Sep 21, 2015, at 02:09 am
Kathmandu, Sept 20 (IBNS): Creating new history, Nepal on Sunday adopted the new Constitution.
Pakistan: Air strikes kill 16 militants
Sep 19, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Peshawar, Sept 19 (IBNS): At least 16 militants were killed Pakistani security forces carried out aerial strikes in different areas of Tirah Valley in the country's Khyber Agency, media reports said on Saturday.
In Niger, global community must match generosity of host communities - UN relief official
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Sahel on Friday commended the immense generosity of the Government and host communities in Niger which are hosting those fleeing violence in neighbouring Nigeria, and called on the international community to take its responsibility for a greater share of the "humanitarian burden."
Countries need to step up search of disappeared persons- UN human rights group
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:51 pm
Ne w York, Sept 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Friday urged countries to make the search of disappeared persons a priority, saying that governments now have more information on the number of mobile phones than on the number of disappeared persons.
Lives in Ukraine being lost in accountability vacuum, warns UN rights expert
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:49 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) The Ukrainian Government and the armed groups operating in the country must implement a proper system of accountability to end the violence, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned on Friday.
Burkina Faso: Ban welcomes release of several leaders, demands others be freed immediately
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the release on Friday of the Transitional President of Burkina Faso who was detained along with several other officials following this week’s coup d’état, and reiterated his demand that all those being held be freed immediately.
Global partnership needs 'rejuvenation' to achieve new sustainable development agenda - UN report
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:47 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official development assistance and insufficient access to markets, affordable medicines and new technologies have highlighted the need for a rejuvenation of the global partnership for development, according to a new United Nations report launched on Friday.
Security Council voices 'grave concern' over recent violence around holy sites in Jerusalem
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:43 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council expressed its "grave concern" over escalating tensions around holy sites in Jerusalem and called for the “immediate cessation of violence†and the restoration of calm, especially surrounding the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount compound.
Time running out for Europe to solve refugee crisis; children particularly vulnerable- UN
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) In the wake of yesterday’s “mayhem†on the Serbian border with Croatia, which has now closed some of its entry points, and the dramatic situation on the Hungarian border this week, the United Nations is urging a coherent and united response to Europe’s refugee crisis.
Ahead of International Day of Peace, UN chief appeals for cease-fire on 21 September
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:34 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the laying down of arms and a 24-hour cease-fire on 21 September, which is observed around the world each year as the International Day of Peace.
Boko Haram violence displaces 1.4 million children in Nigeria and beyond- UNICEF
Sep 19, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): The number of attacks by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries has risen, and half a million children have had to flee to safety in the past five months, bringing the total number of displaced children in the region to 1.4 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Global malaria target met amid sharp drop in cases: UN
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 per cent since 2000, but the ancient killer remains an acute public health problem with 15 countries mainly in sub-Saharan Africa accounting for some 80 per cent of cases and deaths globally, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday.
UN and Kenya team up to end AIDS epidemic by 2030
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The United Nations programme that works to combat HIV/AIDS is working with the Government of Kenya in a bid to end the AIDS epidemic in the country by 2030, through the creation of a new data-collecting tool to track progress in current HIV programming.
Ban seeks support from Member States to end sexual misconduct by UN personnel
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday highlighted specific actions aimed at ending sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel that require "urgent" support from countries that provide troops and police to peacekeeping operations.
Hungary: UN rights chief appalled at treatment of refugees, migrants by authorities
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:30 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday he is "appalled" at the recent actions displayed by the Hungarian Government in its treatment of refugees and migrants, and urged European institutions to take firm action to respond to the crisis affecting several countries.
War-weary Afghan population clamouring for peace and they deserve it: UN envoy
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in Afghanistan told members of the Security Council on Thursday that the country’s path to stability and self-reliance cannot be taken for granted, and that support from the international community continues to be crucial.
Countries urged to submit climate action plans ahead of UN conference in Paris
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is eager to get countries to submit as soon as possible their action plans that will form the basis of the new universal climate change agreement to be adopted in December in Paris, a senior United Nations official dealing with the issue said on Thursday.
Security Council extends UN mission in Liberia for another year
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:24 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Security Council on Thursday extended the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2016, and authorized a reduction in the number of its personnel, as preparations continue for the security transition to the country’s authorities next year.
UN officials outraged at accounts of Sri Lanka war crimes
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed outrage at the very serious accounts of war crimes and crimes against humanity that were allegedly committed between 2002 and 2011 by all parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka, including Government security forces, affiliated paramilitary groups and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
UN says Chile’s investment in disaster risk reduction paid off
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:20 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Thursday lauded the Chilean Government’s successful efforts to reduce disaster risk and minimise the number of casualties from the 8.3-magnitude earthquake and tsunami which occurred on Thursday night.
In regaining hope for the future, two Yazidi girls deal greatest blow to ISIL: UN envoy
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Five months after she first met with two girls from the Yazidi community who had been held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations official dealing with sexual violence in conflict said after seeing them again on Thursday that they are "filled with hope for the future," and that is "the greatest blow they could have dealt" to the terrorist group.
Sep 17, 2015, at 03:12 pm
Washington, Sept 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter Scale rocked coast of Chile on Wednesday, officials said.
World must protect climate as it preserved ozone layer: Ban
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:06 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): A political commitment to manage hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol – a huge environmental success that agreed to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals – could be one of the biggest climate change wins in the lead-up to the December’s climate conference, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN urges creation of special court in Sri Lanka after report confirms horrific abuses
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): A new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations human rights office has identified patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, and recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court to ensure that justice is served.
UN welcomes partnership and leadership to spearhead sustainable energy efforts
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:03 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): A firm foundation to ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all has been built but a solid long-term institutional arrangement is needed, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday, as he welcomed the creation of an international not-for-profit organization to spearhead renewable energy efforts.
Syria: UN official appeals to Security Council to find political solution to crisis
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Wednesday urged the Security Council to find a political solution to end the conflict in Syria, warning its members that the fighting had created one of the largest refugee exoduses since the Second World War.
World leaders to gather for 70th General Assembly at a time of turmoil and hope: Ban
Sep 17, 2015, at 02:00 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wenesday he will convene a high-level meeting later this month to mobilize a “humane, effective and rights-based response†to a global crisis that has seen 60 million people flee their homes by an unprecedented number of brutal conflicts, the breakdown of basic governance and mounting economic despair.
Head of UNESCO deplores killing of Colombian journalist
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:59 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has denounced the recent killing of Colombian journalist Flor Alba Núñez Vargas.
Europe must change course on refugee crisis response: UN agency
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): Only a united European emergency response can address the current refugee and migration crisis, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stressed on Wednesday.
Simple act of playing represents grave danger for children in Syria: UNICEF
Sep 17, 2015, at 01:56 pm
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest terms mortar attacks on civilian areas of Aleppo, Syria, which reportedly killed at least 19 children on Tuesday, including six in a UNICEF-supported child friendly space.