In a statement issued by his Spokesman on Wednesday, the UN chief underscored the urgency of a transition to democratic governance and reinstating civilian rule. “The Secretary-General condemns all forms of violence and calls for the protection of civilians and cessation of hostilities,” said the statement. “An inclusive solution to this crisis requires conditions that…
“Amid all of the crises around the world, it is important no one is forgotten. The people of Myanmar have been suffering for too long,” Volker Türk said ahead of the anniversary of the coup on 1 February. He explained that fighting between the military and armed opposition groups has resulted in mass displacement and…
Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid distribution stymied by war, insufficient access and insufficient supplies crossing into the Strip. Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said…
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that UN chief António Guterres was following the evolving situation in the capital Libreville “very closely”. While condemning military action as “a means to resolve the post electoral crisis”, the Secretary-General said he had noted the announcement by the Central African nation’s electoral body of a win for incumbent president Ali…
Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, was speaking from the capital, Niamey, just hours after the general whose troops seized the democratically elected president, declared that he was assuming control of the country. On behalf of UN agencies on the ground, she echoed the Secretary-General’s condemnation of Wednesday’s coup against President Mohamed…
According to news reports, the officers seized President Mohamed Bazoum and blockaded his residence in the capital Niamey on Wednesday, leading the African Union Commission Chair, to describe their actions as “tantamount to an attempted coup d’etat” – although there have been no reports so far of gunfire. The would be plotters have reportedly not…
Image courtesy: France 24. Russian President Putin met Prigozhin, the head of the private force, 5 days after the coup attempt. The Kremlin spokesman says that the meeting between President Putin and Prigozhin took place on June 29 in Moscow. President Putin called 35 people including Wagner chief, unit commanders for the meeting. The meeting…
File photo: US President Joe Biden has said that he was not involved in the coup against Putin. On the issue of last week’s coup in Russia, the US President added in his statement to Washington that we have not done anything in this matter. According to the US president, the attempted coup is part…
File Photo Courtesy: Anna Dolo Agency Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russian intelligence agencies are investigating the coup attempt. In an interview with Russian media in Moscow, Sergei Lavrov said that the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies is being investigated. He said that the American ambassador in Russia has told that the…
US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken has said that the failed coup by a mercenary group against the Kremlin in Russia’s crisis has revealed “real cracks” in President Vladimir Putin’s power. Speaking on the CBS News talk show “Face the Nation,” Blanken said the weekend coup by the private Wagner group and its leader Evgeny…
