Ban strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Darfur
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Sunday's attack against peacekeepers of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID), in which one South African ‘blue helmet’ died and four others were wounded.
Global Goals provide opportunity for quicker action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030: UN
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Speaking at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the leaders of Kenya and Malawi co-hosted on Sunday with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) a high-level panel discussion on scaling up efforts to end the epidemic by 2030.
'Human security depends on health security,' Ban says, calling on nations to be proactive
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday warned that in the coming years, unexpected new disease outbreaks will hit, and societies that proactively address these challenges are at the heart of secure nations and a safer world.
UN calls on young people to champion global goal of ending hunger by 2030
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations officials on Saturday called on youth to champion the cause of ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition – one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) world leaders committed themselves to on Friday.
Putting education first key to unlocking progress across new UN development agenda - Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) World leaders and education activists met at the United Nations on Saturday for a high-level event to mark the inclusion of education as a transformative stand-alone goal in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mali: UN hails war crimes trial for suspect in destruction of historic monuments
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:09 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations body entrusted with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage on Saturday welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an alleged extremist for trial on charges of destroying religious and historical monuments in Timbuktu, Mali.
Cooperation among developing nations key to achieving new anti-poverty goals, says Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Cooperation among developing countries across a full spectrum ranging from trade to financing to technology transfers has a key role to play in achieving the ambitious goals of the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN forum highlights 'fundamental' role of private sector in advancing new global goals
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The fundamental role of the private sector in advancing the newly-adopted sustainable development agenda was highlighted on Saturday at a United Nations forum, during which a new tool was launched to support companies in navigating and operationally aligning with the global goals that make up the agenda.
UN launches $25 billion strategy to end preventable deaths of mothers and children
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations on Saturday launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents, with initial commitments of more than $25 billion for the next five years to provide life-saving treatments, from immunizations to perinatal care.
Further use of nuclear weapons would be 'horrific,' Ban says on International Day
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday highlighted that 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the first and last use of a nuclear weapon in war, as he renewed his call for complete global nuclear disarmament.
UN and partners spotlight gap between rising humanitarian needs and available resources
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS)As discussions on the new global sustainable development continued at the United Nations in New York, world leaders, UN officials and humanitarian partners focused on one of the most important challenges today, namely the growing gap between the increasing numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance and sufficient resources to provide relief.
Crisis in Africa's Lake Chad Basin 'must not be forgotten' - UN humanitarian chief
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:26 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Friday reminded the world to pay attention to the Lake Chad Basin, now an epicentre of "violence and terror" where children as young as six-years old have been used as suicide bombers and the scene of the fastest-growing displacement crisis in Africa.
UN already forging ahead on ways to implement ambitious new development agenda
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Within hours of the General Assembly's adoption on Friday of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations was already looking ahead to the monumental task of wiping out poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change over the next 15 years.
UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning of a "massive" increase in the numbers of children on the move to Europe, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that it will be appealing for $14 million to address the needs of migrant and refugee children who have escaped war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
'Many people have reached the end on the line in Iraq,' warns senior UN relief official
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:17 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Ten million Iraqis, or a quarter of the population, are going to need humanitarian aid by year's end amid "dramatically" worsening conditions that are forcing many people to leave their homeland because they no longer see a future inside their country, a senior UN relief official said on Saturday.
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders at UN to promise safe, quality education for every child
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:14 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly alongside 193 youth representatives from the Organization’s 193 Member States, Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai on Friday asked world leaders to promise that every child will have the right to safe, free and quality primary and secondary education.
Syria: UN cites utter desperation behind 'tsunami' of refugees into Europe
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Despair at appalling living conditions among the 4 million Syrians who have already fled to neighbouring countries is fuelling the current flood of refugees to Europe as they flee once more, this time from restrictions and under-funded aid programmes that have led to child labour and even 'survival sex,' the United Nations said on Friday.
Malawi facing worst food crisis in decade, requires $81 million in relief aid - UN agency
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:10 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food crisis in a decade in Malawi, where a staggering four out of every 10 children suffer from stunting, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
UN rights expert urges Brazil to introduce measures to 'fulfill promises of equality' for minorities
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning that despite a wealth of legislation, minority groups in Brazil have not seen the promises of equality fulfilled, a United Nations human rights on Friday urged Brazilian authorities to introduce immediate measures to overcome serious structural challenges facing the country’s most vulnerable communities.
Security Council welcomes reinstatement of the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Welcoming the recent reinstatement of President Michel Kafando and the transitional authorities of Burkina Faso in the wake of a coup d’état last week, the United Nations Security Council urged all parties in the country to refrain from violence and resume the transition process without delay.
UN adopts new Global Goals, charting sustainable development for people and planet by 2030
Sep 26, 2015, at 05:19 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly today formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of bold new Global Goals, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as a universal, integrated and transformative vision for a better world.
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:00 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Pope Francis spoke at length on a range of subjects from equity and the environmental protection to the promotion of the rule of law and eradicating global poverty.
Seventieth anniversary treaty event to focus on UN contributions to international affairs
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) Ahead of an annual United Nations-hosted treaty signing event in New York, the Chief of the UN Office of Legal Affairs Treaty Section, Santiago Villalpando, briefed the press today, highlighting the contributions multilateral legal instruments make to the Organization's work.
Top UN relief official alarmed as aid agencies ordered to leave Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:24 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) Alarmed by news that the de facto authorities in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine have ordered United Nations agencies in Luhansk to end operations and to leave the area by tomorrow, 25 September, the top UN humanitarian official urged the authorities, as well as parties “with influence over [them]†to ensure the resumption of humanitarian aid by UN and non-governmental agencies.
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:23 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) Speaking at a presidential dialogue on the African Urban Agenda at United Nations Headquarters in New York today, the Secretary-General addressed the leaders of several African countries and highlighted the importance of effective urban planning as a vital tool for development.
Seven new advisers named to UN Emergency Relief Fund
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) Since its inception in 2006, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than $4 billion in support of humanitarian operations in 95 countries and territories facing natural or man-made catastrophes, ranging from the victims of earthquakes and tsunamis to survivors fleeing war and atrocities in their own homelands.
All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) World leaders, heads of global financial institutions and other dignitaries are heading to New York, where, after months of intense negotiations, the United Nations is set to launch a landmark new framework for sustainable development that will aim to end poverty and build a life of dignity for all, leaving no one behind.
UN chief 'deeply saddened' at deaths in wake of stampede at Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:16 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep sadness to learn of the death of more than 700 Hajj pilgrims, as well as of injuries to many others caused by a deadly incident in Mina Valley, near Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.
Yemen: UN condemns terrorist attack on Sana'a mosque
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:14 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s terrorist attack at the al-Bolayli mosque in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, which happened during prayers for the Eid al-Adha holiday.
On World Maritime Day, UN highlights importance of maritime education and training
Sep 25, 2015, at 03:07 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) Marking the observance of World Maritime Day, top UN officials highlighted the importance of the international shipping industry, as well as the necessity of maintaining high education and training standards within the sector as a key part of the implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals.