London: Great Britain, suffering from severe recession, is facing a new epidemic. According to a foreign media report, bird flu virus has been identified in two people working in a poultry farm in the UK. In a statement issued by the British Health Safety Agency, it was said that two people working in a poultry…
Moscow: Russia has strongly reacted to the sarcastic statement of the French President, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister has said that Moscow is not subordinate to Beijing. According to the report of the foreign news agency, Russia has strongly condemned the statement of French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he said that Moscow is subject…
Chinese authorities have fined a comedy company 1.47 million yuan for making fun of the military. According to a foreign news agency, company member Li Haoshi mocked an army slogan in Beijing on Saturday. Li Haoshi, a stand-up comedian, mocked the Chinese army’s slogan ‘good work style, able to win wars’. The Beijing Municipal Culture…
That’s the message from UN chief António Guterres ahead of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on Thursday. Mr. Guterres insisted on the need to confront technology’s perils, including the amplification of economic inequalities, the proliferation of hate speech and disinformation, as well as the lack of governance and unchecked development of artificial intelligence, or…
In addition to a revised request from the UN aid coordination office OCHA for $2.56 billion to fund its Humanitarian Response Plan – targeting some 18 million people in Sudan – the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that it required $472 million to assist those forced to flee across the country’s borders. The revised joint…
Speaking at the daily press briefing, António Guterres welcomed Russia’s decision to continue its involvement in the Initiative, which has allowed the safe export of more than 30 million tonnes of grain and other foodstuffs from Ukraine, via its Black Sea ports, and also aims to ensure the flow of food and fertilizer from Russia,…
Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who reported on his ongoing engagement with representatives from the internationally-recognized Government, which is backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and opposing Houthi rebels, as well as regional and international actors. Mr. Grundberg said he was encouraged by the positive and detailed discussions, noting that all interlocutors…
The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing bans, and easily circumvented sanctions, according to a news release from the UN rights office OHCHR. Access to advanced weaponry “Despite overwhelming evidence of the Myanmar military’s atrocity crimes against the people of…
In total, 2.5 million children in Türkiye, and another 3.7 million in neighbouring Syria, need continued humanitarian assistance, the UN agency said, appealing for greater support for affected families. The earthquakes which struck on 6 February, followed by thousands of aftershocks, have pushed families to the brink and left children homeless and without access to…
There is a 66 per cent likelihood that the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027, will be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year. Warmest year ever And there is a 98 per cent likelihood that at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period,…
