Tag: United Nations
Pakistan claims more evidence against Kulbhushan Jadhav
Pakistan has reportedly prepared a fresh dossier containing evidence against former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death for his alleged involvements in espionage activities in Karachi and Balochistan. The new report with more evidences against Jhadav will be submitted to United Nations. The new dossier consists[Read More…]
UN Secretary General calls for more aid to help people fleeing Mosul
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the international community to increase aid to help people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul. Iraqi forces have seized back the city from the Islamic States in a massive six-month campaign. According to government sources, at least 355,000 residents have[Read More…]
More than 300 civilians killed in Mosul in a month, says UN
More than 300 civilians have been killed by US-led air strikes, ISIS bombs and snipers, shelling and fighting in the advance on western Mosul, the UN has said. The deadliest single incident reported so far was in the al-Jadida district, where up to 240 civilians were killed in suspected bombing by US-led coalition,[Read More…]
Pakistan’s first woman Foreign Secretary assumes charge
Trump administration releases ‘America-First’ budget proposal
Trump administration on Thursday released a preliminary 2018 budget proposal, which details many of the changes the US President wants to make to the federal government’s spending. To pay for an increase in defence spending, the ‘America First’ budget proposes dramatic cuts to many federal agencies including Environmental Protection Agency,[Read More…]
Rohingya abuse: Myanmar rejects UN criticism
Violations against Rohingyas crimes against humanity: Report
Latest flash report on Rohingyas by a four-member team of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated that the widespread violations against the Rohingya population indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity. The team travelled to Bangladesh from 8 to 23 January 2017[Read More…]
IKEA refugee shelter wins Beazley Designs of the Year Award
A flat-pack refugee shelter developed by Ikea and the United Nations has been awarded the Beazley Design of the Year, presented by the Design Museum in London. The modular Better Shelter is made from recyclable plastic, comprises only 68 components, and can be assembled in as few as four hours. Each[Read More…]
Iran removes sensitive nuclear equipments from Fordow site: UN
The chief of the United Nations atomic agency on Monday said that Iran has complied with a key commitment of its nuclear deal with six world powers by removing sensitive equipment from a underground Uranium enrichment site. Yukiya Amano of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday that Iran[Read More…]
US forces admit killing 33 Afghani civilians during air raids
NATO confirmed Thursday that air raids in Afghanistan by US forces targeting Taliban have killed 33 Afghan citizens. Twenty-seven other civilians were wounded in the village of Boz in Kunduz city, a statement from US Forces Afghanistan said on Thursday. The incident on November 3 saw US and Afghan troops carrying[Read More…]
‘If you have any sense my friend, don’t plant anything but peace’: India to Pakistan at UN
A day after NIA filed a chargesheet against JeM in the Pathankot attack, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin urged for international action against terror groups like Lashkar-e- Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and their “shadowy supporters”. “We need to address, as an imperative, support (to) terrorist groups like (the)[Read More…]
Battle for Aleppo: Rebels burn Syrian evacuation buses
Buses assigned to evacuate civilians and rebels from Syrian villages of al-Fouya and Kefraya in Idrib province have been attacked and some burned, according to the Syrian Observatory for human Rights. On Saturday, a new plan to evacuate evacuate civilians trapped in eastern Aleppo was being blocked by Iran after[Read More…]
Aleppo: UN Security Council to vote on sending observers
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Sunday on a French proposal to send observers to the Syrian city of Aleppo to monitor evacuation and report on the protection of civilians. Despite resistance from Russia, the council will meet at 8:30 pm IST to decide on the draft resolution.[Read More…]
Syrian UN Ambassador uses fake photo at council to positively portray army
Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations reportedly used an old photo taken in Iraq in attempt to convince the UN Security council that Syrian forces are not mistreating civilians, ABC News reported. By holding up the photo of a soldier providing help to a woman, Syrian ambassador Bashar Jaafari said[Read More…]
Antonio Guterres sworn in as new UN secretary-general
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth secretary general of the United Nations. The former UN refugee chief will take over duties from Ban Ki-moon on January 1. Guterres laid out three priorities for change during his five-year term: work for peace, support sustainable[Read More…]
UN celebrates Diwali for the first time, New York headquarter lit up
The United Nations for the first time is celebrating the Indian festival of lights – Diwali, at its headquarters in New York after it was declared as a non-meeting day and was recognised by the 69th session of the UN General Assembly through a resolution adopted on 29th December 2014.[Read More…]
Sikh activists protest outside UN headquarters over Indo-Pak tension
The UN headquarters in New York was witness to several members of the Sikh community protesting outside the building, raising concerns over the escalating India-Pak tensions and its impact on the lives of the people in Punjab. The ‘Save Punjab Rally’, organised on Tuesday by rights group Sikhs for Justice[Read More…]
UN top court dismisses Marshall Islands vs India-Pak-UK nuclear case
The UN’s highest court has, on Wednesday, ruled to dismiss the case brought by the Marshall Islands against India, Pakistan and Britain for allegedly failing to halt the nuclear arms race, reports AFP. The country of 55,000 was taking on the trio in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), arguing[Read More…]
Fears of ageing may cause premature death, says UN report
Being afraid of growing old may shorten your life, the UN health agency said on Thursday, as new data highlighted the widespread prevalence of ageist attitudes worldwide. In a first-of-its-kind survey released by the World Health Organization, 60 percent of respondents said they believed older people “were not respected.” Attitudes[Read More…]
Cornered? Declare Pakistan a terror state: Bangladesh tells UN
Pushing calls towards global isolation of Pakistan, Bangladesh has said the United Nations should declare Pakistan a “terrorist state” underlining India’s argument that Islamabad should be isolated in the global community as a nation that exports terror to rest of world. “For the first time in the history of SAARC,[Read More…]
‘Going nuclear’ is the only option: North Korea tells United Nations
North Korea’s foreign minister has told the United Nations that “going nuclear” is his country’s only way to defend itself and vowed to further bolster its nuclear military forces. Speaking to the General Assembly, Ri Yong-ho on Friday said his country will “continue to take measures to strengthen its national[Read More…]
North Korea appeals for public help as flood ravages north-eastern side of the country
The usually secretive North Korean government made a public appeal for relief to help those affected by severe floods in the northeast region of the country. The Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) on Sunday said that the country’s northeast has been affected by the ‘heaviest downpour’ since 1945, with tens[Read More…]
Education for all a distant dream for the next 50 years: UN
In an extensive report, the United Nations on Tuesday confirmed that the world will miss deadline for ensuring ‘secondary education for all children’ by more than 50 years. The goal was agreed as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – an ambitious plan to end poverty, hunger, advance equality[Read More…]