‘Global trust’ declining, ‘our world needs stepped-up global leadership’
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): On the eve of the G20 international forum in Argentina, and ahead of next week’s COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global leadership to be stepped up, “at a time of declining global trust.”
Afghanistan can rely on international support along harrowing road to peace, and beyond
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan has undertaken significant reforms which the international community will continue to support long after peace is secured in the war-torn country, a top UN official pledged on Wednesday.
Negotiated two-State solution still ‘the only option’ for Palestine: Guterres
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): A two-State solution where Israel and Palestine live side-by-side as sovereign nations is still “the only option” for lasting peace, and “containing the situation is not sufficient,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
World cannot be transformed without ‘ingenuity of the countries of the South’: UN Chief
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:34 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the plan to transform the world agreed at the UN by 193 countries, cannot happen without “the ideas, energy, and tremendous ingenuity of the countries of the South,” said UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday, speaking at the opening session of the 2018 Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo), alongside María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the General Assembly, and other senior UN officials.
Increasingly under attack, women human rights defenders need better back up
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on States to live up to their commitments to protect women human rights defenders, as they come under increasing attack, and with inadequate protection.
Central American migrants must be protected, urge UN experts
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Migrants who have made, or who are making the journey to the United States border in caravans confront increasing threats to their lives, liberty and security, United Nations independent experts said on Wednesday, calling for their full protection.
Canada Post says parcel delivery may be delayed
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): Canada Post workers have been forced to join works with back-to-work legislation, which was passed in the House of Commons last week, media reports said.
Syrian man who was living in Malaysia airport reaches Canada
Nov 28, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Vancouver, Nov 28 (IBNS): Syrian man, who had spent seven months in the Malaysia airport, has finally arrived in Canada, media reports said.
Attack on Karachi consulate will not affect relationship between China and Pakistan: Officials
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:46 pm
Beijing, Nov 28 (IBNS): In the wake of the recent attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi city of Pakistan, China on Tuesday said such an incident will not affect the relationship between the two countries.
Polio cases touch 20 in Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 20th instance of polio has been reported from Afghanistan this year, officials said.
Nepal: American climber dies on Mt Ama Dablam
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:23 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IBNS): An American climber died on Mt Ama Dablam in Nepal on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan performs groundbreaking of Kartarpur corridor
Nov 28, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a major development, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of the corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur area of his nation.
28 ISIS-K, Taliban militants killed in Afghan and U.S. forces operations
Nov 28, 2018, at 02:32 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS) :At least 28 militants were killed during the separate operations conducted by the Afghan and U.S. forces in eastern Nangarhar and northeastern Kapisa provinces of the country.
Afghanistan: 25 passengers abducted by suspected terrorists
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 25 passengers were kidnapped by suspected terrorists from Zari district of northern Balkh province in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
China: Blast near chemical plant kills 22
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:26 am
Beijing, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 22 people were killed as a blast occurred near a chemical factory in northern China on Wednesday, media reports said.
Migration deal U-turns ‘reflect poorly’ on countries concerned: UN Special Representative
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:12 am
Dubai, Nov 28 (IBNS): In an exclusive interview with UN News, Louise Arbour, the UN Special Representative for International Migration, said on Tuesday that the stated intention of several countries (including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria) to pull out of the Global Compact for migration reflects poorly on them, and has seriously affected the spirit of multilateralism.
‘At risk’ Mediterranean forests make ‘vital contributions’ to development
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Between 2010 and 2015, forests around the Mediterranean have expanded by two per cent, but that has come at the price of significant degradation and increasing vulnerability to climate change, population pressures, wildfires and water scarcity, warned a new UN report launched on Tuesday.
UN chief highlights action across borders for ‘stable and prosperous Eurasia’
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Challenges such as climate change, violent extremism, illegal drugs and people trafficking, all require countries to work together across borders, to formulate creative and coordinated solutions, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
Suffering of thousands of war-affected Syrian children ‘unprecedented and unacceptable’
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Well over 7,000 child casualties in Syria’s brutal armed conflict have been verified over the last five years, but this is just “the tip of the iceberg,” the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the crisis lamented on Tuesday, with thousands more cases likely going unreported.
UN launches new fund to advance sustainable development in Aral Sea region
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to fund a new initiative designed to reduce vulnerability, advance sustainable development and create decent living conditions for millions of people living around the Aral Sea, whose basin encompasses Uzbekistan, and six other countries in Central Asia.
‘Dire consequences’ for a million children in the Middle East, North Africa, as funding dwindles
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Amidst a $33 million funding shortfall, plunging temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa pose a major threat to children in the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Despite violence, ‘tremendous hunger’ for peace in Afghanistan: top UN official
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): high-level international conference on Afghanistan got underway at the UN in Geneva on Tuesday to show solidarity for the war-torn country’s people and help strengthen Government efforts to promote development, along with wider peace and security.
Afghanistan: Three US soldiers killed in IED blast
Nov 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): Three US service members were killed and four others, including a contractor, injured in an IED blast close to Afghanistan's Ghazni city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Burglary at High Commission in Dhaka: Pakistan Foreign Office lodges protest with Bangladesh
Nov 27, 2018, at 05:10 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday said it has lodged 'strong protest' with the Bangladesh's authorities over the burglary incident in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.
Afghanistan: 16 militants killed, wounded in Nawid-25 operations in Balkh province
Nov 27, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 16 militants were killed or wounded during a raid conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.
Canada: Green Party leader Elizabeth May is getting married
Nov 27, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Ottawa, Nov 27 (IBNS): Green Party leader of Canada, Elizabeth May, will soon be getting married.
Climate Change Focus: Lake Chad trees keep deadly drought at bay
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Tens of thousands of drought-resistant trees are being planted with the support of the UN in the Lake Chad region to restore vegetation cover around the lake, help farmers adapt to climate change, and support women's economic initiatives.
Somalia: UN mission head condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, Galkayo
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:50 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in Somalia has “strongly condemned” terrorist attacks in the north-central city of Galkayo and in the Somali capital on Monday, which left a prominent cleric and a number of other civilians dead.
Top UN official urges Russia and Ukraine to step away from further confrontation at sea
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): An “immediate de-escalation” of tensions is needed in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the United Nations top political official has said, underlining the importance of “earnest attempts” to find a peaceful resolution to years of simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Take-home pay growing at lowest level since 2008, as gender-gap persists: UN labour agency
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Wages grew higher and faster in less well-off countries last year than in richer nations, but salaries are still far too low in the developing world, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday, with growth overall at its lowest since the 2008 global recession.