UN Security Council removes Iranian bank from sanctions list
Jan 18, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council announced on Sunday that it has removed Iranian Bank Sepah and its international subsidiary from a sanctions list, following Saturday's announcement of a UN report confirming that Iran has completed necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of a plan of action aiming to resolve the nuclear issue.
Islamic State kidnap 400 people from Deir Ezzor city
Jan 18, 2016, at 05:14 am
Beirut, Jan 17 (IBNS) Militant group ISIS has abducted at least 400 civilian people and from the families of the gunmen loyal to the regime were kidnapped from Syria's Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said on Sunday.
Burkina Faso: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns militant attack in hotel
Jan 17, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Ottawa, Jan 17 (IBNS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned militant attack at a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou which has killed more than 20 people.
UN welcomes report on Iran completing required nuclear measures, calling it 'significant milestone'
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:52 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS) Following the release of a report confirming that Iran has completed necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of a plan of action aiming to resolve the nuclear issue, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed the achievement of having reached “Implementation Day,†highlighting that he is heartened by the lifting of sanctions on Iran.
UN chief condemns 'heinous terrorist attacks' in Burkina Faso's capital
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:48 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the "heinous terrorist attacks" carried out yesterday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital, which resulted in more than 20 deaths and many other people wounded.
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS) Welcoming positive political developments in West Africa, in particular the holding of peaceful elections in Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Cote-d'Ivoire, members of the UN Security Council stressed the importance of the upcoming elections in Niger, Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and The Gambia to be "free, fair, peaceful, inclusive and credible."
Iran deal: International sanctions lifted
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): In a significant move, international sanction on Iran was lifted on Saturday after the International Atomic Energy Agency verified that the country has completed the necessary steps under the Iran deal which will ensure its nuclear program is and remains exclusively peaceful.
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:21 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday held a phone conversation with Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf region, including challenges to regional peace and security.
Burkina Faso hotel siege ends?
Jan 16, 2016, at 10:06 pm
Ouagadougou, Jan 16 (IBNS) The siege at a hotel in Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou hotel has come to an end, media reports said on Saturday.
Jan 16, 2016, at 06:59 pm
Washington, Jan 16 (IBNS) A recent video surface showing US President Barrack Obama taking out things from his pockets, his lucky charms that he carries at all times.
'Alarming' new patterns of violations emerging in Burundi: UN rights chief
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:48 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday warned that deeply worrying new trends are emerging in crisis-torn Burundi, including cases of sexual violence by security forces and a sharp increase in enforced disappearances and torture cases.
UN chief introduces new action plan to prevent violent extremism
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:47 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Violent extremism is a direct assault on the United Nations Charter and a grave threat to international peace and security, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday while presenting a new plan of action to prevent violence stemming from "poisonous ideologies."
Ban welcomes release of two Saudi citizens held in Yemen
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:45 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release of two citizens of Saudi Arabia who had been held in Yemen since March 2015, greatly relieved that they were released in apparent good health.â€
You cannot let more people die on your watch in Syria: Deputy UN relief chief
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:43 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With hundreds of thousands of Syrians living in a "nightmarish reality dictated by a conflict that respects few rules and obeys no laws," the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief told the members of the UN Security Council on Friday that they cannot let more people "die on their watch."
UN condemns attack on African Union base in southern region of Somalia
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:40 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab this morning against an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in the town of El Adde, Gedo region in Somalia.
Mozambique: Clashes send civilians fleeing to Malawi
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just earth News/IBNS): Clashes between Mozambique Government forces and the opposition Mozambican National Resistance, or RENAMO, have forced an increasing number of people to flee Mozambique and seek asylum in Malawi over the last few weeks, the United Nations refugee agency cautioned on Friday.
Ban names former Save the Children CEO as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Justin Forsyth, a British national, as Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Haiti: Six years after quake, UN cites progress but warns of 'deteriorating' situation
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Six years after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and left at least 1.5 million homeless, the United Nations is underlining that humanitarian action has achieved significant results, but that the situation has been deteriorating since June.
$50 million needed to tackle food insecurity in Ethiopia, says UN
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the worst El Niño-induced drought has sparked a sharp deterioration in food security and massive drop in agricultural and pastoral production in Ethiopia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday presented a $50 million plan to assist agriculture- and livestock-dependent households and enhance their resilience.
Al-Ababil Army make a 'deal' of prisoners exchange with IS
Jan 16, 2016, at 02:55 pm
Rif Dimashq, Jan 16 (IBNS)The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Saturday said Al-Ababil Army has made a 'deal' with the Islamic State over prisoners exchange in Syria's Rif Dimashq area.
20 killed in Burkina Faso Hotel attack
Jan 16, 2016, at 02:23 pm
Ouagadougou, Jan 16 (IBNS) Gunmen attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou that killed at least 20 people, media reports said.
Japan: Ski tour bus mishap kills 14
Jan 16, 2016, at 05:13 am
Tokyo, Jan 15 (IBNS) A ski tour bus crashed in Japan's Karuizawa town on Friday which killed at least 14 people, media reports said.
President of Poland to visit NATO HQ
Jan 15, 2016, at 08:06 pm
Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS) President of Poland Andrzej Duda will visit NATO Headquarters on Monday.
Toxic gas leak at Brazil's largest port
Jan 15, 2016, at 07:34 pm
Santos, Jan 15, (IBNS): Brazil's largest port, Santos, is battling toxic gas spread after a chemical explosion at a cargo warehouse.
'Very real risk of violence' looms over DR Congo elections: UN official
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces "very real risks of unrest and violence" over elections later this year while confronting a "significant deterioration" of security in its war-torn eastern provinces, the top United Nations official in the country warned on Thursday.
Ban condemns attacks in Jakarta; says 'absolutely no justification' for such acts
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:13 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the bombings and gun attacks on Thursday in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and reaffirmed that "there is absolutely no justification" for such acts of terrorism.
UN must get 'priorities right' in 2016, Ban tells Member States
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Sharing his thoughts on the direction of the United Nations' work in 2016,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the global community begins the year needing to get its "priorities right," while underlining that more and better work needs to be done.
Starvation 'as a weapon' is a war crime, Ban warns parties to conflict in Syria
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:10 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With United Nations humanitarian teams witnessing scenes in Syria that "haunt the soul," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the situation is "utterly unconscionable," and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon during conflict is a war crime.
UN calls for regional coordination to aid refugees fleeing Central American violence
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:05 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday called for urgent regional coordination to help people fleeing deadly violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the light of plans by the United States to expand its resettlement programme to benefit them.
Terrorism remains major threat in West Africa despite electoral progress: UN official
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:04 pm
New York, Jan 15 ( Just Earth News/IBNS) While peaceful and credible elections were held in several countries in West Africa in the past six months, violent extremism continues to pose a serious threat throughout the area, the top United Nations official for the region warned on Thursday.