Türkiye quake aftermath: Funding needed to stave off risks to millions of children
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:47 pm
New York: Two months after devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria, 2.5 million children in Türkiye remain in need of humanitarian support and are at risk of falling into poverty, child labour or under-age marriage, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
Guterres calls for world ‘united in peace’ as Ramadan, Easter, Passover coincide
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:42 pm
New York: The UN chief has called for people of faith worldwide to “join their voices in a common prayer for peace”, as the holy festivals of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this week.
Ukraine seeks UNESCO support for post-war cultural renaissance
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:36 pm
New York: Nearly $7 billion will be required over the next decade to rebuild the cultural sector in war-ravaged Ukraine, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said during a visit to the country this week.
Rights expert denounces interference in Beirut explosion probe
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:32 pm
New York: Judges investigating the deadly August 2020 explosion at the port in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, must be free to do their job in peace, a UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday.
Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:28 pm
New York: A Taliban edict banning Afghan women from working for the UN mission and agencies inside the country, has been strongly condemned by both the UN chief and his deputy.
Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:26 pm
New York: UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday appealed for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to exercise restraint following the latest violence surrounding a holy site in Jerusalem.
‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:19 pm
New York: The UN on Wednesday called for a “sustainable industrial transformation” to close the widening development gap between countries, meet ambitious climate targets, and reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.
Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:16 pm
New York: The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, made a passionate appeal for sustained support for the country’s most vulnerable on Wednesday, where climate shocks and protracted conflict have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:13 pm
New York: Cindy McCain of the United States takes the helm of the UN emergency food relief agency amid “unprecedented” global hunger fuelled by conflict, climate change and soaring fertilizer prices, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy
Apr 07, 2023, at 10:53 pm
New York: Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy that killed and injured hundreds, leading the Government to declare a state of emergency.
China sanctions two American entities over Taiwan, says Foreign Ministry
Apr 07, 2023, at 03:49 pm
Beijing: The Chinese authorities on Friday sanctioned two US entities, namely the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for violation of the one-China principle, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Spanish actress Ana Obregón says surrogate baby is actually her grandchild
Apr 07, 2023, at 02:59 pm
Spanish actress Ana Obregón has revealed that she had a baby via surrogacy in the US by using the sperm samples of his dead son.
France: Paris police use batons to disperse pension reform protesters
Apr 07, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Paris: Police in Paris used batons, teargas and stun grenades to break up a huge crowd of protesters angered by the controversial pension reform, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Canada: Over one million Hydro-Quebec customers still without power after ice storm
Apr 07, 2023, at 05:31 am
Montreal/IBNS: Over one million customers were still without power on Thursday morning, and some of them are likely to stay without it for days after an ice storm hit southern Quebec with falling trees and causing flooding.
Canadians to hold off on getting another COVID booster for now:Experts recommend
Apr 06, 2023, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian health officials are echoing the message of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) to no longer recommend follow-up of COVID-19 boosters for people with a medium or low risk of developing severe illness from the virus.
Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco
Apr 06, 2023, at 02:28 am
San Francisco/IBNS: Mobile payment application Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death in US' San Francisco city, media reports said. He was 43.
UK regulator fines Chinese company-owned TikTok for registering children under 13
Apr 05, 2023, at 10:15 pm
London: The United Kingdom's information regulator said on Tuesday that it had issued a 12.7 million pound (almost $16 million) fine to Chinese company-owned video sharing app TikTok for its violations of data protection legislation, including by the provision of services to children under the age of 13 and processing their data without parental consent.
Pakistan: Fire rips through Chinese camps at Dasu Dam, no casualty
Apr 05, 2023, at 10:03 pm
Peshawar: A fire broke out at a camp of a Chinese company managing the construction of a remote hydropower dam in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, media reports said.
Thousands of students march to protest gun violence in US Tennessee: NY Post
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Washington: Thousands of students on Monday marched on Tennessee's state Capitol to protest gun violence after six people, including three young kids, were killed in a Nashville school shooting, the New York Post reported Monday.
Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: A staggering 4.7 million people in Burkina Faso, a fifth of the population, will need humanitarian assistance this year, the UN and partners said on Tuesday, announcing a $877 million response plan to meet urgent needs.
Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:49 pm
New York: Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:43 pm
New York: It is estimated that up to one million people in Iraq have disappeared over the past five decades – a crisis that continues today, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday, calling for investigation and legislation to eradicate “this heinous crime.”
Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:32 pm
New York: The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for the appointment of an independent rights expert on Haiti, amid mounting concern over deadly gang violence engulfing the country, threatening livelihoods, and pushing half the population into hunger.
Nepal’s growth faces slowdown amidst domestic and external challenges
Apr 05, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Kathmandu: Growth in Nepal this year will be slower than previously projected due to the impacts of import restrictions, monetary policy tightening, higher inflation, and shrinking government expenditure reflecting lower government revenue, according to the World Bank’s twice-a-year country update.
Apr 05, 2023, at 03:02 pm
Helsinki: Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, media reports said.
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN
Apr 05, 2023, at 02:51 pm
New York: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Falsifying Business Records: Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts
Apr 05, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Manhattan: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. on Tuesday announced the indictment of former US President Donald Trump for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election.
Donald Trump surrenders at New York court after indictment over hush money, pleads not guilty
Apr 05, 2023, at 05:59 am
New York/IBNS: Former United States President Donald Trump turned himself in for a historic hearing in a criminal courtroom in New York's Manhattan on Tuesday amid tight security
Iranian schoolgirls fall victim to poisoning, 20 hospitalized with symptoms
Apr 05, 2023, at 05:08 am
Tabriz/Iran: A group of twenty school girls were taken to the hospital in the city of Tabriz, located in northwestern Iran, following yet another poisoning attack, stated the state media.
PoK: Religious conference to be held to raise funds for terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir
Apr 05, 2023, at 01:58 am
Hattian Bala: Extremist right wing Islamic organization Tehreek-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat will host a conference in Hattian Bala College ground in Jhelum Valley in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on April 30 in a bid to raise funds for terror activities in India.