African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres
May 27, 2022, at 08:53 pm
African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social and environmental protection – all while boosting resilience – said the UN chief on Thursday.
UN Syria Commission: ‘unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing’
May 27, 2022, at 08:47 pm
New York: The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Thursday that not extending current cross-border aid to Syria along the remaining route, would be a “failure of the highest order”. The warning to the Security Council comes as humanitarian needs throughout Syria are at their highest, since the start of the devastating 11-year war.
‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
May 27, 2022, at 08:41 pm
New York: Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury” a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday, outlining the “grim reality” for those caught up in the crossfire of war.
Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns
May 27, 2022, at 08:28 pm
New York: The attempted destruction of Ukraine’s historic culture by invading Russian forces, will have a devastating impact on the pace of recovery in the post-war era, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
UNICEF urges leaders to keep schools safe following deadly Texas shooting
May 27, 2022, at 07:53 pm
New York: Governments must take greater action to ensure school remains a safe place for boys and girls, the head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Wednesday, following the latest deadly school shooting in the United States.
Amsterdam: BNM members demonstrate against enforced disappearance of women in Pakistan's Balochistan
May 26, 2022, at 03:09 am
Amsterdam: Baloch National Movement (BNM) group members have protested over the issue of enforced disappearance of women in Balochistan in Amsterdam city recently.
Palestinian teen killed in clashes with Israeli forces: Health Ministry
May 25, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Gaza/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: Ghaith Rafiq Yamin, a 16-year-old Palestinian, was killed by Israeli forces in the northern city of Nablus lying occupied West Bank overnight Wednesday, according to media reports.
Fallen Chadian Captain wins second-ever UN peacekeeping award for ‘exceptional courage’
May 25, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: Late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad, was named on Tuesday as the recipient of United Nations Peacekeeping’s highest award, for exceptional courage, serving in Mali, which will be presented on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York.
North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles
May 25, 2022, at 02:27 pm
Pynongyang: North Korea has test fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, media reports said.
At least 11 people shot dead by armed group in Mexico
May 25, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Xinhua: At least 11 people were shot dead Monday night by an armed group in Celaya in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities said Tuesday.
China is stealing space technology: NASA
May 25, 2022, at 02:35 am
Washington: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has claimed China is one of the major foreign nations which is involved in stealing space technologies.
UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need
May 24, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: The UN migration agency IOM and the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid wing (ECHO), said on Monday that they are scaling up their efforts to respond to the needs of more than 325,000 displaced by the conflict in Yemen, including migrants and the communities that host them.
Middle East and North Africa: Addressing highest rates of youth unemployment in the world
May 24, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world’s largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on Monday.
Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
May 24, 2022, at 08:38 pm
New York: The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and “other multiple crises” that have increased inequalities within and between countries.
UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
May 24, 2022, at 07:09 pm
New York: The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informed on Sunday.
Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy included in annual top-100 most influential people list by Time
May 24, 2022, at 03:50 pm
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were included on the TIME 100 list of the most influential people of 2022, which was revealed by the US Time magazine on Monday.
Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restricts tourism
May 24, 2022, at 03:41 pm
Beijing: Airbnb has announced that it is shutting down its domestic rentals in China, where a "zero-Covid" policy has meant continued lockdowns thus adversely affecting it business, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Iran: 10 die, several feared trapped as building collapses in Abadan
May 24, 2022, at 03:18 pm
Abadan: At least ten people died and dozens others were injured as an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN Rights Chief’s credibility at stake in China visit: HRW
May 24, 2022, at 12:21 am
Geneva: The upcoming visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Iran's IRGC former member killed in Tehran
May 23, 2022, at 03:26 pm
Tehran: One of the former members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated by gunmen in the capital Tehran on Sunday, state TV reported.
Anthony Albanese takes oath as Australia's 31st prime minister
May 23, 2022, at 02:55 pm
Canberra: Australia's Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in on Monday to become the country's 31st Prime Minister.
Nigeria: Four die in Lagos building collapse
May 22, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Lagos: A three-storey building collapsed in an upmarket part of Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos on Sunday which left at least four people dead, media reports said.
China warns US that a 'dangerous situation' forming over Taiwan
May 22, 2022, at 05:53 am
Washington/Beijing: A top Chinese diplomat has warned US national security adviser Jake Sullivan that the country was “on the wrong path” regarding Taiwan and that its moves could lead to “dangerous situations”.
GHRD to host first Human Rights Film Festival in Netherlands
May 22, 2022, at 05:02 am
The Hague: Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) has announced that the NGO will be hosting the Human Rights Film Festival in The Hague for the very first time in May.
Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief
May 21, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited in many parts of Syria, donors must make good on $4.3 billion in humanitarian pledges committed at last week’s Brussels funding conference, the UN’s senior humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday.
18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
May 21, 2022, at 04:57 pm
New York: As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months, the UN released on Friday an additional $30 million from its emergency humanitarian fund, to boost the humanitarian response across four countries.
'Topless' woman crashes Cannes Red Carpet to protest against sexual violence in Ukraine, removed
May 21, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Cannes: A topless woman protesting sexual violence in Ukraine crashed the red carpet premiere of “Three Thousand Years of Longing” at the Cannes Festival on Friday, media reports said.
Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
May 20, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New York: The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on Thursday.
Twitter does not believe in free speech, we're Commie as F***, reveals leaked employee video
May 18, 2022, at 12:08 am
A man, who has been described as an engineer in Twitter, has said in a video that the micro-blogging site does not believe in free speech and the culture of the company is "extremely far left".
Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step
May 17, 2022, at 09:36 pm
New York: The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on Monday welcomed the resumption of commercial flights from the capital city’s main airport after six years, as a potential game changer for citizens needing lifesaving medical treatment.