Addressing the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment, in Rome, Mr. Guterres said that in a world of plenty, “it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger.” Broken system “Global food systems are broken – and billions of people are paying the price.” According to UN estimates, over 780 million…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File photo In India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee exposed the secret of Prime Minister Modi’s fake Pulwama drama. According to a foreign news agency, Mamata Banerjee has said that Modi created Pulwama drama to win elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to create a fake and…
“The post-Cold War period is over, and we are moving towards a new global order and a multipolar world,” António Guterres said. He highlighted geopolitical tensions, grave human rights violations, distrust in public institutions, new conflicts, terrorism, and the weaponization of emerging technologies. Insecurity is being stoked by a rising threat of nuclear war and…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, cautioned that just as mis- and disinformation undermined the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are undermining efforts “to keep the world safer from future pandemics.” He drew comparisons with the efforts by the tobacco industry to derail negotiations at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. “The same…
Germany says that by 2025, its military division will be the most well-armed and equipped division in NATO. Germany’s army chief, Alfons Mies, while talking to a foreign news agency, said that after the Russian attack on Ukraine, European countries are equipping their military forces with modern weapons. Currently, Germany does not have a single…
Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports expired on 17 July. “Today’s decision by the Russian Federation will strike a blow to people in need everywhere,” said Mr. Guterres, speaking to journalists at…
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council in the wake of the collapse earlier in the day of the Black Sea Initiative to bring grain and fertilizer from the region to the world. “The longer this war continues, the more dangerous its consequences, including the possibility of a wider conflict,” she warned. “For the sake…
“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement. “As the conflict enters its fourth month, the battle lines are hardening, making it ever more difficult to reach the…
Major General Kyrailo Badanov, head of the Ukrainian intelligence GUR Major General Kyrailo Badanov, the head of the secret service of Ukraine, says that he has informants close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. While giving an interview to a foreign news agency, General Kyrailo said that in today’s era, the head of a secret agency…
Water is being released into the river from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana; Photo: Reuters New Delhi: As the water level in the Yamuna River rose, floodwaters entered residential areas and swept away everything in its path. After the Chief Minister’s House and the Assembly Hall, the flood relay now camped around the Supreme Court. According…
