Courtesy: Sky News/AP. Protests are ongoing across the country over the killing of a young man by the police in France. According to the news agency from Paris, the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darminen, said that 40,000 police officers will be deployed in the country due to the protests. He further said that…
Courtesy: NBC. Russia has claimed that more than 50 soldiers, including Ukrainian military generals, were killed in the missile attack. From Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense says that the temporary command post of the Ukrainian army in the Ukrainian city of Karama-Torsk was attacked. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 2 generals and…
Residents of a housing complex in India objected to a man bringing a goat for sacrifice. According to Indian media reports, a person took a goat for sacrifice in the housing complex of the district, which was objected to by the local residents. On receiving the information about this incident that happened last few days,…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
“The violence and suffering of the Syrian people remind us of what is at stake as diplomatic efforts continue on Syria,” said Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for the country. “Ultimately, we need a nationwide ceasefire in line with Security Council resolution 2254.” Worsening crisis Briefing on current conditions, she said recent reports have tracked deadly…
FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in a strategic partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN educational, science and cultural agency UNESCO. “Together, we can turn the…
Briefing correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York just a few days after visiting Haiti along with the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Catherine Russell said “the current situation of insecurity is unacceptable. “Women and children are dying. Schools and public spaces should always be safe. Collectively the world is failing the Haitian…
The report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Children’s Fund UNICEF find that the first years of a child’s life provide “irreplicable opportunities to improve lifelong health, nutrition and well-being” according to a press release. It tracks progress against the global Nurturing care framework, which provides guidance on supporting the healthy physical, intellectual, and emotional…
Since her last briefing in May, said Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, reports from open sources indicate an influx in the transfer of heavy conventional weapons, including battle tanks, combat aircraft, artillery and missile systems. “There are reports that the supply of arms and ammunition has accelerated and expanded ahead of the…
Riyadh: Saudi Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman passed away. According to Arab media reports, the Saudi royal house has said in a statement that Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud has passed away. According to the official news agency SPA, the statement said that Prince Saud’s funeral prayer…
