UN Envoy Calls For Pressure on Taliban Over Women’s College Ban
The United Nations special envoy for global education has called on Islamic countries to condemn a Taliban move banning female students from universities, the latest in a series of restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan. “This is one of the saddest days for those who are concerned about the rights of women and girls,” Gordon […]
Irish Soldier Killed After UN Convoy Attack in Lebanon
An Irish soldier has been killed on a United Nations peacekeeping mission after a convoy of two armoured utility vehicles carrying eight people traveling to Beirut came under attack with small arms, the Irish defense forces said in a statement. Another member of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is in serious condition […]
UN Chief Calls on Governments and Global Community to Protect Journalists
Governments and the international community must take action to protect the people who bring us the news, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Despite his critical role, he noted in his message for the Day that more than 70 journalists have […]
Russia’s Lavrov vows ‘full protection’ for any annexed territory
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says regions of Ukraine where widely-criticised. The referendums are being held will be under Moscow’s “full protection”, If they are annexed. Raising the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons if Kyiv tries to retake those territories. Lavrov’s comments at a news conference in the US city of New York […]