Inclusive cities critical to post-pandemic recovery: Guterres
Jun 28, 2022, at 08:49 pm
New York: A UN conference on transforming the world's urban areas is underway in Poland this week, which will include a dialogue on urban crisis recovery and reconstruction, centered on neighbouring Ukraine.
Joe Biden to hike tariff on Russian goods worth $2.3bn
Jun 27, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden will be announcing an increase in tariffs on 570 groups of Russian goods worth $2.3 billion, the White House said on Monday.
Ukraine terminates nuclear safety agreements with Russia
Jun 27, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine terminates two agreements with Russia in the field of nuclear safety, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine said on Monday.
G7 details $600bn plan to rival China
Jun 27, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Munich: To counter China's Belt and Road plan, the G7 leaders have detailed plans to mobilise $600 billion in funding for the developing world.
European Commission warns against boycotting G20 summit over Vladimir Putin
Jun 27, 2022, at 07:41 pm
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she does not support the idea of boycotting the G20 summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part.
Washington: Rave party takes bizarre turn, eight people injured in gunfire
Jun 27, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Washington/UNI: At least eight people were injured when gunfire broke out at a dance party in an industrial area of Tacoma in Washington, US, according to the police.
Madrid: Protesters call for peace ahead of NATO summit
Jun 27, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Madrid/UNI/Xinhua: Thousands of demonstrators rallied to call for peace and protest against a NATO summit to be held in Madrid this week.
England: Man severely injured in gas explosion in Birmingham
Jun 27, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Birmingham: A man was severely injured in a gas explosion that destroyed a house in England's Birmingham city on Monday.
Ukraine war: UK, US, Canada, Japan to ban imports of Russian gold
Jun 26, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Moscow: The UK, US, Canada and Japan have decided to ban imports of gold from Russia, media reports said.
South Africa: 20 bodies recovered from East London nightclub
Jun 26, 2022, at 10:26 pm
East London,South Africa: As many 20 bodies were recovered under mysterious circumstances from a nightclub in East London city of South Africa, media reports said on Sunday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has bleak chances to retain his chair: Report
Jun 26, 2022, at 02:40 am
Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chance of retaining his seat following the elections seems to be bleak as the country is passing through a troubled economic situation that has been magnified by issues like soaring inflation and continuous fall of the Turkish Lira.
Norway Attack: Man charged with terrorism
Jun 25, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Oslo: A 42-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin was on Saturday arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts, over the shooting in the Norway capital.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN rights chief urges leaders to ‘turn the page on rhetoric’
Jun 25, 2022, at 08:08 pm
New York: Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina must abandon divisive policies and focus on building an inclusive future for all, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday in the capital, Sarajevo, concluding an official visit to the country.
Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet
Jun 25, 2022, at 08:02 pm
New York: Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights chief as “a huge blow to women’s human rights and gender equality.”
UN plan calls for real progress towards ending internal displacement crisis
Jun 25, 2022, at 07:55 pm
New York: With record numbers of people uprooted within their homelands due to conflict, disasters, the climate emergency and other tragedies, more must be done to end this crisis, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, launching his Action Agenda on Internal Displacement.
Abu Akleh shooting: Fatal shot came from Israeli forces, says OHCHR
Jun 25, 2022, at 07:50 pm
New York: Israeli forces were behind the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank - not indiscriminate Palestinian firing - the UN human rights office, OHCHR, alleged on Friday.
Internet shutdowns impact human rights, economy, and day to day life
Jun 25, 2022, at 07:34 pm
New York: The dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns of the internet on people’s lives and human rights are vastly underestimated, the UN human rights office warns in a report released on Thursday.
Eighteen migrants die in stampede as they attempt to enter Spanish Enclave
Jun 25, 2022, at 03:45 pm
Madrid: As many as 18 migrants died and several others were hurt as a huge crowd tried to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla, media reports said on Saturday.
Norway: Suspected nightclub shooter detained in Oslo
Jun 25, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Oslo/UNI/Sputnik: A suspected attacker has been detained after a deadly shooting in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, police said.
Commonwealth can choose to abandon Queen as head of state: Prince Charles
Jun 25, 2022, at 01:57 am
London/UNI: Prince Charles has said that the choice of any of the Commonwealth member countries to become a republic or abandon the queen as head of state was strictly theirs alone, and expressed “personal sorrow” at Britain’s legacy of slavery, Khaleej Times reported on Friday.
Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threatens lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
Jun 24, 2022, at 09:24 pm
New York: Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict in the north, drought in the south and dwindling food and nutrition support beginning next month, the UN food relief agency warned on Thursday.
‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks
Jun 24, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as horrific attacks against civilians have risen, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:58 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners convicted of burglary, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Wednesday.
Securing peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:55 pm
New York: In a solemn ceremony, the UN chief on Wednesday honoured the memory of 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2021, “the highest number of colleagues” ever lost in a single year while serving the Organization.
Mali: Guterres ‘shocked and outraged’ by reports of civilian massacres
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians have been killed in the past week, during attacks by armed extremists in central Mali, and further north.
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:40 pm
New York: The Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov who auctioned off his gold medal to raise money for child refugees on Monday, has told UN News that the record-breaking sale of $103.5 million proved that “sometimes humanity can come together, and show solidarity”.
Violence against indigenous women, ‘legacy of colonialism’ rooted in racism
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:23 pm
New York: Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every aspect of their lives, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday in a hard hitting report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Cabo Verde: ‘Unprecedented’ food insecurity triggers social and economic emergency
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:18 pm
The island nation of Cabo Verde is facing record levels of food insecurity due to drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, affecting some 181,000 people, or 32 per cent of the country, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.
Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
Jun 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, severe malnutrition.
UK-based Khalsa TV surrenders broadcast license after airing content which could incite violence
Jun 24, 2022, at 01:40 am
London: Khalsa Television Limited (KTV), a UK-based broadcast channel catering to the British Sikh community, has surrendered its broadcast license after the UK media watchdog Ofcom sent it a draft notice to revoke its license after the channel aired violent content calling people to engage in violence.