UNO NEEDS REVISION
Recent global developments in Ukraine and Gaza will change the course of events in the coming days. This undeclared third world war will have a paradigm-changed geo-politics trend like the…
Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought: UN
NEW YORK (Agencies): The UN has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century…
Protests in New York as Netanyahu attends UN meet
NEW YORK (Agencies): Demonstrators gathered outside the New York hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was staying to protest against the government’s judicial reforms, reported the Times of Israel.…
Deadly disease outbreak kills over 1,200 children in Sudan – UN
Khartoum (Agencies): More than 1,200 children under the age of five died in refugee camps in war-torn Sudan between mid-May and September as a result of a lethal combination of…
UN drug agency warns of growing methamphetamine trafficking from Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (APP): Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan has surged in recent years, even as the Taliban has curbed heroin trafficking since taking power, according to a UN report…
Ship enroute to Yemen to transfer oil from decaying Safer tanker
DUBAI: A ship is enroute to Yemen to pump oil from the decaying Safer tanker, the UN’s official coordinator for Yemen said on Saturday. “The replacement vessel Nautica set sail…
Eleven children die every week attempting to cross Mediterranean migration route – UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS (APP): During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, or double the number compared to the…
China calls for end to double standards on counter-terrorism
BEIJING (APP): China’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) has called for an end to double standards on counter-terrorism. “Terrorism remains a significant challenge that threatens international peace and security.…
Modi led Yoga Day event in UN HQ New York
UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): With a large group of people protesting outside, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the International Yoga Day celebrations with UN diplomats, officials and members…