Only a single crossing point – Bab al-Hawa – has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, which has been in the grip of civil war for the past 12 years, and is the last remaining region partly under the control of…
“Sport has the power to convey essential values of respect, inclusion, and solidarity,” said Mauro Miedico, deputy director and chief of the special projects and innovation branch at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). “When applied in tandem with wider preventing violent extremism (PVE) strategies, it can work against the drivers of radicalization which lead…
Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…
The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on both sides of the border between Syria and Türkiye. WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari,…
“Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Briefing the world body on Our Common Agenda, launched in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
Internet has made many of our daily tasks very easy, whether it is to buy something, make a booking or get information about something, everything is available online. But there is no dearth of online scams and recently an Indian man also fell victim to it. Rohit Verma, a resident of the Indian city of…
Chechen commander Apte Alauddinov An attempt was made to poison Chechnya’s military commander through an envelope, President Ramzan Kadyrov said this morning. President Ramzan Kadyrov said that Apte Alauddinov “is the commander of the Ahmed Special Forces and the deputy commander of the Second Army Corps”. He said that Alauddinov will recover, his life is…
Our response was responsive and professional. Wang Wenbin Photo: File Beijing: China has accused the United States of violating its airspace by sending more than 10 balloons over the past year and endangering its national security.This was revealed by Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, at a weekly news briefing in Beijing. Asked…
Human rights violations continue in Indian Occupied Kashmir and Muslims there are once again insecure. According to ARY News, human rights violations are continuing in Indian Occupied Kashmir. The Modi government has made the illegal demolition of the houses of Kashmiri Muslims and Hurriyat leaders a new weapon due to which the Muslims there have…
Gaza: The Israeli army once again carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. According to foreign news agencies, several airstrikes were carried out in the early hours of Monday, in which no casualties have been reported so far. The Israeli military says the air strikes hit an underground site in Gaza where rockets are manufactured…
