New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said in a new report published on Friday, highlighting the importance of temporary migratory labour programmes.
Germany: Giant aquarium explodes in Berlin, 2 hurt
Dec 17, 2022, at 02:38 pm
Berlin: A giant aquarium, which was located in the Radisson Blu in Berlin, exploded on Friday morning, leaving two people hurt, media reports said.
France: Ten dies in Lyon apartment fire
Dec 16, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Lyon: At least 10 people, including five children, died as a fire broke out at an apartment in Lyon city of France, media reports said.
UN rights chief reports on intensified ‘climate of oppression’ in Nicaragua
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New York: The “climate of oppression” in Nicaragua has only intensified in recent months, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Thursday.
Security Council examines rising terrorism threat globally
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New York: A UN Security Council meeting on Thursday focused on terrorism began with a sobering reminder of the danger posed by this persistent threat to international peace.
Rights experts urge UK to redraft controversial Northern Ireland bill
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: The United Kingdom should rewrite proposed legislation covering the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the “Troubles”, because it fails to comply with the obligation to investigate serious violations and denies truth and remedy for the victims, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit, pledging solidarity
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: In Ukraine, the UN’s top emergency relief official on Thursday pledged solidarity with the embattled country and its people, as they try to rebuild their lives amid the ongoing war.
Iran removed from UN Commission on the Status of Women
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New York: The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its four-year term ending in 2026.
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New York: The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the worst floods to hit the country since 2019, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Ukraine: Winter’s downward spiral documented by UN agencies
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, rural households are increasingly forced to scale down or abandon agricultural activities, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Wednesday.
‘Dramatically’ evolving conflict highlights importance of multilateralism, Security Council hears
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: Inter-State wars, terrorism, divided collective security, and peacekeeping limitations remain the same challenges facing multilateralism as when the UN was founded 76 years ago, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Countries must ramp up investments to provide safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to all people by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners said on Wednesday in a bid to save more lives.
Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty dies in Lebanon gun attack
Dec 16, 2022, at 03:28 pm
Beirut: An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has died in a gun attack in Lebanon, officials said.
Malaysia: Landslide leaves two people dead
Dec 16, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Kuala Lumpur: A landslide hit a camping site in Malaysia's Selangor state has left at least two people dead and several others missing, media reports said.
Amid a flu breakout in Kremlin, Vladimir Putin likely to isolate in bunker: Report
Dec 15, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be isolated in a bunker after several Kremlin officials were affected by a major flu breakout, media reports said.
South Sudan: Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: There has been noticeable progress towards realizing the peace deal in South Sudan over the past three months, but more action is still needed under a new roadmap to transition, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:17 pm
The war in Ukraine is a “relentless humanitarian nightmare” said the UN chief on Tuesday, warning that the death and destruction afflicting civilians there will take years to overcome, and rebuild.
Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some of the gains made in recent months.
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
Dec 14, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday launched a $1.2 billion appeal to support 66 million women, girls and young people in 65 countries affected by crisis.
US President Joe Biden signs bill on same-sex marriage
Dec 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden signed a bill codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage.
After Grant Wahl, another journalist dies while covering WC in Qatar
Dec 13, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Doha: Another journalist has died while covering the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
Dec 13, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Nassau: The Bahamas government has arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, after US prosecutors filed criminal charges against him, media reports said on Tuesday.
Australia: Several, including 2 police officers, killed in Queensland shooting
Dec 13, 2022, at 03:35 pm
Sydney: Police authorities of Australia's Queensland state said on Tuesday morning that a major investigation is underway following the deaths of multiple people including two police officers in a shooting incident in the state.
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF
Dec 12, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New York: More than 11,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Yemen - an average of four a day since fighting escalated in 2015, though the number is likely to be far higher, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Iran protests on Amini's death: Second execution carried out
Dec 12, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Tehran: Iran has carried out the second execution related to the anti-government protests which has hit the nation for the past several months.
China now taking positions to deny Philippines access to key sea areas
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Manila: A maritime expert believes that Chinese maritime militia vessels posing as fishing boats are edging closer to Palawan as part of a ploy to restrict access by Filipinos to key areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Australia: 9 injured during fireworks display
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:42 pm
Sydney: A Christmas carols event descended into mayhem in Sydney after a fireworks display got out of control, injuring at least nine people including three children.
Five killed in Jersey explosion
Dec 12, 2022, at 03:00 pm
London: Police confirmed that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey a day earlier.