Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Iran’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be formally approved at the proposed meeting on July 4. This was announced by the Russian Foreign Minister in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Center in Moscow. He said that a memorandum of understanding…
After the Russia-Ukraine war, the World Bank has approved a loan for the welfare of the displaced citizens in Ukraine and to solve their basic problems. According to details, the World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan guaranteed by Japan to Ukraine to meet the needs of displaced people and “enhance transparency and accountability…
File photo The US has approved two arms sales deals to Taiwan. The Pentagon says the deals approved to sell arms to Taiwan are worth $440 million. The arms deals include the sale of ammunition, logistical support, the Pentagon said. It should be noted that the Biden administration has made 10 deals to sell arms…
Earlier, SCO Foreign Ministers and Defense Ministers met in India in person. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) virtual summit in India on July 4. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Chinese President Xi Jinping will address the SCO meeting through video link. India has decided to hold the SCO…
The chief of OHCHR’s Myanmar team, James Rodehaver, explained that since their February 2021 coup, the country’s military rulers have been instilling a “climate of fear” to subjugate the civilian population, restricting aid access and using “all means” at their disposal to clamp down on civil society. Brutal tactics He said the military’s tactics had…
In a statement released in Geneva on Friday, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M on Tuesday, after he was shot dead driving away from a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre. According to news reports, at least 875 people were arrested in major cities around the…
Speaking from Kinshasa, Dr. Jorge Castilla, WHO’s Senior Emergency Officer, told journalists at the regular briefing in Geneva there had been a major increase in displacement due to ongoing violence fuelled by armed groups, leaving around 7.4 million in need of health assistance. Disease and displacement Since March 2022, almost three million people have been…
Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in public office and political decision-making…
Security Council members reiterated strong support for the full withdrawal of the decade-old UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and the transfer of security responsibilities to the country’s transitional Government, which has been in power since a coup in 2021. Commending the peacekeeping operation and its staff, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the…
“If we want a healthy world, then it needs to be a kind and welcoming one too,” said Benedict Phillips, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. That means ensuring all communities are included, especially marginalized groups, he said. However, in many countries, stigma, discrimination, and criminalization tend to make transgender people invisible, with extreme…
