Many deaths can be avoided with better data: UN deputy chief
Oct 23, 2018, at 08:06 am
New York, Oct 23 (IBNS): Speaking at the opening session of the UN World Data Forum on Monday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the life-saving impact that data can have, noting that better data and forecasting could have averted many deaths from natural disasters.
Data experts gather to find solutions to world’s biggest challenges at UN Forum
Oct 22, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): International data sectors from national statistical offices, the private sector, NGOs, academia and international and regional organizations are gathering in Dubai from Monday to Wednesday, in a bid to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Saudi Arabia says missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead
Oct 20, 2018, at 09:40 am
Ankara, Oct 20 (IBNS): Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was missing for the past couple of days, died after a fight in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, confirmed the Asian nation on Friday.
Children separated at border, suffering alarming and prolonged effects: UN rights experts
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): Separating children from their undocumented parents is a traumatic violation of their rights, UN independent experts said on Friday.
Mali: UN Peacekeeping chief ‘extremely concerned’ over insecurity, regrets peace deal delays
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): After commending the “overall peaceful” climate in which the Malian elections were held in July, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said on Friday that he is “extremely concerned” over the increasing number of attacks by armed insurgents, against a backdrop of continued delays in implementing the 2015 peace agreement.
UN deplores pre-election killings and attacks, urges Afghans to defy terror, and vote
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): With just hours to go before Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the UN has been expressing concern at the uptick in deadly political violence in the country, whilst encouraging Afghans to exercise their right to vote.
Sulawesi devastation ‘beyond imagination’ as massive aid operation continues: UN relief agencies
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:34 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): More emergency shelter supplies and relief for thousands of victims of Indonesia’s recent earthquake and tsunami is set to arrive on the island of Sulawesi in the coming days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, amid reports from staff that the devastation is “beyond imagination”.
Bring killers of journalists to justice: UN agency seeks media partners for new campaign
Oct 19, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): Every four days, a journalist is murdered, often for simply doing their job of uncovering something that someone wants to stay hidden: the vast majority of these killings go unpunished.
Under fire, UN refugee agency evacuates 135 detained in Libya to Niger
Oct 19, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): Amid increasingly violent clashes between rival armed groups in Libya’s capital,Tripoli, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has successfully airlifted 135 migrants and refugees to safety in Niger.
Veteran UN Syria Envoy to step down, pledges to work 'until the last hour' for peace
Oct 18, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, told the Security Council on Wednesday that he is stepping down at the end of next month, after four years and four months on the job
UN Chief says ending poverty ‘a question of justice’ on International Day
Oct 17, 2018, at 10:30 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Highlighting that for the United Nations, eliminating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest global challenges and priorities, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the fundamental connection between eradicating poverty and upholding equal rights for all.
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife in many parts of the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging governments and everyone with a stake in valuable resources, to think hard about how they are managed and exploited.
UN experts report: Business ‘dragging its feet’ on human rights worldwide
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Too many businesses are putting profit above human rights and “ignoring” their obligations, while governments fail to “regulate and lead by example”, according to a United Nations human rights report, published on Tuesday.
Top UN rights official urges transparent probe into Khashoggi disappearance
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:31 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official has called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey to “reveal everything they know” about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:24 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas can enioy their human rights as this would enable making “progress for all”.
Benefits of rural migration effect often overlooked, new UN report suggests
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:20 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Agricultural policies should work to maximize the contributions of rural migration to economic and social development, while minimizing the costs, says a major new report released on Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Oct 15, 2018, at 09:57 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Strongly condemning twin suicide attacks in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated the Organization’s support and solidarity with the country’s people and Government.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2018, at 09:55 am
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): Denouncing lethal attacks targeting electoral activities in Afghanistan as the country prepares to go to polls later this week, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all parties to ensure a peaceful and orderly elections.
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:25 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): UN human rights experts are urging Saudi Arabia to “immediately and unconditionally” release all women human rights defenders, including six imprisoned on charges relating to their peaceful defence of human rights.
UN chief praises Malaysia’s death penalty repeal as ‘major step forward’
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:20 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Malaysia has announced that it plans to abolish executions, a move hailed by United Nations chief António Guterres on Thursday, as a “major step forward.”
Saudi Arabia must halt air strikes in Yemen, says UN panel
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): The conflict in Yemen has been highlighted by a UN human rights committee which on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia to “put an end to the air strikes” against its southern neighbour, amid reports that they have resulted in the deaths of at least 1,248 children since March 2015.
Charges against Baha’i in Yemen must be dropped: UN experts urge release of detainees
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:04 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): A group of UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of 24 people, mostly from Baha’i minority, who have been held by authorities in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, since the middle of last month.
‘Put an end to the death penalty now’, urges Guterres, marking World Day
Oct 11, 2018, at 07:59 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): Progress made toward eliminating the death penalty has been “marred by setbacks,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement on Wednesday, marking the 16th World Day Against the Death Penalty.
US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley resigns
Oct 10, 2018, at 11:30 am
Washington, Oct 10 (IBNS): In a shock move, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has resigned.
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Efforts to assist the tens of millions who’ve been forced from their homes are being increasingly constrained by severely limited funds, a new report from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned, urging greater international attention and support.
First South Sudan river convoy in five years, delivers UN aid to remote areas
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): For the first time since civil war erupted in South Sudan in 2013, a United Nations food convoy has managed to deliver thousands of tonnes of aid by river, to people in seven hard-to-reach locations, saving millions of dollars on costly aid flights.
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): The “apparent enforced disappearance” of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was last seen reportedly visiting his country’s consulate in Istanbul last week, requires a full investigation involving both Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:22 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): North Korea’s humanitarian situation remains dire, with widespread chronic food insecurity and malnutrition, the United Nations emergency food relief agency has warned, urging greater and sustained funding for its aid operations there.
Oct 09, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Oct 9 (IBNS): The constantly-evolving ‘nexus’ between crime and terrorism, ranging from simple deals to complex symbiotic relationships, demands greater understanding to break the illicit flow of black-market cash across borders, a United Nations meeting heard on Monday.
Cutting-edge tech a ‘double-edged sword for developing countries’: UN report
Oct 09, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, Oct 9 (IBNS): The latest technological advances, from artificial intelligence to electric cars, can be a “double-edged sword”, says the latest UN World Economic and Social Survey (WESS 2018), released on Monday.