Security ‘one of the most significant challenges’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:20 pm
New York: Despite the resilience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), security is “one of the most significant challenges” it faces, the head of the UN mission in the country, MONUSCO, told the Security Council on Friday.
Genocide threat still real, UN chief says, commemorating victims worldwide
Dec 10, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to take concrete steps to protect minorities and other communities at risk of genocide.
‘Just Transition’ policies needed to create 20 million green jobs: UN report
Dec 10, 2022, at 08:30 pm
New York: Some 20 million jobs could be created by investing in policies that support nature and address climate change, disaster risk, food insecurity, and other major challenges, according to a UN report published on Friday.
Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation
Dec 10, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New York: Although the Philippines has made gains in combatting the sale and sexual exploitation of children, greater effort needs to be made to protect them, a UN-appointed human rights expert has said.
Dec 10, 2022, at 03:08 pm
American journalist Grant Wahl, who was detained in Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community, has died while covering a match of the showpiece tournament, his brother confirmed.
Iran: UN rights experts condemn protestor’s execution, raise alarm over detained artists
Dec 10, 2022, at 01:23 am
New York: More than a dozen UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Thursday condemned the execution of a 23-year-old Iranian artist convicted for taking part in protests, and raised general alarm over any charges that are made which carry the death penalty.
UN taps potential for trust-building on shared water resources
Dec 10, 2022, at 01:17 am
New York: A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was announced that more than 30 governments and organizations have decided to work together on the issue.
UN agencies warn again of record hunger next year in West and Central Africa
Dec 10, 2022, at 12:52 am
New York: The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of 48 million next year, which should serve as a final “wake-up call” for regional governments to act now, three UN agencies said on Thursday.
Indonesia: Coal mine explosion leaves nine workers dead
Dec 09, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Jakarta: At least nine workers died as an explosion hit a coal mine in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, media reports said.
Russia: Fire breaks out at moscow shopping mall, one dies
Dec 09, 2022, at 09:50 pm
Moscow: A fire broke out at a shopping mall in Russian capital Moscow city on Friday which left at least one person dead, media reports said.
UK, Italy and Japan will join forces to develop the fighter jets of future
Dec 09, 2022, at 09:45 pm
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan to adapt and respond to the security threats of the future, through an unprecedented international aerospace coalition announced by the Prime Minister on Friday.
South Sudan: ‘Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’, UNHCR says
Dec 09, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
Dec 09, 2022, at 05:52 pm
New York: The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Prisoners swap: Russian citizen Viktor Bout exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner
Dec 09, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Moscow: Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner at the Abu Dhabi airport, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is TIME's 'Person of the Year' 2022
Dec 08, 2022, at 04:19 am
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of the worn-torn country Ukraine, and “the spirit of Ukraine" have been declared as TIME's 'Person of the Year' 2022 on Wednesday.
Australia starts operating security apparatus after India warns over growing Khalistani activities
Dec 08, 2022, at 12:56 am
Canberra: A core group of the Australian security agency is currently looking into the concerns raised by the Indian government over the growing Khalistani divisive activities in multiple capital cities.
Indonesia: Suicide bombing in Bandung leaves two dead, nine hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Jakarta: Two people were killed and nine others injured after a suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung city, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, police said.
Spanish train collision outside Barcelona, over 150 hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Barcelona: At least 155 people were hurt when two trains collided close to Barcelona city of Spain, media reports said on Wednesday.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in suicide bomb attack
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Jakarta: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in possible condemnation of new criminal code
Dec 07, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Bandung/IBNS: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Argentine VP Cristina Fernandez sentenced to six years in jail for corruption
Dec 07, 2022, at 07:12 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption and a lifetime ban from holding public office.
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an “unrelenting” drought, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: ‘Senseless war’ has triggered ‘colossal torment’: Griffiths to Security Council
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New York: The torment being unleashed by Russia’s “senseless war”, on the people of Ukraine and beyond, is “colossal”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:43 pm
New York: Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head of UN trade facilitation agency UNCTAD has warned.
Fighter jet crashes in Croatia, pilots survive
Dec 07, 2022, at 04:45 am
Zagreb/UNI: A Croatian MIG-21 fighter jet crashed in northeastern Croatia at around 2 PM on Tuesday.
Thailand: Railway explosion leaves three dead
Dec 06, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Songkhla: A bomb blast in Thailand's Sadao district left three railway workers dead and four of their colleagues hurt, media reports said on Tuesday.
Four million doses of China-donated vaccines may never be used in Nepal
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:36 pm
Kathmandu: Four million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine doses, which were supplied to Nepal by China some 10 months ago, may not be rolled out ever, media reports said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.
Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step forward towards the establishment of democratic rule.
More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
Dec 06, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to the first ever joint analysis of data worldwide carried out by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), the independent global charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) and analytics and polling company, Gallup.