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Israel, citing ‘bias,’ won’t cooperate with UN human rights team
Geneva: Israel on Thursday formally announced it would not cooperate with a special commission formed by the United Nations’ top human rights body to investigate alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying the probe…
- India
Mumbai, Pathankot, Pulwama attacks’ perpetrators enjoying state support: India at UN
By Yoshita Singh United Nations: India has strongly hit out at Pakistan at the UN, saying the world knows where perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai, 2016 Pathankot and 2019 Pulwama terror attacks…
- Middle East
Five UN employees kidnapped in Yemen’s Abyan
Aden: A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and…
- World
Severe drought affects 4.3 million people in Somalia: UN
Mogadishu: An estimated 4.3 million people have been affected by the severe drought which is ravaging several parts of Somalia, up from 3.2 million a month ago, the UN Office for the Coordination…
- World
N.Korea cashes in on cyberattacks, upgrades nuke, missile program: UN
Seoul: North Korea continued to advance its nuclear and missile programs last year as it gained significant profits from cyberattacks, a UN reports said. “According to a member state, DPRK cyberactors stole more…
- Middle East
UN declares progress in talks with Yemen’s warring parties over decaying oil tanker
Aden: The United Nations(UN) has announced that positive discussions with Yemen’s warring parties had taken place regarding a proposal to solve the crisis caused by a rusting oil tanker off Yemen’s Red…
- Middle East
Yemen families forced to eat leaves owing to the escalating war
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations stated on Sunday that it had documented examples of Yemeni families being compelled to eat leaves due to hunger in their war-torn nation.…
- Middle East
UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s rebels died fighting
United Nations: UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen’s Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels…
- Middle East
United Nations releases $2 million emergency funds for Yemen
United Nations: The UN has released $20 million in emergency funds for 270,000 people in Yemen, including those who were displaced by the recent airstrikes, a spokesman said. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator…
- World
Japan to watch WHO probe of director’s alleged racism, abuse
Tokyo: Japan’s government said Friday it will watch the World Health Organization’s investigation into staff complaints over racism and abuse by a top Japanese official at the agency but denied it inappropriately…
- Middle East
UN concerned by hostilities following prison breakout in Syria
United Nations: The UN is highly concerned about the safety and security of civilians in northeast Syria following last week’s Hasakah prison breakout of Islamic State (IS) prisoners, a UN spokesman has said.“An…
- Middle East
Iran pays delinquent UN membership fee with funds frozen in S.Korea
Seoul: Iran has paid its dues to the UN with the country’s funds frozen in South Korea in a move to immediately restore its voting power, Seoul’s Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Iran…
- World
UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States,…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 boosters should start with most vulnerable
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters…
- Middle East
UN envoy urges coordinated approach to address Israeli-Palestinian peace
United Nations: Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, stressed the urgent need for a coordinated approach to address political, economic and institutional obstacles to Israeli-Palestinian peace. The…
