Use sand resources ‘wisely’ or risk development fallout – UNEP report
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: All countries should be aware that their development is at stake unless they take better care of a common but precious resource, found on many of the world’s beaches, and in our seas, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
Heightened security fears on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the world is again concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, which has seen shelling take place at Chernobyl, and other nuclear sites in the country.
UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto
Apr 27, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly decided on Tuesday to automatically meet within 10 days, if the veto is used in the Security Council by one of its five permanent members.
Russia agrees ‘in principle’ to UN and Red Cross involvement in evacuations from Mariupol
Apr 27, 2022, at 08:01 pm
New York: Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António Guterres and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
Young innovators win video competition with ideas for a better future
Apr 27, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: Marking World Intellectual Property Day, on Tuesday, UN patent experts announced the champions of this year’s youth video competition.
Ukraine can use our weapons against Russia: UK Defence Minister
Apr 27, 2022, at 12:56 am
London/UNI: UK's Defence Minister has said that it would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2022, at 07:53 pm
New York The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, causing irreparable harm to their livelihoods, cultures, languages and lives, speakers told the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Monday, as it opened its 2022 session amid calls to respect their free, prior and informed consent on the existential decisions uprooting their communities.
Humanitarians seek $2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Apr 26, 2022, at 07:48 pm
New York: Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the UN announced on Monday.
Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears
Apr 26, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process updated the Security Council on Monday.
UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
Apr 26, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New York: Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Monday.
Development financing crucial to get global economy back on track
Apr 26, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told the Financing for Development Forum on Monday.
UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals
Apr 26, 2022, at 04:33 pm
New York: In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.
Elon Musk buys Twitter, US President Joe Biden worried about social media power
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden is more concerned about the power of large social media platforms than about who owns them, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.
Women raped then killed by Russian troops: Ukrainian doctors
Apr 26, 2022, at 01:02 am
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian forensic doctors have said postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves found in the north of Kyiv have revealed that some women were raped before being killed by the Russian forces.
France: Emmanuel Macron returns to power after winning Presidential polls
Apr 25, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Paris: Emmanuel Macron is back as French President for five more years after he defeated rival Marine Le Pen in the polls on Sunday.
Japan: Tourist boat goes missing, 10 dead
Apr 25, 2022, at 12:04 am
Tokyo: A tourist boat went missing off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, leaving at least 10 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Several people found after cruise boat goes missing in Japan
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Four people from the KAZU 1 tour boat that went missing off the coast of Hokkaido in Japan have been found unconscious, the NHK broadcaster reports.
Nigeria: Over 100 killed in explosion at illegal oil refinery
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:45 am
Abuja/UNI/Xinhua: Over 100 people have been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's southern state of Imo, official and local sources said on Saturday.
Finland's FM says no point in delaying NATO membership
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:40 am
Helsinki: Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday.
Turkey shuts airspace for Syria bound Russian planes: Report
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:34 am
Ankara: Turkey has shut its airspace for Syria-bound Russian civilian and military planes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying Saturday by local media.
Ukraine war: Over 20 pc drop in Russian contributors on YouTube
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:45 am
Moscow: YouTube has witnessed a 21 percent drop in the number of Russian-language active contributors from February 24, the day when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, to April 20, according to the data unveiled on Saturday by the Russian analytical group Brand Analytics.
UN Secretary-General to meet separately next week with Putin and Zelenskyy
Apr 23, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: António Guterres will be traveling to Russia and Ukraine to meet with both the Foreign Ministers and Presidents of these countries.
Apr 23, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday called for a probe into Israel’s response to the escalating violence surrounding the Al Asqa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.
UN’s Bachelet condemns ‘horrors’ faced by Ukraine’s civilians
Apr 23, 2022, at 09:06 pm
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas of the country's east and south.
45 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers
Apr 23, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Gaza: Forty-five Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank since Friday morning, the Red Crescent said.
France Election: Macron takes 14-point lead over Le Pen
Apr 23, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has widened the lead over far-right Marine Le Pen to 14 percentage points just two days ahead of the runoff election, a survey out showed.
Rights chief Bachelet backs call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:48 pm
New York: Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust deficit” between the two main communities continues to be a great concern, UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday.
Ukraine: ‘Massive scale’ devastation, one-quarter of population in need
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:39 pm
New York: Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country told journalists on Thursday, and echoed the Secretary-General in saying, “we must stop the bloodshed and destruction”.
More dialogue needed to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:35 pm
New York: Pristina and Belgrade must engage more actively in dialogue facilitated by the European Union (EU), the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) told the Security Council on Wednesday.