Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): United Nations has allocated USD 10 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Funds (UNCERF) on Sunday to support the people of Afghanistan affected by the earthquake that struck this week in the eastern part of the country.
Lisbon [Portugal], June 26 (ANI): United Nations Ocean Conference is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal from June 27-July 1 and will be co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, said the UN in its press release.
Tripoli [Libya], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Political instability will likely persist in Libya as a United Nations-backed transitional phase, outlined in a roadmap for the North African country in 2020, has expired this week, Libyan analysts say.
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali Parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the appointment of Hamza Abdi Barre as the country's new prime minister.
Los Angeles [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling showed that "women are not equal" in the United States.
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday condemned the attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's office in Wayanad and said that the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered the state police to take action aga
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Friday's decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, is being described by the UN experts as "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality."
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).