Guterres unveils first recommendations of UN crisis group, set up in wake of Ukraine invasion
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:37 pm
New York: António Guterres released the initial recommendations of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) on Tuesday, set up in response to the hunger crisis provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:31 pm
New York: The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, has got underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.
UN humanitarian aid convoy reaches Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: An eight truck convoy of life-saving humanitarian aid provided by the UN and humanitarian partners reached Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, where sustained and intense fighting is taking an enormous toll on civilians.
Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead.
El Salvador: Response to the rise in gang killings ‘cruel and inhuman’
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:06 pm
New York: The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise in gang killings, has prompted the grave concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Tuesday a pattern of “unnecessary and excessive use of force” by police and military forces.
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha war crimes probe
Apr 06, 2022, at 04:37 pm
New York: UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:05 am
Geneva/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to "act immediately" or "dissolve yourself altogether" during his virtual address in which he showed a harrowing video of dead bodies that he claimed were victims of Russian atrocities.
Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, following the emergence this past weekend of graphic images from the suburb of the capital, Kyiv.
Russia wants Ukraine to be guided by national interests in negotiations: Sergey Lavrov
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:31 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia hopes that Ukraine will be guided by its national interests in the negotiations and stop listening to foreign advisers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv.
Solomon Islands won't allow Chinese military base in Pacific islands nation
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plan to sign a security pact with Beijing, after the nation received a backlash in the region.
Denmark: Commission slams govt after finding Copenhagen illegally silenced anti-China demonstrators
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:25 pm
Copenhagen: A commission appointed by the government of Denmark recently slammed the country’s Foreign Ministry for giving into Chinese pressure and preventing anti-Beijing demonstrations during state visits in 2012 and 2013, media reports said on Sunday.
Apr 04, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a powerful speech at the Grammy Awards on Sunday when he urged musicians to fill the silence" left by Russian bombs "with your music".
Ukraine War: 300 people buried in mass graves in Bucha near Kyiv
Apr 03, 2022, at 07:04 am
Bucha(Ukraine): At least 300 people, whose bodies were recovered following the withdrawal of Russian troops from Bucha, have been buried in mass graves, the city's mayor told AFP Saturday.
20 bodies found lying on a street in Ukrainian city Bucha as Russian troops withdraw: Report
Apr 03, 2022, at 05:59 am
Kyiv: Bodies of 20 men in civilian clothes were found lying on a street after Ukrainian forces reclaimed the Bucha town near the capital city Kyiv from Russian troops, media reports said.
Ukrainian forces wrest over 30 towns from Russians
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:56 am
Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have regained control over 30 towns and settlements causing Russian forces to retreat from the Kyiv region, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said on Saturday.
UN’s rights council adopts ‘fake news’ resolution, States urged to take tackle hate speech
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:35 pm
At the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Member States adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, at the request of Ukraine and with widespread – but not universal - support.
UN welcomes announcement of two-month truce in Yemen
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:30 pm
New York: A two-month truce in Yemen which goes into effect on Saturday must be a first step in ending the county’s devastating war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on the eve of the ceasefire.
Thousands escape to Uganda following violent clashes in DR Congo
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: Recent violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have forced thousands to escape to neighbouring Uganda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
UN chief calls for unity to ‘build a peaceful world’, ahead of Ramadan
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New York: Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan is a “time for reflection and learning, an opportunity to come together and uplift each other”.
Syria: Rights experts call for humanitarian access to detained children
Apr 02, 2022, at 11:05 pm
New York: Humanitarians must have full and unimpeded access to children arbitrarily held in detention centres in northeast Syria, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Apr 02, 2022, at 10:38 pm
New York: Efforts to help thousands of desperate residents flee the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol continued on Friday, as humanitarians warned that there is “no Plan B”, after weeks of constant shelling since the Russian invasion on 24 February.
Zelenskiy demands strengthening sanctions against Russia
Apr 02, 2022, at 04:56 pm
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged strengthening of sanctions against Russia as they are having an impact on Moscow.
Ukraine: Second UN convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access thwarted
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:48 am
UN humanitarian agencies and partners on the ground in Ukraine, were able to reach the town of Sumy, in the country’s northeast on Thursday, but access to the besieged and stricken city of Mariupol, where thousands of civilians are believed to have died amidst the brutal Russian bombardment, has yet to be given.
South Sudan: $1.7 billion plan launched to meet humanitarian needs
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:41 am
New York: The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for South Sudan, to meet the needs of some 6.8 million vulnerable people this year.
‘Unbox Me’ campaign gives visibility to lives of transgender children
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:37 am
A new UN initiative aims to promote greater inclusion and acceptance of transgender children, and to advocate for their rights.
World can end ‘downward humanitarian spiral’ of Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:34 am
New York: As the world focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, the UN reminded the international community on Thursday to remember Afghanistan as it kicked off a pledging conference to save the lives and livelihoods of those in the landlocked country. As the conference drew to a close, it was announced that a total amount of $2.44 billion had been promised.
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:25 am
New York: The World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF 2022) closed in Dubai on Wednesday with participants adopting the ‘UAE Declaration’, which calls for greater collaboration, integration and connectivity across the Arab world and a strong focus on women entrepreneurs to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Work ‘in concert’ to help bring Yemen closer to a peaceful future
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:21 am
The peace process in Yemen has been “stalled for too long,” the top UN envoy for the country told a summit meeting on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aiming to build on the Saudi-led coalition’s unilateral declaration of a ceasefire, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
Dialogue between Moscow, NATO impossible: Russia
Apr 02, 2022, at 12:40 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Political dialogue between Russia and NATO is impossible in the current conditions, it makes no sense to even talk about the conditions for resuming contacts, Nikolay Kobrinets, the Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European cooperation department, told Sputnik.