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September 19, 2020
UN rights chief calls for Turkey to probe violations in northern Syria
GENEVA — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Turkey to launch an immediate independent investigation into violations and abuses committed in parts of north, northwest and northeast Syria, which are under the control of its forces and affiliated armed groups.Michelle Bachelet warned that the human rights situation in places such as Afrin, Ras Al-Ain and Tel Abyad, is grim, with violence and criminality rife.An alarming pattern of ...
September 19, 2020
SDGs are ‘the future’ Malala tells major UN event, urging countries to get on track
NEW YORK — The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging member states, “when are you planning to do the work”?“When I last spoke here, I was just about to enter university...optimistic about what was ahead: ...
September 19, 2020
Justice Ruth Ginsburg of US is dead at 87
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, has died on at age 87, the court said.It gives President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming.Ms. Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights who became an icon for American liberals, died at her home ...
September 19, 2020
Corona vaccine for every American by April: Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday he expects to have available enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine for every American by April."Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April," Trump told a news conference.He said distribution of a vaccine will begin within 24 hours of it being approved by federal health regulators."In a short ...
September 18, 2020
Bolster fragile world to emerge stronger, urges UN chief
NEW YORK — A Japanese principle that finds beauty in broken things, should serve as guidance for today’s fractured world as we navigate out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday during the annual ceremony at UN Headquarters to mark the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21.Speaking in front of the Japanese Peace Bell on the grounds of the UN Secretariat, Guterres outlined how the coronavirus ...
September 18, 2020
US urges allies worldwide to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has urged allies worldwide to increase their defense spending to at least 2 percent of gross domestic product, Kyodo cited the Defense Department as saying on Thursday.The remarks were in line with President Donald Trump's argument that allies should pay their "fair share." The president has repeatedly expressed frustration over the failure of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to meet ...
September 17, 2020
No US trade deal if Irish peace accord becomes 'casualty of Brexit' — Biden
WAHINGTON — Joe Biden has warned that the Irish peace accord that ended decades of violence cannot become a "casualty of Brexit". The US Democratic presidential candidate added that any US-UK trade deal must respect the Good Friday Agreement and avoid a renewed hard border on the island of Ireland.The warning comes amid international dismay at the British government's plan to give ministers legal powers to overrule parts of the ...
September 17, 2020
Protect lives, mitigate future shocks and recover better: UN
NEW YORK — Over the course of 2020 thus far, the coronavirus has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, infected millions of people, and wreaked socio-economic, humanitarian and human rights havoc, the United Nations said in a new report released on Wednesday.According to the September update of the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19, no country has been spared; no population left unscathed.Among other things, the update outlines the steps needed ...
September 17, 2020
Ozone treaties ‘inspiring examples’ of political will: Guterres
NEW YORK — The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, on Wednesday, recognizing the success of landmark global agreements in helping restore the protective layer around Earth.In a message, UN Secretary-General António Guterres applauded the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, its Montreal Protocol, and the Protocol’s Kigali Amendment.“The ozone treaties stand out as inspiring examples that show that, ...
September 17, 2020
UN chief: COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all
NEW YORK — The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists on Wednesday, noting that “the grimmest of milestones” is upon us.“The outbreak remains out of control”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his press conference ahead of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week, noting that soon one million lives will be “lost to the virus”.Recognizing that many pin their hopes ...
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