Unite against hate and violence targeting LGBTI people: UN officials
May 17, 2020, at 11:02 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for people everywhere to support the right to live free and equal, in line with his message for the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, observed on Sunday.
UN welcomes arrest of top suspect in Rwanda genocide
May 17, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the arrest on Saturday of one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, his Spokesperson said in a statement.
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv
May 17, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Chinese ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home in the northern part of the city on Sunday morning, said media reports.
Zoom Down: Several users say they are facing problem with video and audio output
May 17, 2020, at 05:25 pm
San Jose/IBNS: Popular video chat app Zoom is down as several users reported facing problems with video and audio output during their online meeting sessions on Sunday, media reports said.
Blame game wrong, harmful remedy to COVID-19: Chinese ambassador
May 17, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Dublin/ Xinhua: Blame game is a wrong and harmful remedy to COVID-19 and can lead people to nowhere in the fight against the global pandemic, Chinese ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong said here Saturday.
Kenya to continue anti-doping tests for Olympic team despite virus threat
May 17, 2020, at 08:38 am
Nairobi/Xinhua: Kenya has set aside 17 million shillings (170,000 US dollars) towards the fight against doping for the national team preparing for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.
Two killed, 8 injured in east China factory blast
May 16, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Nanjing/Xinhua/UNI: Two people are dead and eight injured after a blast in a factory in the city of Danyang, eastern China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said Saturday.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
May 16, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
COVID-19 shows crucial role of the UN, says next General Assembly President
May 16, 2020, at 01:02 pm
New York/IBNS:The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ‘crucial role’ of the UN and its agencies, according to the veteran Turkish diplomat and parliamentarian who, as the only candidate for the top job, is slated to lead the historic 75th session of the General Assembly which begins in September.
Remote and rural communities could be hit hardest by Covid-19: Study
May 16, 2020, at 12:56 pm
New York/IBNS: Death rates from Covid-19 could be between 50% and 80% higher in rural communities and remote small towns, according to a new study by experts at the University of St Andrews.
May 16, 2020, at 11:57 am
New York/IBNS: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an urgent $7 million appeal on Thursday, to ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, where the pandemic is pushing a growing number of migrant workers into poverty.
Coronavirus lockdowns in Central America, exploited by criminal gangs
May 16, 2020, at 11:56 am
New York/IBNS: Chronic violence, insecurity and now COVID-related restrictions have put tens of thousands of Central Americans at risk of increased hardship and even death, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Support stepped up for Rohingya camps as first COVID-19 infections are confirmed
May 16, 2020, at 11:53 am
New York/IBNS: After confirmation that the first cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified in a vast and overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh, UN humanitarians on Friday announced additional measures and appealed for funds to prevent the disease from spreading.
Slovenia becomes the first European country to call off COVID-19 pandemic
May 15, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Ljubljana(Slovenia)/IBNS: Slovenia has become the first European nation to call an end to Coronavirus pandemic after a joint assessment by its government and healthcare professionals.
COMMENTARY: Living a crisis with hope, to prepare for a changed world
May 15, 2020, at 07:52 pm
The Covid-19 pandemic around the world is now a “perfect storm”. It challenges our ways of living, working and celebrating. The impact in Myanmar until now has been slower in coming, but that may only mean it will last longer.
COVID-19 cases in Belarus rise to 27,730
May 15, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Minsk/Xinhua/UNI: Belarus reported 958 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking its total to 27,730.
COVID-19 cases in Japan rise by 50 to reach 16,253
May 15, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 50 to reach 16,253, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities on Friday.
Turkey rescues 30 illegal immigrants off Aegean coast
May 15, 2020, at 07:04 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: The Turkish coast guard rescued 30 illegal immigrants off Turkey's Aegean coast, local media reported on Friday.
Covid-19 to escalate hunger, malnutrition in Africa: WHO
May 15, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its apprehensions that the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to severely impact food security in many African nations as agricultural activities have become a casualty of the pandemic.
Peace in Yemen may be ‘within close reach’, UN envoy tells Security Council
May 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: UN Special Envoy for war-weary Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council on Thursday, that he believed an end to the fighting “is within close reach”, but cautioning that he had come “yet again to express hope, instead of to report success”.
Deadly gas leak in India, grim wake-up call for global chemical industry: UN rights expert
May 15, 2020, at 04:39 pm
New York/IBNS: Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is a grim wake up call for the chemical industry to acknowledge and fulfil its responsibility to respect human rights, the UN independent expert who monitors the issue, said on Thursday.
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Falun Gong practitioners in Vienna highlight their plight inflicted by China
May 14, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Vienna: Practitioners of Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, gathered on Wednesday in Austria's capital city Vienna to mark World Falun Dafa Day and also highlighted how they were targeted by Chinese.
COVID-19: Britain may take harder stance against China
May 14, 2020, at 08:29 pm
London: The British government's mollifying stance on China is likely to harden in the coming months once the immediate concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak are dealt with, media reports said.
South Sudan: Coronavirus cases confirmed inside UN civilian protection site
May 14, 2020, at 03:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The South Sudanese Government has confirmed that two cases of COVID-19 have been identified inside a Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in the capital, Juba, although the world’s youngest nation has been relatively unscathed by the pandemic, with 74 cases recorded so far.
Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges
May 14, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York/IBNS: UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others in confinement, urging Governments to take “all appropriate public health measures” to keep them safe from the deadly disease.
Hong Kong urged to drop prosecutions of leading activists, not to silence peaceful protest
May 14, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New York/IBNS: Independent UN human rights experts urged Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday to immediately drop the criminal prosecution of 15 pro-democracy activists who participated in peaceful protests across the Special Administrative Region of China last year.
Covid-19: Kuwait records 11,028 cases, 82 deaths
May 13, 2020, at 06:39 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua: Kuwait on Wednesday reported 751 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, raising the tally of infections in the country to 11,028 and the death toll to 82, Kuwaiti Health Ministry said in a statement.
Amid COVID-19 scare, Chinese police clash with protesters in Hong Kong
May 13, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Beijing/Hong Kong: China seems to be using their trick of moving into Hong Kong even as the world is busy combating COVID-19.
New Zealand ends nationwide state of emergency as moving to COVID-19 alert level 2
May 13, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The authorities of New Zealand have canceled the nationwide state of emergency, as the country is due to move from the COVID-19 alert level 3 to level 2 amid the decrease in the number of cases, Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare said in a statement on Wednesday.
Universal basic income the right prescription for Latin America & Caribbean – UN report
May 13, 2020, at 01:01 pm
New York/IBNS: A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) unveiled on Tuesday, proposes that governments ensure immediate temporary cash transfers to help millions of people struggling to meet basic needs, as the massive fallout from COVID-19 ripples across the region’s economies.