Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:36 am
New York: In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, amid a massive housing crisis, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday.
Universal coverage race at ‘starting line’, with new momentum: UN health agency
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York: The race to provide Universal Health Coverage can now get underway, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, as nations take to the “starting line” following the most “comprehensive international health agreement in history”- the landmark pledge to improve global health declared by the UN just 24 hours earlier.
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: The fact that world leaders have convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York is “a veritable testament to the primacy of this great multilateral body”, the General Assembly President said on Tuesday, opening the Organization’s annual General Debate.
Brazilian President speaks out against ‘media lies’ surrounding Amazon fires
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against what he characterized as “media lies” about the Amazon and alleged manipulation of the indigenous people who live there.
In 'world of disquiet', UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York: We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging the Heads of States present to advance “common good” while upholding “shared humanity and values”.
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
Sep 25, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York: “We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria's political future
Sep 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York: UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formation of a new Constitutional Committee in a bid to end the “tragedy” of more than eight years of fighting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday.
Sep 24, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an open letter released on Monday by nearly two dozen independent United Nations experts.
Collective action now, the only way to meet global challenges, Guterres reaffirms in annual report
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York: The global challenges of our time beg global solutions, and we must continuously demonstrate the merits of multilateral cooperation, the Secretary-General said on Monday, launching the 2019 United Nation’s annual report.
Sign language protects ‘linguistic identity and cultural diversity’ of all users, says UN chief
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York: Sign languages are crucial to “express oneself, connect with others and participate in all aspects of economic, social, cultural and political spheres”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for International Day of Sign Languages, on Monday.
Kenya school collapse: 7 children dead
Sep 23, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Nairobi, Sept 23 (IBNS): The collapse of a classroom in Kenya's Nairobi city left at least seven school children dead, media reports said.
China to close country's oldest Beijing Nanyuan Airport on Sep 30 - Reports
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Beijing, Sep 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Beijing Nanyuan Airport, which is the oldest in China, will cease servicing civil aircraft on September 30, after the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which is considered to be the largest in the world, opens, media reported.
Former Zimbabwean President Mugabe died from cancer, Mnangagwa reveals
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:10 pm
Harare, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died from advanced cancer and had already been taken off chemotherapy, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.
S Korea, US to launch talks for upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Seoul, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) South Korea and the United States would launch talks this week to share the upkeep cost for the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
UK: Controlled explosion carried out at Manchester Airport
Sep 23, 2019, at 03:38 pm
London, Sept 23 (IBNS): Controlled explosion of a suspicious package was carried out by the police at the Manchester Airport transport interchange on Monday.
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:31 pm
New York: Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they “stop wasting time” and work harder to curb carbon emissions, “or we will vote you out.”
UN chief urges restraint following reported Saudi-led assault in Yemen
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Amid reports of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike near Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concerns for the attacks in a Saturday statement attributable to his Spokesperson, Stephane Dujjaric.
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
Sep 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New York: “We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast
Sep 22, 2019, at 10:03 am
Jakarta, Sep 22 (UNI) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the Indonesian coast, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Saturday.
‘Collective’ erosion of two-State solution, continues unabated: Mladenov
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:53 pm
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): The “steady deterioration” of chances that a lasting peace can be negotiated between Israel and Palestine as two States live side by side, reflects a “collective failure” of leadership across the region and the world.
UN staff support youth-driven global action on climate crisis
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:51 pm
New York: Staff at UN Headquarters in New York joined untold numbers of students, scientists, organized labour, and everyday people worldwide, who took to the streets on Friday, demanding action to address climate change.
Road accidents claim 19 lives within 24 hours in S Africa
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Cape Town, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Three road accidents have claimed 19 lives within 24 hours in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign 10-year electricity supply contract
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Tashkent, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.
Zimbabwe president takes anti-sanctions lobby to UN
Sep 21, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Harare, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night left for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he is expected to plead for the removal of Western imposed sanctions.
Turkish Airstrikes kill 5 terrorists in Northern Iraq - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:41 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing five terrorists, Turkey's media reported.
12 killed in bomb explosion in Iraq's Karbala
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:25 am
Baghdad, Sep 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll of a bomb explosion in Iraq's holy Shiite city of Karbala on Friday evening rose to 12, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi Security Forces detained Karbala bombing suspect - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:17 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI): The Iraqi security forces have detained a suspected perpetrator of a blast inside a minibus in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, national media reported.
Syrian air defenses destroy drone near capital
Sep 20, 2019, at 10:20 am
Damascus, Sept 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian air defenses destroyed an unidentified drone near the capital Damascus on Thursday evening, state TV reported.
UN human rights report shows rise in reprisals against activists, victims
Sep 20, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York: Cases of intimidation and retaliation against victims, civil society and activists who cooperate with the United Nations are on the rise, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office reveals.
Security Council: Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Sep 20, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces.