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Military escalation in Syria as last straw for millions: UN
Damascus: The military escalation in northern Syria will be “the last straw for millions of people grappling with dire humanitarian conditions” in the war-torn Arab nation, the UN Office for the Coordination…
- Middle East
Lebanese PM calls on UN to help secure safe return of Syrian refugees
Beirut: Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the UN should help authorities in his country to secure a safe return for Syrian refugees to their homeland. On Thursday, Mikati told the…
- Middle East
UN envoy says Israeli-Palestinian conflict nearing ‘boiling point’
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, warned that the conflict in the occupied Palestine has once again reached a “boiling point”, “after decades of continuous…
- Middle East
UN envoy warns of dangerous escalation in Syria
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has warned of a dangerous escalation in the war-torn Arab nation. “In repeated briefings, I have warned of the dangers of military escalation…
- Middle East
UNGA Prez stresses on importance of bringing hope to Palestinians
United Nations: UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has stressed on the importance of bringing hope to Palestinians, especially the young generation. “We know from experience that nothing drives insecurity and violence…
- World
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in UN speech
Kiev: In his address to the UN Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of committing “crimes against humanity” after a new barrage of missile strikes have caused widespread power…
- India
UN’s highest environmental honour for Assam conservationist
Guwahati: Assam’s leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation’s highest environmental honour, ‘Champions of the Earth’, for 2022. Barman, a wildlife biologist, bagged the award along with four…
- India
Indian biologist gets UN’s highest honour for saving world’s rarest storks
New Delhi: Purnima Devi Barman, conservation biologist known for initiating all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving the greater adjutant, one of the world’s rarest storks, is among the UN Environment Programme’s…
- World
Pak pushes to increase non-permanent UN members
Islamabad: Pakistan has made a strong case against creating new permanent seats on the UN Security Council, saying an increase in the number of non-permanent members would make the 15-member body more…
- World
Pakistanis continue to suffer from aftermath of floods: UN
United Nations: More than three months since the devastating floods began in Pakistan, the catastrophe is far from over, said a UN spokesman. Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene remains challenging,…
- Middle East
UN calls for investigation into killing of 15-year-old Palestinian girl
United Nations on Monday called for an ‘immediate and thorough investigation’ into the killing of a 15-year-old Palestinian girl Folah Al-Masalmeh by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. This came in…