COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement, warn UN agencies
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families, a new UN report has warned.
Nusra terrorists shell Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 33 times: Russian Military
Nov 11, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia) committed 33 shelling attacks in Syria's norther Idlib region over the past 24 hours, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Tuesday.
Taiwan denied observer status at WHO Assembly
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Geneva/UNI: Taiwan was again denied observer status in the virtual World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual Assembly due to China's firm opposition.
Vladimir Putin says comprehensive plan on fighting COVID-19 to be adopted at SCO Summit
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Sochi/Sputnik: Participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which is taking place on Tuesday, will approve a comprehensive plan on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the SCO summit via video conferencing.
Cote d’Ivoire: ‘Tone down the hateful rhetoric’, find peaceful solutions: UN rights chief
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:29 pm
New York: Continuing violence in the wake of elections in Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential elections held on 31 October, prompted the UN human rights chief on Monday to call for a peaceful solution, saying it was in “nobody’s interests to fuel the threat of increasing political instability”.
UN deputy chief conducts solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New York: The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel to underscore the Organization’s support to countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guterres congratulates Biden and Harris, hails UN-US partnership as ‘essential pillar’
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:23 pm
New York: Senior UN officials have offered their congratulations to the president-elect of the United States Joe Biden, and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, on their election victory called on Saturday.
Following peace deal, talks on Libya's political future begin
Nov 10, 2020, at 09:00 pm
New York: Talks to draw up a blueprint for a new political era in Libya began in Tunisia on Monday, following a peace deal struck by Libya’s warring sides last month.
Independent UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding: ‘No one is secure until all of us are’
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The only way to fight the COVID-19 crisis is to make affordable vaccines available to everyone, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, underscoring that in an interconnected and interdependent world, “no one is secure until all of us are secure”.
WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had been set back by a lack of global unity since major agreements were struck five years ago, and welcomed the chance to work with the presumptive new US administration of president-elect Joe Biden.
‘Super typhoon’ Goni: UN, partners seek $45 million in immediate relief
Nov 10, 2020, at 03:11 pm
New York: The United Nations and humanitarian partners in the Philippines launched, on Monday, a response plan for $45.5 million to bring life-saving assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people affected by Typhoon Goni.
Russian peacekeepers to be deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh: Putin
Nov 10, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh along the corridor connecting the region with Armenia and along the contact line, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Austrian police detain 30 people in counterterrorism operation: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Austrian police on Monday conducted searches at 60 premises and detained 30 people for questioning as part of a counterterrorism operation, which has no links to a recent deadly attack in Vienna, media reported.
Eleven killed in ISIS attack in Western Baghdad: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Eleven people, including six civilians, have been killed as a result of an attack conducted by the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) on the western outskirts of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the country’s Al Sumaria channel reported, citing a security source.
Suspect in Lyon attack indicted for attempted murder, now in Pre-Trial detention: Reports
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The suspect in the attack on a Greek Orthodox priest in the French city of Lyon has been indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention, Le Parisien reports.
Roadside blast kills 4 US troops in eastern Syria: State Media
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Four US soldiers were killed by what appeared to be a roadside bomb that hit their vehicle on a highway in eastern Syria, the Syrian state news agency Sana reported.
About 10 people detained in Minsk over participating in unauthorized protest: Police
Nov 09, 2020, at 02:53 am
Minsk/Sputnik: About 10 people have been detained in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Sunday over participating in an unauthorized anti-government protest, Natalya Ganusevich, a city police spokesperson, told Sputnik.
Azerbaijan says consulate in Ukraine's Kharkiv attacked
Nov 07, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Baku/Sputnik: The Azerbaijani consulate building in Ukraine's city of Kharkiv has suffered a shooting attack, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that no casualties were reported.
Aliyev says Azerbaijani forces take control of 16 villages in regions surrounding Karabakh
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Baku/Sputnik: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Saturday that Azeri forces had taken control over 16 settlement in the regions surrounding the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.
Ethiopia: ‘Halt the violence’, resolve grievances peacefully: UN rights chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief called on Friday for the de-escalation of violence and military clashes across parts of Ethiopia, urging all those involved to “engage in a genuine, inclusive and credible dialogue to solve any differences through peaceful means”.
UN chief calls for ‘peaceful, orderly and credible’ elections in Myanmar
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New York: Ahead of elections in Myanmar on 8 November, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated his hope that the vote would help advance “inclusive sustainable development” across the country.
Aid agencies call for urgent action to prevent famine in hunger hotspots
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:00 pm
New York: People in four food insecurity “hotspots” inside Burkina Faso, northeastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen, need help urgently to avoid sliding into famine, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week
Nov 07, 2020, at 02:51 pm
New York: The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different parts of the world, demanding that those who target humanitarians are brought to justice.
French police detain individual with cutter near school in Paris suburb: Minister
Nov 06, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French law enforcement officers have taken into custody a suspicious individual with a cutter, who was yelling threats near a school in Seine-Saint-Denis department to the northeast of the French capital, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.
Five injured in passenger train derailment in southern Spain: Reports
Nov 06, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A passenger train partially derailed in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia due to heavy rains, injuring five people, the media reported on Friday.
Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by Israeli settlers, as they bring in their traditional olive harvest - crucial to livelihoods - and ensure families can access their land “freely and safely”.
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: Despite significant progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of a peace deal 25 years ago this month, some politicians continue to ignore “core European values” and even glorify war criminals, the international community’s High Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all other women human rights defenders in detention”.
Violence and bullying affect one in three students, education experts warn
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three students subject to attacks at least once a month and one in 10, a victim of cyberbullying, the UN said on Thursday.
Dozens displaced in largest demolition in years in the West Bank, reports UN relief office
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: Seventy-three people, including 41 children have been displaced after Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures, and destroyed belongings in the Palestinian community of Humsa Al Bqai’a in the West Bank, the UN humanitarian wing has reported.