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UN experts call for sanctions, arms embargo against Israel
Tel Aviv: Following Israel’s strike on Rafah, killing 45 people, the United Nations experts have issued the call for “decisive international action” and called for immediate sanctions and an arms embargo against…
- Middle East
Israel rejects order by UN court to ‘immediately’ halt Rafah assault
Tel Aviv: In a move rejected by Israeli officials, the UN’s top court on Friday ordered Israel to “immediately” halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the…
- Middle East
UN Middle East envoy calls for resumption of Israel-Hamas talks
United Nations: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, has called for the resumption of negotiations between Israel and Hamas. “I urge the parties to redouble all efforts…
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UN body says aid delivery to Gaza ‘almost impossible’ amid intensified fighting
Gaza: The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that distributing humanitarian aid “is almost impossible” in Gaza, due to the irregular fuel supply and interrupted…
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UN raises India’s 2024 growth rate
United Nations: Indian economy’s growth rate projection for this year has been raised by 0.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent from the forecast made in January by the UN and it…
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Prominent Saudi scholar Safar al-Hawali faces torture, abuse in prison: UN
A prominent Saudi scholar Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali, who has been detained since 2018 and suffers from a complete disability, has been subjected to solitary confinement. This was revealed bya group of…
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Former Indian Army officer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
A former Indian army officer, serving as a UN security officer, lost his life in an Israeli strike on a vehicle displaying UN flags in Rafah, en route to a hospital in…
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UN chief warns Israel against ground invasion of Rafah amid tensions in Gaza
New York: In a stark warning, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on Monday that a ground invasion of Rafah would be “intolerable,” citing its devastating humanitarian consequences and potential destabilising impact…
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Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ remark on India: UN spokesperson declines to react
United Nations: A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was “stalling so badly economically” because it was “xenophobic” and not taking in…
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Hope Palestine’s application for UN membership will be reconsidered: India
United Nations: India has voiced hope that Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour…
- Middle East
UN chief calls for international probe into mass graves in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an internal investigation of the newly found mass graves in Gaza. “I am deeply alarmed by reports that mass graves have been discovered…
- World
‘Troubled’: Top UN official on arrests of pro-Palestinian protestors in US
United Nations: The UN’s top human rights official has voiced concern over “heavy-handed steps” taken to disperse and dismantle pro-Palestinian protests across university campuses in the US, just hours before the New…
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France’s hijab ban stirs up controversy; UN condemns the move
With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow…
- Middle East
Clearing debris from Gaza may take 14 years, says UN
A United Nation (UN) official said that clearing huge amount of debris, including unexploded ordnance left over from the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, may take around 14 years. The announcement…
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‘Iran cracking down on women for failing to cover hair’: UN
Geneva: Numerous women and girls have been detained in Iran for failing to heed head-covering regulations, and hundreds of businesses have been closed for failing to enforce them, UN rights officials reported…
