China hails human rights progress amid calls to close detention camps
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): China has pledged to eradicate poverty in rural areas by 2020 during a scheduled United Nations review of the country’s human rights record, amid concerns over the alleged arbitrary detention of religious and ethnic minorities there.
Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants kick off a global migration search movement
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:10 am
As mothers searching for the whereabouts of their migrant children amassed last weekend in Mexico City, a historic nine countries were represented, as well as the United Nations International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project.
‘Time is of the essence’ for refugees on Greek islands – UN agency
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): in Greece must take urgent steps to address the “abhorrent” humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers on the islands of Samos and Lesvos, the UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
Taliban-led violence during recent Afghan polls leaves record high numbers of civilians dead – UN
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Taliban’s campaign of violence and intimidation during last month’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan was the deadliest for civilians in years, a report by the United Nations mission in the country, UNAMA, revealed on Tuesday.
ISIL’s ‘legacy of terror’ in Iraq: UN verifies over 200 mass graves
Nov 07, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): Investigators have uncovered more than 200 mass graves containing thousands of bodies in areas of Iraq formerly controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), according to a United Nations human rights report out on Tuesday.
Canada: Weekend storm forces people to remain without power in New Brunswick
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:59 pm
Fredericton, Nov 6 (IBNS): Thousands of people were forced to live without power in Atlantic Canada after a heavy storm over the weekend, media reports said.
Alice Wells meets Pakistani officials, discusses progress in bilateral ties
Nov 06, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Tuesday met Pakistan foreign office officials and reviewed the progress of bilateral relations between the two nations.
435 people suffer casualties during Afghanistan elections, UNAMA claims
Nov 06, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): A special report released on Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) describes the deliberate campaign of violence and intimidation conducted by the Taliban to disrupt parliamentary elections, including attacks against civilians and civilian objects, resulting in record high numbers of civilians killed and injured on an election day.
US envoy Alice Wells arrives in Pakistan
Nov 06, 2018, at 05:19 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Alice Wells, the United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, reached Pakistan on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General visits Afghanistan
Nov 06, 2018, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is currently visiting the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
‘Warp speed’ technology must be ‘force for good’ UN chief tells web leaders
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Technological advances are happening “at a warp speed,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal, as a major three-day Web Summit got underway.
UN recorded 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse in the past three months
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:30 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Across its various offices, agencies, and partner organisations implementing its programmes, the United Nations received 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), involving 77 victims, between July and September, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:28 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The planned prosecution of Supreme Court judges who acquitted 11 peasant farmers jailed over the death of police officers during a violent land eviction in 2012, known as the Curuguaty Massacre”, could undermine the rule of law, a UN expert said on Monday.
Ending use of chemical weapons in Syria: ‘still work to be done’, says UN disarmament chief
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:25 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): As inspections and investigations continue into several reported instances of chemical weapons use against civilians in Syria, the United Nations High Representative on Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council on Monday that much remains to be done to end their use, and called for international unity.
Saudi Arabia expresses ‘regret and pain’ over Khashoggi killing, during UN rights review
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia expressed “regret and pain” for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a scheduled review session at the UN in Geneva on Monday, while asserting its commitment to achieving the “highest possible standards” in human rights in the country, including for women and migrants
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater preparedness to offset the disastrous impact of tsunamis, which are causing increasing human, economic and development losses, illustrated most recently by the destruction across the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Saudi Arabia, China, among 14 nations under UN human rights spotlight: what you need to know
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The United Nation’s highest human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC), will start reviewing on Monday the track records of 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia and China. Here’s our UN News guide to how it works and why it matters.
Canada Post workers go on strike in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nov 05, 2018, at 09:21 pm
Toronto, Nov 5 (IBNS): The union which represents Canadian Post workers went on to a strike in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, media reports said.
Canada: Planes collide in mid-air over Ottawa; one dies
Nov 05, 2018, at 09:17 pm
Ottawa, Nov 5 (IBNS): A plane collision in the mid-air over Ottawa led to the death of one person on Sunday morning, media reports said.
12 newborn babies die in Afghanistan hospital
Nov 05, 2018, at 06:01 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): At least 12 newborn babies died under mysterious circumstances at a hospital in Afghanistan's Panjsher province, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan :Taliban’s military commission chief for 3 districts of Faryab has died
Nov 05, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS) :The military commission chief of Taliban for three districts of Faryab province Qari Yousuf has died, Local Khaama Press said quoting Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior (MoI).
Afghanistan : Six militants wounded or killed in drone attack
Nov 05, 2018, at 02:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS) :At least six militants, including a local commander of the group, were killed or wounded in U.S. drone strike in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: 46 terrorists killed in different parts of country in past 24 hours
Nov 04, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 4 (IBNS): At least 46 terrorists have been killed by security forces in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Apple iPhones to get 5G in 2020: Reports
Nov 04, 2018, at 07:56 pm
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): Tech giant Apple might launch 5G iPhone in the market in 2020, media reports said.
UN agency assists Central American caravan migrants, voices concern for receiving countries
Nov 04, 2018, at 05:47 pm
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): The United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, is providing support and assistance to migrants on caravans crossing Central America while expressing concern over “the stress and demands” they are placing on host countries.
Nov 04, 2018, at 05:21 pm
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): The United Nations and Syrian Arabic Red Crescent (SARC) kicked off a joint aid operation on Saturday, delivering vital humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people in south-east Syria’s Rukban camp, near the Jordanian border.
Apparent insider attack kills U.S. service member
Nov 03, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 3 (IBNS): One U.S. service member was killed and another was wounded in an apparent insider attack in Kabul, Nov. 3, said NATO Resolute Support said.
Canada: Ontario PC MPP Wilson, who is seeking treatment for addiction, resigns
Nov 03, 2018, at 02:19 pm
Toronto, Nov 3 (IBNS): Seeking treatment for addition issues, Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) MPP Jim Wilson has resigned from the cabinet and Tory caucus, media reports said.
International court rejects Saif Gaddafi call to drop arrest warrant
Nov 03, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): A call by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi – son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and de facto Prime Minister of the country during the time of his father’s rule – for an international arrest warrant against him to be ruled inadmissible, was rejected by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday.
Yemen: UN chief hails ‘signs of hope’ in world’s worst man-made humanitarian disaster
Nov 03, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Welcoming recent indications that peace talks could resume soon to end Yemen’s brutal civil conflict, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday there is “no room for complacency,” and called on the warring parties and the international community to “halt the senseless cycle of violence” and “reach a political settlement”.