Israel-UN relations sink to new depthsIsrael's relationship with the United Nations has deteriorated sharply since October 7, following accusations of bias and unfair treatment....
01 Oct, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
UN experts slam Pakistan on its lack of protection of Hindu, Christian womenExpressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls from the minority communities, especially Christians and H...
12 Apr, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
S. Korea slams 'irresponsible' Russian veto ending UN N. Korea sanctions monitoringSouth Korea "clearly points out that the Russian Federation, despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has made ...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
UN experts slam India's 'inadequate' response to Manipur abusesReports indicated that by mid-August, around 160 people had been killed and 300 others injured in the violence, they said, also pointing to...
04 Sep, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
High level of activity seen at North Korean nuke complex: US Think TankSatellite images show North Korea's main nuclear complex is highly active after Kim Jong Un ordered to ramp up the production of weapons-gr...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
North Korea calls UN's Antonio Guterres 'puppet of US' after launchUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea's ICBM launch on Friday and reiterating hi...
21 Nov, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
WHO issues call for experts to help with COVID origins probeIn a statement on Friday, the U.N. health agency said the new scientific group would provide the WHO with an independent analysis of the wo...
20 Aug, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
Explained: What North Korean missile tests mean for US relationsTwo months after President Joe Biden took office, North Korea is again turning to weapons tests to wrest outside concessions. But the tests...
25 Mar, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
Panel: China, World Health Organisation should've acted quicker to stop coronavirus pandemicIn a report issued Monday, the panel led by former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Cla...
19 Jan, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
China crackdown on rights lawyers 'shocking': UN expertMary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, warned that a clampdown that began more than five years ...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
Japan should compensate Carlos Ghosn for 'arbitrary' detention: UN panelIn an opinion dated late last week and harshly condemned by Japan, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that "the process ...
24 Nov, 2020, 08.02 AM IST
Western nations rebuke China at UNHRC over human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong KongSpeaking during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday (local time), John Fisher of Human Rights Wat...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
Pakistan has dubious distinction of recruiting children in terrorist groups: IndiaFirst Secretary Paulomi Tripathi said while there has been change in attitude towards children's rights, they remain the most vulnerable in...
11 Oct, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
UN joins cleanup efforts as oil spill endangers Bangladesh' mangrove forest SundarbansGreen activists criticised the government decision to use local people in removing the spilled oil without considering their health hazards.
19 Dec, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
Action plan in place to protect human rights: UN chief Ban Ki-moonUN prepared an action plan to prevent human rights violations in countries after learning from final phase of military conflict in Sri Lank...
17 Dec, 2013, 04.29 PM IST
'G8 doing little on climate change'IPCC chairman and member of the PM's council on climate change R K Pachauri on Tuesday criticized the G8 for not doing enough to solve the ...
09 Jul, 2008, 07.09 AM IST
- Myanmar cyclone death toll tops 22,000
More than 22,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone, the government said Tuesday, with thousands more feared dead after th...
06 May, 2008, 06.57 PM IST