UN to convene Yemen talks early next month in Geneva, envoy tells Security Council
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced on Thursday that after two years of stalled talks on resolving the crisis in the country, he plans to invite the warring parties to Geneva on 6 September for a round of peace consultations.
Human rights experts denounce Trump’s attacks against media
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on free expression has condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, warning that the US leader’s rhetoric is eroding public trust in the media and could spark violence against journalists.
UN-backed meeting of African States targets terrorism, violent extremism
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:07 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Regional security topped the agenda of a United Nations-backed joint summit on Central and West Africa searching, among other things, for a practical approach to fighting terrorism.
Haiti: UN agricultural development fund supports hurricane-affected farmers with $11 million
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): With many rural areas in Haiti still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced on Thursday that it is investing $10.8 million help restore agricultural productivity in some the worst affected areas of the island nation.
Australia: Dog attack kills 14-month-old girl in Victoria
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Melbourne, Aug 2 (IBNS): A 14-month-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Australia's Victoria state.
Trump thanks Kim's 'kind action' as remains of US soldiers slayed in Korean War reaches Hawaii
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:02 pm
Washington/Pyongyang, Aug 2 (IBNS): Showering lavish praise, US President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the latter's 'kind action', hours after remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War reached Hawaii.
Zimbabwe: Post polls violence kills three; International community urges calm
Aug 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
Harare: At least three people were killed as Harare witnessed a massive violence following Monday's presidential election in Zimbabwe.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, better manage data that contains geographical information – known officially as geospatial data.
‘Exercise restraint,’ UN urges Zimbabwe after post-election violence
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): After reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election results in Zimbabwe that have left three dead, the United Nations called on the country’s leaders on Wednesday to reject any form of violence.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all parties responsible to take concrete and immediate steps to “allow children to live free of fear and to realize all their rights”.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a statement released on Wednesday
Mexico flight crash leaves 85 injured
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:53 am
Durango, Aug 1 (IBNS): At least 85 people were injured as a flight in which they were traveling crashed in Mexico'so Durango state, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release jailed human rights defenders, including women activists
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia to “unconditionally” release all those being held.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, denouncing last week’s brutal killings and raids by members of the terrorist group ISIL, in Sweida, south-west Syria.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): As thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in Nicaragua, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for international solidarity and more support for the countries hosting those who are joining the exodus.
Islamic State claims fatal attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:13 am
Dushanbe, July 31 (IBNS): The Islamic State has claimed Sunday's fatal attack on four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan, reports said.
UN receives 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in three months
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): The United Nations received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June this year, UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, announced on Monday, with 18 cases involving peacekeeping operations, and 25 from “agencies, funds and programmes.”
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Delivering life-saving assistance to millions of women, children and men in Syria, local aid workers need to be safer and better protected, said the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country on Monday.
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations sheds light on the plight of millions of children, women and men – especially migrants – who, every year, fall prey to traffickers across the world.
Mugabe-less Zimbabwe to vote for the first time since independence
Jul 30, 2018, at 12:30 pm
Harare, July 30 (IBNS): Zimbabweans will witness history on Monday as the country will undergo the presidential polls without its longtime leader, Robert Mugabe, for the first time since independence.
Hudaydah ‘one airstrike away from unstoppable epidemic’: UN humanitarian chief in Yemen
Jul 30, 2018, at 09:27 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): The crucial Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, which has been living under fire from pro-Government forces for weeks now, could be just “one airstrike away from an unstoppable epidemic”, said the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country on Sunday.
Jul 30, 2018, at 09:22 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): The recent infringement of democratic rights and civil liberties in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros, ahead of a vote on constitutional reform, is a source of concern said United Nations chiefAntónio Guterres on Sunday.
Jul 30, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on Monday, the UN human rights expert on the issue has emphasized that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be upheld – especially women and children – and appealed for all States to prevent and combat the global scourge.
Indonesia earthquake leaves 14 killed
Jul 29, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Bali, July 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok and left at least 14 people killed, media reports said.
Make Sunday ‘an important celebration of democracy’ UN chief urges voters in Mali
Jul 29, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New York, July 29 (IBNS): On the eve of Mali’s crucial presidential election, the United Nations Secretary-General said that despite clear security challenges, voters in the arid African nation of around 18 million, needed to ensure that the key poll was first and foremost “an important celebration of democracy”.
Mali: Any dispute over key Sunday vote must be resolved peacefully, says UN envoy
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:25 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): With key presidential elections in Mali just two days away, the top United Nations official there on Friday stressed that candidates must accept the results and ensure that the democratic process in Mali is “irreversible”.
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN human rights expert on the issue emphasized on Friday that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be upheld – especially women and children – and appealed for all States to prevent and combat the global scourge.
UN chief welcomes new law giving extra autonomy to Muslims in Southern Philippines
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:16 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General on Friday welcomed a new law which grants extra autonomy to Muslim communities living in the Southern Philippines, describing it as a “landmark achievement on the road to lasting peace”.
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:10 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): More than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been maimed as a result of the brutal conflict in Syria, a senior United Nations official told the UN Security Council on Friday, stressing that they had been abused by the warring parties for far too long.
‘Warehouses emptying’ amid growing humanitarian needs in south-west Syria
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:00 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): More than 180,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in south-west Syria after weeks of escalating hostilities that have restricted aid access to the area, the UN said on Friday.