Senate minority leader expects Biden administration to quickly sanction Myanmar's military
Feb 03, 2021, at 06:44 am
Washington/Sputnik: US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he talked to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the need for a response to the Myanmar coup, adding that he expects the United States to immediately impose sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders.
Myanmar military releases most of detained regional officials: Reports
Feb 02, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar military released on Tuesday the majority of regional chief ministers and ruling party lawmakers detained in a recent coup, a senior military official told Xinhua news agency.
Feb 02, 2021, at 07:29 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights expert condemned on Monday the murder of an indigenous environmental defender in Nicaragua, calling for those responsible to be “duly investigated and brought to justice”.
South Sudan: UN rights commission welcomes ‘first steps’ towards transitional justice institutions
Feb 02, 2021, at 06:41 pm
New York: A UN human rights commission on South Sudan has welcomed developments towards the establishment of long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms to address violations committed during conflict, as required under the 2018 peace agreement.
Libya vote offers renewal and reconciliation chance, says veteran UN negotiator
Feb 02, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have begun meeting in Switzerland, vote on a new executive, UN negotiator Stephanie Williams said on Monday.
UN envoy condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia
Feb 02, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New York: The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on a hotel near the international airport in capital Mogadishu that left at least five people dead and dozens more wounded.
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
Feb 02, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military.
Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria
Feb 02, 2021, at 03:01 pm
New York: Several people, including four children, are reported dead, with many more injured, following a weekend of deadly bomb attacks in towns in northern rural Aleppo, Syria, that were roundly condemned by senior UN officials.
Navalny’s spokeswoman placed under house arrest: Court Spokesperson
Feb 02, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A Moscow court has placed Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, under house arrest for violating sanitary regulations at the unauthorized demonstrations, a court spokesperson told Sputnik.
Doctors without borders suspend activity in El Salvador after attack on ambulance team
Feb 01, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The international organization, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), announced a temporary suspension of its activity in El Salvador following an attack on an ambulance team.
Navalny's wife released from detention: Lawyer
Feb 01, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Russian opposition activist Alexey Navalny, has been released after being detained at an unauthorized rally in Moscow, lawyer Svetlana Davydova told Sputnik on Sunday.
Iran ready to help Taliban foster dialogue with Afghan Gov't: Zarif
Feb 01, 2021, at 01:57 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed Tehran's readiness to assist the Taliban in facilitating its dialogue with Kabul, during a meeting with a delegation of the movement, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
Moscow Police starts pushing away protesters near Matrosskaya Tishina Detention Center
Feb 01, 2021, at 01:36 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Moscow police have started pushing away participants of the unauthorized protest at the streets surrounding the Matrosskaya Tishina detention facility in the city's eastern district of Sokolniki, a Sputnik correspondent reported Sunday.
Russian Foreign Ministry demands that US cease meddling amid pro-Navalny protests
Feb 01, 2021, at 01:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday responded to the statements by US State Secretary Antony Blinken, calling them evidence of Washington's deterrence strategy, and demanded the United States stop interfering in other countries' domestic affairs.
US Embassy urges Moscow to respect Int'l Law, stop detaining Pro-Navalny protesters
Feb 01, 2021, at 01:05 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Embassy in Russia on Sunday called on Moscow to comply with its international human rights commitments as the authorities continue to detain participants in unauthorized protests in support of opposition activist Alexey Navalny.
US and EU decide to continue 'strong cooperation' on Chinese issue
Jan 31, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell interacted recently when they decided to continue strong U.S.-EU cooperation on issues related to China.
At least 70 children injured during days of protests in Lebanon’s Tripoli: UNICEF
Jan 31, 2021, at 02:18 pm
Beirut/Sputnik: Protests in Lebanon’s second-largest city, Tripoli, have led to the injury of at least 70 children over the course of one week, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Bolivia to get 1 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in Feb under COVAX: President
Jan 31, 2021, at 02:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Bolivia expects to get nearly one million doses of coronavirus vaccines next month, Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced.
EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty
Jan 30, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New York: The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, urging the bloc to boldly rethink its whole socio-economic approach.
Central African Republic: 200,000 displaced in less than two months
Jan 30, 2021, at 04:10 pm
New York: Violence and insecurity related to the recent elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in less than two months, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning tens of thousands are facing dire living conditions.
‘Imminent’ Iran execution must be halted, urges UN human rights office
Jan 30, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New York: The imminent execution in Iran of a man who was allegedly tortured into confessing that he belonged to a jihadist group must be stopped, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Guterres welcomes US decision to restore funding to UNFPA
Jan 30, 2021, at 03:10 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Thursday, welcomed the United States administration’s announcement to restore funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), calling it a “powerful message” for women and girls globally.
Myanmar: UN chief following developments ‘with great concern’
Jan 30, 2021, at 03:04 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for restrain in Myanmar, amid reports of rising tensions over the outcome of last year’s general elections.
COVID-19: Prioritize school meals in plans to reopen classrooms, UN report says
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: Although school feeding programmes are a lifeline for millions of boys and girls, nearly 40 billion in-school meals have been missed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office of Research: Inocenti, and the World Food Programme (WFP).
‘End the scourge of neglected tropical diseases’: UN health chief
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:22 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Wednesday to “end the scourge of neglected tropical diseases”, which affect more than a billion mainly poor people, and thrive where there is little access to quality health services, clean water, and sanitation.
Asylum seekers subject to systematic pushbacks at Europe’s borders, says UNHCR
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New York: UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called on Thursday for an end to “systematic” expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land and sea borders.
Make 2021 a year of possibility and hope, UN chief tells General Assembly
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New York: Following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday.
Escalating hostilities in Yemen’s Hudaydah put thousands of civilians at risk
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:10 pm
New York: Civilians in Yemen’s Hudaydah Governorate, face a growing threat from escalating clashes, with shelling of residential areas ongoing, endangering thousands.
Guterres calls for ‘renewed approach to multilateralism’, through new peacebuilding appeal
Jan 27, 2021, at 07:18 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of a COVID-19 crisis that has exacerbated pre-pandemic challenges and a global ceasefire appeal to combat it, the UN chief called for new peacebuilding funds on Tuesday, promising a “renewed approach to multilateralism and international cooperation”.
UN ready to support Palestinian elections, new envoy tells Security Council
Jan 27, 2021, at 05:33 pm
New York: Palestinian elections scheduled for later this year will be a crucial step towards unity, the new UN envoy in the region, Tor Wennesland, said on Tuesday in his first briefing to the Security Council.