Without firm action on gender equality, women’s empowerment, world may miss development targets
Feb 15, 2018, at 02:37 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): Without speedy progress on gender equality and real action to end pervasive discrimination against women and girls, the global community will not be able to keep the promise to ‘leave no one behind’ on the road to ending poverty, protecting the planet and advancing prosperity by 2030, according to a new United Nations report launched on Wednesday.
Syria: Civilians killed on ‘horrific scale’ as conflict begins spilling across borders
Feb 15, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The conflict in Syria is now spilling over the country’s borders amid increased military intervention from multiple sources, a senior United Nations mediator said on Wednesday, warning that civilians are being killed on a horrific scale and the crisis is at one of the most “dangerous and worrying moments” in over four years.
At donor conference, UN chief launches two-year plan to fast-track Iraq reconstruction
Feb 15, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday launched a reconstruction programme for Iraq, urging the global community to support Iraqis as they embark on the journey to rebuild their country and make sure that it is committed to unity and inclusivity.
South Africa President Jacob Zuma resigns
Feb 15, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Johannesburg, Feb 15 (IBNS): Amid intense pressure from his party, South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday resigned from his office.
Israel police say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must face corruption probe
Feb 14, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Jerusalem, Feb 14 (IBNS): Israeli police have said that the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ought to face corruption charges.
Actress Minnie Driver steps down as Oxfam ambassador over Haiti scandal
Feb 14, 2018, at 03:29 pm
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (IBNS): In a major move since revelations of sexual abuse by aid workers in Haiti, actress Minnie Driver has stepped down as the ambassador of UK-based charity Oxfam.
Oxfam International chairman Juan Alberto Fuentes detained over corruption charges
Feb 14, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Guatemala, Feb 14 (IBNS): Police in Guatemala have detained Juan Alberto Fuentes, Chairman of the charity Oxfam International, on Tuesday, media reports said.
New study finds sea level rise accelerating
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:35 pm
Washington, Feb 14 (IBNS): Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.
Yemen: UN aid chief welcomes $1 billion funding pledge as humanitarian crisis deepens
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York,Feb 14 (JEN): Amidst ongoing conflict, the collapse of basic services and economic decline in Yemen, the United Nations aid chief welcomed a substantial humanitarian pledge from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
UN agency sets ambitious target to reduce hunger and poverty for millions worldwide
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Amid a global rise in hunger and poverty on back of the impacts of climate change and conflict, the United Nations rural development agency today announced an ambitious target to generate resources to fund loans and grants to enable millions in developing countries strengthen their food security and livelihoods.
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Nearly six months after an outbreak of violence drove almost 700,000 minority Rohingyas from Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh, senior United Nations officials on Tuesday said it is time to address the root causes – including decades of repression inside Myanmar – so those who fled feel safe enough to return to their homeland.
Fleeing DR Congo violence, thousands take perilous lake journey to Uganda – UN
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:19 pm
New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Over 22,000 desperate Congolese refugees crossed Lake Albert to Uganda last week, with four drowning when their boat capsized on the perilous journey from the conflict-hit eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Both radio and sports can help people achieve their potential, says UN on World Radio Day
Feb 14, 2018, at 02:16 pm
New York, Feb 14 (JEN): In an era of dramatic advances in communications, radio retains its power to entertain, educate, inform and inspire, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, marking World Radio Day with a call to celebrate both radio and sports as ways of helping people achieve their potential.
Rodrigo Duterte faces backlash for alleged misogynist comments
Feb 13, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Manila, Feb 13 (IBNS): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has faced backlash for alleged misogynist comments he made during an event in Malacañang last week, reports said.
Winter Olympics: Satisfied Kim Jong-un thanks South Korea
Feb 13, 2018, at 03:55 pm
Seoul/Pyongyang, Feb 13 (IBNS): A 'satisfied' Kim Jong-un has thanked South Korea for its 'impressive' efforts in hosting North Korea in the ongoing Winter Olympics.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English quits politics
Feb 13, 2018, at 03:21 pm
Wellington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Tuesday announced he has decided to quit politics.
Feb 13, 2018, at 03:08 pm
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): The global commitment to end the use of children in armed conflict led to the release and reintegration of more than 5,000 children in 2017, but tens of thousands of boys and girls are still being recruited, kidnapped, and forced to fight or work for military groups or armed forces at “alarming rates,” according to the United Nations.
Some four million Iraqi children in need says UNICEF, ahead of investment conference in Kuwait
Feb 13, 2018, at 03:07 pm
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): About a quarter of all Iraqi children are living in poverty, and in the wake of more than four years of violence, families are being pushed to “extreme measures” in order to survive, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, as a major conference on rebuilding the country was set to open tomorrow in neighbouring Kuwait.
1 dies in Austrian trains collision, 22 injured
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Vienna, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 22 others were injured as two passenger trains collided in central Austria on Tuesday, media reports said.
Focus on future, prioritize reconciliation for the region, UN envoy urges Western Balkans
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:19 pm
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:16 pm
‘Where peace begins’: helping Liberia turn the corner through the power of radio
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) will close at the end of March 2018.
Maldives: UN rights experts denounce detention of judges as ‘direct attack’ on Supreme Court
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): Denouncing the detention of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives, United Nations human rights experts warned that the independence of the judiciary is under “serious threat” in the country, as is the principle of separation of powers between the State and the courts.
Civilians in war-torn Yemen ‘under fire on all sides’ – UN rights chief
Feb 13, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): The situation in Taizz governorate – located in south-west Yemen – is of particular concern.
ANC mulling Zuma's future, likely to be asked to step down
Feb 12, 2018, at 05:57 pm
CapeTown, Feb 12 (IBNS): South African President Jacob Zuma, who is facing a wave of criticism for alleged corruption, is likely to be asked to step down by the ruling ANC party.
World War 2 bomb recovered from Thames, London City Airport shut
Feb 12, 2018, at 04:40 pm
New York Attorney General sues Harvey Weinstein
Feb 12, 2018, at 02:55 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): At the end of an investigation into inappropriate sexual conduct, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against American film producer Harvey Weinstein his younger brother Robert and their firm.
Russian plane crashes near Moscow, 71 feared dead
Feb 12, 2018, at 03:11 am
Moscow, Feb 11 (IBNS): All 71 people, who were travelling, are feared to have died after a Russian flight crashed outside Moscow on Sunday, media reports said.
One killed in knife attack in Chinese mall
Feb 11, 2018, at 09:47 pm
iBeijing, Feb 11 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 12 others were hurt in a knife attack incident at a mall in China's Beijing city on Sunday, media reports said.
South Korea's President holds historic meeting with Kim Jong-un's sister
Feb 10, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Seoul, Feb 10 (IBNS): South Korea's President Moon Jae-in held a historic meeting with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, as relation between the two Korean nations are slowly inching toward normalisation.