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OHCHR head voices deep shock at 25 people executed in Mali
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 2nd Feb. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday voiced shock at credible reports alleged that Malian armed forces and foreign military personnel executed at least 25 people last week, in a…
UNRWA warns aid operations in peril after funds cut
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 2nd Feb. The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza and UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Thomas White warned on Thursday that lifesaving aid operations in Gaza…
WHO expects cancer rates to grow 77% by 2050
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 2nd Feb. World health agency on Thursday said that the global cancer cases are expected to rise to 77 per cent by 2050 as it highlighted the growing burden of the disease.
According to latest…
UN rights experts condemn ‘killing, silencing’ of journalists in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 2nd Feb. UN human rights experts warned on Thursday that ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war for journalists covering it “in recent…
UNICEF warns child displacement in Haiti
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st Feb. UNICEF has warned on Wednesday that the escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis.
The agency noted that some 170,000 children are now displaced -…
UNHCR head calls to help 8M fleeing Sudan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st Feb. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Wednesday has ended a three-day visit to Ethiopia, where he called for more support for 8 million people fleeing the war in Sudan.…
UN expert says China used torture to obtain evidence in Hong Kong trial
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st Feb. UN human rights expert on Wednesday has called for China to address torture claims in connection with the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, in après statement…
UN chief calls Junta to end ‘campaign of violence’ in Myanmar
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st Feb. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday voiced his grave concern over the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, according to a statement issued by UN spokesman’s office in New…
ICJ rejects Ukraine terrorism charges against Russia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 1st Feb. International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Russia had violated global anti-terrorism and anti-racial discrimination treaties, but dismissed most of the charges Kyiv brought…
Saudi Arabia hosts UN conference on land & drought
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 1st Feb. Saudi Arabia on Wednesday has announced that the Kingdom in the most water-scarce region and one that is severely affected by desertification and land degradation, will host Riyadh COP16 from…