Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: “A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in Baghdad the previous night, which left a child and woman injured.
Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:14 pm
New York: Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid ongoing fighting, bloodshed and a lack of funding that is making humanitarian access impossible, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.
UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the country's obligations under international law, five independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
UN rights office warns against rising hate speech in Western Balkans
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:03 pm
New York: Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade.
Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:06 am
New York: Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:54 am
The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows that the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has put the brakes on a rapid recovery, counteracting signs of solid growth at the end of last year.
Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:45 am
New York: UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity.
Colombia: Children still ‘used and abused’ despite historic peace accord
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:35 am
New York: Despite a steady decrease in grave violations against children in Colombia since the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and FARC rebels, youngsters there continue to suffer from the impact of hostilities, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday.
Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership' needed, to end 7-year war
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:11 am
New York: Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that no long-term solution can be found on the battlefield, urging the warring parties to “talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms”.
UK's MI5 spy agency issues warning over presence of 'Chinese agent' in British Parliament
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
London: The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, The Security service, MI5, has warned that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
N. Korea fires 2 suspected ballistic missiles eastward, claims South Korea
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:44 pm
Seoul\Pyongyang: South Korean Military on Friday said North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles eastward, media reports said.
Prince Andrew stripped of military honors after sexual assault allegations
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:28 pm
London/UNI: Prince Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been stripped of his military rank and royal patronage after facing allegations of sexual assault, Buckingham Palace's press service said on Thursday.
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages facing sexual assault charge: Buckingham Palace
Jan 14, 2022, at 05:55 am
London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, who is facing a US civil case related to sexual assault, has given up his honorary military titles, the Buckingham Palace said in a stament on Thursday.
UK PM Boris Johnson apologizes for attending Downing Street garden party during lockdown
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:09 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party in London during the country's first lockdown in 2020.
‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ needed in Kazakhstan: UN rights office
Jan 12, 2022, at 08:18 pm
New York: As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday requested “prompt, independent, impartial investigations” into the killings, and whether “unnecessary and disproportionate use of force was made by security forces”.
Mali: Security Council warned of 'endless cycle of instability'
Jan 12, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Tunisia: UN rights office calls for release of former justice minister
Jan 12, 2022, at 05:29 pm
New York: Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, and another man, who have been detained under suspected terrorism offences, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
North Korea confirmed test of hypersonic missile in the presence of Kim Jong Un
Jan 12, 2022, at 02:31 pm
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea tested a hypersonic missile, its warhead hit the target at a distance of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), and the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, watched the test, Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, reported.
European Parliament President David Sassoli dies in Italy
Jan 12, 2022, at 12:33 am
Strasbourg: European Parliament President David Sassoli has died in Italy, officials said on Tuesday.
Scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns 'appalling' attacks in Nigeria
Jan 11, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New York: The Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling” attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in which scores of civilians were killed.
Guterres calls for end to conflict in Ethiopia after deadly attacks
Jan 11, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: The Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than 50 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike in northern Ethiopia, last Friday.
‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to World Youth Forum
Jan 11, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: Although everyone has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on young people has been “especially heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tests positive for COVID-19
Jan 11, 2022, at 08:05 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he contracted COVID-19 again and will be isolated with mild symptoms.
Missile possibly fired by North Korea lands outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone
Jan 11, 2022, at 02:36 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: A missile possibly fired by North Korea fell outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, Kyodo news agency reported, citing government sources.
Six Brazilians killed in rockslide
Jan 09, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Brasília/UNI/Xinhua: At least six people died, 32 people were injured and about 20 are missing after several giant rocks collapsed from a geological canyon and fell onto four boats on Furnas Lake in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state, rescue teams said on Saturday.
Saudi princess released after being jailed without charge for 3 yrs
Jan 09, 2022, at 08:09 am
Riyadh: Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter after incarcerating them without charge for nearly three years in the capital, media reports said citing a human rights group.
US: Mother held for locking son in car boot in Texas
Jan 09, 2022, at 07:41 am
Texas/UNI: A mother in the US was arrested after she reportedly locked her Covid positive son in a car boot to protect herself from the virus while going to a testing site, media reports said.
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”.
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Jan 07, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue.