Geopolitics
New York: Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are unable to obtain enough food to meet their basic needs, Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, declared on Thursday. more
Internet Forum: Prioritize technologies most needed for sustainable development

New York: It is “critical” to prioritize technologies that are most needed for sustainable development, a high-level UN official told the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on We ...

UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

New York : The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty.

Trump signs bill to ban export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong Police - White House

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that bans the export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong police and supports human rights in the city, the ...

Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into l ...

UN chief hails ‘positive developments’ towards ending political crisis in Bolivia

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent steps towards a peaceful resolution to the political turmoil in Bolivia.

Guterres holds ‘focused and frank’ informal discussions over future of Cyprus

New York: The UN Secretary-General held “focused and frank” informal talks with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Monday in order to “take stoc ...

Revealed: Danger and squalor for cleaners who remove human waste by hand

New York: The plight of sanitation workers in the developing world should be addressed urgently, the UN said on Thursday, warning that their rights, health and dignity are at risk.

British PM vows to table "Get Brexit Done" deal before Christmas

London/Xinhua/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party's election manifesto Sunday, promising to put his "Get Brexit Done" deal before parli ...

Netanyahu says Israel developing anti-drone technology in wake of recent launch from Gaza

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israel is working on new technology to fend off the growing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday in the wake of ...