Fight against corruption crucial to achieving sustainable development: UN forum
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:52 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Ending corruption is vital to efforts to achieve sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world’s largest anti-corruption forum, which began on Monday in St. Petersburg, Russia.
UN treaty-making body opens with focus on rapidly expanding radiocommunications
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:51 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The United Nations World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 opened on Monday in Geneva aiming to address the rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT), to ensure the global management of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits, and to enable people to live and travel safely while enjoying high performance radiocommunications.
Food safety and trade should improve nutrition and boost development: UN agencies
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:50 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Monday to strengthen their cooperation to promote international food trade and safety in ways that improve nutrition and allow small-scale producers to have better access to international agricultural markets.
Côte d’Ivoire: Ban welcomes results of poll, congratulates President Ouattara
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:48 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Welcoming the publication of the final results of the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire by the Constitutional Council, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday congratulated President Alassane Ouattara on his re-election, as well as the people and Government of the West African nation on the successful conclusion of the electoral process.
East Jerusalem: UN officials call for respect of health premises, right to health care
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Officials from a number of United Nations agencies have stressed the need to ensure respect for health premises as well as the right to health, following recent actions by the Israeli security forces at a hospital in East Jerusalem.
Ban welcomes restart of trilateral meet between Republic of Korea, Japan, China
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:44 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the Summit Meeting held between the Republic of Korea, Japan and China on 1 November in Seoul, and lauded the leaders for resuming the trilateral meetings.
UN calls on Libyan political stakeholders to redouble efforts to reach agreement
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called on Monday on the main political stakeholders in the country to redouble their efforts in bringing the political dialogue process to a successful conclusion, which would allow for an agreement to form a Government of National Accord and for the resumption of Libya’s democratic transition.
Powerful cyclone Chapala headed towards war-torn Yemen, warns UN
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:39 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): A strong and rare tropical cyclone, named Chapala, is heading towards the southern coasts of Oman and Yemen and is expected to make landfall on the eastern provinces of Hadramout and Shabwa in war-torn Yemen early Tuesday, the United Nations warned on Monday.
UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Somali hotel
Nov 02, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Nov 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" the attacks carried out on Sunday against the Sahafi hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia by Al-Shabaab, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries.
South Sudan: UN mission secures release of all personnel taken hostage
Nov 02, 2015, at 02:39 pm
New York, Nov 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday successfully carried out an extraction operation securing the release of 13 UNMISS contractors, who were taken hostage and detained by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Opposition soldiers on 26th October.
Ban concerned by continuous exercise of hate speech ahead of Myanmar elections
Nov 02, 2015, at 02:36 pm
New York, Nov 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday expressed deep concern at the continuous resort to hate speech, provocation of communal hostilities and the abuse of religion for political purposes, incited by "extreme element among the majority community in Myanmar".
America to send special troops to counter ISIS in Syria
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Washington, Oct 31 (IBNS) In a move to redeem Syria from the Islamic State, US President Barrack Obama on Friday administered special troops to Syria to fight, assist and train combative forces opposing the ISIS, according to the White House.
Ceasefire in Colombia would be ‘decisive step toward ending conflict’ – UN
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:29 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) The United Nations welcomes the intention expressed by both the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to establish a bilateral ceasefire by the end of the year, a spokesperson for the world body said on Friday.
Head of mission urges release of remaining UN personnel taken hostage in South Sudan
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:26 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today condemned the actions of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM/A) in Opposition for holding UN personnel hostage, and refuted allegations that the Mission was transporting weapons and fuel for the South Sudanese group.
Algeria: UN agency delivers aid to flood-hit refugees in Tindouf
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:24 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) After heavy rains in southwestern Algeria last week resulted in devastating floods, the United Nations refugee agency has airlifted emergency aid to 11,000 families living in five camps in the region.
UN strongly condemns attack on Iranian exiles camp in Iraq
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:22 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) The United Nations on Friday has strongly condemned the attack that occurred Thursday evening on a camp located near Baghdad International Airport that houses over 2,100 Iranian exiles and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
Ban welcomes ‘peaceful and orderly’ elections in Tanzania
Oct 31, 2015, at 06:12 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people, Government and political parties of Tanzania for the peaceful and orderly manner in which the country held its elections on 25 October 2015.
Millions of children deprived of education in war-torn Iraq, says UNICEF
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:59 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday said that an estimated two million children in Iraq have no access to school and warned that an additional 1.2 million may be at the risk of dropping out due to continuous violence disrupting academic years.
Global response ‘keeps door open’ to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius: UN
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:53 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): An unprecedented worldwide effort is underway to combat climate change, building confidence that nations can cost effectively meet their stated objective of keeping global temperature rise to under 2 degrees Celsius, the United Nations said on Saturday.
Global tourism grew by more than 4 per cent, UN tourism barometer shows
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:51 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The number of tourists travelling the world during the first eight months of this year reached 810 million, a more than 4 per cent increase from the same period in 2014, thanks to “robust†travel to Europe, according to the United Nations World Tourism Barometer.
UN officials say good urban design key to ensuring sustainable, inclusive cities
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:48 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Cities Day, top United Nations officials are highlighting the key role of urban design in building sustainable, socially integrated and prosperous cities and human settlements.
UN rights office voices concern at clampdown on political activism in Cambodia
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:46 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office expressed concern on Saturday over a worsening climate for opposition politicians and activists in Cambodia, and stressed that the right to peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression belongs to all.
Caribbean region becomes free of highly enriched uranium: UN atomic watchdog
Oct 31, 2015, at 04:42 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday announced that Jamaica completed the conversion of its research reactor to low enriched uranium this month, decreasing proliferation risks and making the Caribbean region completely free of highly enriched uranium.
27 dead in Bucharest nightclub fire
Oct 31, 2015, at 03:08 pm
Bucharest, Oct 31 (IBNS) Twenty-seven people were killed in a fire outbreak at a nightclub in Romania's capital city Bucharest, here on Friday, according to Government officials.
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits China
Oct 31, 2015, at 12:55 am
Beijing, Oct 30 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit China's Yunnan province on Friday, officials said.
Ban applauds six decades of principled leadership of Spain at the UN
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday commended the leading role played by Spain, since it first joined the UN 60 years ago, by supporting the Organization in all its activities, including tackling terrorism, aiding women empowerment, peace, security and contributing towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and developing the new Agenda 2030.
South Sudan: UN launches nutrition screening as hunger threatens lives of children
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have stepped up their activities in South Sudan after the recently released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Thursday revealed that nearly 237,000 children in the country are estimated to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
UN agency warns of refugee crisis as women flee Central America and Mexico
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Women in Central America and Mexico are fleeing their countries in rising numbers to escape a surge in deadly, unchecked gang violence, fuelling a looming refugee crisis in the Americas that demands urgent and concerted action by the States of the region, the United Nations refugee agency is warning.
UN official pleads for access to Yemeni city of Taiz to avert humanitarian tragedy
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:34 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday pleaded for the "safe and immediate access" to Taiz, where food aid last reached the besieged city in southern Yemen five weeks ago, warning that "if this situation continues the damage from hunger will be irreversible."
Health and safety of women and children in disaster-prone areas must be a priority: UN
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Disaster response specialists, including from the United Nations and other organizations, gathered in Suva, Fiji this week for the annual Pacific Humanitarian Partnership meeting, where the focus has been on high rates of preventable mortality and morbidity among women and children in the disaster-prone region.