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UN continue to deliver quake-related aid to Syria, Turkey
United Nations: The UN and its specialised agencies have continued delivering aid to Turkey and Syria following the devastating February 6 quakes that killed more than 53,300 people in the two countries,…
- Middle East
UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
United Nations: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an agreement with Euronav to secure the purchase of a large vessel as part of a coordinated operation to remove more than 1…
- Middle East
UNIFIL calls on Lebanon, Israel to maintain calm on border
Beirut: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has urged the country and Israel to maintain calm following an incident on the demarcation Blue Line, the National News Agency reported. Earlier on Sunday,…
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India summons Swiss envoy over anti-India posters in Geneva
New Delhi: India on Sunday summoned the Swiss ambassador and lodged a protest over the issue of “malicious anti-India” posters in front of the UN building in Geneva, official sources said. The…
- Middle East
Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises above 45000: UN
Ankara: The latest statement of AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) said that 45,089 people lost their lives while 1,15,000 people were injured in the Turkey earthquake, the United Nations Office for…
- Middle East
Iran vows decisive response to any ‘wrongful action, threat’ by Israel
Tehran: The Iranian envoy to the United Nations vowed that any “wrongful action or threat” by Israel against the country would get a decisive response, state media reported. Amir Saied Iravani, Iran’s…
- Middle East
UN continues to deliver cross-border aid into Syria
United Nations: Twenty-two truckloads of aid from the World Food Programme and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) crossed into Northwest Syria from Turkey, bringing the total of cross-border delivery to 557 trucks…
- Middle East
UN rights chief warns of increasing violence in Palestine, Israel
Geneva: Increasing violence against both Israelis and Palestinians has had tragic consequences on the innocent people, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk said. Speaking at the 52nd session…
- World
UN dismisses ‘irrelevant’ submissions by Nithyananda’s Kailasa at Geneva meetings
London: The UN human rights office Thursday said any submissions made by representatives of the so-called “United States of Kailasa (USK)”, founded by Indian fugitive Nithyananda, at its public meetings in Geneva…
- Middle East
UN, humanitarians allocate $9.5 mn to fight cholera outbreak in Lebanon
United Nations: The UN and the Lebanese Humanitarian Fund have allocated $9.5 million to prevent the spread of cholera in Lebanon, a UN Spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the Chief Spokesman for UN…
- Middle East
UN chief Guterres visits Iraq to show solidarity
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met senior Iraqi leaders here on Wednesday during a visit aimed at showing the UN solidarity with Iraq. “I am here on a visit of solidarity…
- World
Nikki Haley reiterates US won’t be world’s ‘ATM’ if she voted to power
Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday reiterated that if voted to power, the US will not pay the “bad guys” like Pakistan hundreds of millions of dollars. “A weak…
- World
UN chief warns against escalation of Ukraine war
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that an escalation of the war in Ukraine is “a clear and present danger”. “Over the past year, not only have we seen suffering…
- World
US, Russia should resume implementation of New START treaty: UN chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the US and Russia to resume the full implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). Asked about Guterres’ reaction to Russian…
- World
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
United Nations: The UN Security Council strongly condemned the attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, which left three peacekeepers from Senegal dead and five others injured. In a press statement…
