‘I’ll have you killed!’ Duterte scolds 100+ corrupt Philippines cops brought before him
President Rodrigo Duterte has demonstratively threatened to keep a close watch on and to neutralize suspected corrupt cops if they ever make a single mistake that taints the public image of the Philippines’ police force. More than one hundred policemen, who are currently being probed for various offenses across the country, were delivered to Malacañang […]
‘God’ agreed to send all victims of extrajudicial killings to heaven, Duterte claims
All victims of extrajudicial killings will get a free pass to heaven, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced after purportedly consulting with “God” on the issue. Speaking at the opening of a drug rehabilitation center on Friday, the eccentric Philippines leader disclosed that he had “asked God” for “all the victims of extrajudicial killings” to go […]
Venezuelan exodus to Ecuador reaches record levels: UN refugee agency steps up aid
One of the largest population movements in Latin American history is under way from Venezuela, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, which on Friday confirmed that it is increasing assistance to neighbouring Ecuador, where more and more Venezuelans are arriving each week. Amid ongoing social and political upheaval in the South American country, more […]
Human rights chief calls for international probe on Venezuela, following ‘shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings’
In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a call for an international inquiry into the alleged violations. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s appeal to the UN Human Rights Council to […]
UN chief calls for ‘increased commitment’ to resolution on 10th anniversary of Georgia conflict
Ten years after conflict involving Georgia, Russia and the South Ossetia region broke out, United Nations chief, António Guterres said on Tuesday that “increased commitment” is needed by “relevant actors” to advance the on-going reconciliation and peace process. “The Secretary-General recalls that it is a reminder of the need to resolve this and other protracted […]
UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority
Ukraine must take immediate action to stop what amounts to a “systematic persecution” of the country’s Roma minority, who have been targeted in a series of violent attacks allegedly perpetrated by members of extreme right-wing groups, United Nations human rights experts have said. “We unequivocally condemn these heinous acts of intimidation and violence against members […]
Federated Investors, Inc. and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation to Develop a Trade-Finance Portfolio Focused on Sovereign Energy Sector
Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII) (www.FederatedInvestors.com/FII/home.do), one of the largest investment managers in the United States, and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org/en), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, announced an agreement to launch a sovereign energy trade-finance portfolio. The ITFC Sovereign Energy Fund (ISEF) will be sponsored and managed by […]
Nagasaki is ‘a global inspiration’ for peace, UN chief says marking 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing
The survivors of the atomic bombings, known in Japanese as the hibakusha, have become global “leaders for peace and disarmament”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at Thursday’s Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of that devastating day. “Nagasaki is not just an international city with a long and fascinating history. […]
In Tokyo, UN chief expresses full support for US-Japan dialogue with North Korea
At a joint press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the ongoing talks between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as well as Japan’s renewed initiative of dialogue with the country. “As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I am […]
Let Nagasaki remain ‘the last city’ to suffer nuclear devastation, says museum director as UN chief arrives
It’s essential that Nagasaki’s devastation should “not be forgotten” now or in the future, if the threat of nuclear war is to be lifted, said the Director of the Japanese city’s Atomic Bomb Museum, ahead of a visit there on Thursday by the UN Secretary-General. António Guterres was in Tokyo on Wednesday where he held […]
