The glass of the Chinese consulate building is seen to be broken. Russian airstrikes on Ukraine damaged the Chinese consulate building and killed one person. As Russia carried out airstrikes on cities in southern Ukraine, regional governor Oleh Kiper shared a photo showing a window of the Chinese consulate in Odesa being smashed. Ukraine’s military…
Photo courtesy: Euronews.com. The US nuclear submarine has anchored at the South Korean port of Busan. North Korea has condemned the presence of a US nuclear submarine in the region. According to a foreign news agency, North Korea says that the sending of a nuclear submarine by the United States is the cause of increasing…
Photo courtesy: Tasnim News Agency Tehran. The incident of burning the embassy of Sweden has taken place in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to the Arab media from Baghdad, the Iraqi Prime Minister has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Sweden. In this regard, Arab media say that the Iraqi Prime Minister has ordered…
Photo courtesy: Geo News. Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tasadeq Hussain Jilani has been announced by the American Bar Association to give the International Human Rights Award. In this regard, the American Bar Association (ABA) says that Justice Tasadeq Hussain Jilani has been selected to give this award for his courageous decisions. Additionally, the American…
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi assured that Afghan soil will not be used against any country. According to the spokesperson of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Pakistan’s Special Representative Asif Durrani in Kabul. The foreign minister discussed economic and trade issues between the two countries. Amir Khan…
The commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day, which is celebrated on 18 July, pays tribute to his fight for freedom and equality, both at home and around the world. Mr. Mandela, who was affectionately known by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba, spent nearly three decades in jail for standing up to human rights abuses and…
Established by the General Assembly in 1966, the Prize was awarded for the first time in 1968 on what is now Human Rights Day, 10 December, and it is awarded every five years for achievements in the field of human rights. Previous recipients have included Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Eleanor Roosevelt, Malala Yusafzai, and the International…
Information on the projects and the positive impact they are having on the lives of victims, and children born as a result of sexual exploitation, are contained within the fund’s fifth annual report released earlier this week, covering 2022. Contributions to the Trust Fund can be made by governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, private institutions,…
Alexander Senkevich, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, spoke to UN News about reconstruction efforts and the role of the United Nations amidst the threat of ongoing shelling. “We were bombed for 230 days, 159 people died, and 750 were injured. A lot of the city was destroyed because there was shelling everywhere. Mykolaiv City Council/Valery Fedchenko…
In March, the value of the food vouchers for camp residents was reduced from $12 per person per month to $10, and in June, to just $8; the equivalent of 27 cents a day. “The ration cuts are our last resort. Many donors have stepped forward with funding but what we have received is simply…
