Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief on first day of Ramadan
“Even though Ramadan has begun, the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza…My strongest appeal today is to honour the spirit of Ramadan by silencing the guns and removing all…
UN chief urges ‘genuine, credible’ political solution in Syria, as conflict approaches thirteenth anniversary
March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people, equivalent to 70 per cent…
UN rights chief urges comprehensive action against religious hatred and discrimination
Speaking before a panel of experts at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Volker Türk underscored the importance of strengthening social cohesion and increasing respect, with a particular…
Guterres urges support for Haiti in remarks to regional leaders
The island nation is hosting the latest summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which comprises more than 30 countries. With the bloc meeting “to help…
Address root causes of Ukraine war, UN official urges, as anniversary of Russian invasion approaches
Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), warned that the fighting risked “further diminishing the prospects for a just and lasting…
TikTok urges users to add search shortcuts
Beijing: Video sharing application TikTok is encouraging users to add a shortcut to their device’s home screen. Several studies have shown that Generation Z uses TikTok as an alternative to…
Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup
“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…
UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension
In a statement on Sunday, the UN chief said that the Organization is promptly responding to the extremely serious allegations that several UNRWA personnel were involved in the 7 October…
Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division
Observing Saturday’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, he highlighted the millions of Jewish children, women and men, along with countless others, who suffered…
Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension
It was “shocking” to see the suspension of funds in reaction to allegations against a small group of staff, Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General, said in a statement. “It would be…