Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a joint statement calling on the UK Government to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda. This arrangement seeks to shift responsibility for refugee protection, undermining international cooperation, Mr. Grandi added. “The new legislation marks…
California: Instant messaging application WhatsApp has finally started working on introducing chat lock feature in its web version. Last month, WhatsApp beta info revealed a new interface for the web version. But with this new interface WhatsApp plans to introduce some modern and attractive themes for its web users. Meanwhile, WhatsApp Beta Info has indicated…
Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare was speaking at the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, which opened in Accra, Ghana. Delegates from more than 85 countries are attending the two-day meeting, where day one’s discussions focused on environmental management at peacekeeping operations and deploying more women to serve under the UN flag. Greener and leaner Addressing a side…
A tweet by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNWRA on Monday, described the situation in shelters as “unliveable”. It said that Gazans had “no options”, echoing repeated warnings from UN humanitarians nowhere is safe for civilians in Gaza. Since Hamas’s terror attacks on Israel on 7 October that claimed around 1,200 lives with nearly…
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
President Mohamed Bazoum and his family are believed to be living without electricity, water, food or medicine, according to media reports. Release detained leader The democratically elected leader has been detained since soldiers seized power on 26 July. “The Secretary-General reiterates his concern for the health and safety of the President and his family and…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are highlighting the issue ahead of World Food Safety Day, observed annually on 7 June. This year, focus is on the role of established food safety practices and standards which ensure that what we eat, is safe to consume. Ending ‘preventable deaths’ Food…
Two key Twitter executives have left the company following Elon Musk’s behavior. Photo: File Menlopark: There has been a news from Twitter’s headquarters that in response to Elon Musk’s decision, two of the most important executives who were involved in ‘trust and safety’ issues have left the company. Both men were also passionate supporters of…
The shocking incident of public murder in India has raised questions about the safety of women in India. A 20-year-old boy killed his 16-year-old girlfriend publicly by stabbing and pelting her with stones in the capital New Delhi. According to the Indian media, this horrific incident of public murder has raised questions about the safety…
This marked the seventh time that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant had been completely disconnected from the national electricity grid since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion 15 months ago, the agency said, noting that the facility was forced to run on emergency diesel generators once again. The plant’s only remaining external 750 kilovolt…
