Better future for Somalia must remain collective priority: Ban
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Outlining the progress made so far by the Government and people of Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed that a better future for the Horn of Africa nation must remain a collective priority for the international community.
Mexican President urges UN to step up action against world drug problem
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:55 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Enrique Peña Nieto spotlighted key issues facing the world body and urged the international community to promote sustainable development and combat climate change and also encouraged the reform and modernization of the UN Security Council.
Addressing General Debate, Cuban President calls for end to US embargo
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:53 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): In his first-ever address to the United Nations General Debate, Cuban President Raul Castro noted the warming of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba before promising to reintroduce an annual resolution calling for an end to the long-standing US embargo on the island nation.
UN: South African President calls for reform of Security Council
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:52 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, South African President Jacob Zuma stressed on reforming and restructuring of the UN Security Council in order to resolve conflicts surrounding Middle East and African nations.
Ban calls on all actors in Burkina Faso to act responsibly, exercise restraint
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urgently called on all national stakeholders in Burkina Faso to act responsibly, exercise restraint and work in the best interests of the country.
Yemen: Ban condemns airstrikes that reportedly struck killing over 100
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:49 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the airstrikes that reportedly struck a wedding party in Wahijah village, outside of the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Yemen, killing as many as 135 people.
UN: President of Zimbabwe denounces sanctions against his country
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Addressing the General Assembly on Monday, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe condemned sanctions against his country imposed by the European Union and the United States and called for broad scale reform of the United Nations and its institutions.
Syria: Hollande pledges to work towards political solution but not with Syrian leader
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:45 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): France is ready to work with all countries that want to find a political solution to the four-year crisis in Syria except for President Bashar Al-Assad, who cannot be part of the solution, French President François Hollande told the UN General Assembly on Monday at the annual general debate.
Renewed attacks in Central Africa prompt UN call for end to violence
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council on Monday called for an immediate end to the sudden eruption of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) which has led to more than 30 deaths and left over 100 wounded.
Terrorism most immediate problem for new Government: Nigerian President
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): The new Nigerian Government has many issues to contend with but none as important as defeating the terrorist threat posed by Boko Haram and bringing back the Chibok girls unharmed, the country’s President declared at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
General Assembly: Egypt calls for proactive UN strategy against extremism
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Denouncing Islamic extremists for negating a religion that stands for tolerance, justice and mercy, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to call on the United Nations and its Member States to join him in a proactive strategy to defeat terrorism.
UN: East European leaders urge stronger cooperation to tackle threats to global peace
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:18 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Poland is ready to participate in the attainment of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted last week, the country’s President told the UN General Assembly on Monday, underlining that objectives such as the defence of democracy, sustainable economic growth, and fighting climate change all contribute to the preservation of peace world-wide.
General Assembly: Mali leader lauds UN for helping to restore peace to war-torn north
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to voice his “profound gratitude†to the United Nations for its help in restoring peace after a vicious civil war erupted in the north of the African sub-Sahara country in 2012.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif meets Ban Ki- Moon, raises Kashmir issue
Sep 28, 2015, at 10:44 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and raised the Kashmir issue with him.
Ban tells crowd to stand up for a better world, make global goals a reality
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): "Take your passion and compassion – and let’s make the global goals a global reality," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a massive crowd at New York’s Central Park on Sunday night, where he joined a star-studded roster of the world's leading performers to kick-off the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival.
UN highlights potential of tourism for sustainable development
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:55 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Marking the observance of World Tourism Day, senior United Nations officials are spotlighting the transformative potential of one billion tourists and their increasing capacity to help boost socio-economic and environmental development.
UN deputy chief says world now has hope that universal goal on energy will be met
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:53 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Sunday welcomed the adoption of the first-ever universal goal on energy, but cautioned that it will take "arduous work" to reach the targets needed to end poverty and combat climate change as part of the new sustainable development agenda.
Talks on climate change reveal broad support for durable deal in Paris: Ban
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:51 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reported on Sunday that ahead of an upcoming United Nations climate conference in Paris, world leaders have voiced broad support for reaching a durable agreement that will accelerate investments in clean energy and spur a global, low-carbon transformation well before the end of the century, consistent with a below 2 degrees Celsius pathway.
UN launches joint partnership to help countries close gaps in primary health care
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:49 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need to transform how essential health care is delivered in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank Group and the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new partnership to support countries in improving the performance of primary health care.
At UN, global initiative launched to boost protection of cultural heritages
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:48 pm
New York,Sept 28 (IBNS): With a host of world leaders meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the opening of the 70th session of the General Assembly, key UN agencies joined Interpol today to launch a major new initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit traffickers.
Central Africa: UN and relief agencies condemn renewed violence against civilians
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:46 pm
New York, Spet 28 (IBNS): The interim United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Marc Vandenberghe and the entire humanitarian community in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday condemned renewed violence against civilians in the capital, Bangui, and called on all parties to respect international law, to protect civilians and ensure that they can relocate from insecure areas.
UN General Assembly's annual debate to open with focus on sustainable development
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:44 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers will gather by the scores at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate, with a small island State that symbolizes the combat against climate change – an urgent threat to global sustainability – set to occupy the first seat.
Ban strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Darfur
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Sunday's attack against peacekeepers of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID), in which one South African ‘blue helmet’ died and four others were wounded.
Global Goals provide opportunity for quicker action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030: UN
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Speaking at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the leaders of Kenya and Malawi co-hosted on Sunday with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) a high-level panel discussion on scaling up efforts to end the epidemic by 2030.
'Human security depends on health security,' Ban says, calling on nations to be proactive
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday warned that in the coming years, unexpected new disease outbreaks will hit, and societies that proactively address these challenges are at the heart of secure nations and a safer world.
UN calls on young people to champion global goal of ending hunger by 2030
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations officials on Saturday called on youth to champion the cause of ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition – one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) world leaders committed themselves to on Friday.
Putting education first key to unlocking progress across new UN development agenda - Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) World leaders and education activists met at the United Nations on Saturday for a high-level event to mark the inclusion of education as a transformative stand-alone goal in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mali: UN hails war crimes trial for suspect in destruction of historic monuments
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:09 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations body entrusted with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage on Saturday welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an alleged extremist for trial on charges of destroying religious and historical monuments in Timbuktu, Mali.
Cooperation among developing nations key to achieving new anti-poverty goals, says Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Cooperation among developing countries across a full spectrum ranging from trade to financing to technology transfers has a key role to play in achieving the ambitious goals of the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN forum highlights 'fundamental' role of private sector in advancing new global goals
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The fundamental role of the private sector in advancing the newly-adopted sustainable development agenda was highlighted on Saturday at a United Nations forum, during which a new tool was launched to support companies in navigating and operationally aligning with the global goals that make up the agenda.