In Geneva, UN chief urges new push to free world from nuclear weapons
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Warning that nuclear weapons pose catastrophic risks to human life and the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make a reinvigorated push to rid the world of such weapons.
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Urgent efforts are needed to keep the “hard-won” gains in Burundi from eroding, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Monday, noting that while the security situation is calm, there is still the potential for volatility as political tensions persist.
UN launches 24-hour hotline for staff to report sexual harassment
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:36 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): The United Nations is launching a 24-hour helpline to enable staff to call out sexual harassment in the workplace, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
In Cameroon, UN deputy aid chief urges assistance as insecurity deepens in Lake Chad basin
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Amid growing insecurity in Lake Chad, a senior United Nations relief official on Monday said the international community and the Government of Cameroon must step up support for humanitarian action in the country, which is most affected by regionwide violence sparked by Boko Haram.
‘Hell on earth’ in Syria’s eastern Ghouta must end – UN chief Guterres
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta, the troubled Kasais region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, where violence has sparked a major exodus of Muslim Rohingyas, were all in the spotlight as the Geneva-based Human Rights Council opened its session today, with UN officials warning that these situations spiraled into crisis “because not enough was done, early and collectively, to prevent the rising horrors.”
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): One year after famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, three United Nations agencies warned on Monday that without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, more than seven million people in the crisis-torn country– almost two-thirds of the population – could become severely food insecure in the coming months.
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Syrian refugee children in Jordan deprived of the most basic needs – UNICEF
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Eighty five per cent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan are living below the poverty line and a staggering 94 per cent of those under five in “multidimensional” poverty, meaning that they are deprived of some of the most basic needs such as education, health or protection, an assessment by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.
Canada: 29 people hospitalised in B.C.'s Coquihalla highway
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:05 am
Victoria, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 29 people have been hospitalised in a crash which took place in British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Canada: Ottawa woman accuses singer Jacob Hoggard of rape
Feb 26, 2018, at 11:59 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard has been accused by a woman, who lives in the Canadian capital, of rape, media reports said.
Syria: US-led airstrikes kill 25 civilians
Feb 26, 2018, at 11:27 pm
Damascus, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 25 civilians were killed as airstrikes by the US-led anti-terror coalition hit Deir al-Zour area in Syria, a monitor group reported on Monday.
Lorry-Bus accident in Bangladesh kills 8, injured 30
Feb 26, 2018, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IBNS): A bus crashed into a lorry on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Bangladesh's Sonargaon area which left at least eight people killed on Monday, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario promotes Sikh heritage with new learning resources
Feb 26, 2018, at 07:38 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Minister of Education Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Brampton-Springdale and Minister of the Status of Women Harinder Malhi have announced Ontario's new development resources on Sikh history and heritage to familiarise students' understanding of Canada's diverse history and people, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Fourteen militants killed in Helmand and Farah airstrikes
Feb 26, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS) : At least 14 militants were killed in a series of airstrikes in southern Helmand and western Farah provinces of Afghanistan.
Nigeria: Government widens search for missing school girls
Feb 26, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Abuja, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Nigerian government has widened its search for the missing 110 girls who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last week.
Spain's King Felipe faces protests in Catalonia
Feb 26, 2018, at 05:05 pm
Barcelona, Feb 26 (IBNS): Spain's King Felipe faced protests in his maiden visit to Catalonia since October 2017's failed separation saga.
Ivanka Trump concludes her South Korea visit, calls visit 'wonderful'
Feb 26, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Seoul, Feb 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump has concluded her South Korean visit.
Impact of Afghanistan’s fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report
Feb 26, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Feb 26 (JEN): More than 10,000 civilians have lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
England: Leicester explosion, fire leaves six people injured
Feb 26, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Leicester, Feb 26 (IBNS): A suspected explosion and subsequent fire left at least six people hurt in England's Leicester on Sunday, media reports said.
Steve Jobs CV up for auction, set to fetch $50,000
Feb 26, 2018, at 12:43 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' job application, which was written by him 45 years ago, will go up for auction next month.
Former Senator from Kabul killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Feb 26, 2018, at 12:30 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rafiullah Gull Afghan, a former senator from Kabul, was killed as gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in the city on Saturday, media reports said.
North Korea willing to hold talks with U.S?
Feb 25, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Seoul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A ranking North Korean official told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday that his nation is willing to hold talks with the United States, media reports said.
Motorbike-bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 3
Feb 25, 2018, at 10:30 pm
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A motorbike-bomb blast in the Yahyakhel district of Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province left at least three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.
UN chief condemns Mogadishu attacks, reiterates support in fight against terrorism
Feb 25, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Feb 25 (JEN): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the 23 February attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, which claimed the lives of many civilians and injured numerous others.
Asia-Pacific countries pledge women, girl’s empowerment at high-level UN forum
Feb 25, 2018, at 02:59 pm
New York, Feb 25 (JEN): At a high-level United Nations regional consultation in Bangkok, senior government representatives from Asia and the Pacific committed to empower rural women and girls, to lift their standard of living and combat structural barriers impacting their human rights.
Canada: Patrick Brown sends libel notice to CTV News
Feb 25, 2018, at 05:19 am
Toronto, Feb 24 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has sent a libel notice to Bell Media, a parent firm of CTV News, for allegedly reporting a false sexual harassment case against him, media reports said.
Taliban attack leave 20 ANA soldiers killed
Feb 24, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Taliban attacked military base in Afghanistan, killing at least 20 Afghan National Army soldiers on Saturday, media reports said.
Suicide blast in Kabul leaves 3 killed, 6 injured
Feb 24, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a suicide blast rocked Shash Darak area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least one dead in Kabul suicide attack
Feb 24, 2018, at 04:34 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least one person has died in a suicide bombing incident which rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, local media reports said.
Somalia: Two blasts in Mogadishu kills 18
Feb 24, 2018, at 03:20 pm
Mogadishu, Feb 24 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Somalian capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least 18 people, media reports said.
‘We can achieve peace, stability, prosperity in the Sahel,’ UN chief tells Brussels conference
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:59 pm
New York, Feb 24 (JEN): The United Nations and its partners met in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday to strengthen support for a group of five nations in Africa’s troubled Sahel region which are facing pressing challenges including extreme poverty, food and nutrition crises and violent extremism.