Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Niño told correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York that aid distribution had expanded in the Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions, but some pockets remained that have not yet been accessed. Relief for 3.8 million people “Since the Cessation of Hostilities agreement in mid-November, more than 127,000 tons of…
The ad hoc Conciliation Commission was established by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in the wake of a diplomatic crisis between the neighbouring Gulf nations, nearly eight years ago. “I hope that the consensus found by Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia to discontinue the proceedings is the result…
Alice Nderitu expressed her strongest condemnation for the 24 January airstrike in which at least 40 herders, mainly ethnic Fulani, were killed, and scores of other civilians were injured. The incident occurred in a village on the border of two states, Nasarawa and Benue. She recalled that another airstrike in 2017, resulted in 54 civilian…
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, file photo Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Baghdad to discuss security issues. This is his first visit to Iraq after becoming the Foreign Minister, he will meet the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fawad Hussain. Spokesman of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed…
South Korea and the US have agreed to increase military exercises and deploy more warships and bombers: Photo: File Pyongyang: North Korea has warned that US military exercises are pushing the situation to the extreme of the red line. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, it is said…
Photo, screen grab Politicians playing the desk in the assemblies of many countries is a normal thing, but if it goes too far, it becomes both news and record. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a budget of 550 billion dollars yesterday, which seems to have pleased Prime Minister Narendra Modi very much. According to…
Photo courtesy of British Media The Philippines allowed the US to extend access to its military bases. US and Philippine officials say that under the 2014 agreement, Washington will be granted access to four more locations in the Philippines. Officials of both countries say that the United States has allocated 82 million dollars to invest…
—File photo Russian forces have bombarded some areas while advancing in the eastern part of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian forces, Russian forces bombed the Ukrainian city of Bakkhmat and 10 nearby towns. In this regard, the Ukrainian forces say that Aevodio, the nearby town of Merinka and some neighboring areas have also been targeted. According…
On the report of a fire in a British Airways flight departing from Washington DC to London, the plane made an emergency landing at a nearby airport, but the plane and all passengers were safe. According to aviation officials, the Boeing 9-787 Dreamliner aircraft as Flight BA 216 took off from Washington DC to Heathrow…
Photo courtesy of Google The Myanmar Army has extended the state of emergency in the country for another 6 months. According to foreign media, this extension was announced by the Acting President on the official TV. According to reports, the extension of the state of emergency in Myanmar has further delayed the elections announced in…
