Nov 01, – Russia seeks “honest cooperation” for a political solution in Syria — “the sooner the better,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday as Moscow declared a brief truce in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo. “We hope our partners will draw the necessary conclusions (so that) we will all aim for honest cooperation… for […]
Sep 10, – North Korea conducted its biggest nuclear test on Friday and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile, ratcheting up a threat that rivals and the United Nations have been powerless to contain. South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is […]
Dec 07, – In a letter to the United Nations Security Council and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Syria’s foreign ministry condemned what it called a “flagrant aggression” that killed at least three soldiers late on Sunday. Syria expressed outrage Monday after a suspected US-led coalition strike for the first time killed regime troops, but the […]
Sep 30, – Kerry told the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. would not object to Russians hitting Islamic State or al-Qaida targets but airstrikes just to strengthen the hand of Syrian President Bashar Assad would be worrisome. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the Russian airstrikes in Syria appear to have targeted […]
Dec 05, – Heavy gunfire erupted in the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday and at least 16 people were killed and dozens of civilians wounded. The United Nations planned to authorize within hours an intervention force into the near anarchic and impoverished nation. Thursday’s fighting was between the mostly Muslim fighters who […]
Oct 12, – Beirut: Two mortar shells hit Syria’s capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. An 8-year-old was killed and 11 people were hurt in the blasts in the upscale Abu Roumaneh area of Damascus, the Sana news agency […]
Oct 11, – Russia to the United States, Iraq and Libya, inspectors from the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Opcw) have been slowly but surely destroying the world’s most dangerous chemical stockpiles. The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a body that has spent years trying to rid the world […]
Sep 29, – The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted last week to purge Syria of its chemical weapons program in a move that marked a major breakthrough in the paralysis that has plagued the council since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011. Syria’s president vowed Sunday to abide by last week’s U.N. resolution […]
BEIJING (AP) — While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants are engaged in a rivalry for global influence that spreads much farther afield. From Africa to the Arctic, the world’s two most populous countries are bumping up against each […]
April 19, AP – UN aid chief Valerie Amos said that of a population of 20.8 million, 6.8 million people need assistance. The 15-member Council responded with an unenforceable, non-binding message urging both the government and the opposition to cooperate with UN agencies. Nearly 7 million people need humanitarian assistance in Syria, a UN official […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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