Burundi: UN electoral mission prepared to help country in 'decisive' return to peace
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:17 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) The United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, known by its French acronym MENUB, officially launched its activities on Monday in the capital of Bujumbura as the country prepares for critical elections to be held later this year amid an atmosphere of reconciliation.
UN study finds increase in women managers, urges greater efforts for workforce equality
Jan 13, 2015, at 06:28 pm
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS) The last 20 years has seen a surge in the number of women employed in senior and middle management positions, according to a new United Nations report, which notes that although all-male company boards are decreasing in number, more must be done to achieve gender parity.
Six killed in China police firing
Jan 12, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Beijing, Jan 12 (IBNS) Police have shot dead six 'mobsters' in the troubled Xinjiang province of China, where a 'separatist' movement by Muslims was going on, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
Violence-hit school reopened in Peshawar, students return to classrooms
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:08 pm
Peshawar, Jan 12 (IBNS): Attired in green school blazers, Pakistani children on Monday returned to the violence-hit school where Taliban gunmen had killed 150 of their classmates and teachers during a terrorist attack in Peshawar, media reports said.
UNESCO chief joins world leaders for historic anti-terror unity march in Paris
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:32 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, participated in Sunday's historic march for freedom and solidarity in Paris, held in the wake of the deadly terrorist assault on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, and after three days of subsequent attacks that killed 17 people in the country.
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World leaders, commoners march in Paris against terror attack
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:28 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS): Days after France witnessed three days of deadliest militant attacks beginning with massacre of journalists and cartoonists in satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo office killing 17 people so far in sieges, several world leaders, including President Francois Hollande, in a show of solidarity against terrorism marched with more than a million others in Paris on Sunday to send a strong message to the radicals.
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Paris witnesses massive march for unity
Jan 12, 2015, at 03:22 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS):More than a million people, including top world leaders, participated in a unity march in Paris in a show of solidarity after the country was ravaged by three days of terrorist attacks which killed 17 people.
UN to host new round of talks among Libyan parties with view to ending crisis
Jan 11, 2015, at 06:16 pm
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS) Libyan parties have agreed to hold in Geneva next week a new round of United Nations-facilitated political talks aimed at helping all sides reach “common ground†to end the current political and security crisis, the UN Mission in the strife-torn country announced today.
16 killed in Nigerian market blast
Jan 11, 2015, at 04:59 am
Maiduguri, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least 16 people were killed in a bomb attack in Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, media reports said.
Charlie Hebdo: French police hunt for woman accomplice of slain terrorist
Jan 10, 2015, at 11:22 pm
Paris, Jan 10 (IBNS): Police in France is on a hunt for Hayat Boumeddiene, the 26-year-old partner to slain militant Amedy Coulibaly, one of the three gunmen shot dead by police after last Wednesday's massacre in a satirical magazine and subsequent mayhem across the city.
Ban calls on Global Compact to help end poverty, transform lives, protect planet
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:52 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) Addressing the United Nations Global Compact board meeting this afternoon, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said everyone held a stake in ending poverty, transforming people’s lives and protecting the planet.
Cuba: UN rights office hopes release of political prisoners paves way for freedoms to flourish
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:50 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office on Fridaywelcomed Cuba’s recent release of political prisoners, hoping this new development will help open the way for an environment where freedom of expression and association flourishes.
UN chief offers condolences to French Government in wake of 'Charlie Hebdo' attack
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:39 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Fridayvisited the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations to offer, on behalf of the Organization, his condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack on the offices of French satirical magazine,Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed.
UN ramps up relief efforts as huge Mid-East snowstorm threatens Syrian refugees
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:37 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The United Nations refugee agency has been working around the clock this week to help the millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people scattered across the Middle East endure a severe winter storm that has swept through much of the region.
New Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria drive more than 7,000 into Chad-UN
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:33 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The number of Nigerian refugees seeking safety in Chad has almost quadrupled over the past 10 days after attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria uprooted thousands, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
Mali: UN Mission condemns attack that wounded seven peacekeepers
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:58 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has condemned the attack on its peacekeepers near the Kidal airstrip this morning, when one of its vehicles struck an explosive device.
Senior UN envoy meets with Libyan stakeholders, warns 'time running out' to resolve crisis
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The top United Nations official in Libya, in discussions with the strife-torn North African nation’s leaders and stakeholders, has warned that time may be running out to put an end to the political and security crisis, stressing that it is extremely important to "freeze fire" so that political dialogue can begin.
UN rights chief urges more global attention to 'wanton' violence in Yemen
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:41 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official appealed on Fridayfor more international attention to be focused on Yemen and the plight of Yemenis as deepening insecurity and “utterly intolerable†violence in the country continue to wreak a terrible toll on civilians.
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Paris attack suspects killed as crisis ends with four hostages' deaths
Jan 10, 2015, at 07:50 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): The double hostage crisis in France came to an end on Friday as police gunned down the three hostage takers, including the two brothers suspected of a massacre in the magazine office of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, in separate incidents, but four hostages also lost their lives in the standoff while a fifth hostage could be saved from their clutches. officials said.
UN probe says South Sudan attacks 'nadir' of conflict marked by abuses, rights violations
Jan 10, 2015, at 04:16 am
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued a report on Friday saying there are reasonable grounds to believe that at least 353 civilians were murdered and another 250 wounded in attacks in the capitals of Unity state and Jonglei state between 15 April and 17 April last year.
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France: Double hostage crisis ends, gunmen killed
Jan 10, 2015, at 04:10 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): The double hostage crisis in France came to an end on Friday as the three hostage takers, including the two brothers suspected to be involved in the Charlie Hebdo shootings, have been killed by security forces, media reports said.
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Police launch assault where Charlie Hebdo attack suspects are holed up
Jan 10, 2015, at 03:37 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): Gunshots and explosions were heard at the printworks warehouse north of France capital Paris where two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo shootings are holding a hostage, media reports said on Friday.
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France witnesses double hostage crisis
Jan 10, 2015, at 03:11 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): France is facing another crisis situation with double hostage crisis shaking the peace of the country on Friday with the police cornering the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects in Dammartin-en-Goele town while another gunman taking hostages at a Kosher supermarket in Paris.
Police close on terrorist borthers in France
Jan 09, 2015, at 10:17 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) Police on Friday were close on the two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo massacre as a joint force cordoned off Dammartin-en-Goele, a small town in the northeast of Paris and a military helicopter landed near a wathehouse where theywere thought to be holed up.
Operation underway to capture Charlie Hebdo suspects
Jan 09, 2015, at 08:46 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Friday said an operation is underway to capture the two suspects- both brothers- in the massacre of journalists and cartoonists in the office of Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine two days ago.
Darfur: UN receives reports of significant civilian displacement
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:40 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday said that it has received reports of significant civilian displacement in Sudan's North Darfur and South Darfur states.
Senior UN official warns Security Council of 'fragile political situation' in West African countries
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:38 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this afternoon.
'We need to find a way to live together,' says UN chief in special plea for tolerance
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:33 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) Making an impassioned appeal for tolerance, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for understanding among all communities to heal the tensions within societies – a particularly poignant plea following yesterday’s horrific attack on the staff at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and in the face of ongoing sectarian violence across Africa’s Sahel region being fuelled by Boko Haram.
Security Council calls on DR Congo leader to approve joint action to 'neutralize' rebels
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:30 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The Security Council on Thursday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “swiftly approve†plans to begin joint operations between the Congolese military and the United Nations peacekeeping force to “neutralize†a rebel group with a long history of heinous crimes in the eastern regions of the vast country.
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) Top United Nations officials on Wednesday attended a special screening in New York of the movie Selma, about the historic struggle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s marches from Selma to Montgomery Alabama that led to United States President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.