Friday, March 24, 2023
Russia Criticizes UN Humanitarian Branch for ‘Flirting with Terrorists’ in Syria
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzya criticized the UN humanitarian branch for "hiding behind politically appropriate phrases" and "flirting with terrorists" during Thursday's Syria-themed session of the UN Security Council.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
UN International Commission Says Found No Evidence Of Genocide Committed In Ukraine
The UN has found no evidence of a genocide committed during the conflict in Ukraine, Erik Mose, the chair of the UN International Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, said on Thursday.
Friday, January 27, 2023
UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria. China calls on US occupation forces to stop plundering of natural resources in Syria
The World Food Program warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Poland Asks UN for Help in Extracting War Reparations from Germany
Arkadiusz Mularczyk, a senior official spearheading Poland’s demands for wartime reparations from Germany, said on Tuesday that Warsaw had asked the United Nations for help in receiving war reparations from Berlin.
Monday, December 26, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Circumstances Of Russian POWs Execution In Ukraine Should Be Probed To Fullest - UN OHCHR
The actual circumstances of the execution of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine should be investigated to the fullest and those responsible should be brought to justice, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Unilateral Measures Imposed on Syrians Amount to War Crimes: UN Special Rapporteur
Unilateral measures imposed on the Syrian people severely affect human rights, hamper any efforts of early recovery, and block the reconstruction process in Syria, a UN official said.
Monday, October 17, 2022
UN ‘Distressed’ over 92 Stripped Refugees at Greece-Turkey Border
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it “is deeply distressed by the shocking reports and images” of 92 people found at the Greek borders from Turkish land border stripped of their clothes.
Friday, September 16, 2022
UN Warns 345 Million People Face Starvation Worldwide | Farsnews Agency
The United Nations food chief warned the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude” with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation – and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine.
Friday, July 22, 2022
Mirotvorets: Press TV correspondent in Ukraine "placed on kill list"
Press TV’s correspondent in Ukraine Johnny Miller says he has been placed on a “kill list” by Ukrainian ultranationalists following his revelations about Ukrainian atrocities against pro-Russian children and other civilians in the Donbass region.
Monday, July 11, 2022
World population to reach 8 billion on November 15, United Nations says
The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ | Al Jazeera
World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine war coupled with climate change now threaten starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
UN receives reports of torture of Russian prisoners by Ukrainian troops
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The head of the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine said there is credible information about the mistreatment of Russian prisoners by Ukrainian troops. (Western countries and their officials prefer to turn a blind eye @EL ETOS UT )
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
UN Calls On Combatants To Spare Ukraine Civilians As Conflict Intensifies - UrduPoint
UN humanitarian officials Tuesday appealed for protection of civilians from further bloodshed amid fighting in Ukraine since the start of last week's Russian military offensive that has driven out over 600,000 people from the country.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Sunday, October 10, 2021
UN says ongoing water crisis in northeastern Syria affecting five million persons – Syrian Arab News Agency
The ongoing water crisis in the northeastern Syria is affecting nearly five million persons, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said in a briefing on Sunday.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
ISIL committed genocide against Yazidis: UN investigation | Al Jazeera
A United Nations team investigating atrocities in Iraq found “clear and compelling evidence” that ISIL (ISIS) “committed” genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014, its head has said, adding that the armed group successfully developed chemical weapons and used mustard gas.
Sunday, May 9, 2021
UN remembers the dead of WWII - China.org.cn
The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who died during the conflict, UN News reported on Saturday.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Yemen donor conference seeks billions to prevent famine | Al Jazeera
The United Nations has said it hopes to raise $3.85bn to prevent large-scale famine in Yemen, warning that life in the war-ravaged nation was unbearable, with children enduring a “special kind of hell”.