India Elected Unopposed To U.N. Security Council
Along with Mexico, Ireland and Norway, India was elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, but the 193...
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African Countries Seek UN Inquiry Into U.S. Racism, Police Brutality
African countries are lobbying to set up a United Nations commission of inquiry into “systemic racism” and “police brutality” in...
Trump To Cut U.S. Ties With WHO Over Coronavirus
The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over the body’s handling of the coronavirus...
ILO Warns Indian States On Scrapping Workers’ Rights
The U.N. labour agency urged Indian states thinking of relaxing workers’ rights to help industry survive the coronavirus to consult...
COVID-19 Pandemic: UN Warns Of Global Mental Health Crisis
A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into...
“Solidarity With India, Lockdown Comprehensive, Robust”: UN
The UN has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against coronavirus, with a top official at the world body's...
Israel Expels Human Rights Watch Official Over Boycott Accusations
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) official complied with an Israeli expulsion order on Monday, imposed over accusations he backs an...
Hundreds Return To Hong Kong Streets As Metro, Shops Shut After Violence
Hong Kong’s metro system stayed shut on Saturday, paralysing transport in the Asian financial hub, and malls and shops closed...
Anger, Impatience Mount In PoK As Imran Khan Makes Diplomatic Push
As Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan prepares to deliver another appeal to the world to address the situation in Kashmir,...
Trump Urges Modi To Improve Ties With Pakistan Amid Kashmir Dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump urged India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to improve ties with Pakistan and “fulfil his...
‘You Have Stolen My Dreams,’ An Angry Thunberg Tells U.N. Climate Summit
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg angrily denounced world leaders on Monday for failing to tackle climate change, unleashing the outrage felt...
U.S. Drone Strike Kills 30 Pine Nut Farm Workers In Afghanistan
A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting...
Millions Of Young People, Led By Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, To Strike For Climate Action
With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young...
Trump Says He Does Not Want War After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi...
Teenage Activist Greta Thunberg Takes Climate Protest To Trump
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who shot to global fame for inspiring worldwide student strikes to promote action against climate change,...
Myanmar Troops’ Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Shows ‘Genocidal Intent’: UN Report
Sexual violence committed by Myanmar troops against Rohingya women and girls in 2017 indicated the military’s genocidal intent to destroy...
UN Urges Hong Kong To Investigate Excessive Use Of Force Against Protesters
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Hong Kong on Tuesday to exercise restraint and investigate evidence of...
