Mar 21, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to be done to rehabilitate water and sanitation and other infrastructure damaged by powerful hurricanes Irma and Maria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): People worldwide are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to think about how they can better promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity.
UN rural development agency invests in power and potential of women
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Although rural women make up one-fifth of the global population and around 43 per cent of all agricultural workers, inequality restricts their access to land, markets or even the training and technology that could improve their lives and livelihoods, according to the United Nations agency fighting to stamp out hunger and poverty.
Turkey’s 18-month state of emergency has led to profound human rights violations – UN report
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to end its 18-month-old state of emergency, saying that the routine extension of emergency powers has resulted in “profound” human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people and may have lasting impact on the country’s socio-economic fabric.
Displacement surges as twin military offensives drive thousands from Afrin and east Ghouta – UN
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): The humanitarian crisis in Syria is reaching new peaks as hundreds of thousands of people flee the escalating fighting in Eastern Ghouta and Afrin, the latest flashpoints in the long-running conflict, United Nations relief agencies said Tuesday.
Cameroonians pour into Nigeria, stretching scant resources – UN refugee agency
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): As more and more Anglophone Cameroonians flee a violent crackdown in the region and seek asylum in Nigeria, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday without more funding and assistance, their situation and that of the Nigerian communities hosting them, will become even more desperate.
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:10 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Severe lack of water affecting two-thirds of the global population for at least part of the year is manifesting into complex challenges, the United Nations food security agency has warned, calling for urgent and comprehensive adaptation efforts to address the situation.
US: Student opens fire at Maryland school, gets killed, injures two
Mar 21, 2018, at 05:25 am
Washington, Mar 20 (IBNS): Two students were injured as a gunman, who is supposedly a student as well, opened fire at a high school in the US state of Maryland on Tuesday before being killed himself, media reports said.
Health Canada to consult public on sale of high-alcohol mixed drinks
Mar 21, 2018, at 03:29 am
Ottawa, Mar 20 (IBNS): Health Canada has proposed to consult public to reduce the percentage of alcohol in the drinks or the format they are sold in, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau announces new Lieutenant Governors for Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia
Mar 21, 2018, at 12:02 am
Ottawa, Mar 20 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced the names of new Lieutenant Governors for Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia.
Climate change could force over 140 million to migrate within countries by 2050: World Bank Report
Mar 20, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Washington, Mar 20 (IBNS): The worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see over 140 million people move within their countries’ borders by 2050, creating a looming human crisis and threatening the development process, a new World Bank Group report finds.
Xi urges China not to be complacent, warns against separatist attempts
Mar 20, 2018, at 05:37 pm
Beijing, Mar 20 (IBNS): China's President Xi Jingping has urged the National People's Congress that China must not become complacent with its development.
Uber suspends self-driving car tests after fatal accident in US
Mar 20, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Tempe, Mar 20 (IBNS): Following a fatal accident in Tempe, popular app-based Taxi service Uber has suspended its self-driving car tests in all North American cities, media reports said on Tuesday.
Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York Governor
Mar 20, 2018, at 03:15 pm
New York, Mar 20 (IBNS): Actress Cynthia Nixon has joined the race in becoming the Governor of New York city.
Thousands suffering amid harrowing conditions in east Ghouta and Afrin – UN
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:34 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): The United Nations in Syria is appealing urgently for help to ease the catastrophic situation for tens for thousands of people impacted by fighting in Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and the northern town of Afrin.
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): With five billion people at risk of having difficulty accessing adequate water by 2050, finding nature-based solutions, such as China’s rainwater recycling, India’s forest regeneration and Ukraine’s artificial wetlands, is becoming increasingly important, according to a United Nations report released Monday at the world’s largest water-related event in Brazil.
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:27 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): The humanitarian crisis and the resulting suffering will only worsen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) if persistent violence is not brought under control and there is no political transition, the top United Nations relief official warned on Monday.
UN forum to spotlight ways ICT can help beat poverty and boost development
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): Making information and communication technology (ICT) readily available for vulnerable countries and harnessing it’s potential to help tackle a raft of ills – from disaster risk reduction to reaching ‘zero hunger’ – will be among the issues on the agenda at an annual United Nations information forum that kicked off Monday in Geneva.
Lebanon: UN humanitarian fund to step up support for the most vulnerable
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): At a time when resources for refugees from Syria is declining, the top United Nations humanitarian official in Lebanon, the country host to some 1.5 million Syrian and several thousand Palestinian refugees, has launched a funding allocation to ensure that critical relief programmes can be sustained.
Canada: Toronto Mayor Tory announces next steps in Vision Zero Road Safety Plan for school zones
Mar 20, 2018, at 04:08 am
Toronto, Mar 20 (IBNS): Several new initiatives to improve road safety to be launched in the next few weeks have been announced by the City of Toronto with the message “slow down Toronto” in school zones, media reports said.
Parliament may consider lowering the voting age, says Canada's elections chief
Mar 20, 2018, at 01:37 am
Ottawa, Mar 19 (IBNS): Canada's elections chief has said the parliament may consider lowering the voting age to 16, media reports said.
Canada: Shooting takes place in Toronto restaurant, one man injured
Mar 20, 2018, at 01:04 am
Toronto, Mar 19 (IBNS): A man has been injured in a shooting which took place at a 24-hour restaurant in Toronto, Canada, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast kills four people
Mar 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Kabul, Mar 19 (IBNS): A blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Monday left at least four supporters of Hizb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) killed, media reports said.
Zia Orphanage Trust Graft case : Bangladesh SC stays Khaleda Zia's bail till May 8
Mar 19, 2018, at 09:14 pm
Dhaka, Mar 19 (IBNS) : The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday stayed till May 8 the High Court order which granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, media reports said.
Nepal: Kathmandu road mishap injures 1
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:20 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person was injured in a road mishap in Kathmandu city of Nepal on Monday, media reports said.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits frontline area in Eastern Ghouta
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Damascus, Mar 19 (IBNS): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a frontline area in Damascus' Eastern Ghouta area on Sunday, media reports said.
Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election, re-elected for another term
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (IBNS): Vladimir Putin is all set to rule Russia as its President for another six years after he registered a landslide victory in the Presidential polls on Sunday.
China's Xi Jinping congratulates Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:37 pm
Beijing, Mar 19 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday.
New initiatives to serve Indigenous voters being launched by Elections Canada
Mar 19, 2018, at 04:08 am
Ottawa, Mar 18 (IBNS): New initiatives and cultural training for staff is being launched by Elections Canada to serve Indigenous voters better in the polls next year, media reports said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani invites Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit his nation
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:29 am
Kabul, Mar 18 (IBNS); Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit his nation.