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FATF 'grey list' to make things worse for Turkey, Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 31 (ANI): Pakistan was once again retained on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) increased monitoring list earlier this month as it has failed to curb terror financing of UN proscribed terrorists on its soil.
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Biden to hold one-on-one meeting with Erdogan in Glasgow
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 31, a senior White House official said on Saturday.
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UN asks nations to reprogramme development money for humanitarian aid in A
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): A UN official has called on the international community to reprogramme their allocated money for development aid in Afghanistan as people in the country is facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises on the earth.
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As China marks 50 years as UN member, Uyghurs and Tibetans continue to des
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 30 (ANI): For Uyghurs and other minority and suppressed groups like Tibetans, the celebratory claim by China's President Xi Jinping of "blazing a path in human rights development" as the country marked 50th anniversary of its membership in the United Nations is nothi
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COP26: Uniting the world to tackle climate change
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): The UK will be hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31 - November 12, 2021, to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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UN Security Council adopts resolution on protection of education in armed
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the protection of education in armed conflict.
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Section 144 imposed 2 Tripura subdivisions following temple vandalisation,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripura (Agartala) [India], October 30 (ANI): Following a breach of peace in two separate incidents in Tripura, Section 144 has been imposed in Laxmipur and Kailashahar, said Unakoti Police.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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Senior UN Human Rights official to visit Mali from Nov 1-6
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris will pay a six-day working visit to Mali starting November 1 to address the human rights situation in the Western African nation and the whole Sahel region, dogged by insecurity, the O
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UK envoy to UN says feeling 'optimistic' ahead of Glasgow climate summit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward said ON Thursday that she felt optimistic about the possible outcomes of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), organized by her country in Glasgow, Scotland, as the international community
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UN Yet to resume flights into Ethiopia's Mekelle amid safety concerns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mekelle [Ethiopia], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has still not resumed humanitarian flights into Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, after a security incident last week forced the organization to suspend air service, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said on Thursday.
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EAM Jaishankar express concerns over terrorism in Africa; urges world to s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed concerns over the spread of terrorism in Africa and said that initiatives undertaken by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), G-5 Sahel Joint Force, and Multinational Joint Task Force
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