‘Unprecedented funding gap’ for 7 million facing hunger in Ethiopia: WFP
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:39 pm
The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year.
Indonesia prison fire leaves 41 people dead
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Jakarta: As many as 41 people died as fire broke out in an overcrowded prison in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Wednesday.
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
Sep 08, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: Amid intensifying conflict in Yemen, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
Taiwan says 19 Chinese warplanes recently entered its air defence zone
Sep 07, 2021, at 02:12 am
Taipei: Taiwan government has said a large incursion of Chinese military jets occurred in its air defence zone on Sunday, giving fuel to trigger conflict with Beijing.
Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urges UN humanitarian chief
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for “greater access and expanded funding”, to better help them.
Recently appointed German envoy to China dies at 54
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:51 pm
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: The recently-appointed 14th German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, died at the age of 54, the German Federal Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday morning.
US urges all parties in Guinea to forego violence
Sep 06, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States condemns the seizure of power by the military in Guinea, calling on all parties to avoid violence and engage in dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Death toll due to Islamic State attack in northern Iraq touches 12: Reports
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: The number of police officers killed in the Islamic State terrorist attack in Iraq's northern Kirkuk Governorate rose to 12, Shafaq News reported, citing security sources.
Eight people injured in shooting in Italy's Trieste: Reports
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Rome/UNI/SPUTNIK: At least eight people were injured, one of them in serious condition, as a result of a shooting incident in the Italian port city of Trieste, national media reported on Saturday.
New Zealand govt to toughen anti-terror laws after Auckland stabbing
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Wellington: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has vowed to toughen the country's anti-terror laws, after an ISIS-inspired terrorist stabbed seven people in Auckland mall before being shot dead by security personnel.
Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New York: The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Lebanon: Almost three-quarters of the population living in poverty
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New York: Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year and now affects about 74% of the population, warned the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on Friday.
Auckland terror attack injured 7 people: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
Sep 04, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Auckland/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Saturday said the terrorist attack, which took place at a supermarket here, left seven people injured.
China trying to control sea with new foreign ship law
Sep 04, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Beijing: China is trying to flex its muscle in the sea with a new Chinese legal requirement demanding that multiple classes of foreign vessels traversing waters claimed by Beijing must provide detailed information to state authorities and take aboard Chinese pilots.
Vladimir Putin describes developments in Afghanistan as 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Vladivostok, Russia/UNI/SPUTNIK: Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Afghanistan after the US troops withdrawal as a humanitarian catastrophe.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern calls Auckland stabbing incident 'terrorist attack'
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the incident, where six people were stabbed by a man here, a "terrorist attack", media reports said.
UNHCR warns of unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of people seeking international protection rises and access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling new border restrictions, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:43 pm
New York: The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “running very low or depleted”.
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga not to run for Presidential election
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI/IBNS: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will not run for the Presidential election as he intends to concentrate on measures against the coronavirus.
6,000 Boko Haram militants surrender to Nigerian forces
Sep 03, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Abuja/UNI/Sputnik: About 6,000 Boko Haram militants have recently surrendered to the Nigerian government forces, a defense ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent
Sep 01, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New York: The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field of human endeavour, marking the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent.
Militants attack Syrian public agencies, army in Daraa, kill 4 soldiers, says Russian Military
Sep 01, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The situation in the Syrian province of Daraa significantly deteriorated, terrorists attacked state institutions and the local army, killing four soldiers and wounding eight more, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Tuesday.
Dialogue with Taliban does not mean its recognition: Emmanuel Macron
Aug 31, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has said dialogue with Taliban, the hardline Islamist group which overrun Afghanistan, does not mean it is being recognised.
Australia to receive at least 3,000 Afghan refugees in 2021: Scott Morrison
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Australia expects to take in at least 3,000 Afghan refugees this year after the Taliban took over the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
IAEA ‘deeply troubled’ by DPRK nuclear reactor development
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:41 pm
New York: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is “deeply troubled” by indications that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor.
Israel-Palestine: Waste no opportunity for ‘serious’ political negotiation, envoy urges
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:37 pm
New York: The top UN envoy for the Middle East peace process told the UN Security Council on Monday that three months after the deadly escalation in violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip, the situation there remains tense.
Ensuring the right to a nationality, more pressing than ever: UNHCR
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:09 pm
New York: Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is more pressing than ever, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, as it marked the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
New Zealand reports first death due to anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine
Aug 30, 2021, at 06:51 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand has reported its first death due to an anti-COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine, the country's health ministry stated.
Afghanistan conflict: Pope Francis sends condolences to victims of terrorist attack in Kabul
Aug 30, 2021, at 02:03 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: During his traditional Sunday address to believers from the window of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican, Pope Francis said he was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and sent his condolences to the victims of a recent terrorist attack at Kabul airport.
Reaffirm commitment to ban nuclear tests, UN chief says in message for International Day
Aug 29, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New York: Countries which have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) are urged by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to do so without delay.