UN Security Council To Hold Another Meeting Over Ukraine’s Situation

May 10, 2022 world news Comments Off on UN Security Council To Hold Another Meeting Over Ukraine’s Situation

The UN Security Council is expected to hold another public meeting on Thursday this week. The meeting is concerned about the war in Ukraine, in the light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation. France and Mexico requested the Security Council to hold it on the 16th since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24. It is part of an effort by ...

UN Says Countries Are Using Covid-19 pandemic As ‘Pretext’ To Gag Opposition

February 22, 2021 world news Comments Off on UN Says Countries Are Using Covid-19 pandemic As ‘Pretext’ To Gag Opposition

The United Nations on Monday harshly criticized countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. He was speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged that authorities in a number of nations were using restrictions meant to halt the spread of Covid-19 ...