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.
Ukraine War: Russia becomes biggest oil supplier of China
Jun 23, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Moscow/Beijing: Russia has sold crude oil to Beijing at a discounted rate, making it the biggest supplier of oil to China.
Ukraine: UN and partners deliver lifesaving aid to Donetska region
Jun 22, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New York: Critical relief supplies for nearly 64,000 people have been delivered to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, two cities in the Government-controlled areas of the eastern Donetska oblast, or region, in Ukraine, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA reported on Tuesday.
UN brainstorms how to strengthen aid delivery amid ‘megacrises’
Jun 22, 2022, at 08:44 pm
New York: Global cooperation is critical to confront the surge in suffering due to conflict, climate disruption, hunger, the rising cost of living, and the COVID-19 pandemic. senior UN officials said on Tuesday at a meeting organized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to strengthen delivery of humanitarian assistance.
222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
Jun 22, 2022, at 08:37 pm
New York: A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016, to 222 million today.
Nigeria: crisis in northeast will worsen without urgent help, says OCHA
Jun 22, 2022, at 08:27 pm
New York: UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in northeast Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season.
Pakistan atrocities: Baloch group holds demonstration in Geneva
Jun 22, 2022, at 01:09 am
Geneva: The Baloch Voice Association on Monday participated in an exhibition cum demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva alongside the Broken Chair sculpture to highlight the atrocious acts committed by the Pakistan establishment.
Syria: Guterres underlines ‘moral imperative’ to continue cross-border aid operation from Türkiye
Jun 21, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: With humanitarian needs in Syria at their highest levels since the start of the civil war more than 11 years ago, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed on Monday for the Security Council to renew a resolution on delivering lifesaving aid to millions in northwest Syria, through cross-border operations from neighbouring Türkiye.
Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace
Jun 21, 2022, at 11:16 pm
New York: With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet critical benchmarks required to complete its transition away from long-running civil conflict, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Monday, pressing parties to the November 2018 peace deal, to implement their commitments in letter and spirit.
Lebanon: $3.2 billion plan launched to support local families and refugees
Jun 21, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New York: The Lebanese Government, the United Nations and partners on Monday announced a $3.2 billion appeal for the country to address ongoing impacts from the war in neighbouring Syria and the current economic crisis.
Jun 21, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, while governments adopt an increasingly militarised approach to policing demonstrations, said an independent UN human rights expert on Monday.
Côte d'Ivoire welcomes families home, as refugee status formally ends
Jun 21, 2022, at 08:09 pm
New York: The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, that at its height forced more than 300,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, is “a welcome bright spot amid a rising global trend of forced displacement”, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday.
UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger
Jun 21, 2022, at 08:02 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Monday that it will have no choice but to make further food ration cuts soon for refugees.
Amidst escalating needs and soaring hunger, refugees caught in the eye of the perfect storm
Jun 21, 2022, at 07:09 pm
New York: Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, the UN food relief agency warned on Monday, World Refugee Day.
Security noose tightens around Shinde's bungalow
Jun 21, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Thane: Following a major political development in the state, security on Tuesday was stepped up outside the bungalow of the city of Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde.
London witnesses protest to mark Tiananmen Square massacre
Jun 21, 2022, at 12:54 am
London: London recently witnessed protests to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre, an event whose commemoration is banned within China.
Fatima Payman is first hijab-wearing woman in Australian Parliament
Jun 20, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Canberra: Fatima Payman on Monday became the first Muslim woman wearing hijab in Australian Parliament.
Minor dies, several hurt in shooting in Washington DC
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Washington: A shooting in Washington D.C. has left one minor dead and several injured including one police officer.
Father's Day: Check out how Prince William wished the world with his kids
Jun 20, 2022, at 02:29 am
London: Prince William on Sunday shared a new picture with his three children to celebrate Father's Day.
Hong Kong: China approves composition of new govt
Jun 20, 2022, at 02:09 am
Taipei/UNI/Sputnik: The Chinese State Council has approved the composition of Hong Kong's new government proposed by Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee, the Hong Kong government said on Sunday.