Mar 15, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences – have been largely unaddressed, the head of the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday, calling on holdout armed groups to sign the foundational 2011 peace agreement without delay.
UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): With 700 million people worldwide at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030, water infrastructure investment must be at least doubled over the next five years, a panel set up by the United Nations and the World Bank recommended on Wednesday.
UN aid chief urges international support to tackle ‘spiralling humanitarian needs’ in DR Congo
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): As fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced 4.5 million people to flee their homes over the past year and left more than 13 million in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has called on the international community to urgently address the crisis.
As Syria conflict enters eighth year, UN agencies join call for peace and safe aid delivery
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Two United Nations relief agencies on Wednesday joined a chorus of international organizations and partners in the quest to end seven years of conflict in Syria, urging warring parties to allow humanitarian access for the delivery of life-saving assistance to those desperately in need.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 7, hurts 22
Mar 15, 2018, at 01:39 am
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a road mishap in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Jeep mishap kills two women in Nepal
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:47 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 14 (IBNS):A jeep accident left at least two women killed in Nepal's Bajhang area on Wednesday, media reports said.
4 gunmen held with explosive-laden vehicle in Afghanistan's Khost province
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:36 pm
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least four gunmen with two explosives-laden vehicles were arrested by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal plane crash: China mourns loss of lives
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS): China has mourned the loss of lives in the Nepal place crash incident.
Afghanistan: Car bombing incident kills 2 border policemen in Nada Ali district
Mar 14, 2018, at 10:44 pm
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's Nada Ali district killed at least two border policemen on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bidya Devi Bhandari takes oath as Nepal President for second term
Mar 14, 2018, at 10:41 pm
Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday took oath as the President of Nepal for second term.
Canada: Quebec boy still missing, search continues
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:46 pm
Quebec City, Mar 14 (IBNS): A 10-year old Quebec boy, who went missing on Tuesday, is still without any trace, media reports said.
British PM Theresa May condoles Stephen Hawking's death
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:35 pm
London, Mar 14 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday mourned the death of British physicist Stephen Hawking.
Bangladesh to observe day-long mourning tomorrow over loss of lives in Nepal plane crash
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:21 pm
Dhaka, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government on Wednesday announced that the country will observe a day-long mourning on Thursday over the loss of lives in the recent plane mishap in Nepal.
Canada: University of Toronto's Centre for Planetary Sciences uses AI to count craters on the moon
Mar 14, 2018, at 07:03 pm
Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T), Ontario, have used the new technology behind self-driving cars to measure the size and location of crater impacts on the moon, media reports said.
British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:43 pm
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): British physicist Stephen Hawking, who was known for his work with black holes and relativity, has died, his family confirmed.
Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The United Nations has embarked on an initiative to address the male-dominated power structure within its own ranks and now has more women than men in the senior management team, Secretary-General António Guterres told civil society activists on Tuesday.
Report highlights UN progress in fight to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The number of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by personnel serving with the United Nations dropped from 165 in 2016 to 138 last year, according to the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on implementing a zero-tolerance policy for these crimes.
Rohingyas could face further violence if they return to Myanmar, UN adviser warns
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:57 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): International crimes were committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and those who fled the country could face further persecution if they return now, a senior United Nations official said Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As deepening economic woes force thousands of Venezuelans to flee the crisis-gripped country, the United Nations on Tuesday issued guidance on treating the population as “refugees,” while the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the outflow into neighboring countries such as Colombia constitutes a “humanitarian disaster.”
Syria conflict: 2017 deadliest year for children, UN aid official reports
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): More than 900 children in Syria were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year for children in the country’s ongoing conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday, warning that the grim statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg.
Thousands of migrants return home safely from Libya as part of UN-supported programme
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): Since last November, 10,171 migrants have safely returned from Libya, the United Nations migration agency announced Tuesday, crediting the achievement to a scale up of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme.
UN urges new, ‘post-ISIL’ Iraq to draw on diversity, support religious minorities
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As Iraq rebuilds after defeating a terrorist group, the country must draw on its religious diversity and protect minorities, including Yezidi and Christians, a senior United Nations official has said.
Afghanistan: Police arrest six robbers
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:51 am
Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): Police have arrested six alleged robbers from western Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected to 2nd term of office
Mar 14, 2018, at 01:04 am
Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari has been re-elected as the President of Nepal for a second term.
Donald Trump removes Rex Tillerson, CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him
Mar 14, 2018, at 12:46 am
Washington, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a major decision, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday removed Rex Tillerson as the Secretary of State.
Donald Trump appoints Mike Pompeo as US Secretary of State
Mar 14, 2018, at 12:15 am
Washington, Mar 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that CIA director Mike Pompeo will now serve as the Secretary of State.
Pakistan mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash
Mar 13, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Pakistan has condoled the loss of lives in the Nepal plane crash incident which left 49 people dead.
Families of Bangladesh plane crash victims reach Nepal
Mar 13, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Traveling in a US-Bangla flight, families and relatives of Bangladeshi flight crash victims reached Nepal on Tuesday.
Canada: Trump speaks to Trudeau over phone, stresses on fast NAFTA deal
Mar 13, 2018, at 07:08 pm
Ottawa, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a phone interaction with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Donald Trump has stressed on a fast completion of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, media reports said.
Canadian Brian McKeever wins Paralympic gold in 2018 Winter Games
Mar 13, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Toronto/South Korea, Mar 13 (IBNS): Brian McKeever, 38, from Canada, one of the older athletes on the World Cup circuit against men nearly 20 years his junior, won a gold at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. on Sunday, alongside guides Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy, in the men's 20-kilometre cross-country ski freestyle race, media reports said.