Gaza crisis deepens
Category: Global
India launches international database to record crimes against UN Peacekeepers
Designed to serve as an online repository, the new database empowered the UN Secretariat, Missions, and member states to monitor and address cases of malicious acts against peacekeepers.
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste: UN report
Some 19 percent of food available to consumers was lost overall at retail, food service, and household levels.
Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become the ‘Billionaire Capital’ of Asia
India’s Financial Capital Mumbai, which has many names and tags attached to its existence, has another distinction bestowed upon it. Maharashtra’s capital city has now become the ‘Billionaire Capital’ of the largest and most populous continent in the world, Asia.
Thailand: Lower house passes bill to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legitimise same-sex marriage
Beijing condemns suicide attack in Pakistan after it kills five Chinese Dasu project workers
Pakistani suicide attack leaves five Chinese workers
UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reported last year
Risks increased significantly last year, with the unprecedented rise in humanitarian crises along with significant reductions in funding, especially in high-risk and complex contexts where the UN operates.
UN migration agency says one in three migrant deaths happen while people flee conflict
Last year was the deadliest on record, with 8,541 migrant victims. Nearly 60 percent of deaths were linked to drowning.
American Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting US critical infrastructure
This action is part of a collaborative effort with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of State, and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored malicious cyber actors continue to be one of the greatest and most persistent threats to US national security, as highlighted in the most recent Office of the Director of National Intelligence Annual Threat Assessment.
UN Security Council passes resolution, demands ‘an immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza amid ongoing Ramadan
UN Security Council passes resolution on immediate ceasefire of Gaza
