UN chief inks pact to better coordinate counter-terrorism support to Governments
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New York, Feb 24 (JEN): Secretary-General António Guterres has signed a United Nations systemwide agreement to improve the coordination and coherence of the Organization’s activities to help Member States implement the UN’s counter-terrorism strategy.
Ethiopia: UN welcomes steps towards governance reforms and increased political participation
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:38 pm
New York, Feb 24 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday took note of the recent decision by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, to resign, to ‘allow further political reforms to take place in the country aimed at widening democratic space,’ and welcomed the Government’s expressed intention to follow through with governance reforms.
Uruguay: Helping the UN to keep the peace around the globe for nearly 70 years
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Feb 24 (IBNS): Uruguay is one of over 120 countries working with the United Nations to help keep the peace around the globe. Whether military, police or civilian personnel, they share a common purpose: the protection of vulnerable communities and the provision of support to countries struggling to move from conflict to peace.
Fresh threats loom over 720,000 Rohingya children ‘cast adrift, trapped in limbo’ – UNICEF
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Feb 24 (JEN): Rohingya children are facing threats either from severe weather approaching Bangladesh where hundreds of thousands are sheltered in squalid, overcrowded refugee camps, or by ongoing violence in their Myanmar homeland, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, calling urgently for scaled-up assistance ahead of the region’s storm season and to address the root causes of the crisis.
Top UN officials urge stronger support for Syrians and host communities amid escalating violence
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Survey: More than half of U.S. gun owners do not safely store their guns
Feb 23, 2018, at 11:51 pm
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): More than half of gun owners do not safely store all their guns, according to a new survey of 1,444 U.S. gun owners conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Flabbergasted at Atwal's invitation to an event with Canada PM Trudeau, says former B.C. Premier
Feb 23, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Ottawa, Feb 23 (IBNS): Former B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh has said he was "flabbergasted" at convicted pro-Khalistani Jaspal Atwal's invitation to an event with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife in India, media reports said.
Australia: Barnaby Joyce to resign as Deputy PM
Feb 23, 2018, at 06:48 pm
Melbourne, Feb 23 (IBNS): Scandal-hit Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Friday that he'll resign from his post three days later.
Road to peace in Central African Republic remains ‘long and difficult,’ says UN envoy
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New York, Fe 23 (JEN): The violence plaguing communities across the Central African Republic (CAR) is a reminder that despite the efforts of all stakeholders, the path to peace, stability and reconciliation in the country remains long and difficult, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Thursday.
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:47 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday called for action by the Security Council to halt the appalling destruction of Syria’s eastern Ghouta, where nearly 300 people have reportedly been killed in just the past few days, as “bombs and mortars have rained down on bakeries and medical facilities.”
UN receives 40 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in last quarter of 2017
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:43 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): The United Nations has received 40 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across its entities and implementing partners for the last three months of 2017, including 15 reported from peacekeeping operations, UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric announced on Thursday.
New UN report cites violations of rights to freedom of opinion and expression in South Sudan
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): Undue restrictions on freedom of expression are having a “chilling effect” and “further shrinking the space for debate and dissent” in war-torn South Sudan, a new United Nations human rights report has revealed.
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): A senior United Nations relief official is urging the international community to boost support for humanitarian efforts in crisis-gripped Central African Republic (CAR), where nearly half the population requires assistance.
Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new penal code, urges measures to protect women from violence
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): While welcoming the entry to force of a new Penal Code in Afghanistan as a having the “potential to trigger real change,” the United Nations mission in the country said on Thursday that it is concerned by the removal of the chapter penalizing violence against women.
Job creation around agriculture can spur youth employment in Africa – UN agency
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but businesses around farming, including processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, marketing and financial services, could also create jobs for young people, especially those in rural areas, a senior United Nations official said Thursday.
Canadian MP Ruby Sahota's India visit with PM Trudeau on last leg
Feb 23, 2018, at 12:51 am
Ottawa/New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Member of Parliament for Brampton North, Ruby Sahota, is on the last leg of her week-long India visit with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Donald Trump backs his theory of 'armed teachers' to prevent shootings in school
Feb 23, 2018, at 12:33 am
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Thursday backed his own proposed theory of 'armed teachers' in order to prevent shootings in schools.
Three ISIS militants killed, 1 wounded in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:54 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 22 (IBNS) : At least three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Five Afghan intelligence staff killed in Parwan attack
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 22 (IBNS) : At least five workers of the Afghan Intelligence Agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS), were killed in militant attack in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Terrorist attack kills at least five NDS members in Parwan
Feb 22, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) members have been killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Parwan province on Wednesday.
Pro-Khalistani accompanies Trudeau in India, invited for dinner tonight
Feb 22, 2018, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi/Ottawa, Feb 22 (IBNS): Embarrassing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pro-Khalistani and convicted attempted murderer Jaspal Atwal's accompaniment with the PM has been revealed, media reports said.
Florida shooting: Trump says armed teachers could prevent attacks
Feb 22, 2018, at 04:41 pm
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said that arming teachers could prevent gun-attacks like the one which took place in Florida recently, killing at least 17 people.
Quebec's top court upholds kirpan ban at provincial legislature
Feb 22, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Montreal, Feb 21 (IBNS): Quebec's top court on Feb 20 upheld kirpan ban at National Assembly, media reports said.
Sudan: After years of conflict, millions require aid; But is the world paying attention?
Feb 22, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): If it were a new crisis, it would be one of the biggest in the world, but despite the fact that more than five million people need aid, Sudan is at risk of falling off international donors’ radar, a senior United Nations official has said.
Protect the rights of ‘Dreamers,’ UN human rights experts urge US Government
Feb 22, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): With hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived in the United States as children facing possible expulsion, a group of United Nations human rights experts has urged the country to take urgent steps to address their situation and ensure that their rights are protected.
At leaders forum in Belarus, deputy UN chief urges concrete action on Global Goals
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:53 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the most ambitious, universal, people-centred and planet-sensitive set of goals and targets ever conceived by the United Nations, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a regional leaders forum in Belarus on Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:48 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN):The Principles outlined in the United Nations Charter remain the foundations of international relations and global harmony at a time when conflicts have come more complex, new threats and challenges have emerged and impacts of instability are felt far beyond their source, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): A future with zero net global deforestation is possible with the right mix of policies, social action and political will, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said as a major international conference on sustainable forest management kicked off this week in Rome.
Feb 22, 2018, at 02:39 pm
New York, Feb 22 (JEN): Every two weeks, one of the world’s languages disappears, along with the human history and cultural heritage that accompanies it, the chief of the United Nations cultural agency warned on Wednesday, calling for greater efforts to preserve and promote mother languages and indigenous languages, to bolster inclusion, diversity and ultimately, sustainable development.