ISIL attacks highlight need for implementation of peace accord in Libya: UN envoy
Jan 07, 2016, at 02:23 pm
New York, Jan 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy in Libya, who last month has helped usher in a UN-brokered political agreement for a national government in the strife-torn country, has said an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on oil installations highlights the need for immediate implementation of the accord.
Iraq: Ban congratulates PM al-Abadi on recapture of Ramadi from ISIL
Dec 31, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Dec 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to congratulate him on the success of the Iraqi security forces in fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), calling the liberation of the city of Ramadi an important victory.
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Stressing the need for States to work with the private sector to devise ways to prevent terrorists from exploiting the Internet while respecting human rights, the top United Nations political official on Thursday said curtailing the influence of terrorists and violent extremist groups must not come at the expense of curbing legitimate political discourse on the Internet or social media.
Security Council moves to cut off all funding sources for ISIL and other terrorist groups
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:32 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) At its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers’ level, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday stepped up its efforts to cut off all sources of funding for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) and other terrorist groups, including ransom payments, no matter by whom.
Dec 17, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Security Council on Wednesday called on all United Nations Member States to do everything in their power to combat human trafficking, especially for sexual purposes, citing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Boko Haram as prime perpetrators.
Barack Obama vows to destroy ISIL, urges Americans to not treat US Muslims differently
Dec 07, 2015, at 04:31 pm
Washington, Dec 7 (IBNS) Expressing his grief over the San Bernardino shooting that took place a few days ago, US President Barrack Obama has vowed to destroy ISIL, as he termed the recent attack an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people, here on Sunday.
Groups like ISIL will lose: Obama
Nov 25, 2015, at 05:33 am
Washington, Nov 24 (IBNS): Days after Paris was hit by militant attacks which left more than 120 people killed, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said militant groups like ISIL will be defeated.
Security Council calls for eradicating ISIL safe havens in Syria and Iraq
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Friday evening called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq and destroy its safe haven, warning that the group intends to mount further terror attacks like those that devastated Paris and Beirut last week.
Security Council calls for eradicating ISIL safe havens in Syria and Iraq
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Friday evening called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq and destroy its safe haven, warning that the group intends to mount further terror attacks like those that devastated Paris and Beirut last week.
Security Council condemns murders of Chinese, Norwegian citizens by ISIL
Nov 20, 2015, at 04:02 pm
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Condemning in the strongest terms the 'heinous and cowardly' murder of Chinese citizen, Fan Jinghui, and Norwegian citizen, Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), the members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday emphasized that such continued acts of barbarism "do not intimidate them, but rather stiffen their resolve."
Libya warns of ISIL's increasing influence, calls for unanimity to end region's crises
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:24 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): In his address, at the annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Libya's Acting Head of State, Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, reported on the "overwhelming threat" posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which is hindering Libya from becoming to a transparent democracy.
Iraqi leader highlights progress despite 'evil will' of region's terrorist groups
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): The 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly is being held as the world tackles challenges on many scales, especially ones posed by the terrorist group known as Da'esh or the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Prime Minister of Iraq told world leaders attending the annual debate in New York.
In regaining hope for the future, two Yazidi girls deal greatest blow to ISIL: UN envoy
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Five months after she first met with two girls from the Yazidi community who had been held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations official dealing with sexual violence in conflict said after seeing them again on Thursday that they are "filled with hope for the future," and that is "the greatest blow they could have dealt" to the terrorist group.
Libya: UN human rights office alarmed by reports of ISIL-led violence, reprisal killings
Aug 19, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern over violence in Sirte, Libya, involving militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Ban and Security Council condemn deadly terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia
Aug 08, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, resulting in the death of at least a dozen people, for which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility.
Violent attacks reported against civilians fleeing ISIL-controlled areas of Iraq: UN
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): An increasing number of people in Iraq, including families with children and the elderly, have encountered deadly ambushes as they try to escape areas controlled the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levan (ISIL) by risking their lives on a treacherous mountain journey to safety, the United Nations human rights office reported on Tuesday.
Security Council has 'obligation to act now' to protect civilians from ISIL - UN rights expert
Jun 23, 2015, at 08:49 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): A United Nations expert appointed by the world body's Geneva-based Human Rights Council appealed today for the Security Council to take immediate action to enforce international law and protect civilians living “in daily fear for their lives" in areas controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL) where "shocking crimes are being committed on an industrial scale."
'No other option but to defeat ISIL, all terrorists, everywhere,' Iraqi leader tells UN
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:33 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) While the Iraqi people were determined to defend their land of against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – “an infamous group that has taken terror to a new era and a new level†– the country's President appealed to United Nations Member States on Friday for support, protection and relief, so that Iraq may rid itself and the world of the grave danger ISIL posed.
UN rights chief condemns 'brutal' killings by ISIL of women politicians in Iraq
Sep 26, 2014, at 03:34 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday condemned the recent brutal, cold-blooded slaying by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) of human rights defender Sameera Salih Ali Al-Nuaimy, as well as the continuing detention, sexual exploitation and sale of hundreds of women and girls in areas captured by the militant group.