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UN renews demand for accountability for killers of slain journalist
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, reiterated the need to hold accountable those responsible for the assassination of Al-Jazeera journalist in Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh. A spokesman for the Secretary-General,…
- World
China dismisses growing calls to implement damning UN rights report on Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Friday brushed aside calls, including from UN chief Antonio Guterres, to implement the UN report accusing Beijing of “serious human rights violations” against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang province, terming…
- Middle East
Lebanese President hails UN peacekeeping mandate’s extension
Beirut: The UN Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for an additional year reflects the determination of the international community to maintain security…
- World
UN Security Council urges parties in Libya to preserve calm
United Nations: The UN Security Council has called on all parties in Libya to preserve the prevailing calm on the ground, and to refrain from violence or other actions that could escalate…
- Middle East
First grain shipment leaves Ukraine for Yemen: UN
Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
- Afghanistan
Six million Afghans at risk of famine: UN official
Kabul: A top UN official has warned that 6 million Afghans are at risk of famine as the war-torn country continues to face extreme hardship and uncertainty under the Taliban regime. UN…
- World
Around 30 per cent of Pakistan reeling under ‘monster floods’, over 1000 killed
Flooding in Pakistan was triggered by the greatest rains in more than three decades pushing around thirty per cent of the country’s land area into the water and leading to the death…
- Middle East
Yemen: 13 soldiers killed, 27 wounded in Houthi fire in 5 days
The Yemeni army announced the killing of 13 soldiers and the wounding of 27 others by Houthi fire within five days, despite the truce between the two sides in force. The army said, in a…
- World
UN chief inspects Ukraine’s grain export in Istanbul
Istanbul: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in bringing Ukrainian grain to international markets. He visited the JCC teams on Saturday who…
- Middle East
UN urges Israel to allow humanitarian workers to continue working in Palestine
United Nations: The UN urged Israel to allow human rights and humanitarian organisations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). On Thursday morning, Israeli forces broke into, searched and…
- World
UN chief to focus on grain deal, nuclear safety during Ukraine visit
New Delhi: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will be in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday to attend a trilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelinskyy and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…
- World
Taliban deprive women of livelihoods, equality: UN official
New Delhi: In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, the world has seen daily and continuous deterioration in the situation of women and girls in the war-torn nation…
- World
Over 140 humanitarian aid workers killed in 2021: United Nations
Geneva: More than 140 aid workers were killed over the course of 2021, the Geneva-based UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday. The figure for aid workers…
- Middle East
UN rights chief alarmed over Israel’s killing of Palestinian children
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm at the high number of Palestinians, including children, killed and injured in the latest escalation in Gaza. “Inflicting hurt on…
- World
Argentine rear admiral appointed head of UN Kashmir observer group
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Argentine Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios as the head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) which is charged with monitoring…
