UN agency chief calls Ethiopia’s revised refugee law ‘one of most progressive’ in Africa
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Ethiopia has revised its existing refugee law, making it easier to obtain work permits, drivers’ licenses and access primary school, a move being hailed by the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Warning against the dangers of widespread fear and mistrust in our planet, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, told journalists on Friday he wants to reaffirm the UN as a “platform for action to repair broken trust in a broken world.”
UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Two Russian fighter jets collide mid-air, one pilot rescued
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow, Jan 18 (IBNS): Two Russian fighter jets collided mid-air in the Far East, media reports said on Friday.
Australia: Police arrest one person over Israeli student's killing
Jan 18, 2019, at 10:13 am
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IBNS): The police have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old Israeli student in Melbourne city of Australia.
Car bomb attack on National Police Academy in Colombia, ‘strongly condemned’ by UN
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): car bomb attack at the National Police Academy in the Colombian capital Bogotá, which reportedly left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has been ‘strongly condemned’ by the United Nations.
Iraq: UN demining agency rejects desecration accusations, involving historic Mosul churches
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations made earlier this week by a non-profit organization there, alleging that personnel had carried out explosive hazard clearance inside two historic churches in Mosul “in a barbaric and arbitrary manner.”
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:00 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The reported use of “excessive force” against demonstrators across Sudan over food and fuel shortages that has led to the deaths of at least 24 people is “deeply worrying”, the UN’s top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, said on Thursday.
773mn unique email IDs leaked, claims researcher
Jan 17, 2019, at 05:00 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A researcher has unveiled that 773 million unique email IDs and 21 million unique passwords have been leaked in recent times.
H-1B visa holders underpaid, vulnerable to abuse, claims a think- tank in its report
Jan 17, 2019, at 02:44 pm
Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): A US-based think tank has claimed that H-1B workers are "frequently" placed in poor working conditions and they are "vulnerable to abuse".
Nairobi DusitD2 hotel attack death toll touches 21
Jan 17, 2019, at 01:44 pm
Nairobi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The toll in the suspected terrorist attack incident in a luxury hotel compound in Nairobi city has touched 21, media reports said on Thursday.
Iran: Women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:50 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called on Iran Wednesday to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health care, and reiterated calls for their immediate release, as they continue a hunger strike in protest.
Nearly 900 reportedly killed following ‘shocking’ intercommunal attacks in DR Congo
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:48 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that at least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, following brutal inter-communal clashes.
Mali: ‘Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:41 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people in need of assistance this year, a top UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday that the humanitarian situation in Mali “remains dire”.
‘Proving our worth through action’: 5 things Guterres wants the UN to focus on in 2019
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:39 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): Despite countless “headwinds” and “ills”, the United Nations has “made a real difference” in 2018 and will need to achieve even more in 2019, as the planet faces “a world of trouble”.
Yemen: Security Council backs new mission in support of key port city truce
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:28 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday in favour of deploying up to 75 observers to monitor a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's port city of Hudaydah which went into effect late last month; a lifeline for millions of Yemenis on the verge of starvation.
More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:23 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
Brexit: Theresa May narrowly survives vote of no-confidence
Jan 17, 2019, at 10:41 am
London, Jan 17 (IBNS): Crushing the Opposition's call for the General Elections, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no-confidence, which was brought by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, narrowly on Wednesday, media reports said.
After deal defeat, Theresa May faces no-confidence over Brexit
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:24 pm
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): After getting her Brexit deal historically rejected a day ago, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday is facing a vote of no-confidence moved by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, media reports said.
Nairobi hotel siege over: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
Jan 16, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday confirmed that the siege by suspected terrorists at a hotel compound in Nairobi city is over.
Britain's lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019, at 11:05 am
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): UK lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May had negotiated with the European Union, said reports.
Kenya: Death toll in Nairobi attack touches 6
Jan 16, 2019, at 10:20 am
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IBNS): The death toll in an attack by suspected terrorists in a Kenya hotel has touched six, media reports said.
Advancing multilateralism goes ‘hand-in-hand’ with work of the UN
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Revitalizing the United Nations to “strengthen a multilateral rule-based world order” tops a list of priorities the General Assembly President told UN Member States on Tuesday.
Migration surge leaves children stranded, begging on Djibouti’s streets
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Begging, scrubbing cars or selling themselves on the street for sex are a way of life for many children in Djibouti, according to a survey released by the International Organization Migration (IOM) on Tuesday.
‘Historic’ moment: Palestine takes reins of UN coalition of developing countries
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Acknowledging “a long road ahead” on the United Nations ambitious agenda, Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Tuesday “the historic leadership of the state of Palestine” as the new Chair of the Group of 77’s (G77).
Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘horrible terrorist act’ in Nairobi
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Following a deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, condemned the act and said they stand in solidarity with the Kenyan people.
International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Former President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo has been cleared of crimes against humanity in Côte d’Ivoire by the International Criminal Court (ICC), it announced on Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Conditions in a makeshift Syrian camp near the border with Jordan are “increasingly desperate” and “have become a matter of life and death”, United Nations officials warned on Tuesday, after at least eight children died there from extreme cold and a lack of medical care.
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Thousands of families in conflict-affected communities south of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah in Yemen have received aid for the first time since last July, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
UK Parliament rejects Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:12 am
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered a massive defeat in the Brexit deal as it has been rejected by the country's Parliament by 230 votes.