US' 41st President George HW Bush dies at 94
Dec 01, 2018, at 12:03 pm
Washington, Dec 1 (IBNS): George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st US President, passed away on Friday evening at an age of 94.
Former US President George HW Bush passes away
Dec 01, 2018, at 11:04 am
Washington, Dec 1 (IBNS): Former US President George HW Bush has passed away at an age of 94.
In a time of rising xenophobia, more important than ever to ratify Genocide Convention
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:04 am
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Speaking ahead of the UN Day commemorating victims of genocide, the UN chief has called for every country to ratify the Genocide Convention, which still has not been ratified by 45 UN Member States, despite being adopted at the General Assembly 70 years ago.
‘Be the change’ we desperately need, UN deputy chief urges global youth
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:01 am
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Young people are the leaders and torchbearers the world “desperately needs” but they also face serious challenges when it comes to realizing their potential, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General has said.
Migrant caravan: UN agency helping ‘exhausted’ people home
Dec 01, 2018, at 07:53 am
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Hundreds of people from Central American States who joined the human caravans travelling towards the United States have been helped home after asking for assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.
Yemen war: The battle rages on, children suffer most
Dec 01, 2018, at 07:46 am
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): “Violence has forced over a third of all schools there to close, with 15 located on the frontline and others badly damaged or being used as shelters for displaced families,” said Meritxell Relaño, UNICEF Representative in Yemen.
Canada, US, Mexico to sign new trade deal today
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Ottawa, Nov 30 (IBNS): Canada, the United States and Mexico will sign the trade deal, which is a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), on Friday morning, media reports said.
Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage
Nov 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm
St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Herat intelligence chief killed in Taliban ambush
Nov 30, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Nov 30 (IBNS): A Taliban ambush in Afghanistan's Shindand district left the intelligence chief for western Herat province killed, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan : At least 12 militants killed in US airstrike
Nov 30, 2018, at 01:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 30 (IBNS) : At least 12 militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the U.S. forces in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan.
Armed groups threaten every child in Central African Republic, UNICEF warns
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:24 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): A new study released by the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, shows that the deteriorating crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), five years into the latest civil conflict to hit the country, has left practically every child needing protection from armed groups, which now control four-fifths of the country’s territory.
UNESCO lists wrestling, reggae and raiho-shin rituals as global treasures to be preserved
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): From Jamaican reggae to Georgian wrestling and Japanese rituals, the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, added six new elements to its list of "intangible heritage" for the world to treasure on Thursday, further improving the visibility of often little-known and understood arts traditions.
Security Council urged to help spare Syrians from ‘devastation’
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): An escalation in fighting across northern Syria illustrates the “fragility” of the situation in the war-torn region, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Thursday, urging sustained international efforts to protect millions trapped there, from “devastation.”
New Syria fighting represents ‘giant powder keg’, warns aid veteran, as he leaves UN stage
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:14 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): It is unclear if rockets fired into the Syrian city of Aleppo last weekend contained chemical toxins, a senior humanitarian adviser to the UN said on Thursday, adding that if they did, it would constitute a war crime.
'Collective amnesia’ over causes of global financial crash - human rights expert
Nov 30, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): 10 years on, governments are experiencing collective amnesia towards of one of the biggest factors behind the 2008 global financial crash –the housing crisis – which has not been addressed and is only getting worse, said Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, in a statement on Thursday.
Madagascar: UN chief commends nation on first round of peaceful elections
Nov 30, 2018, at 07:53 am
New York, Nov 30 (IBNS): The results of the first round of voting to choose Madagascar’s next President were announced on Wednesday, prompting the UN chief to commend the peaceful nature of the vote, which now moves to a second round run-off next month.
Canada: Conservatives call for official resignation of Raj Grewal
Nov 29, 2018, at 06:37 pm
Ottawa, Nov 29 (IBNS): Federal Conservatives have called for an official resignation of Liberal MP Raj Grewal, media reports said.
At least 27 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:22 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : At least 27 militants of the Red Unit of Taliban were killed during the airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Kabul: Car-bomb explosion leaves 11 injured
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:04 am
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS): A car-bomb exploded outside a foreigners’ camp in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday which left at least 11 people injured, media reports said.
Africa Forum aims to boost business, reduce costs, help countries trade out of poverty
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, Nov 29 Better transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to smooth the way for the African continent to reduce trade hurdles, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
‘Global trust’ declining, ‘our world needs stepped-up global leadership’
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): On the eve of the G20 international forum in Argentina, and ahead of next week’s COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global leadership to be stepped up, “at a time of declining global trust.”
Afghanistan can rely on international support along harrowing road to peace, and beyond
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan has undertaken significant reforms which the international community will continue to support long after peace is secured in the war-torn country, a top UN official pledged on Wednesday.
Negotiated two-State solution still ‘the only option’ for Palestine: Guterres
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): A two-State solution where Israel and Palestine live side-by-side as sovereign nations is still “the only option” for lasting peace, and “containing the situation is not sufficient,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
World cannot be transformed without ‘ingenuity of the countries of the South’: UN Chief
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:34 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan to transform the world agreed at the UN by 193 countries, cannot happen without “the ideas, energy, and tremendous ingenuity of the countries of the South,” said UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday, speaking at the opening session of the 2018 Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo), alongside María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the General Assembly, and other senior UN officials.
Increasingly under attack, women human rights defenders need better back up
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on States to live up to their commitments to protect women human rights defenders, as they come under increasing attack, and with inadequate protection.
Central American migrants must be protected, urge UN experts
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Migrants who have made, or who are making the journey to the United States border in caravans confront increasing threats to their lives, liberty and security, United Nations independent experts said on Wednesday, calling for their full protection.
Canada Post says parcel delivery may be delayed
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): Canada Post workers have been forced to join works with back-to-work legislation, which was passed in the House of Commons last week, media reports said.
Syrian man who was living in Malaysia airport reaches Canada
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Vancouver, Nov 28 (IBNS): Syrian man, who had spent seven months in the Malaysia airport, has finally arrived in Canada, media reports said.
Attack on Karachi consulate will not affect relationship between China and Pakistan: Officials
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:46 pm
Beijing, Nov 28 (IBNS): In the wake of the recent attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi city of Pakistan, China on Tuesday said such an incident will not affect the relationship between the two countries.
Polio cases touch 20 in Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 20th instance of polio has been reported from Afghanistan this year, officials said.