Dec 14, 2019, at 07:08 am
New York/IBNS: When warring parties in Yemen met in a renovated castle outside the Swedish capital last December for UN-brokered talks, they showed that perhaps there could be a way out of brutal conflict and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the UN Special Envoy for the country said this week.
Australian gov't appoints first female head of intelligence agency
Dec 13, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: The Australian government has appointed the first woman to serve as director-general of the country's biggest spy agency, the prime minister and defense minister said in a joint statement on Friday.
Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report
Dec 13, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York/IBNS: Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million people in need of assistance and protection – an increase of 700,000 since the beginning of the year, the UN said on Thursday.
South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’
Dec 13, 2019, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning against potential famine in South Sudan as hunger deepens due to drought, floods and an uncertain political future.
UK's Conservative party set to win polls comfortably, predicts exit polls
Dec 13, 2019, at 09:57 am
London/UNI/IBNS: An exit poll conducted by BBC, ITV and Sky news broadcasters have predicted a comfortable victory for UK Conservative Party in the Thursday general polls in the nation.
Jeremy Corbyn says disappointed with election results, will leave post of Labour party's head
Dec 13, 2019, at 09:49 am
London/Sputnik/UNI: Head of the UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn described on Friday the results of the general election as disappointing and announced his resignation from the post of the party’s leader.
New Zealand volcanic eruption: Police deploy divers to find missing bodies
Dec 13, 2019, at 09:26 am
Wellington/IBNS: New Zealand police have deployed divers to search for two bodies close to the White Island volcano which erupted recently.
Greek Parliament passes Bill giving eligible citizens living abroad right to vote
Dec 12, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Athens/Sputnik: The Greek parliament has passed by an overwhelming majority a bill that permits Greek nationals residing abroad to vote in general elections.
Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide, at top UN court
Dec 12, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York/IBNS: Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will prosecute the military, if war crimes have been committed there, Aung San Suu Kyi told the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial body, on Wednesday.
Failure to register newborns leaves millions ‘invisible’ warns UN Children’s Fund
Dec 12, 2019, at 09:19 am
New York/IBNS: While the number of registered births has significantly increased over the past decade, one quarter of children globally remain unaccounted for, leaving them vulnerable and “invisible”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
ICJ: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims
Dec 11, 2019, at 06:32 pm
The Hague/IBNS: Myanmar's leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in the International Court of Justice and defended her country against allegations of genocide.
Six people dead including two suspects in New Jersey Shooting - Reports
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Six people are dead including four victims and two suspects after a shooting in the state of New Jersey, media reported.
Six killed in central China road accident
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:38 am
Zhengzhou/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and one other injured in a road accident in a village in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Failure to register newborns leaves millions ‘invisible’ warns UN Children’s Fund
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:28 am
New York/IBNS: While the number of registered births has significantly increased over the past decade, one quarter of children globally remain unaccounted for, leaving them vulnerable and “invisible”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Mountains matter, especially if you’re young, UN declares
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York/IBNS: Covering around 27 per cent of the earth's land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world’s towards sustainable economic growth. With the future in mind, the theme for this year’s international day celebrating the world’s peaks and summits on Wednesday, is Mountains matter for Youth.
Deliver ‘significant results now’, UN General Assembly President tells COP25 climate conference
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York/IBNS:It is “imperative” that the COP25 climate conference underway in Spain delivers “significant results now”, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), said on Tuesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi appears at ICJ as UN rights expert urges greater protection for Myanmar activists
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: Making the appeal is the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, who reports that online hostility against activists has increased since the announcement last month of international legal proceedings over the atrocities.
Rohingya issue: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to defend genocide charge at ICJ
Dec 10, 2019, at 07:09 pm
The Hague/IBNS: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is all set to appear before the UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague in an attempt to defend Myanmar against accusations of genocide.
Shooting in Czech hospital leaves six killed, gunman on run
Dec 10, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Prague/IBNS: At least six people were killed in a shooting incident in a hospital in Czech Republic on Tuesday, media reports said.
‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:52 am
New York/IBNS: Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.
Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future for all people for this year’s observance of Human Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday.
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:44 am
New York/IBNS: The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:42 am
New York/IBNS: Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:13 am
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas if it can reach an agreement with Russia.
Iraq summons ambassadors of 4 countries over "interference in internal affairs"
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:06 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Monday said it has summoned the ambassadors of four countries to Iraq over a statement considered by the ministry as "interference in Iraq's internal affairs."
Gunmen kill 4 in Nigeria's capital: police
Dec 10, 2019, at 09:58 am
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Gunmen fleeing from arrest by the police have shot dead four people in Nigeria's capital Abuja, local police said here on Monday.
Chilean military aircraft with 38 onboard disappears
Dec 10, 2019, at 09:17 am
Santiago/IBNS: A military plane, which was carrying 38 people, disappeared on its way to Antarctica, Chilean air force said.
Sydney firefighting headquarters evacuated on "worst day" of heavy smoke
Dec 10, 2019, at 08:54 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: The New South Wales Rural Firefighting Service (NSW RFS) headquarters, located in Sydney's West, was evacuated on Tuesday morning as heavy smoke from nearby bushfires wreaked havoc with buildings' alarm systems.
5 dead, 8 missing in New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption
Dec 10, 2019, at 03:01 am
Auckland/IBNS: At least five people were confirmed dead and eight remained missing in the eruption of White Island volcano in Bay of Plenty in New Zealand on Monday afternoon, with the disaster striking when many tourists were on the island, police said.
White Island erupting: Five people die
Dec 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Wellington/IBNS: At least five people died as a volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday.