More funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York: Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said on Tuesday, calling for more international funding as well as support for the Government-led response to the country’s displacement crisis.
Nicaragua ‘crisis’ still cause for concern amid murder, torture allegations: Bachelet
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Nicaragua’s on-going human rights crisis can be resolved peacefully through dialogue, the UN’s top rights official said on Tuesday, before expressing concern about allegations of torture and murder of protesters involved in last year’s anti-Government demonstrations.
Israeli army drone crashes in Gaza
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Jerusalem, Sep 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that one of its military drones had fallen over the Gaza Strip earlier in the morning.
Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:31 am
New York: Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
Nuclear testing has ‘disastrous consequences’ for people and planet, General Assembly told
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York: Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an “important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment”, a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.
Political solutions ‘prerequisite to sustainable peace’, Lacroix tells Security Council
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York: While peacekeeping is an “essential tool” for preventing conflict and reducing the risk of relapse, “political solutions are a prerequisite to sustainable peace”, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday.
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Sep 10, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York: Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on global suicide estimates.
North Korea fires projectiles amid readiness for talks with US: South Korean Military
Sep 10, 2019, at 09:24 am
Moscow, Sept 10 (Sputnik/UNI ) North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan early on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said just a day after Pyongyang expressed readiness to resume negotiations with the United States.
UK parliament suspended until Oct 14 after Johnson's early elections bid turned down
Sep 10, 2019, at 09:21 am
Moscow, Sep 10 (Sputnik/UNI) The British parliament was suspended until October 14 in the early hours of Tuesday, right after the proposal of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early parliamentary elections was rejected.
Johnson meets with Irish PM before asking MPs to vote on his election bid again
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:26 pm
London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday has a tight schedule: met with his Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, in Dublin in the morning before making a second bid in parliament in London in the evening for Oct. 15 election, a motion already rejected last week by the House of Commons.
British parliament to be prorogued Monday night: Downing Street
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm
London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) The British parliament will be prorogued at the close of business on Monday night until Oct 14, Downing Street confirmed.
British GDP rises by 0.3 pct in July
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:23 pm
London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) British gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3 per cent in July 2019 from the previous month, with all components expanding except agriculture, according to a survey released on Monday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
At least one killed, 2 injured in Mogadishu explosion
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Mogadishu, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was killed and two others injured in a blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, the police and witnesses confirmed.
IDF says Iran-backed militias in Syria launched rockets toward Israel
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Cairo, Sept 9 (UNI) Iran-supported Shiite militias in Syria have launched several rockets toward Israel, but they failed to strike the Israeli territory, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
Two children killed in bomb blast in Southwestern Yemen - Source
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Cairo, Sept 9 (Sputnik/UNI) Two children were killed and three other people were injured as a result of a bomb explosion in the Lahij governorate in southwestern Yemen, a local government source told Sputnik on Monday.
Netanyahu to reveal new intelligence details about Iran’s nuclear program Mon – Reports
Sep 09, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Jerusalem, Sep 9 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to reveal new intelligence data related to the Iranian nuclear program based on Mossad's findings later in the day, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the government.
UN chief welcomes prisoner exchange between the Russia and Ukraine
Sep 09, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday, yesterday’s exchange of prisoners and detainees between Russia and Ukraine.
Sep 09, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): As children in many parts of the world return to school, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a haunting installation on Sunday that displays 3,758 school backpacks as headstones to illustrate the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018 and call for greater protection of children living in conflict.
Bahamas: ‘Clock is ticking’ to help those who lost everything in Hurricane Dorian, says UN
Sep 09, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): “The clock is ticking” for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas to receive humanitarian assistance, the top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in the region said on Sunday.
Israeli artillery shells southern Gaza, no injuries reported
Sep 07, 2019, at 07:38 pm
Gaza, Sept 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli army artillery shelled Rafah town in southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, causing no injuries, Palestinian security sources said.
Growing a future free of terrorism: UN News special report from Cameroon
Sep 07, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York: When terrorists attacked and ransacked 30-year old Mamma Hamidou’s village in the Far North region of Cameroon four years ago, she faced an impossible choice. Hand over her young daughter or risk that her husband be executed on the spot.
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas death toll expected to rise as thousands remain missing
Sep 07, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): As the UN and other aid partners respond to huge humanitarian needs in the hurricane-struck northern Bahamas, latest reports indicate that the death toll is likely to increase substantially, the head of an emergency medical relief team said on Friday.
Putin conveys condolences over death of ex-Zimbabwean President Mugabe
Sep 06, 2019, at 05:55 pm
Moscow, Sep 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed his condolences to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the death of the country's long-time leader Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe's president cuts short South African trip after Mugabe's passing
Sep 06, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Harare, Sept 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa left Cape Town, South Africa, earlier than scheduled, on Friday morning following the passing of former President Robert Mugabe, Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba said.
UN nuclear watchdog to meet about nuclear security, Iran, North Korea
Sep 06, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Vienna, Sept 6 (Xinhua/UNI) UN atomic watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the agency's headquarters here on Monday, according to its website.
Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe dies
Sep 06, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Harare, Sept 6 (IBNS): Zimbabwe's independence icon, who later turned to an authoritarian leader-Robert Mugabe-died on Thursday.
Crop yields are up in Syria, but higher prices still cause major strain: new UN report
Sep 06, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: A new UN report on Thursday shows that while improved security and rainfall across Syria's farming areas have boosted the country’s harvests, higher prices mean that many citizens are still struggling to feed their families.
‘Digital divide’ will worsen inequalities, without better global cooperation
Sep 05, 2019, at 02:39 pm
New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): Inequality will worsen unless the so-called “digital divide” – the gap between under-connected and highly digitalized countries – is not addressed, warns a new report released on Wednesday by the UN trade body, UNCTAD.
New UN book club helps children deal with global issues
Sep 05, 2019, at 02:26 pm
New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): For children in Chad, getting an education can involve manual labour. That’s because, every year, there’s a chance that the rainy season will destroy their school, and they will have to join their teachers in rebuilding it. This is the story recounted in the children’s book “Rain School”, which is on the reading list of the UN's SDG Book Club.
A third of young people polled by UN, report being a victim of online bullying
Sep 04, 2019, at 05:53 pm
New York: Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries say they have been bullied online, while one-in-five report that they have skipped school because of it. Those are some of the key findings in a new poll released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Special Representative on Violence against Children.