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World Published 27 Sep, 2021 09:39pm

Afghan envoy cancels address on final day of UN meeting

The Taliban, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last Monday, requested that its new foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi be...

World Published 24 Sep, 2021 10:41pm

EU pushes for UN rights rapporteur to monitor Afghanistan

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and the EU have called for the rights council to launch a...

World Published 13 Sep, 2021 02:01pm

U.N. seeks $600 million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis

By Emma Farge GENEVA: The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise...

World Published 11 Sep, 2021 09:23am

Afghan economic meltdown would be 'gift for terrorists,' says U.N. chief

By Michelle Nichols U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into...

World Updated 27 Aug, 2021 07:06pm

UN warns of up to 500,000 more Afghan refugees by year end

The organisation said that there currently was not a flood of people fleeing across Afghanistan's...

World Published 24 Aug, 2021 03:05pm

UN rights boss says has credible reports of Taliban executions

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge The top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday that she had received...

World Published 20 Aug, 2021 12:48pm

Taliban 'intensifying' search for Afghans who helped US: UN document

United Nations: The Taliban is intensifying a search for people who worked with US and NATO forces, a confidential...

Business Published 08 Jul, 2021 10:00am

U.N. warns excluding women from top jobs threatens Covid recovery

By Sharon Kimathi Global efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic are under threat because women are being...

World Published 07 Jul, 2021 08:46pm

UN rights expert calls for sanctions on Myanmar's oil and gas sector

U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, said that no state had imposed any...

World Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:21pm

Iran informs IAEA of plans to produce enriched uranium

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would be a multi-stage process, suggesting it...

World Published 06 Jul, 2021 12:03pm

Death of a 84-year-old Indian priest in custody stirs outcry

By Sanjeev Miglani A top U.N. human rights official has deplored the death in custody of an 84-year-old Indian...

World Published 03 Jul, 2021 12:29pm

U.N.-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections

By Stephanie Nebehay and Ahmed Elumami U.N.-sponsored talks aimed at paving the way for elections in Libya in late...

World Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:20pm

U.N. expert backs probe into Iran's 1988 killings, Raisi's role

By Stephanie Nebehay The U.N. investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into...

Pakistan Published 27 May, 2021 04:46pm

Pakistan expects UN to play its role for resolution of Palestine, IOJ&K disputes: FM

Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the oppressed peoples in both the territories faced with the worst form...

World Published 24 May, 2021 11:09am

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into a third day on Sunday as mediators spoke to all sides about extending...

World Published 16 Apr, 2021 11:01am

UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

UNITED NATIONS: The UN said Thursday it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite...

World Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:33am

WORLD UN chief calls for more pandemic debt relief for poorer nations

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for greater debt relief and new creative...

World Published 24 Mar, 2021 11:35am

Middle East quartet calls for 'meaningful' Israel-Palestinian talks

Expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, communities widely seen as illegal under international law, boomed...

World Published 18 Mar, 2021 11:21am

UN sounds alarm on South Asia child deaths

NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic may have indirectly contributed to around 228,000 additional child deaths in...

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:17am

U.S. failure to sanction prince for Khashoggi killing 'dangerous': U.N. expert

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday that the United States reserves the right to sanction the crown...