‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:21 pm
New York/IBNS; “Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
Palestine refugee agency chief resigns amidst mismanagement probe
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:18 pm
New York/IBNS:The Commissioner-General for the UN relief and works agency serving Palestine refugees, UNRWA, resigned on Wednesday, hours after the UN announced preliminary findings of an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:04 pm
New York/IBNS: Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, nearly a decade since the Court began its work in the country.
Step up action to protect the planet during wartime: UN environment chief
Nov 07, 2019, at 12:58 pm
New York/IBNS: Greater action is needed to protect the environment during wartime if the world is to realize the goal of a more sustainable future for all people and the planet, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Wednesday.
One killed in militant shelling of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo - Reports
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:51 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have shelled several districts of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, national media reported, adding that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack.
IS militants detained in Tajikistan admit preparing terror attacks - Security Committee
Nov 06, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Dushanbe/Sputnik/UNI: The people who have staged at attack on the border crossing checkpoint at the Tajik-Uzbek border are members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), and they have admitted preparing to stage terror attacks, a representative of the Tajik State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Wednesday.
At least 97 killed in 2nd wave of protests in Iraq: UNAMI
Nov 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Wednesday said demonstration-related violence which hit Iraq from Oct 25 to Nov 4 caused at least 97 deaths and thousands of injuries in the country.
Fifteen killed in attack on security checkpoint in Thailand - Reports
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Fifteen people were killed in an armed attack on a security checkpoint in central Thailand's Muang district, media reported Wednesday.
U.S. sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. government said on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on five current officials of Venezuela, the latest move to pressure Maduro government.
Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle 'important step' towards peace: UN Special Envoy
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in Yemen has welcomed an agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country, known as the Southern Transitional Council, signed on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.
International community urged to deliver on promise for better future for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Current trends and public pronouncements by some political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina indicate an effort to roll back reforms implemented since the end of the Balkan wars two decades ago, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.
UN policewoman recognized for ‘speaking up and speaking out’ on behalf of the vulnerable
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York/IBNS: At the core of peacekeeping lies the notion of shared responsibility, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, presenting this year’s award for Female Police Officer of the Year, to a woman who “has made a career of speaking up and speaking out on behalf of all vulnerable populations”.
US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.
Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
Nov 06, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York/IBNS: Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some 1.9 million people, a “15-fold increase since 2017”, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Man arrested by FBI in alleged plot to kill Jews in Colorado
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Denever, the United States, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A 27-year-old man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a plot to bomb a historic Jewish synagogue in the US state of Colorado, the FBI said Monday.
IS militants flee Syria to uncontrolled mountainous areas in northern Iraq - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Moscow, Nov 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) are fleeing Syria and moving to ungoverned areas in northern Iraq, media reported, citing US military and commanders of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the region, who also hint at the threat of the re-emergence of the self-proclaimed "caliphate."
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New York/IBNS: The road ahead “will not be easy” for the Horn of Africa, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday, briefing the Security Council on her Joint Solidarity Mission with the African Union (AU) at the end of October.
UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:39 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.
China hopes RCEP trade deal to be signed, entered into force soon - Xi Jinping
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:55 am
Shanghai/Sputnik/UNI: China hopes that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the biggest free trade agreement in Asia, will be signed and will come into force as soon as possible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
Over 150 people injured in Monday protests in Baghdad – Human Rights Watchdog
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 150 people were injured and three more killed on Monday during the protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said.
Turkish authorities capture IS leader Baghdadi's sister, her family - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 08:49 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in northern Syria, media reported, citing senior Turkish official.
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Bangkok/IBNS: There is no denying that climate change is the biggest threat to the planet, though people may differ about the accuracy of the figures offered by research organisations regarding the number of people who will be affected by climate change, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in Bnagkok recently.
US military convoy came under fire in Syria, patrol untouched - CENTCOM to Sputnik
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik/uni: A US military convoy in northeastern Syria has come under fire from local Turkey-backed radicals but was not hit, a representative of the Central Command (CENTCOM) of the United States told Sputnik on Monday.
At least 5 protesters killed in Iraq’s Karbala when storming Iran’s Consulate – Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least five demonstrators were killed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in an attempt to storm the Iranian consulate, Shafaq News outlet reported on Monday morning.
Nov 04, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Bangkok/IBNS: The goernment of Myanmar has to address the root causes behind the displacement of the Rohingyas and allow for their safe return among other things, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in Bangkok, during his visit to a climate mitigation project in the Thai capital.
Gaza militants shoot down Israeli army drone: sources
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:24 am
Gaza/Xinhua/UNI Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip shot down on Sunday a drone that belongs to the Israeli army, Palestinian security sources in Gaza said.
Far more needed to ‘confront the world’s climate emergency’, UN chief tells ASEAN Summit
Nov 04, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York/IBNS: Four of the ten countries most affected by climate change are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to “confront the world’s climate emergency”.
Almost 90 People Killed During Anti-Government Protests in Ethiopia - Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 01:31 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of those killed in anti-government protests in Ethiopia has reached 86, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to confront forces that threaten to impede the country's progress, the ENA news agency reported on Sunday.
Coal addiction ‘must be overcome’ to ease climate change, UN chief says in Bangkok
Nov 03, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New York/IBNS: In Thailand for the ASEAN Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited a climate mitigation project in Bangkok's new Centenary Park on Saturday where he told journalists that “coal addiction must be overcome”.
Xinhua office attacked during protests; Hong Kong journalists issue apologies
Nov 03, 2019, at 01:29 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: The office of Chinese state news agency Xinhua was attacked for the first time during the ongoing Hong Kong protests by some radicals, who tried to torch the building by throwing petrol bombs into the lobby smashing its glass doors and windows – when some Xinhua staff were still working inside, South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.