Yemen: UN Special Envoy calls for urgent end to fighting, as humanitarian needs escalate
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:45 pm
New York: Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a UN-led political process could still be part of a sustainable solution to the conflict.
Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:40 pm
New York: As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
World food import bill to reach record high in 2021
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:36 pm
New York: The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Former South African President FW de Klerk, who released Nelson Mandela, dies at 85
Nov 12, 2021, at 12:41 am
Cape Town/IBNS: Former South African President and the country's last white leader, FW de Klerk, died at the age of 85 on Thursday, media reports said.
Japan: Amid avian influenza outbreak in Akita Prefecture, over 1,40,000 birds to be culled
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Health authorities in Japan`s Akita Prefecture are set to cull more than 1,40,000 chickens after registering the first outbreak of avian influenza this season in the region, the Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday.
UN chief outlines ‘roadmap for inclusion’ to address root causes of conflict
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, during a Security Council debate focused on the issue of inclusion.
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
New York: With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.
Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, 'deepens concern' of UN agencies
Nov 10, 2021, at 05:58 pm
New York: UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following an Israely military decision to de-authorize six NGOs.
Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New York: Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Malala Yousafzai marries partner Asser
Nov 10, 2021, at 07:18 am
London/IBNS: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage with partner Asser on social media on Tuesday.
Rapper Travis Scott vows support for Astroworld tragedy victims' families, to cover funeral costs
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Austin/UNI/Sputnik: Rapper Travis Scott has pledged to cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died during his Astroworld Festival in Texas last week, media reported on Tuesday, citing his representative's statement.
Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, ‘world is watching’ UN relief chief warns generals
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:50 pm
New York: Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Change of guard at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles' wife Camilla takes up responsibilities
Nov 07, 2021, at 06:34 pm
London/IBNS: A gradual change of guards will take place at the head of Britain's royal family, as Queen Elizabeth II will step back from public engagements due to her advanced age and health.
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: A drone laden with explosives targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's house in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the country's military called an attempted assassination, said reports.
Almost 20 people dead in Mexico after truck rams several cars: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 20 people were killed as a result of a major accident on a highway in Mexico, the country’s federal highway authority, CAPUFE, informed.
Rocket strikes house of Iraqi Prime Minister: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A rocket has struck the house of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi during a drone attack, Al Arabiya reports.
Iran to consider experience of past nuclear deal talks in Vienna: FM
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:00 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Tehran will take into account the experience of the previous rounds of nuclear deal talks to promote its interests in the upcoming negotiations in Vienna, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday.
Sierra Leone: Tanker explosion close to Freetown leaves 91 people dead
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Freetown: As many as 91 people died due to a tanker explosion in the Freetown suburbs in Sierra Leone on Friday.
Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia.
Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:02 pm
New York: International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup.
Veteran Australian judge Hilary Charlesworth elected to the International Court of Justice
Nov 06, 2021, at 08:55 pm
New York: The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected a new judge this Friday to sit on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
Spare no effort in probe into attack against blue helmets in CAR: Antonio Guterres
Nov 06, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this week by the presidential guard against a vehicle from the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida may visit US in November: Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may make an official visit to the United States in November, media reported on Friday.
First ever event: New York's World Trade Centre lit up for Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: The World Trade Centre in New York city was lit up by Diwali animated lights for the first time, surely touching Indians and people of the diaspora all across the world.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
World food prices reach highest level in more than a decade
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New York: The UN barometer of world food prices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this Thursday.
Yemen: Four children killed or maimed a day, as war grinds on
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New York: At least 8 children have reportedly been killed or injured in escalating violence in Yemen in the past five days.
Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New York: Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
UK's Royal Mint launches commemorative Mahatma Gandhi coin on Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:47 am
London/IBNS: UK on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin on Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.