Topic: UN
UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in Ukraine
The UN General Assembly on Thursday called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country, in line with the UN Charter.
78 million children across globe don’t go to school at all: Data
A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Earthquake: ‘We must put people first’ urges UN chief Guterres in race to save lives
Now is the time to stand up for the people of Türkiye and Syria living in the region of the deadly earthquake disaster, said the UN chief on Thursday, and show them “the same kind of support and generosity” which they have displayed in recent years, aiding millions of refugees and displaced people fleeing conflict.
45,000 women killed at hands of partners or family members, UN report says “home a deadly place”
On average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, two UN agencies said in a report published recently.
A woman killed every 11 minutes by intimate partner or family member: UN chief
A woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres said ahead of the International Day for the ‘Elimination of Violence against Women’ which is observed on 25 November.
Countries urged India to improve its human rights record at UN
United Nations member states have urged India to take a tougher stand on religious discrimination and sexual violence as they raised India’s human rights record during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
