UN agencies call for action to bolster rights of Europe’s stateless children
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): United Nations agencies are calling on States and regional organizations across Europe to take urgent action to ensure that thousands of currently stateless children are given the support and protection they deserve.
Feb 15, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): French protesters’ rights have been “disproportionately curtailed” during the wave of recent “gilet jaunes”, or yellow jacket demonstrations across the country over Government economic policies, said a group of independent UN human rights experts on Thursday.
UN chief hails victory of ‘political will’ in historic Republic of North Macedonia accord
Feb 15, 2019, at 08:49 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The UN-brokered agreement between Athens and Skopje to formally recognize the “Republic of North Macedonia”, is a welcome, “historical” step that should be supported by regional and international Member States, António Guterres has announced.
Canada: Sentencing of woman guilty of terror charges in Toronto today
Feb 14, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Toronto, Feb 14 (IBNS): The sentencing of a woman who is found to be guilty of terror charges for attacking workers in Toronto's Canadian Tree will be pronounced here on Thursday.
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Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): Despite some positive developments following years of brutal conflict, Iraq is gripped by political stalemate and a continued humanitarian crisis that is hampering the stabilization of the country, the head of the UN Assistance Mission in the country, (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
LGBT community in Chechnya faces ‘new wave of persecution’: UN human rights experts
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): People in Chechnya who are suspected of being lesbian, gay or bisexual, are facing a “new wave of persecution” following a spate of killings involving torture, and other rights abuses, said a group of independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday.
Radio still a powerful worldwide tool for ‘dialogue, tolerance and peace’: Guterres
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): Radio is a powerful tool that continues to promote “dialogue, tolerance and peace,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in message on Thursday, marking World Radio Day.
Feb 13, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): The top US commander on the Korean Peninsula told Senate lawmakers that despite 'reduction' in tensions there has been "little to no verifiable change" in North Korea's s military capabilities since President Donald Trump met Kim Jong Un in Singapore last year.
Canadian man fighting for ISIS now wants to return home
Feb 13, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Ottawa, Feb 13 (IBNS): Canadian man Mohammed Ali, who fought for ISIS for four years, now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government, media reports said.
Tashkent to host an International conference attracting over 100 top experts
Feb 13, 2019, at 10:27 am
Tashkent , Feb 13 (IBNS): On February 19-20, Tashkent will host an international conference titled “Interconnectedness in Central Asia: Challenges and New Opportunities”, Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov told during a briefing.
Uzbekistan to open green corridors with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Baltic countries
Feb 13, 2019, at 10:16 am
Tashkent, Feb 13 (IBNS): Standardization and certification of export goods does not meet the requirements, most of the standards do not meet world standards, which creates serious difficulties in exports.
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): “Civilians continue to pay the highest price” arising from Ukraine’s on-going conflict with separatist rebels in the east, the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, a conflict which is still claiming lives.
Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan, many ‘suffering from trauma’
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): Over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have been fleeing a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan’s Equatoria state, seeking safety in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), many “suffering from trauma.”
‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): The state of human rights and security across Mali is a “cause of grave concern,” the independent UN rights expert for the northwest African nation said in a statement on Tuesday, in which he called for an “effective military response” to end the violence and protect the civilian population.
Afghanistan: 2 Moldovan pilots released from Taliban captivity
Feb 12, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Chisinau, Feb 12 (IBNS): Moldovan President Igor Dodon has announced that two pilots, who were in Taliban's captivity, have been released after 42 months, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 2 Jaish-e-Mohammed members arrested
Feb 12, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS): During an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, country's intelligence officials have arrested two members of Jaish-e-Mohammad group, media reports said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump's 'supporter' attacks BBC cameraman
Feb 12, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Texas, Feb 12 (IBNS): British media giant BBC claimed that a supporter of US President Donald Trump has attacked their cameraman during a campaign rally in El Paso.
Afghanistan: Taliban militant killed, several wounded in operation
Feb 12, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS) :A member of the Red Unit of Taliban was killed along with several others during the operations in Badghis and Uruzgan provinces.
Feb 12, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Opposition-led protests in Haiti calling for the president to step down, which sparked violence last week, have prompted a group of senior diplomats, included the top UN official there, to issue a statement deploring the loss of life and calling for dialogue to end the crisis.
Despite falling attacks, ISIL terrorists remain ‘global threat’: UN report
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Though attacks were down last year, a new United Nations report to the Security Council on Monday shows that ISIL is still a global threat, despite evolving into a “covert” terrorism network, with countries continuing to face challenges from the growing scourge of violent extremism.
Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): The dismissal of Nigeria’s Chief Justice may constitute a grave attack on judicial independence from the State, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday, warning of “threats, pressures and interferences” made against the lawyers defending him.
Food for millions in Yemen at risk of rotting in key Red Sea port, warns UN
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): Desperately needed food aid for millions of Yemenis “is at risk of rotting” in a key Red Sea storage facility because conditions are too unsafe to reach it, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and UN Emergency relief chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday
Liberals will win in Burnaby South, says Canada PM Trudeau; Jagmeet Singh seeks seat
Feb 11, 2019, at 10:09 pm
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his Liberal Party will win Burnaby South by-elections, in which New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh is seeking a seat, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Drug related crime suspect killed in alleged shootout with police
Feb 11, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IBNS): A suspect in over 10 drug-related cases was killed during a shootout with the police in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area, media reports said on Monday.
Security officials detain senior Taliban leader during operation in Afghanistan
Feb 11, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): Security officials detained a senior Taliban leader during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani offers office to Taliban in Kabul or Kandahar
Feb 11, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): In a major development in the political scenario of Afghanistan, country's president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday expressed his readiness to offer the Taliban insurgents ‘a political office’ and security in capital Kabul or southern Kandahar province.
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama makes surprise appearance at Grammy Awards
Feb 11, 2019, at 09:07 am
Washington, Feb 11 (IBNS): Surprising people attending the gala event of the year, former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the opening address at the 61st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief
Feb 11, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has thanked African Member States and the African Union Commission for supporting peace operations in Africa, saying that the service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers is “at the forefront of our minds.”
Hindi to be official court language in Abu Dhabi
Feb 10, 2019, at 08:32 pm
Abu Dhabi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Hindi will be the third official court language in Abu Dhabi after Arabic and English, The Times of India said.