious cycle of violence.
Scale-up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel
Apr 08, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: An estimated 6.3 million children under five, in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region, will suffer from wasting this year, UN agencies and their partners warned in a publication issued on Wednesday.
Israel: 2 killed, several injured in Tel Aviv shooting
Apr 08, 2022, at 01:46 pm
Tel Aviv: At least two people died and several others were hurt as a terrorist opened fire in a bar in Israel's Tel Aviv city on Thursday, media reports said.
US Deputy NSA conveyed 'clearly' to India of consequences of violating sanctions: White House
Apr 07, 2022, at 06:35 pm
Washington/New Delhi/UNI: US Deputy NSA Daleep Singh during his visit last week conveyed "clearly" to India what the consequences would be of violating the US sanctions on Russia, and also "making clear" that the US does not think India should increase imports of Russian fuel and other commodities.
Rishi Sunak's wife claims non-domicile status
Apr 07, 2022, at 05:29 pm
London/UNI: The wife of UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has claimed non-domicile status to save her tax bill while her husband was the chancellor.
EU proposes sanction on Russian coal to exert more pressure on Putin
Apr 06, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Brussels: The European Union's executive branch has proposed to ban coal imports from Russia in a bid to hit the country's lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s President calls on Security Council to act for peace, or ‘dissolve’ itself
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: In an impassioned address to the Security Council that evoked the ashen destruction wrought during the Second World War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday described in stark detail what he said was the deliberate slaughter of civilians in Bucha by Russian forces, laying out an existential choice for its members, over the whole future of the world’s security architecture, founded in 1945.
Guterres unveils first recommendations of UN crisis group, set up in wake of Ukraine invasion
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:37 pm
New York: António Guterres released the initial recommendations of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) on Tuesday, set up in response to the hunger crisis provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:31 pm
New York: The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, has got underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.
UN humanitarian aid convoy reaches Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: An eight truck convoy of life-saving humanitarian aid provided by the UN and humanitarian partners reached Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, where sustained and intense fighting is taking an enormous toll on civilians.
Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead.
El Salvador: Response to the rise in gang killings ‘cruel and inhuman’
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:06 pm
New York: The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise in gang killings, has prompted the grave concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Tuesday a pattern of “unnecessary and excessive use of force” by police and military forces.
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha war crimes probe
Apr 06, 2022, at 04:37 pm
New York: UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:05 am
Geneva/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to "act immediately" or "dissolve yourself altogether" during his virtual address in which he showed a harrowing video of dead bodies that he claimed were victims of Russian atrocities.
Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, following the emergence this past weekend of graphic images from the suburb of the capital, Kyiv.
Russia wants Ukraine to be guided by national interests in negotiations: Sergey Lavrov
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:31 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia hopes that Ukraine will be guided by its national interests in the negotiations and stop listening to foreign advisers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv.