DR Congo President and UN chief meet at a ‘historic moment’ for democracy in the country
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): On the third and final day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN chief António Guterres declared that the country is experiencing a historic moment, which could herald the development of democratic institutions.
‘These are very dark times for Yemen’: senior UN official on air strike mass casualties
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, described Sunday’s deadly airstrikes in Dhamar City as a “horrific incident”, and the scale of the casualties, as “staggering”. “These are very dark times for Yemen,” said Ms. Grande. "There have been days of fighting and strikes in the south and hundreds of casualties”.
Sep 02, 2019, at 09:01 pm
Tashkent/New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): Uzbekistan has entered a new stage of development, moving from national reconstruction to national progress said President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev while addressing the nation during the 28th Independence Day celebration on Sunday.
One officer, three terrorists killed in exchange of fire in Tunisia
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Tunis, Sep 2 (Xinhua/UNI) One National Guard officer and three terrorists were killed on Monday in exchange of fire in central west Tunisia, a regional security source told Xinhua.
Somalia says kills 9 al-Shabab militants
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Mogadishu, Sep 2 (Xinhua/UNI) The Somali military on Monday confirmed the killing of nine al-Shabab militants in an offensive on Sunday in southern Somalia.
Iraq: Military intelligence forces arrest two ISIS terrorists
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mosul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Iraqi military intelligence forces on Sunday arrested two terrorists belonging to the Islamic State terror group at a security checkpoint in Mosul city, media reports said on Monday.
Hong Kong agitation: Students boycott class on first day
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Hong Kong City, Sept 2 (IBNS): As Hong Kong city witnessed another weekend of anti-Chinese government protests, school students on Monday joined the agitation, media reports said.
Over 80 dead in Saudi-led coalition airstrike on prison in Yemen - Red Crescent
Sep 02, 2019, at 08:51 am
Cairo, Sept 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 86 have died in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that hit a prison in the Yemeni Province of Damar, Ilyas Mania Maidama, a coordinator of the Yemeni Red Crescent told Sputnik on Sunday.
UN chief pays tribute to the courage of DR Congo citizens, and the sacrifice of blue helmets
Sep 02, 2019, at 08:29 am
New York, Sept 2 (IBNS): On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres saluted the courage of the country’s citizens, as well as the sacrifice of the peacekeepers who have died serving them.
Boris warns rebel to back Brexit or face "chaos" with opposition leader
Sep 01, 2019, at 09:51 pm
London, Sep 1 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday delivered an ultimatum to rebel Tories demanding them to pick a side between his government or face "chaos" with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Netanyahu promises to extend 'Jewish Sovereignty' to all Jewish settlements in West Bank
Sep 01, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Tel Aviv, Sep 1 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday promised to extend "Jewish sovereignty" to all Jewish settlements located on the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank.
Hong Kong witnesses another weekend of anti-China protests
Sep 01, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Hong Kong City, Sept 1 (IBNS): The Hong Kong Police cracked down on thousands of protesters who defied ban to continue their agitation in the city on Sunday.
UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DR Congo during three-day visit
Sep 01, 2019, at 04:14 pm
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN, have embarked on a three-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where civilians are facing insecurity and ongoing health crises, including a year-long Ebola epidemic which has claimed more than 2,000 lives.
Nearly thirty injured as huge screen collapses at rap concert in Germany
Sep 01, 2019, at 11:18 am
Berlin, Sept 1 (UNI) At least 28 people were injured after a huge screen collapsed at a rap concert in Western Germany's Essen city.
Six al-Shabab militants killed, 9 injured in southern Somali town
Aug 31, 2019, at 10:12 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 31 (Xinhua/UNI) Six al-Shabab militants were killed and nine others injured on Friday in a joint offensive by Somali army and Jubbaland state forces, a military official said on Saturday.
Aug 31, 2019, at 07:24 pm
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): A criminal complaint filed on Friday in federal court in Brooklyn charged Awais Chudhary, 19, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Activist Greta Thunberg gets preview of UNHQ ahead of climate summit
Aug 31, 2019, at 06:36 pm
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): Two days after disembarking from her carbon-free yacht in New York, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg paid a visit to UN Headquarters on Friday, after joining participants of her global climate strike movement, Fridays for Future, at the Organization’s gates.
Hong Kong witnesses another day of protest as agitators defy ban on march
Aug 31, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Hong Kong City, Aug 31 (IBNS): Hong Kong witnessed another day of protests on Saturday as thousands of anti-government agitators defied ban and marched through the city, media reports said.
More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR
Aug 31, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said on Friday, in an appeal to host countries to back more inclusive policies to prevent them from “languishing” in camps for years and losing hope.
Activists arrested in Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, others charged
Aug 31, 2019, at 12:43 am
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been charged in connection with the protest at police headquarters, media reports said.
Syrian army gains control over 10 villages east of Khan Sheikhoun - Military Source
Aug 30, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Damascus, Aug 30 (Sputnik) Syrian forces, as of Friday morning, have gained control over 10 villages located east of the already liberated town of Khan Sheikhoun in the province of Idlib, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Despite an agreement signed nearly a year ago on a halt to further escalation in Syria’s war-battered Idlib, “the bombing and fighting go on in plain sight, day in and day out”, the UN humanitarian chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Venezuela migrant crisis begs a ‘coherent, predictable and harmonized’ response: UNHCR
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): There is “no end in sight” to the massive movement of Venezuelan migrants and refugees, now at around 4.3 million in number, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shared on Thursday.
'Ground Zero': Report from the former Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year on August 29, at the initiative of Kazakhstan, the UN and its Member States mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. This year, the Day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan. UN News travelled to the remote, eerily beautiful region, for this report.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): “Little undermines development like disaster,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told attendees at a thematic session on Africa and climate change, on day two of the Tokyo international Conference on African Development (TICAD), now in its seventh year.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): The legacy of nuclear testing is “nothing but destruction,” and in a world of rising tensions, “our collective security depends” on bringing a global treaty into force that bans nuclear explosions, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
Hong Kong Protests: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Aug 30, 2019, at 09:39 am
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): The Demosisto party said its secretary-general Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, has been arrested by the police in the city on Friday.
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:17 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Europe has lost ground in eliminating measles, as the number of countries having achieved or sustained elimination of the disease has declined, the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC) warned on Thursday.
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:15 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Partnerships with civil society and youth are essential to achieving the goals of key UN-backed international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement on climate change, María Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, told delegates at the UN Civil Society Conference on Wednesday.
‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future, UN envoy tells Security Council
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday that decades of trouble continue to impact the present, but cautioned “we have not seen the end of it yet”.