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UNICEF boosts aid to protect children, families in Ukraine’s harsh cold winter
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UNICEF on Friday reported that Ukraine is facing a bitterly cold winter, with temperatures regularly dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius, or minus 4 Fahrenheit.
The severe weather combined with the…
UN Commission of Inquiry hails ceasefire in Syria
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Friday has welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian Government and the mainly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces and urged all parties to seize the moment to…
UNICEF says children lives on brink of survival’ in Darfur ‘hard and fragile’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UNICEF warned Friday that most children are living “on the brink” of survival in Darfur, reaching a single child can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut…
UN mission warns military tensions in South Sudan, cites dire human conditions
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – The Officer in Charge of the UN Mission in South Sudan Anita Kiki Gbeho, on Friday briefed reporters in New York at the press conference told that the military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly…
Rubio Hails ‘Historic’ India–US Partnership as Washington Extends Republic Day Greetings
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sends Republic Day greetings to India
India–US partnership described as historic and strategically vital
Defence, energy, critical minerals and emerging tech highlighted
Quad and…
DSG tells Danish Parliament ‘Dangerous nostalgia’ a threat to multilateralism
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Thursday delivered a powerful speech at the Danish Parliament urged global community to protect the UN Charter and urged them to “stand up for a rules-based…
US withdraws troops from Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US administration on Wednesday is reportedly withdrawing some personnel from its Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar as a “precautionary measure” after Iran’s warning that US bases in the Middle East will be targeted…
Iran urges UN to condemn Trump protest call, new Iran tariff threat
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – Iran ambassador to the UN on Tuesday has urged the UN to condemn the US administration, citied President Donald Trump’s protest message, cancelled talks, and a new tariff threat after rising diplomatic…
UN rights monitors says 2025 deadliest for civilians in Ukrain
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - According to UN human rights monitors on Monday said that over 2,500 civilians were killed in Ukraine in 2025, and 12,250 injured, marked a 31% increase compared to 2024
The figures refer to those…
UN human rights probe team calls for immediate release of all political prisoners in Venezuela
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Venezuela announced on Monday that over 100 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela over a week after the seizure and rendition of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas by the…