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After a seven-month ordeal at sea, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar reunites with his sister (center) in Aceh province, Indonesia. — courtesy UNHCR/Jiro Ose

Refugees disproportionately exposed to COVID impact: Guterres

NEW YORK — Everyone has a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives after a particularly difficult year for so many — that’s the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, to mark World Refugee Day on June 20.In an appeal for greater empathy for all those who’ve had to flee conflict, climate shocks, and harassment, through no fault of their own, Guterres, who has just been re-appointed for a second term, said that the pandemic had wiped out refugees’ livelihoods, and led to stigmatization and vilification.Refugees had also been exposed disproportionately to the virus, the UN chief insisted, adding that once again, they had demonstrated their invaluable contribution to their host communities as essential and frontline workers.“We have a duty to help refugees rebuild...

June 19, 2021

Refugees disproportionately exposed to COVID impact: Guterres

Three critically-endangered Hawksbill turtles rescued by Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) sustainability teams at the company’s beach in Al Taweelah have been released back to the sea after receiving specialist care at Jumeirah Group’s Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project in Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.

Turtles rescued by EGA released back into sea after treatment at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah

DUBAI, UAE — Three critically-endangered Hawksbill turtles rescued by Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) sustainability teams at the company’s beach in Al Taweelah have been released back to the sea after receiving specialist care at Jumeirah Group’s Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project in Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.EGA monitors turtle nesting at the beach in Al Taweelah each year, protecting nests and carefully capturing injured or unwell turtles so they can receive care.The three turtles were amongst a group of 30 released back to the sea after receiving the needed care at the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project, which has been successfully tending to sick or injured sea turtles since the inception of its dedicated program in 2004, in collaboration with Dubai’s Wildlife Protection...

June 19, 2021

Turtles rescued by EGA released back into sea after treatment at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah

United Nation Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR Nikhil Seth has congratulated the winners of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, saying that it is a prestigious prize.

UN aide: Prince Talal Prize is an international prestigious prize

CAIRO — United Nation Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR Nikhil Seth has congratulated the winners of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, saying that it is a prestigious prize.During his speech at the ceremony that was held virtually last Wednesday, Seth stated that the prize is pivotal in promoting and supporting pioneering projects that contribute to sustainable development in the least developed countries.He also expressed that, the development community remains grateful to the Late Prince Talal for his pioneering development and humanitarian programs which continue to support the disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized groups of our society.Seth expressed his gratitude saying, “UNITAR is also grateful for its continuing...

June 19, 2021

UN aide: Prince Talal Prize is an international prestigious prize

Videograb of a tornado sweeping through the Auckland suburb on Saturday.

One person dies, 2 injured after tornado hit New Zealand suburb

AUCKLAND — One person has died and another two injured in a tornado that hit New Zealand's South Auckland suburb, the radio station RNZ reported on Saturday.The storm hit the suburb earlier in the day and resulted in destroyed roofs, broken windows and toppled trees.According to the broadcaster, a worker was killed as the tornado reached a freight container hub in the area. The other two have been hospitalized.The storm lifted roofs, toppled trees, shattered windows, downed powerlines and sent trampolines flying in the suburb of Papatoetoe at around 8:30 a.m.A worker was killed when the tornado struck a freight container hub in Wiri Station Road.Two others were taken to Middlemore Hospital — one is in a moderate condition and the other has minor injuries. Several containers were...

June 19, 2021

One person dies, 2 injured after tornado hit New Zealand suburb

Images shared by the Antwerp Fire Brigade show that the top floor of the new building has partly come down. — courtesy Antwerp Fire Brigade

One dies, 10 hurt as school under construction collapses in Antwerp

BRUSSELS — At least one person died on Friday when a primary school under construction collapsed in the Belgian port city of Antwerp.Ten other people were injured in the incident in the new district of Nieuw Zuid, including eight seriously. They were all believed to be construction workers.Five more people were missing and a rescue operation was under way and was expected to continue into the night.Sniffer dogs were being used to search the rubble. A dozen people had already been rescued, dpa reported.Several people are being searched for under debris after a primary school under construction partly collapsed in Antwerp on Friday afternoon.A dozen people have already been saved, however, several others are stuck under the rubble, resulting in the medical emergency plan being declared,...

June 19, 2021

One dies, 10 hurt as school under construction collapses in Antwerp

Iran's judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi officially won the country's presidential election with 17.9 million votes, the Interior Ministry announced Saturday.

Hard-liner Raisi wins Iranian presidential election amid low turnout

TEHRAN — Iran's judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi officially won the country's presidential election with 17.9 million votes, the Interior Ministry announced Saturday.On Friday, Iran's 13th presidential elections kicked off with four candidates competing for the presidency. Up to 67,000 polling stations across the country, as well as 234 others abroad were allocated to receive voters.Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Orf said 28.6 million Iranians participated in Friday's election, and with around 90 percent of the votes counted so far, Raisi has garnered over 17.8 million ballots, reported Press TV.In second place was Mohsen Rezaei, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and current secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, with 3.3 million...

June 19, 2021

Hard-liner Raisi wins Iranian presidential election amid low turnout

File photo of Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy for Myanmar. — courtesy UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council ‘really paramount’

GENEVA — The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemming from the military coup in February.Speaking to journalists following her closed-door briefing to the Council, Christine Schraner Burgener described the situation in Myanmar as “very worrisome” and “very bad”.Alarming, on the ground Some 600 people have been killed in the nearly five months since the coup, she said, and 6,000 arrested, with 5,000 still in detention. Around 100 people have “disappeared” without trace.The crisis has uprooted some 175,000 people, which has added to internal displacement that existed before the military seized power and detained political leaders, including...

June 19, 2021

Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council ‘really paramount’

Nurses are wearing masks and gloves to protect against the coronavirus, in the health center of Port Bouet, a suburb of Abidjan, in the South of Côte d'Ivoire. — courtesy UNICEF/Frank Dejongh

COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’

GENEVA — Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of having 70 percent of all national populations vaccinated, by the middle of 2022.That was one of the main messages relayed to reporters on Friday by World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said if richer countries and pharmaceutical companies wait to donate and produce more shots until next year, that will be “too late for those who are dying today.”Lauding Guinea’s expected announcement on Saturday that its latest Ebola virus disease outbreak has been curbed after just four months, he said it showed what could be done on a much larger scale, with the coronavirus.Global vaccine failure“And yet even after 18 months,...

June 19, 2021

COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’

File photo of Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, meets with South Sudanese displaced by the conflict in Central Equatoria, sheltering in Gezira in the outskirts of Yei Town. — courtesy UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein

Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, meets a group of young volunteers who are helping the government and humanitarian organizations tackle the recurrent disease outbreaks in Kassala, Sudan. — courtesy OCHA/Saviano Abreu

Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need: Lowcock

GENEVA/LONDON — When he accepted the offer to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, four years ago, Mark Lowcock had hoped the need for aid globally was on the decline.But due to protracted and emerging conflicts, the rising impacts of climate change, and the toll of diseases such as Ebola — and now of course COVID-19 — the number of people requiring assistance and protection reached unprecedented levels over this period.On Friday, Lowcock sat down with UN News to underline why countries must work harder to address these common challenges: not only for the benefit of millions of vulnerable people worldwide, but also for the humanitarians serving them, far too often at great cost.“The good news is the UN, the NGOs, the Red...

June 19, 2021

Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need: Lowcock

A videograb of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron addressing a press conference in Berlin.

Merkel demands caution at Euro 2020 amid Delta coronavirus variant

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged great caution at the European Football Championship in view of the aggressive Delta variant of the coronavirus, DPA reported."It's nice that now in Munich, for example, 14,000 fans can be there again. But when I see completely full stadiums in other European countries, I am a bit skeptical whether this is the right response to the current situation," she said on Friday before a joint dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin.Macron is the chancellor's first foreign guest in Berlin this year after the coronavirus pandemic subsided in Germany.Macron said he assumed that Euro organizers were being vigilant. "We are of course in contact with them to make sure the conditions are the best possible," he...

June 19, 2021

Merkel demands caution at Euro 2020 amid Delta coronavirus variant

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