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UN Conference seeks solutions to global water crisis

The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to address what has become a multifaceted global crisis, before it is too late. 

A painting by Jackson Pollock worth millions of euros found in a special operation for trafficking of cultural objects

A painting by the world-famous American artist Jackson Pollock was discovered in Sofia during a special operation of the Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime" at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of...

Fragments of the Eiffel Tower stairs are up for auction

A fragment of a spiral staircase made at the end of the 19th century for the Eiffel Tower will be offered for auction by the French auction house Agute. Bidding is scheduled for March 23. According...

The price of gold has crossed a psychological limit

The price of gold in Monday's session is rising, passing the psychological threshold of 2,000 dollars per troy ounce. Investors generally pay attention to the news from the banking sector in Europe and the...

Whose side is God on?

By Tatyana Popova About the Church and power, about Patriarch Tikhon and the Bolsheviks, about the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on power, about the insult and national ideology of today's Russia, about monasticism...

Protests continue for 11th week in Israel against a controversial bill

New demonstrations took place on Saturday in several cities in Israel against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and the controversial bill it supports, aimed at reforming the judicial system.

UN underlines commitment to support communities in Turkiye and Syria

UN Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner was among officials from across the UN system who participated in an international donors’ conference to support communities in Turkiye and Syria

Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day

The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports...

ICC Prosecutor believes Putin and Lvova-Belova bear criminal responsibility for the unlawful transfer of children

On 22 February 2023, I submitted applications to Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court for warrants of arrest in the context of the Situation in Ukraine. Today, the Pre-Trial Chamber has issued arrest...

Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly 25 million metric tonnes of foodstuff...

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

“The contents of the warrants are secret to protect the victims,” said ICC President Piotr Hofmański. “Nevertheless, the judges decided to make the existence of the warrants public, in the interest of justice and...

Moldova changes its state language, will use Romanian

58 out of a total of 101 deputies voted for its adoption The Moldovan parliament approved a bill to rename the state language from Moldovan to Romanian. The majority of deputies - 58 out of...

End of the mystery in Libya: the missing uranium found

Armed militias in eastern Libya say they have found about two and a half tons of uranium ore that the International Atomic Energy Agency had reported missing, the BBC reported. Ten barrels containing the ore...

Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

According to the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, set up one year ago at the request of the Human Rights Council, Russian troops committed a “wide range” of violations across the country, many of...

2.5 tons of uranium have disappeared from a site in Libya

The IAEA will conduct further inspections to "clarify the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of this nuclear material and its current location." The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the disappearance of about 2.5 tons of...

Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown

“The surge in the global cocaine supply should put all of us on high alert,” UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said. “The potential for the cocaine market to expand in Africa and Asia is...

Think local, for a “healthy and hunger-free” Europe and Central Asia

Think local, says new FAO report, pointing towards ‘hunger-free and healthy’ Europe, Central Asia

The Ukrainian government is expelling the UOC monks from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

In a letter dated March 10 of this year, the Acting General Director of the Kyiv Cave Lavra National Museum Oleksandr Rudnik warns the monks of the historical shrine that they must leave the...

UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

Russia announced earlier that it would agree to a 60-day extension, which is half the number of days agreed when it first expired in November. The UN-brokered deal also endorsed by Türkiye in Istanbul - which...

Ukraine: UN aid trucks reach frontline town of Chasiv Yar

The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said the humanitarian supplies had been off-loaded in Chasiv Yar, which is some 10 kilometres to the west of Bakhmut, which Russian forces are attempting to wrest control...

UN – States agree on a treaty to protect the high seas, after more than 15 years of discussions

UN member states reached agreement on Saturday 4 March on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, designed to counter threats to ecosystems vital to humanity.

Rghts experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners

In a statement, the dozen experts said representatives from the Russian-owned mercenary outfit had been “offering pardons for criminal sentences to prisoners who join the group and take part in the war in Ukraine,...

First Person: Vulnerable Ukrainian farmers plough a self-sufficient furrow

Pierre Vauthier is the chief of office for the FAO in Ukraine. He told UN News how the FAO team in the country – around 100 staff members, mostly Ukrainian specialists in agriculture-related areas...

Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site power has been cut since the Russian invasion last February - IAEA Director General...

UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia

The report on children’s rights is the first of its kind to bring together existing data and analysis for all countries in the region, while highlighting critical data gaps that need to be filled.  Data...
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