Tag Archives: United Nations

Saturday, 11 March 2017   GENEVA: Myanmar looks set to es­cape an international investigation into alleged atrocities against its Rohingya minority, after the Euro­pean Union decided not to seek one at the UN Human Rights Council, said a draft resolution. The United Nations said in a report last month that …

Thursday, 2 March 2017 PARIS: The UN’s World Meteorological Organization published the highest temperatures on record in 3 Antarctic zones Wednesday, setting a benchmark for studying how climate change is affecting this crucial region. Mapping Antarctica’s extremes is essential for understanding weather patterns, and teasing out natural climate variability from …

Wednesday, 22 February 2017 NEW YORK: Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died in New York. He was 64. Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations on …

Tuesday, 24 January 2017 BAGHDAD – The United Nations expressed “deep concern” on Tuesday about 750,000 civilians living in western Mosul, ahead of a U.S.-backed offensive to dislodge Islamic State from this area. Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq, is divided into 2 halves by the Tigris river that …

Friday, 23 December 2016 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) on Thursday estimated that thousands of people still remain in eastern Aleppo as evacuations escorted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued overnight and throughout the day in the besieged …

Saturday, 10 December 2016 UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday congratulated Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as president of Ghana. In a statement issued here by his spokesman, Ban also thanked outgoing President John Dramani Mahama for his role in defusing tensions and preserving peace during the election …

DAMASCUS – United Nations (UN) is concerned about the loss of hundreds of male residents of Aleppo after they leave rebel-held areas recently. A spokesman for the UN Office of Human Rights, Rupert Colville, said they feared residents missing atrocities victimizing government forces. In fact, before this, two militant group Jabhat …

Thursday, 5 October 2017 :  Bangladeshi authorities have destroyed about 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, accusing smugglers of using the huge exodus to bring methamphetamine into the country. Refugees told Reuters that border guards also beat and arrested passengers and crew as they landed at Shah …

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 :  U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear standoff, mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man” on a suicide mission. Loud murmurs filled …

Thursday, 27 July 2017 UNITED NATIONS – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he is concerned about the risk of violence escalating in the Old City of Jerusalem, where recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have been the bloodiest in years. “I am particularly concerned about the potential risk of …