Education remains an impossible dream for many refugees and migrants
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): The older refugee and migrant children get, the less likely it is that they will get a quality education: less than a quarter of the world’s refugees make it to secondary school, and just one per cent progress to higher education. Even for migrants who settle in wealthy, developed host countries, accessing university is an uphill struggle.
Nearly four million North Koreans in urgent need, as food production slumps by almost 10 per cent
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): The UN is calling for some $120 million to provide life-saving humanitarian aid, desperately needed by 3.8 million North Koreans, as it releases its 2019 Needs and Priorities Plan for the country.
Ramped-up emergency preparedness, part of ‘changing the DNA’ of the UN’s health agency
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): Better preparing itself to respond to emergency situations is just one of a sweeping range of changes the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday to further improve its role as the world’s leading authority on public health.
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling the problem, not least in women’s rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia gets bail in Cumilla arson case
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Dhaka, Mar 6 ( UNI): The high court on Wednesday granted a six-month interim bail for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over an arson attack that left eight people dead and at least 20 others injured in Cumilla in 2015.
3,500 surrender to US backed anti-IS Kurdish forces in eastern Syria: TV report
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Damascus, Mar 6 (Xinhua) As many as 3,500 people, including Islamic State (IS) militants, have surrendered to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over the past two days in eastern Syria, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported Wednesday.
Hillary Clinton says not running for 2020 presidency
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Washington, Mar 6 (Xinhua/UNI): "I'm not running" in the 2020 presidential election, declared US Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday, defying rumors that she might go for a 2016 rematch against President Donald Trump.
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn released on bail after 108 days in detention
Mar 06, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Tokyo, Mar 6 (UNI) Ex-Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn was released Wednesday from a Tokyo detention facility where he had been held for 108 days, after bail of 1 billion yen (9 million US dollars) was posted.
Mar 06, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Kabul. Mar 6 (IBNS): A group of gunmen attacked a construction company’s office in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan and left three workers killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): The landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso is facing “unprecedented” displacement, triggered by armed groups and intercommunal clashes, and exacerbated by long-term food insecurity, UN aid officials said on Tuesday.
Break taboo around menstruation, act to end ‘disempowering’ discrimination, say UN experts
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): A group of seven United Nations rights experts issued a clarion call on Tuesday to break the taboo around menstrual health for women and girls that persists in many parts of the world and take concrete action to end “disempowering” discrimination.
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): Since the beginning of the year, Israeli security forces have responded to protests along Gaza’s border fence with tear gas, rubber coated bullets and live ammunition that have caused death, injury and fear, which the UN’s independent human rights expert on the region described on Tuesday as “a recipe for more bloodshed”.
UN human rights chief regrets closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:23 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): In a statement released on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi – which was set up more than two decades ago – at the insistence of the country’s government.
Recreational cannabis poses ‘significant’ health challenges to youth: drugs control body
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York, Mar 6 (IBNS): The UN-backed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned on Tuesday that poorly regulated medical cannabis programmes could step-up the “recreational” use of the drug while diminishing public concern over its harmful effects.
UK may scrap 80-90 pc of import duties in case of no-deal Brexit
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:12 am
Moscow, Mar 6 (Sputnik) The United Kingdom may scrap 80-90 percent of all import tariffs in the event of the country's withdrawal from the European Union without an agreement, the Sky News broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing government sources.
Israeli air force attacked base of Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:08 am
Gaza, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): Israeli Air Force attacked the base of the militarized formations of the ruling Palestinian movement Hamas, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
Pompeo discusses Syria with UK, French counterparts - State Dept
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:05 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in calls with his French and British counterparts on Tuesday discussed the international coalition's progress in the fight against the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) in Syria and Iraq, US Department of State spokesperson Robert Palladino said in news release.
Police storm prison in west France after inmate stabs guards
Mar 06, 2019, at 09:02 am
Paris, Mar 5 (Sputnik/UNI): French special police forces on Tuesday stormed a visiting room in a prison after a possibly radicalized inmate stabbed two guards and barricaded inside, local media said.
US in regular contact with North Korea, believes progress made in Hanoi
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:58 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): The United States maintains regular contact with North Korean officials and believes it made progress at the two leaders’ summit in Hanoi, US State Department spokesperson Robert Palladino said during a press briefing.
US to revoke more visas of Venezuelan government Officials - Abrams
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:56 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI): The United States is planning to revoke more visas of Venezuelan government officials soon, US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said during a press conference.
Trump approves disaster declaration for Alabama Tornado victims
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:47 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for the state of Alabama which will free up federal aid to help in recovery efforts after a deadly tornado hit the region on Sunday, the White House said in a press release.
Nearly 60 pc of US voters oppose impeaching Trump: Poll
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:45 am
Washington, Mar 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Most US voters are opposed to launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed.
Pakistan puts Jaish chief Masood Azhar's brother, son under 'preventive custody'
Mar 06, 2019, at 08:19 am
Islamabad, Mar 6 (IBNS):The Pakistani government has put brother and son of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar under "preventive detention", media reports said.
Three small bombs received at London airports, train station, police on alert
Mar 05, 2019, at 11:17 pm
London, Mar 5 (IBNS): London Met Police Counter Terrorism Command has launched an investigation after three suspicious packages were received at buildings in London today.
Another Canadian minister quits resenting gov't handling of political scandal
Mar 05, 2019, at 08:57 pm
Ottawa, Mar 5 (Xinhua) The crisis facing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government over the SNC-Lavalin affair deepened on Monday with the sudden resignation of one of his most solid cabinet ministers.
Justin Trudeau ‘concerned’ about Chinese spying charges against 2 Canadians
Mar 05, 2019, at 08:45 pm
Moscow, Mar 5 (Sputnik) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that he was alarmed by China's state media reports that two Canadians were accused of acting together to steal Chinese state secrets.
Minister sacked for anti-Hindu comment in Pakistan
Mar 05, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): The PTI government in Pakistan's Punjab province has removed Fayyaz Chohan from the post of Punjab Information Minister after he made derogatory remarks about the Hindu community.
Pak politicians slam Punjab minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan for commenting against Hindus
Mar 05, 2019, at 11:38 am
Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) criticised Punjab information and culture minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan for his remarks against the Hindu community.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves Wolesi Jirga candidate dead
Mar 05, 2019, at 11:28 am
Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has left a Wolesi Jirga candidate killed, media reports said.
‘Huge data gaps’ hampering ‘evidence-based’ national migration policies
Mar 05, 2019, at 10:37 am
New York, Mar 5 (IBNS): There are still “huge gaps at country level,” to be overcome in order to develop an effective global migration data programme, said the head of the Demographic and Social Statistics Branch of UN Statistics, on Monday.