The UN chief António Guterres condemned in the strongest terms the large-scale missile and drone attacks, his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said on Friday. Guterres appalled at attacks on civilians “The Secretary-General is appalled by the continued killing and destruction and once again underlines that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law;…
Authorities are urged to engage with provincial and local leaders in a dialogue to achieve durable peace and respect for human rights in the remote Highlands region. The appeal follows the latest outbreak of violence between warring tribes in the Pacific Island nation, which occurred on Sunday in Enga province. At least 26 people were…
The 117-page judgement contained rulings on seven matters in Ukraine’s case against Russia claiming that Moscow funded pro-Russian separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions and the Crimean peninsula. The court ruled that Russia had failed to investigate persons who allegedly breached parts of the Convention against Financing Terrorism. In terms of Russia’s actions in Crimea after…
File photo John Kirby, adviser to the National Security Council of the United States, has said that the cluster weapons provided by the United States are in the hands of Ukraine. In his statement, he said that Ukraine is effectively using cluster weapons in the war against Russia. John Kirby further said that the use…
File photo The British defense secretary was shocked by Ukraine’s suspension of a long list of weapons. Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallis has said that he told Ukraine that we are not the Amazon, he did not travel 11 hours to Kiev to hand over the list to me. According to foreign media, Ben Wallis…
NATO once again gives the green flag to Ukraine; Photo: Reuters Vilnius: No progress was made on the membership of Russia-imposed war-torn Ukraine at the summit of NATO, the Western military alliance. According to the World News Agency, the declaration of the NATO summit held in Lithuania said that the future of Ukraine is related…
Speaking with UN News one hour after fierce shelling sparked fires across the city, Mr. Rosenfeld said his “Kharkiv is a frontier city” concept is now being sketched out amid the rubble. “Seeing the whole city from the panoramic windows and the smoke from the fire, you understand that our city is proud of itself,…
Achim Steiner, head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Vice-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group told delegates he had just returned from the war-torn country, noting civilians’ “extraordinary determination to adapt, to recover and to rebuild.” “The UN had developed a clear picture to inform a targeted recovery through a Rapid Damage and…
File photo Ukraine has claimed to have destroyed Russian missiles in the air. According to foreign media, Russian forces attacked other areas including the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, late at night. In this regard, Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Kiev was attacked by drones and ballistic missiles from different directions. Ukraine’s air defense intercepted the…
Allegations of sexual harassment, Indian Wrestling Federation chief refuses to resign Facing allegations of sexual harassment by female athletes in India, Wrestling Federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that the demand for my resignation is not a big deal for me but I will not act like a criminal. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};…
