UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by Saudi confirmation of Jamal Khashoggi’s death
Oct 20, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): In a statement released on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he is “deeply troubled” by the reported confirmation of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
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.
UN rights experts stand with businesses protesting Saudi journalist’s disappearance
Oct 20, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): Independent UN human rights experts are praising business leaders who have decided to pull out of a high-level investment conference taking place next week in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, over concern for the fate of dissident Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.
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”.
Afghanistan polls: UNAMA urges people to exercise voting rights
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:27 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on Saturday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and on Friday in Kandahar, resulting in numerous casualties and many injured, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on Oct 20.
Afghanistan: Unknown men sets mosque on fire
Oct 19, 2018, at 06:15 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unknown men on Friday set a mosque on fire in Afghanistan's Dorbaba district on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan FM Qureshi calls Afghanistani counterpart Rabbani over Kandahar
Oct 19, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on Friday to express his condolences on the sad demise of senior Afghan leaders and officials, including the Governor, Police Chief and Intelligence Head of KandharKandahar, in a terrorist attack in Kandahar on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill local prayer leader
Oct 19, 2018, at 03:25 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen killed a local prayer leader in Afghanistan's Chakhansor district on Friday, media reports said.
Kandahar police, spy chiefs killed in Taliban attack
Oct 19, 2018, at 09:44 am
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): A shooting incident inside the governor’s house in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan left police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and the intelligence chief killed, media reports said on Friday.
UN postal agency ‘regrets’ US withdrawal
Oct 19, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): The United Nations specialized agency which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over the withdrawal by the United States from the world body’s membership.
Khashoggi case highlights ‘very worrying practice’ of overseas abductions, says UN expert
Oct 19, 2018, at 09:04 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): The case of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is just the latest example of a “new and very worrying practice” of States abducting individuals beyond their own borders, said the Chair of the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Oct 19, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS):Violence is on the rise in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Israeli authorities are continuing to demolish and confiscate Palestinian-owned homes and property, in contravention of international law, the United Nations envoy for the Middle East Peace Process said on Thursday.
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.
More time’ agreed for buffer zone, to spare three million Syrian civilians in Idlib
Oct 19, 2018, at 08:50 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): Russia and Turkey have said that they will allow “more time” for opposition groups to withdraw from a de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib, which has been spared air raids for more than a month, a senior humanitarian adviser to the UN said on Thursday.
UN rights chief calls for release of hundreds abducted and abused in South Sudan
Oct 19, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): Hundreds of civilians who were taken by opposition forces in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria region during an uptick in fighting are still missing, the UN’s top rights official said on Thursday, in a call for their immediate release.
Winnipeg police issue ticket for consuming cannabis in vehicle
Oct 18, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Winnipeg, Oct 18 (IBNS): Winnipeg police are issuing tickets to all those who are consuming cannabis in vehicles, which is contrary to the Cannabis Act, media reports said.
Africa is ‘on the rise’, says UN chief Guterres, urging collaboration for better future
Oct 18, 2018, at 03:20 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): Africa is “on the move and on the rise” with communities coming together to resolve their problems and offer mutual support, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Wednesday.
World ‘deserves to know the truth’ behind Kashoggi disappearance: UN human rights chief
Oct 18, 2018, at 03:16 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): United Nations human rights chief Michele Bachelet said on Wednesday that she was open to an independent, UN-led investigation into the fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi, if joint efforts by Turkey and Saudi Arabia, fail to uncover the facts.
Oct 18, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): The Prosecutor mandated to oversee the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated on Wednesday that her office is keeping “a close eye” on the planned demolition of a Palestinian village in the West Bank by Israeli authorities, warning that, according to international law, it could constitute a “war crime”.
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 18, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Oct 18 (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 António Guterres stressed the fundamental connection between eradicating poverty and upholding equal rights for all.
World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN survey
Oct 18, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN said on Wednesday, and more than half of that growth - 1.3 billion - is likely to be in sub-Saharan Africa, where women’s rights are hampered by limited access to healthcare and education, along with “entrenched gender discrimination”.
Bengali Canadians revel in Durga Puja festivities
Oct 18, 2018, at 09:10 am
Toronto, Oct. 17 (IBNS): Bengalis around the world wait for this time of the year with bated breath as the autumn sky reverberates with the sound of “dhak and dhol”, heralding the arrival of Goddess Durga.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast kills Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:00 pm
Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Wednesday killed Wolesi Jirga runner Abdul Jabar Qahraman, media reports said.
Tashkent to host Central Asia Trade Forum
Oct 17, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Tashkent, Oct 17 (IBNS) The Central Asian Trade Forum (CATF) organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and co-hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, will be held on Oct 17-18 next here.
Russia: Kerch attack leaves 18 killed
Oct 17, 2018, at 07:10 pm
Keach, Oct 17 (IBNS): An attack by a student at a college in Russia-annexed Crimea on Wednesday left at least 18 people killed, media reports said.