High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
May 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New York: The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian "economic" capital.
Guterres welcomes new acting chief of UN projects services
May 10, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) welcomed on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres' appointment of Jens Wandel as its ad interim chief.
Nicaragua: New law heralds damaging crackdown on civil society, UN warns
May 10, 2022, at 06:43 pm
New York: Under the guise of preventing money-laundering and cutting off terrorist financing, a new law in Nicaragua further restricts the functioning of civil society, “contrary to the country’s human rights obligations”, the spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday.
Bolivia: Four people die in stampede
May 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm
La Paz: at least four people died when an apparent tear gas grenade exploded, causing a stampede in the Bolivian city of Potosi on Monday, media reports said.
May 10, 2022, at 05:54 am
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has expressed concern over the security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands.
Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
May 09, 2022, at 05:34 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were sheltering from the ongoing fighting.
Hong Kong leader elections violated democratic principle, says EU
May 09, 2022, at 12:57 am
Brussels: The European Union on Sunday said that Hong Kong leader's elections violated the democratic principles and political pluralism.
Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud admitted to hospital: Royal Court
May 09, 2022, at 12:36 am
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah for medical checkups, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the royal court.
Peru: Lethal force by police officers must be barred from peaceful demonstrations
May 07, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New York: Peru has failed to protect the rights of two fleeing demonstrators who were shot dead when police opened fire on a non-violent march in February 2008, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published on Friday.
Cuba: Death toll due to explosion at hotel touches 22
May 07, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Havana: The death toll due to an explosion at a luxurious hotel in Cuban capital Havana has touched 22, media reports said on Saturday.
WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
May 07, 2022, at 07:37 pm
New York: Ports in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine must be re-opened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Africa: COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks
May 07, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New York: Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday.
Bali authorities to deport Russian social media influencer over nude photo shoot on sacred tree
May 07, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Bali authorities have decided to deport a Russian social media influencer after her act of posing naked for a photo shoot on a sacred tree in violation of local culture, media reports said on Saturday.
Small decrease in food prices in April ‘a welcome relief’
May 07, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: After reaching an all-time high in March amid repercussions from the war in Ukraine, world food prices decreased last month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion
May 07, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Havana: The death toll from a powerful explosion ripping a luxury hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 18, with more than 50 injured, official sources reported.
New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict
May 06, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New York: The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts.
May 06, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: Humanitarian needs continue to rise in war-torn Ukraine where an estimated 7.7 million people are now internally displaced, UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday.
Ethiopia: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
May 06, 2022, at 09:10 pm
New York: A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia this past weekend, the UN reported on Thursday.
New study outlines importance of gender for children caught up in conflict
May 06, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New York: The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released a new analysis on the importance of considering how gender differences impact young people during armed conflicts.
Collective bargaining in the workplace, essential for global recovery: ILO
May 06, 2022, at 07:01 pm
New York: In the fast-changing world of work, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Thursday just how important dialogue between workers and management is to the global post-pandemic recovery – and to keeping people’s wages fair.
Israel: Three people die in suspected terror attack
May 06, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Elad: At least three people died in a suspected terror attack in Israelic ity of Elad on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
'Over 4 million people fled Ukraine since Feb 24': Ukrainian border guard
May 06, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Over 4 million people have left Ukraine through checkpoints controlled by Kyiv since Feb 24, Ukrainian border guard spokesman Andriy Demchenko said on Thursday.
Better prevention and targeting of root causes needed to combat food crises
May 05, 2022, at 07:53 pm
New York: The number of people facing acute food insecurity, requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according to a joint UN report released on Wednesday.
Ukraine: Journalists targeted and in danger, warn top rights experts
May 05, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New York: Journalists in Ukraine have been targeted and continue to face unprecedented dangers carrying out their work in the wake of the Russian invasion, top independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges
May 05, 2022, at 06:56 pm
New York: The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist insurgency, need to be recognized by the international community to create what the UN Secretary-General has called a “state of hope and a state of reality”, in a region which he said did not live up to its reputation for “terrorism, violence, displacement or despair.”
A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced
May 04, 2022, at 11:59 pm
New York: Rows of temporary shelters covered in sheeting which has been blanched by the sun and sand blasted by winds blend into the grey, dusty and parched environment. It’s midday, and temperatures have reached a punishingly hot and dry 44 degrees Celsius (111 F).
Ukraine war: UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence
May 04, 2022, at 11:53 pm
New York: Women’s rights do not end when wars begin, a senior UN official said in Ukraine on Tuesday, outlining measures towards ensuring justice and accountability for sexual violence committed during the conflict in the country.
Haiti: Gang clashes in capital force hundreds to flee their homes
May 04, 2022, at 11:50 pm
New York: Clashes in Haiti between rival gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince, have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after journey 'from hell'
May 04, 2022, at 11:14 pm
New York: In Ukraine on Tuesday, UN humanitarians began to help the first evacuees arriving from Mariupol’s devastated Azovstal steel works, more than two months since Russia’s invasion began, and said that they would do everything possible to assist those still trapped.
Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns
May 04, 2022, at 11:08 pm
New York: Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their freedom to simply do their jobs, that are “growing by the day”, said the UN chief, marking World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday.