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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…
- India
FDI flows to India slip 26 pc in 2021: UN report
United Nations: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has…
- World
Tonga volcano relief efforts face challenges: United Nations
United Nations: Relief efforts following the Tonga volcano eruption face the challenge of severed communications, falling ash closing the major airport and strict anti-Covid measures, UN officials said. They said the casualty toll…
- Technology
Elon Musk slams UN, warns about population collapse
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed the United Nations (UN) once again, saying that there are “not enough people” in the world and one should be more worried…
- India
Crime syndicate responsible for 1993 Mumbai blasts enjoying 5-star hospitality in Pakistan: Indian envoy at UN
New York: The crime syndicate responsible for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts are enjoying 5-star hospitality in Pakistan and given state protection, Indian envoy at the UN has said, in a veiled…
- World
UN, agencies prepare relief efforts following Tonga volcano eruption
United Nations: The UN and its partner agencies are readying relief efforts for the remote South Pacific island nation of Tonga following the massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January…
- World
United Nations increases assistance in Afghanistan
Kabul: UN humanitarians and partners have provided food assistance to more than 9 million Afghans since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).Humanitarians have…
- World
UN fund for vulnerable children in Bangladesh, Pakistan
New Delhi: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a total of $91.7 million in catalytic grant financing for new and expanded Multi-Year Resilience Programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Lebanon, Libya, and Sudan. All…
- Middle East
UN slams rising refugee camp violence on aid worker in Syria
United Nations: UN humanitarians have condemned increasing violence and the slaying of an aid worker in al-Hol, the largest camp for displaced people and refugees in Syria. The killing on Tuesday followed…
- World
Rights of Afghan women, girls under attack: United Nations
Kabul: The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the rights of Afghan women and girls are “under attack” and that they need the world body’s support and solidarity…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable
Geneva: The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report.…
