Hong Kong witnesses another day of protest as agitators defy ban on march
Aug 31, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Hong Kong City, Aug 31 (IBNS): Hong Kong witnessed another day of protests on Saturday as thousands of anti-government agitators defied ban and marched through the city, media reports said.
More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR
Aug 31, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said on Friday, in an appeal to host countries to back more inclusive policies to prevent them from “languishing” in camps for years and losing hope.
Activists arrested in Hong Kong: Joshua Wong, others charged
Aug 31, 2019, at 12:43 am
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been charged in connection with the protest at police headquarters, media reports said.
Syrian army gains control over 10 villages east of Khan Sheikhoun - Military Source
Aug 30, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Damascus, Aug 30 (Sputnik) Syrian forces, as of Friday morning, have gained control over 10 villages located east of the already liberated town of Khan Sheikhoun in the province of Idlib, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Despite an agreement signed nearly a year ago on a halt to further escalation in Syria’s war-battered Idlib, “the bombing and fighting go on in plain sight, day in and day out”, the UN humanitarian chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Venezuela migrant crisis begs a ‘coherent, predictable and harmonized’ response: UNHCR
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): There is “no end in sight” to the massive movement of Venezuelan migrants and refugees, now at around 4.3 million in number, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) shared on Thursday.
'Ground Zero': Report from the former Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year on August 29, at the initiative of Kazakhstan, the UN and its Member States mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. This year, the Day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan. UN News travelled to the remote, eerily beautiful region, for this report.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): “Little undermines development like disaster,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told attendees at a thematic session on Africa and climate change, on day two of the Tokyo international Conference on African Development (TICAD), now in its seventh year.
Aug 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): The legacy of nuclear testing is “nothing but destruction,” and in a world of rising tensions, “our collective security depends” on bringing a global treaty into force that bans nuclear explosions, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
Hong Kong Protests: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Aug 30, 2019, at 09:39 am
Hong Kong City, Aug 30 (IBNS): The Demosisto party said its secretary-general Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, has been arrested by the police in the city on Friday.
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:17 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Europe has lost ground in eliminating measles, as the number of countries having achieved or sustained elimination of the disease has declined, the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC) warned on Thursday.
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:15 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Partnerships with civil society and youth are essential to achieving the goals of key UN-backed international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement on climate change, María Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, told delegates at the UN Civil Society Conference on Wednesday.
‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future, UN envoy tells Security Council
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday that decades of trouble continue to impact the present, but cautioned “we have not seen the end of it yet”.
Aug 29, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): African nations have made ‘significant progress’ in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama.
Corruption undermines democracy and contributes to instability, warns senior UN anti-crime official
Aug 29, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability, Mirella Dummar-Frahi, Civil Society Team Leader at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned at the UN Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
UK PM says Parliament's work may be suspended until October 14
Aug 28, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Moscow, Aug 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he had asked the Queen's permission to suspend the parliament's work until October 14.
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets
Aug 28, 2019, at 06:06 pm
San Francisco, Aug 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged Tuesday with stealing trade secrets when he appeared in a San Jose court in Silicon Valley.
Gaza: Suspects of explosions arrested
Aug 28, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Gaza, Aug 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A Palestinian security spokesman said on Wednesday that a number of suspects were arrested over two explosions that targeted two police checkpoints, killing three security officers and wounding others.
Gaza violence: Suicide bombers leave three killed
Aug 28, 2019, at 10:04 am
Gaza, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least three Palestinian officers were killed as suicide bombers attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza strip, media reports said.
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, and 210 million lacking access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Technology brings positive change, but ‘collateral damage’ must be minimized: senior UN official
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Digital technology has the potential to bring about a sustainable future, but the “collateral damage” of this transition must be mitigated, says the head of the UN’s technology strategy team, Salem Avan.
With ISIL down but not out, continued vigilance is key, UN Security Council told
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Despite ISIL’s territorial defeat in Syria, the terrorist group, also known as Da’esh “continues to aspire to global relevance”, the United Nations top counter-terrorism officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Tangible steps “can, and must, be taken” to urgently reverse the “negative trajectory” of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and revive the peace process, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Sport brings people together “regardless of conditions or flags”, a senior United Nations official in Perú said on Tuesday referring to a new initiative launched over this past weekend to promote the well-being of children and youth in Lima’s refugee and migrant communities through football.
Iranian court sentences Iranian-British citizen to 12 years in jail on espionage charges
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Tehran, Aug 27 (Sputnik/UNI) An Iranian court has sentenced an Iranian-British dual national, Anushe Ashuri, to 12 years in prison on espionage charges, including cooperation with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Iran judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said on Tuesday.
Hezbollah finds 5.5-kg explosives in crashed Israeli drone
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Beirut, Aug 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that the drone which crashed in Beirut's southern suburbs had carried 5.5 kg of C-4 explosives, the National News Agency reported.
Passenger plane catches fire at Beijing Airport - Statement
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Moscow, Aug 27 (Sputnik) A passenger aircraft awaiting departure caught on fire in the Capital Airport in Beijing on Tuesday, the airport authority said in a statement on its official Weibo account.
Japan's Minister warns N Korea developing missiles capable of breaking through air defense
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Tokyo, Aug 27 (Sputnik) North Korea's recent missile launches indicate that the country is busy developing new types of missiles that may be difficult for air defense to intercept, Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.
Iraq: Bomb blast in Diyala leaves one civilian injured
Aug 27, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Baghdad, Aug 27 (IBNS): A bomb blast hit Diyala area in Iraq and left one civilian wounded, media reports said on Tuesday.
We can deal with protests ourselves: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam
Aug 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Hong Kong City, Aug 27 (IBNS): Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on Tuesday said the government will act 'within existing' laws to deal with the ongoing anti-government protests going on in the city for the past couple of months.