WHO Rejects US Criticism, Defends Pandemic Response And Calls For Continued Cooperation The World Health Organization has strongly rejected criticism from the United States administration, defending its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and reaffirming its commitment to global cooperation on public health. In a statement released on Saturday, the UN health agency responded to accusations […]
When UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric briefed correspondents in New York on Thursday following the release of the White House Memorandum, he insisted that the Organization will continue to carry out its mandates from Member States “with determination.” Wednesday’s memorandum states that the US administration is “ceasing participation in or funding to those entities to the […]
The United States is once again set to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a move that has drawn strong expressions of regret from senior UN officials and revived a long-running dispute between Washington and the Paris-based cultural body. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said she “deeply regrets” the decision by President […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have sacked Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, a top-ranking general just 16 days after appointing him following his crushing defeat in eastern Ukraine, media reports said. The Russian President is thought to have relieved Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov of his duties over the failure of Kremlin troops to keep […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial body in the world, on Wednesday ordered Russia to suspend its military operations in Ukraine, though its orders are not mandatory for defying member nations. In a vote of 13-2, the decision was to ask the Russian Federation to quickly suspend military operations it started on […]