Tag: united nations

Turkiye formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

August 7, 2024 admin

The international community must do its part to stop the genocide; it must put the necessary pressure on Israel and its supporters,” Turkiye’s Foreign Minister said. File | Photo Credit: AP “Turkiye on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza,”…

World

Watch: What is the international community saying on Bangladesh violence?

July 31, 2024 admin

Watch: What is the international community saying on Bangladesh violence? Source link

World

U.N. body that regulates ocean floor prepares for election amid debate over deep-sea mining

July 27, 2024 admin

Representational Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters A United Nations (UN) body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on seabed mining. The upcoming election comes as the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority (ISA) ended a two-week…

World

UN body that regulates ocean floor prepares for election amid debate over deep-sea mining

July 27, 2024 admin

Science

United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to care for vulnerable people

July 26, 2024 admin

After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations (UN) called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United…

World

Women’s rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official

June 27, 2024 admin

Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo…

World

Brazil Floods A Climate Warning To World, Says UN

June 25, 2024 admin

UN official visited a flooded neighborhood in state capital Porto Alegre over the weekend. Brasilia: Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations’ refugee agency said…

World

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

June 22, 2024 admin

The United Nations’ (UN) top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva was pummelled with questions on June 21 from journalists about criticism…

World

United Nations votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein

June 1, 2024 admin

United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts resolution renewing the mandate of UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for a final 19-month period until 31 December 2025; all 15 members voted in favour. | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@UN_News_Centre The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted unanimously on May 31 to end the United Nations (UN)…

World

UN Political Mission In Iraq To End By 2025 After Over 20 Years

May 31, 2024 admin

The mission was established by a UN Security Council resolution in 2003. (Representational) United Nations: At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq would leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years. Earlier this month, in a letter…

World