Yemen: Fresh negotiations conclude with release of 887 prisoners
Mar 22, 2023, at 01:05 am
New York: The UN Special Envoy for Yemen announced on Monday the planned release of 887 conflict-related detainees from all sides along with other gains after concluding 10 days of negotiations to address the devastating eight-year-old conflict.
Spate of missile launches triggers call for unity on Korean Peninsula
Mar 22, 2023, at 12:59 am
New York: Raising alarms that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is heading in the “wrong direction”, a senior UN official appealed to the UN Security Council for unity on Monday, following a spate of missile launches in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Seventy people detained in Paris during protests against pension reform
Mar 22, 2023, at 12:00 am
Paris: Seventy people were detained in Paris on Monday evening during protests following the adoption of pension reform by France's National Assembly (lower house of parliament), BFMTV reported, citing a police source.
Iran: possible crimes against humanity, absence of accountability - top rights expert
Mar 21, 2023, at 11:46 pm
New York: “The most serious human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past four decades” have been committed since the death in police custody of Jina Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran said on Monday.
Rebooting memories of life before the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima
Mar 21, 2023, at 10:55 pm
New York: A Japanese initiative to colourize photos of Hiroshima survivors, taken before the war, has been hailed by the UN as a way to breathe new life into conversations about peace, and a world without nuclear weapons.
France: 70 people detained in Paris during protests against pension reform, say reports
Mar 21, 2023, at 04:30 pm
Paris/UNI: Seventy people were detained in Paris on Monday evening during protests following the adoption of a pension reform by France's National Assembly (lower house of parliament), BFMTV reported, citing a police source.
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92
Mar 21, 2023, at 05:49 am
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corporation, an Australia-born media mogul and an American businessman, is engaged to marry for the fifth time at the age of 92.
Finland declared happiest country globally for sixth year: World Happiness Report
Mar 21, 2023, at 05:19 am
Finland has been declared the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, as per the annual World Happiness Report.
Don’t give up on Haiti, plead senior UN aid officials
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:56 am
New York: Following their return from a fact-finding visit to Haiti, a group of senior United Nations officials and representatives of NGOs issued an urgent call on Saturday, for increased access and resources to reach people in desperate need.
Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:50 am
New York: The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered deal aimed at supplying markets with food and fertilizer amid global shortages and rising prices, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, was extended on Saturday, the day it was due to expire.
Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech
Mar 20, 2023, at 02:41 am
New York: The 2023 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the largest UN gathering on gender equality, successfully wrapped up on Saturday, with Member States calling for a full and equal participation of women and girls in the development of digital technologies.
Missile launched by Pyongyang falls outside of Japan’s exclusive zone: Reports
Mar 19, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Tokyo: The suspected ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Sunday landed outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, Japanese media report.
Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:52 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.
DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch
Mar 18, 2023, at 11:48 pm
New York: The UN chief condemned on Friday the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to resume dialogue leading towards sustainable peace and a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula.
Kashmir: Search operation underway after brief gunfight in Pulwama
Mar 18, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after militants and forces exchanged fire in the early hours on Saturday, officials said.
South Sudan: Violence against civilians ticks up despite fall in attacks overall
Mar 18, 2023, at 06:03 pm
New York: Violence against civilians in South Sudan rose by two per cent during 2022, according to the latest annual report on Violence Affecting Civilians from the UN peacekeeping mission there, UNMISS.
UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees
Mar 18, 2023, at 05:59 pm
New York: The UN rights chief on Friday urged Belarus to end the systematic repression of perceived critics and immediately release all detainees held on political grounds, following the release of a new report from his office OHCHR, which concludes gross violations are being committed across the country.
Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
Mar 18, 2023, at 05:21 pm
New York: Children are increasingly caught up in armed conflict in the climate-affected, food insecure central Sahel region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Mar 18, 2023, at 04:10 pm
The Hague: The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.
France: Govt faces no-confidence vote over pension reform
Mar 18, 2023, at 03:24 pm
Paris: Two no-confidence motions had been filed by Friday afternoon against the French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who forced passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.
War Crime allegation: ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin
Mar 18, 2023, at 02:46 pm
The Hague: The International Criminal Court on Friday issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
UN Security Council reaffirms strong support for the Libyan people
Mar 18, 2023, at 12:00 am
New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a presidential statement calling on the international community to support ongoing efforts to forge a lasting peace in Libya.
More than two years on, impact of Myanmar military coup ‘devastating’
Mar 17, 2023, at 11:55 pm
New York: Violence resulting from the brutal military coup is continuing inside Myanmar on an “alarming scale” the UN Special Envoy told a meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday.
Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe
Mar 17, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New York: Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.
Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:59 pm
New York: Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said on Thursday in a hard-hitting new report.
Diplomacy in Yemen reaches new pitch following year of relative calm, Security Council hears
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:29 pm
New York: With the holy month of Ramadan fast approaching, warring parties in Yemen must build on relative calm across the country and the April 2022 truce – which is largely holding, despite its official lapse in October – to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire and address the dire humanitarian needs there, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Governments must do more to protect human rights defenders: Expert
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:25 pm
New York: Officials in many countries “vilify and target” human rights defenders instead of recognizing the crucial work they do to help build fairer societies, a UN-appointed independent expert said on Wednesday.
UN officials call for durable solution to end the war in Syria
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:16 pm
New York: Three senior UN officials underscored the need for a political solution to end the war in Syria, in statements marking the 12th anniversary of the conflict on Wednesday.
Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:10 pm
New York: Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, need better pay and conditions urgently, if countries are to future-proof themselves from the next global crisis, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.
Iranian border guards kill 11 Afghanistan refugees: Reports
Mar 17, 2023, at 01:24 pm
Tehran: Iranian guards have killed at least eleven Afghan nationals in the Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran, media reports said.