Mentioning this year’s theme in a statement to mark the day, Together Always: United in Diversity, the UN chief called on leaders ‘to speak with one voice” to eliminate stigma and discrimination, that result in sometimes deadly attacks targeting LGBTQI+ communities. The Secretary-General showed his deep concern over the levels of violence directed towards LGBTQI+…
America’s Amy Pope has been elected as the head of the International Refugee Agency. According to the news agency, voting was held in Geneva for the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency (International Organization for Migration). According to the news agency, Amy Pope is the first female head of the International Refugee Agency. She…
File photo US fighter jets intercepted 6 Russian jets in Alaska’s international airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in its statement that the Russian planes include Tu-95 bombers, IL-78 tankers and Su-35 fighter jets. This type of intervention by Russia is part of the routine, 6 to 7 times a year, Nored…
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the Israeli aggression on the martyrdom of Palestinians in the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israeli planes. In a statement, the OIC said that Israel’s brutal action was a clear violation of international law and human rights. The international community should hold the occupying Israel…
In the month of April alone, more than 600 people were killed in violence in the country’s capital, according to information gathered by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). This follows the killing of at least 846 people in the first three months of 2023. BINUH said that overall, the number of victims of…
File photo United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that the international community is concerned about Afghanistan’s stability, terrorism, drug trafficking and the lack of inclusion of Afghan women in the mainstream of society. On the occasion of the two-day meeting of the United Nations on the situation in Afghanistan in Doha, the capital of…
“I am also here to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support, because of the humanitarian difficulties the country is facing, massive humanitarian support in relation to the build-up of a security capacity of Somalia, and massive humanitarian support in stabilisation and development of the country,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in the…
“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in Ukraine – she emphasized that…
The annual commemoration, now in its 10th year, highlights the positive role sport plays in communities and lives across the globe. Elite and amateur athletes of all ages joined industry experts, diplomats and UN officials for the event – the first to be held in-person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year,…
International police have shut down a notorious cybercrime website, one of the world’s largest online criminal markets. The operation against the website was dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster”. According to British media, the website was used by online fraudsters to buy passwords. The website sold login details, IP addresses and data that created digital fingerprints of…
