Yemeni official at UN summit accuses Iran of sending ‘gifts of death’ to our country During the meeting of underdeveloped countries in Qatar, Usman Majali criticized Iran and accused it of supporting the Houthi rebels. Usman Majali, a member of Yemen’s presidential council, said that the unusual situation in Yemen is not the lack of…
Jonathan Maimon (left) walks out of court with a man after being granted bail. Jonathan Maimon, 24, who worked at the Israeli consulate in New York, was charged with attempted murder. Manhattan’s Criminal Court granted bail to the suspect for $25,000. According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, Jonathan attacked the 42-year-old man outside a…
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, updated journalists in New York on developments in a country where 28 million people now depend on aid to survive. Immense humanitarian needs “Afghanistan remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in 2023, notwithstanding, of course, the recent devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria,” he…
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to the country on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating toll on communities alongside the need for action. “The violence must stop,” she said, encouraging authorities to redouble their efforts to counter rising hatred and…
Russian military personnel stand in a parade as a missile is being transported in front of them on a special truck, file photo. The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, says that Russia will defend itself at all costs, even if it requires the use of nuclear weapons. On his Telegram…
Ms. Gbeho said she has welcomed the Federal Government’s continued commitment to implementing the women, peace, and security agenda, as demonstrated by the launch of a new national action plan on Security Council resolution 1325. The landmark document, adopted more than 20 years ago, reaffirms women’s role in peacebuilding and conflict prevention and resolution. Action…
Photo courtesy of Google Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Iran, but no schedule has been released for now. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese President accepted the invitation of the Iranian counterpart to visit Iran. According to foreign media, Xi Jinping visited Iran for the last time in…
The transitional Government of Mali had made the announcement on Sunday, in effect, barring the Director of the Human Rights Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) from staying in the country, who is the top representative of the UN human rights office (OHCHR) there. Critical need to protect rights In the context…
