India will overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the end of this week, the United Nations has said. India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people by the end of April, the new data…
UN tells Afghan staff to stay home after Taliban ban on female workers
The United Nations has launched a review of its operations in Afghanistan and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least until May after the Taliban barred its female staff from working. The UN said last week…
14 Cameroonians rescued after boat capsizes in Caribbean, killing 3
At least 14 people from the African nation of Cameroon were rescued from waters in the eastern Caribbean early Tuesday after their boat capsized, but three people were dead and 13 others missing, authorities in St. Kitts said. The group…
Global water crisis could ‘spiral out of control’ due to overconsumption and climate change, UN report warns
The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge pressure on water resources, a UN report has warned.…
‘Historic’ deal to protect high seas agreed by UN member states
UN member states have finally agreed to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. After years of negotiations, negotiators from more than 100 countries…
UN Security Council condemns suicide bombing in Peshawar mosque in Pakistan
The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the suicide terrorist attack at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, which left at least 88 people dead and 150 others injured. In a press statement, the members of the Security…
UN chief shocked, saddened by U.S. California mass shooting
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed shock and sadness by the mass shooting in Monterey Park in the U.S. state of California. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for the UN chief said in a statement. Five women and five men…
Afghanistan: UN’s top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban
In a country where women are barred from university and secondary schools, and banned from many workplaces, the world’s biggest aid operation is now at risk of failing those who desperately need it. And it’s happening in the cruellest depths…
US drops Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade programme
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference programme citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said on Sunday. Frustrations over the government’s inability to…
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs
An order by the Taliban banning women from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has been condemned by the United Nations, which said the move violated fundamental rights. The Islamist rulers justified the move by saying female NGO staff had broken…