UN officials have called for swift investigation of violence against women and for strengthened measures to protect children in Ukraine, AFP reported. At yesterday’s meeting of the organization, convened at the request of the United States and Albania, Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director pointed out that the war must end immediately.
Russia once again rejected accusations against it by other Security Council members and called for respect for the "presumption of innocence". Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that the purpose of Russia's "special military operation" was "to save the future of Ukraine." In the Security Council, Russia has a right to veto and may not allow any investigation or sanctions against itself. On the other hand, the UN Human Rights Council, which Russia was expelled from on Thursday by a decision of the organization's General Assembly, has the power to launch investigations, AFP writes.
Meanwhile, Britain has been verifying last night's reports of a chemical attack in Mariupol, as a representative of the local authorties said they could not confirm Azov reports of a chemical attack. The battle for the port of Mariupol where the ship Tsarevna with Bulgarian crew onboard is situated, continues.
Deputy Chairwoman of the Court of Auditors Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva, who on Friday, August 9, received a mandate from President Rumen Radev to form a caretaker cabinet, will start talks on its composition today. Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva..
On Saturday the weather in Bulgaria will be sunny . Over Central and Eastern Bulgaria there will be temporary increases in clouds and in places it will rain and thunder. Minimum temperatures will be between 15 and 21°C, in Sofia - 15°C...
The emblematic Egyptian vulture is making a comeback after being on the verge of extinction, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) has announced. The BSPB has established a record number of 35 nesting territories inhabited by..
Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev has met in the presidency with David Wright - commissioner of the US Nuclear Regulation Commission, who is on a..
Without discussion and debates, the parliament adopted conclusively the Law on the Introduction of the Euro in Bulgaria. 167 MP from GERB-SDS, the..
Consumer confidence rose by 5.6 points in July, according to a survey by the National Institute of Statistics. According to consumers, the general..
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