Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine, Guterres declares
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:03 pm
It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said the UN chief on Tuesday.
Two powerful bombs rock Ukraine's Mariupol amid rescue efforts
Mar 23, 2022, at 04:19 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Two superpowerful bombs rocked Mariupol in Ukraine as authorities made a fresh attempt at rescuing civilians from the besieged port city which has suffered innumerable shelling since Russia's invasion, media reports said on Tuesday.
UK: Man charged with Indian-origin womanSabita Thanwani's murder
Mar 22, 2022, at 10:38 pm
London: British police have charged a man who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani in London.
UNHCR chief condemns ‘discrimination, violence and racism’ against some fleeing Ukraine
Mar 22, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New York: The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees fleeing across the Ukraine border, and Third Country Nationals, have been subjected to racism and discrimination.
South Sudan: ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls, new UN report reveals
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:20 pm
New York: Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said on Monday.
DPR Korea’s grip on population has tightened since COVID
Mar 22, 2022, at 04:10 pm
New York: In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, human rights violations remain systematic, and the authorities’ grip on the population has “tightened”, the Human Rights Council heard on Monday.
Sweden: Two women die after 'violence' at school
Mar 22, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Stockholm: Two women died after being "subjected to violence" at a secondary school in the southern Swedish city of Malmö, police said on Tuesday.
China: Plane carrying 132 people crashes in Guangxi
Mar 21, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Beijing: A Chinese passenger plane, which was carrying 132 passengers, crashed in a mountainous area of southern China, media reports said on Monday.
Ukraine Conflict: About 130,000 civilians still held hostage in Mariupol
Mar 21, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Up to 130,000 civilians are being held hostage by Ukrainian nationalists in Mariupol, the head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, said on Sunday.
Russian warplanes destroy 89 Ukrainian military targets during day
Mar 21, 2022, at 06:20 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian air force has destroyed 89 Ukrainian military objects and downed seven drones over the past 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
Belgium: Six killed after car drives into crowd
Mar 21, 2022, at 12:32 am
Brussels: At least six people died when a car drove into a crowd of carnival performers on Sunday morning in La Louviere, southern Belgium, media reports said.
Mariupol's seige will be remembered for centuries: Volodymyr Zelensky
Mar 20, 2022, at 05:51 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Russian attacks on the besieged city of Mariupol is an "act of terror" and will be "remembered for centuries", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
Ukraine calls on China to condemn 'Russian barbarism'
Mar 20, 2022, at 04:03 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine has urged China to join the West in condemning the "Russian barbarism" after the United States warned Beijing of consequences if it backed Moscow's attack on Kyiv, reports said.
No sign of Ukraine bioweapons labs says disarmament chief, after further Russian claims
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programme being conducted in Ukraine, the Organization’s disarmament chief told the Security Council once more on Friday, responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence to the contrary.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New York: Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”.
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New York: After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country remains dire, as Russia’s military invasion continues.
Ukraine: Over 9,000 people leave Mariupol
Mar 19, 2022, at 03:49 pm
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that more than 9,000 people were able to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol to safer places, The Khaleej Times reported.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Mar 18, 2022, at 07:04 pm
Oslo/UNI/Sputnik: Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until Mar 31.
International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New York: Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
War on Ukraine: Russian missiles hit Lviv aircraft repair plant
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:42 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Russian missiles struck an aircraft repair plant in Lviv on Friday morning, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.
Tensions rise in Libya as risk of ‘parallel governments’ grows, Security Council hears
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the electoral aspirations of nearly three million registered voters, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men, the UN chief told a town hall meeting on Wednesday, devoted to the issue.
International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:53 pm
New York: Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
$4.3 billion needed to help over 17 million people across Yemen
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: A “funding crunch” has put millions of people in Yemen at risk of catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in support of an urgent appeal to donors to fund the humanitarian response in the war-torn country.
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:32 pm
New York: Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Ukraine's Mariupol suffers 50-100 attacks daily: City Council
Mar 18, 2022, at 04:13 pm
Kyiv: The Mariupol city in Ukraine is witnessing 50 to 100 attacks daily, according to the city council.
Ukraine: Actress Oksana Shvets dies in Russian 'rocket attack'
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:37 pm
Kyiv: A popular Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets has died in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv, media reports said on Friday.
Russian shelling hits Ukraine school, cultural centre, leaves 21 dead
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:38 am
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 21 people were killed and 25 others injured on Thursday when Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, media reports said.
UK, US, France request UNSC meeting on Ukraine
Mar 17, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Six countries - including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States - have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, the UK permanent mission to the UN said.
Japan earthquake kills 3, disrupts transport
Mar 17, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Tokyo/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's Pacific coast has left at least three people dead and more than 190 injured.