Kurdish militias ambush Turkish Army Tank, at least seven troopers dead
Feb 04, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Damascus, Feb 4 (IBNS): Turkish military suffered a heavy loss as seven soldiers were killed during an offensive against Kurdish militias.
UN calls on Maldives to respect Supreme Court decision, says 'ready' to help ease political impasse
Feb 04, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New York, Feb 4 (JEN): Following the Maldives' Supreme Court decision ordering the release of convicted opposition leaders and the reinstatement of 12 parliamentarians, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed the world body's continued readiness to facilitate all-party talks in finding a solution to the Indian Ocean nation's political stalemate.
UN, African Union voice concern over protracted political crisis in Guinea-Bissau
Feb 04, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New York, Feb 4 (JEN): The top leaders of the African Union and the United Nations on Saturday expressed concern over the prolonged political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, condemning the recent actions taken by the national authorities to prevent a political party from holding its conference.
UN will ‘not tolerate’ sexual harassment in its ranks: Guterres
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm
New York, Feb 3 (JEN): Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday made clear that the United Nations will not tolerate sexual harassment “anytime, anywhere,” within its ranks and laid out a five-point plan to ensure equality across the Organization, which he said was critical to tackle on the challenge of such behavior.
Partnership key to ensuring all children can access education – senior UN officials
Feb 03, 2018, at 02:47 pm
New York, Feb 3 (JEN): Stressing the importance of quality education for the future of young people and children, senior United Nations officials, including the head of its education agency and the UN youth envoy, called for cooperation to strengthen education and learning programmes in all corners of the world.
UN forum’s key message: Young people must be meaningful participants in policy-making
Feb 03, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New York, Feb 3 (JEN): Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued at the end of a United Nations forum on youth.
Ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro's son commits suicide
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Havana, Feb 1 (IBNS): Eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro- Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart- committed suicide on Thursday, media reports said.
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): The human cost of South Sudan’s long-running conflict has reached “epic proportions” with the number of refugees set to rise beyond three million by the end of this year, potentially making it Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the mid-1990s, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): This year’s UN Response Plan for Yemen, describes the war-torn country as “the worst man-made humanitarian crisis” in the world, with more than 22 million people – around three-quarters of the total population – in need of help.
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): What Myanmar’s Government has claimed are military and security operations are “actually an established pattern” of domination and aggression against ethnic groups, the United Nations independent expert on the rights situation there said on Thursday, reporting on her visit to nearby countries, including Bangladesh, which is hosting nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees.
Mali human rights situation still a concern – UN report
Feb 02, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): Despite the signing of a 2015 Peace Agreement, the human rights situation in Mali still remains a concern, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.
Humanitarian diplomacy ‘getting nowhere’ in Syria warns UN special adviser
Feb 02, 2018, at 01:59 pm
New York, Feb 2 (JEN): Civilians in Syria’s besieged areas have not seen a single convoy of humanitarian aid arrive for a full two months, a senior United Nations adviser said on Thursday, lamenting that diplomatic efforts appear “totally impotent,” and that hundreds of lives are being lost as a result.
At least 11 killed in Japan's welfare home fire incident
Feb 01, 2018, at 05:47 pm
Tokyo, Feb 1 (IBNS): At least 11 people died in a fire which broke out on Thursday in Japan's Hokkaido, reports said.
Conflicts and disasters forcing 59 million young people into illiteracy – UNICEF study
Feb 01, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Nearly three in ten young people between the ages of 15 and 24 living in conflict- or disaster-affected countries are illiterate, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday, calling for greater investments in the education, particularly for the most disadvantaged children and youth.
Security Council stresses need of ‘sustainable solutions’ for millions displaced in Darfur
Feb 01, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): Despite improvements in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, continued challenges remain, the United Nations Security Council has said, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for the region’s 2.7 million internally displaced persons.
Feb 01, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): More than seven decades after the end of the Holocaust, Eva Lavi – the youngest living Holocaust survivor saved by German industrialist Oskar Schindler – still feels guilty that she survived when so many of the Jewish children her age at that time were killed, including her cousins.
Feb 01, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): With more than a quarter of a million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian partners launched on Wednesday an inter-agency funding appeal for $157 million.
US: Helicopter crashes into California home, 3 killed
Jan 31, 2018, at 03:05 pm
New York, Jan 31 (IBNS): At least three people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a Newport Beach home in the USA on Tuesday, media reports said.
Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Today's young people are more connected, dynamic and engaged than ever and the Global Goals can’t happen without them, speakers told an annual United Nations forum, where young leaders called on the Organization keep its promise to ‘leave no one behind’ on the road to creating a prosperous world for everyone on a clean planet.
Relentless fighting in Syria continues to exact terrible toll on civilians, says UN deputy aid chief
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Hostilities in Syria continues to drive hundreds of thousands from their homes and the number of displaced in the seemingly unending conflict continues to rise along with the suffering of affected communities, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief said Tuesday, calling on all parties to ensure the safety and protection of civilians caught up in the violence.
UN agency launches appeal to fund aid efforts in crisis-struck South Sudan
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN):Amid worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan and the number of persons in need of assistance continues to grow, the United Nations migration agency today launched a $103.7 million appeal to sustain critical and life-saving aid programmes.
Somali leaders, international partners and UN determined to make Somalia famine resistant
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): One year after Somalia declared drought as a national emergency, famine has so far been averted due to collective and unprecedented humanitarian action, and on Tuesday, the country marked a turning point towards ending the cycle of recurring crises, with the launch of a Government-led, United Nations-supported humanitarian response plan.
Thousands flee violence in eastern DR Congo, seek shelter in nearby countries – UN refugee agency
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is driving thousands of Congolese into neighbouring Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
Amid funding crunch, UN agency seeks $800 million in lifesaving aid for Palestine refugees
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Facing an acute funding shortage, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees is seeking more than $800 million for its emergency programmes for Syria and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
UN agency launches appeal to fund aid efforts in crisis-struck South Sudan
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN):Amid worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan and the number of persons in need of assistance continues to grow, the United Nations migration agency today launched a $103.7 million appeal to sustain critical and life-saving aid programmes.
Millions of children in crisis zones face 'bleak future,' UNICEF warns, launching emergency appeal
Jan 31, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Jan 31 (JEN): Children are the most vulnerable when conflict or disaster causes the collapse of essential services such as healthcare and unless the international community takes urgent action to protect and provide life-saving assistance to them, “they face an increasingly bleak future,” the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday, launching a $3.6 billion emergency appeal.
Life-size paper tribute hails Suffragette icons and celebrates 100 years of women’s right to vote
Jan 31, 2018, at 12:28 am
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): Trailblazing women who successfully fought for the right to vote have been honoured in a life-size paper tribute handcrafted in the UK to mark 100 years of women’s suffrage.
Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual UN forum
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, on Monday’s youth – media savvy ‘Millennials’ and the ‘Born in the 90s’ cohort that can’t remember life without the Internet – are using disruptive, new-school innovations to drive change; and they’re heading to the United Nations to talk about building a better world for all.
Poverty eradication, inclusive growth focus of UN Social Development Commission’s 2018 session
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Countries must accelerate inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development that will not leave behind vulnerable populations, such as women and youth, the United Nations deputy chief told the Commission for Social Development, which opened its annual session on Monday.
Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (JEN): Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in places torn by conflict, United Nations agencies reported Monday, listing Yemen, South Sudan and Syria among the countries most affected by acute hunger.