Geopolitics

‘Immediate nationwide ceasefire’ needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria

New York : Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday, reiterating calls for a “complete, immediate nationwide ceasefire” to enable an all-out-effort to counter the march of the new coronavirus. more

A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed, UN chief tells G-20 summit

New York : World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to counteract the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iraq: Top UN official calls on political leaders to confront COVID-19 pandemic and unite

New York : While the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the political, security, social and economic crises roiling Iraq, the top UN official in the country hopes it will spur leaders to pu ...

Human rights must be maintained in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘without exception’ – UN experts

New York : Dozens of independent UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday that in addition to public health and emergency measures, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, must respect the fu ...

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak

New York : Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen t ...

G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat: UN chief

New York : The COVID-19 crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond to the numerous threats the disease poses to peopl ...

New global platform to keep information networks ‘safer, stronger’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic

New York : The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform on Monday to help global networks under increasing strain and facing rising demand during the COVID-19 c ...

COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’

New Delhi : In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle ag ...

‘Solidarity, hope’ and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief

New York : As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through toget ...

Hong Kong to quarantine all arrivals from outside starting Thursday: chief executive

Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong will quarantine for 14 days all arriving passenger ...