Fears grow for the lives of 5 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons
Oct 23, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New York: Israel has been urged to either release or charge five Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Grave concerns have been expressed for the lives of the prisoners by UN independent rights experts, who on Thursday, called on the Israeli Government to completely end the “unlawful practice “ of administrative detention.
Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border
Oct 23, 2021, at 06:23 pm
New York: At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions.
Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees
Oct 23, 2021, at 06:11 pm
New York: The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UK: Manchester police arrest suspect in 2017 terrorist attack
Oct 23, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Manchester: A 24-year-old man was arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of engaging in the preparation of acts of terrorism/assisting others in acts of preparation under section 5 of the Terrorism Act (2006), Manchester Police said on Friday.
WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation' following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo
Oct 22, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New York: The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going to be “the catalyst for a profound transformation” of WHO’s culture.
UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’
Oct 22, 2021, at 09:27 pm
New York: Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now stand “at a crossroads”.
Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn
Oct 22, 2021, at 09:08 pm
New York: The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned.
Four children killed on their way to school in northwest Syria
Oct 22, 2021, at 07:53 pm
New York: Four children – three boys and a girl - were killed on Monday morning while travelling to school in northwest Syria, along with a teacher, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Humanitarian assistance stepped up on Yemen's west coast, amid clashes
Oct 22, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: Humanitarian assistance has been ramped up on Yemen's west coast where ongoing violence has increased the needs of communities displaced by years of conflict, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New York: State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Moscow sees Ukraine's possible NATO entry dangerous step, will react at dev: Diplomat
Oct 21, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine's possible NATO entry would be an extremely dangerous step, which would force Moscow to react, the alliance was warned about the possible consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Sputnik on Thursday.
Protest against Beijing Winter Olympics: Greek police detain activists from Tibet, Hong Kong
Oct 21, 2021, at 04:28 am
Athens: Greek police recently detained a group of Tibetan and Hong Kong activists who were campaigning to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
UK calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear, ballistic missile programmes
Oct 21, 2021, at 12:57 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea must return to dialogue and give up its nuclear and missile programmes in a verifiable manner, Minister for Asia at the UK Foreign Office, Amanda Milling, said Wednesday.
Syria: Bomb attack targets army vehicle in Damascus, 14 die
Oct 20, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Damascus: At least 14 people died as a bomb attack targeted a military vehicle in central Damascus city of Syria on Wednesday, media reports said.
Build consensus or face ‘increasingly desperate reality’, warns Middle East envoy
Oct 20, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New York: Political stagnation is “fuelling tensions, instability and a deepening sense of hopelessness”, the top UN official working towards peace in the Middle East warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Yemen war reaches ‘shameful milestone’ - 10,000 children now killed or maimed
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:36 pm
New York: Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New York: Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people with a rare skin disease are among those affected, many of them children, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday.
Business leaders join UN chief to step up action for sustainability
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:18 pm
New York: Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable, net zero, resilient and equitable world’.
North Korea conducts submarine-launched missile test
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has claimed it has successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, media reports said on Wednesday.
US top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns, Tom West to take over
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Washington/UNI: The US’ top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has stepped down from his role, less than two months after the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Kabul.
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm
New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:35 pm
New York: The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, urging continued support for peace and reconciliation efforts.
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million 'exhausted' and displaced Syrian
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in the past 10 years.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards East Sea: Reports
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, media reports said.
Saudi airports lift COVID curbs, start operating at full capacity, says Aviation Body
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Riyadh/UNI/Sputnik: Airports in Saudi Arabia will operate at full capacity without any coronavirus-related restrictions starting Sunday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Eight killed, over 20 injured in traffic accident in Peru
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Lima/UNI/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.
British MP killing: Police term incident as 'terrorist incident'
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm
London: Police have termed the killing of British Conservative MP David Amess as a 'terrorist incident'.
Displaced in northeast Nigeria ‘knocking on door of starvation’: WFP
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: Displaced families in Nigeria’s northeast are “knocking on the door of starvation”, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times’: Guterres
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN chief said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October.