UN chief urges European Parliament to support COVID vaccines for all
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New York: The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to COVID-19 vaccines, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
UK govt updates green, red travel lists of countries effective June 30
Jun 25, 2021, at 02:30 pm
London/Sputnik: UK transport minister Grant Shapps announced on Thursday changes to the "green" and "red" lists of countries depending on the risk of COVID-19 exposure, effective June 30.
Lithuania donates 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:47 am
Taipei: Lithuania has donated 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19 pandemic which is still putting life across the globe in danger.
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New York: Small businesses which make up more than half of the global workforce were 2.5 times more likely to go under than larger firms in the first months of COVID-19, the International Trade Centre (ITC) said on Wednesday, warning that the impact of climate change could cause pandemic-scale disruption “every decade”.
Famine knocking at the door of 41 million worldwide, WFP warns
Jun 23, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: Famine is already present in four countries but millions more people are at risk, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, underscoring the need for urgent funding and humanitarian access to reach those in need.
Bangladeshi, Indian migrants arrested in Malaysia for violating movement control
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Malaysian immigration department arrested 309 migrants, including 102 Bangladeshis and two from India, for staying in violation of the movement control restrictions during an operation carried out at a settlement near a construction site in Dengkil town of Selangor state on Monday.
Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:12 pm
New York: South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told Security Council members on Monday.
Human Rights Council urged to support UN chief’s call for a 'new social contract' after COVID-19
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:52 pm
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged UN Member States to promote a more inclusive post-pandemic recovery to help the world’s most vulnerable recover from the impact of COVID.
Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable development funding for weak economies: UNCTAD
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New York: Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to $35 billion as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UN trade and development experts UNCTAD said on Monday.
Grave violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’, latest UN report reveals
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:35 pm
New York: More than 19,300 boys and girls affected by war last year were victims of grave violations such as recruitment or rape, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for experts to reach them, the UN said in its annual report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), published on Monday.
EU, UK expand sanctions on Myanmar military
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:24 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union and the United Kingdom announced on Monday fresh sanctions on Myanmar’s officials and companies with ties to the military, which seized power in February.
Egypt: Train-bus collision leaves 2 dead, 6 injured
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Cairo/Xinhua: Two people were killed and six others injured on Monday in a train-bus collision in Helwan City near the capital Cairo, Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
Rwanda bars movements to capital city amid spike in COVID-19 infections
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Kigali/Xinhua: The Rwandan government announced that movements between the capital city Kigali and the rest of the country will be prohibited from Wednesday except for essential services and goods transportation, as a response to the recent rise of COVID-19 infections.
Moscow, Ankara will soon discuss Turkish-Ukrainian Navy cooperation Plans: Lavrov
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:15 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia and Turkey will soon hold negotiations, and plans regarding the cooperation between Turkish and Ukrainian naval forces will be on the agenda, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Swedish Parliament votes to dismiss Prime Minister over rental reforms
Jun 22, 2021, at 12:47 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Swedish parliament has voted no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, the national media reported on Monday.
Israel: 8 Arab suspects arrested for allegedly murdering Jewish man
Jun 21, 2021, at 04:02 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua: Israeli security forces said on Sunday that eight Arab suspects have been arrested for the killing of a Jewish man in central Israel in May amid a wave of ethnic violence.
Plane crash in Russia's Kemerovo region leaves 4 dead
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: The authorities of Russia's Kemerovo region denied information about nine people killed after the emergency landing of a plane in the region on Saturday, saying that four people died as a result.
Iran election: Ebrahim Raisi set to become President
Jun 19, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Tehran: Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi is all set to become Iran's President as he has won most of the votes counted so far.
Iran: Presidential candidate Rezaee congratulates rival Raisi on winning election
Jun 19, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: Mohsen Rezaee, the head of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council and one of the Iranian presidential candidates, has congratulated another contender, Iranian top judge Ebrahim Raisi, on winning the election even though the vote count is still going.
Forced displacement at record level, despite COVID shutdowns: UNHCR
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:57 pm
New York: The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent increase on top of the already record-high of 79.5 million, recorded at the end of 2019.
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New York: The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of famine than six months ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:02 pm
New York: António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab slams China over Apple Daily crackdown
Jun 19, 2021, at 02:08 am
London: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday targeted China over the raids and arrests at Apple Daily in Hong Kong and said it demonstrated Beijing is using the National Security Law to target dissenting voices.
Ex-Zambia president Kenneth Kaunda dies, PM Modi mourns
Jun 18, 2021, at 09:11 pm
Lusaka/UNI: Zambia's first president Dr Kenneth David Kaunda passed away at the age of 97.
IDF confirms carrying out strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:08 pm
Tel Aviv/UNI: The Israel Defense Forces(IDF) has confirmed carrying out strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza strip in retaliation to what it described as arson balloons attacks launched from the area.
Political impasse in Haiti, amid rising humanitarian needs, ahead of crucial elections
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:03 pm
New York: Amid worsening socioeconomic conditions, rising criminal gang violence and a resurgence of COVID-19, Haiti’s leaders must commit to good-faith dialogue aimed at ending a longstanding and damaging political impasse, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council today.
Guterres: Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’, punish perpetrators
Jun 18, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’: WHO
Jun 18, 2021, at 03:35 pm
New York: New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide – taking more lives each year than HIV, malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide.
UN chief urges debt relief extension for middle-income countries
Jun 18, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New York: Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Thursday.
UK: Parliament approves extending COVID-19 restrictions until July 19
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:23 pm
London/Sputnik: The House of Commons of the UK Parliament approved on Wednesday the government's proposal to postpone the deadline for lifting quarantine restrictions in England until July 19 due to the surge of COVID-19.