COVID cases spike in Canada, reach 40,000

Ottawa/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus in Canada rose to 40,179 on Thursday, while the death toll reached 1,974, Health Canada reported.

Latest Mediterranean tragedy pushes number of people perishing in 2016 beyond 5,000 – UNHCR

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): Highlighting that the number of causalities in the Mediterranean Sea this year has crossed 5,000 with the latest reports of about 100 people feared to have drowned, the United Nations refugee agency has called on countries to increase pathways for admission of refugees.

Security Council renews Congo mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000

New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Security Council passed a resolution on Thursday renewing for 12 months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and endorsing recommendations made in the Secretary-General’s report on the strategic review of the mission.

Death toll in Ukraine conflict exceeds 5,000, may be 'considerably higher' – UN

New York, Jan 24 (IBNS) More than 5,000 people have now been killed since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in mid-April last year, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday as it expressed fear that the real figure may be 'considerably higher.'