Headlines- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- After US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran says to have attacked US bases in Jordan.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that several Iranian fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the US attack on Larak Island.
- Since resuming its naval blockade of Iran on July 14, US Central Command claimed to have diverted 83 commercial vessels, disabled three, and boarded two.
- Guinea-Bissau held a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to grant the president additional authority.
- At least eight people died, 237 have been rescued, and 23 are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
- NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is intended to survey the universe on a never-before-seen scale while investigating far-off planets, exploding stars, and black holes.
Tag: United Nations
UNHCR Helps Greek Government Move Thousands...
Lesvos and Samos have been given priority for the so-called decongestion operation over other islands as the RICs of Moria and Vathy are in desperate straits. More than half of all transfers have taken place from Moria
Casualties in Landmine Explosives Increases More...
In Afghanistan, landmine survivors make up a small fraction of the nearly three percent of the population that is registered as having a disability, according to UNMAS
UN Highlights Zero Tolerance for Female...
United Nations is highlighting zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, or FGM. In a statement this week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called it an “abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world.” The controversial practice is widespread in parts of Africa, but it also happens in the United States
President of Equatorial Guinea Mbasogo visits...
The “Ark of Return” is a Permanent Memorial at UN Headquarters designed by architect Rodney Leon, to honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade
Africa’s Growing Economies, Youth Create E-Waste...
The growing use of mobile phones, computers, and televisions in Africa has left the continent with huge amounts of electronic waste. According to the United Nations Environment Program, 40 percent of the world’s electronic dumpsites are found in Africa
Uighur Woman Recalls Harrowing Journey from...
The greatest concentration of Muslims in China is in Xinjiang province, where 10 million Uighurs live. Repressed by the Chinese government, more than 1 million Uighurs are estimated to be held in detention camps, a United Nations report says. Beijing calls these camps “re-education camps” and denies any human rights are being violated
Southern Indian city of Kochi Boasts...
India’s southern Kochi city in Kerala state is among the world’s most innovative airports, completely powered by solar energy. Winner of the United Nations Champions
UNFIL’s Snow Clearing Operations in...
In the Shab’a area, at the request of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), UNIFIL’s Spanish combat engineers conducted three snow clearing operations, facilitating UNIFIL patrols as well as the passage for local residents
Refugee Group: Use Frozen Billions to...
The World Refugee Council’s argument is that refugees and internally displaced people, the majority of them women and children, are the most vulnerable in the world and should therefore have the primary claim on those assets, he said
UN Tour Guide At Work
United Nations tour guide from Germany, describes for visitors the posters depicting the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created by Brazilian artist Otavio Roth