UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region
Sep 26, 2019, at 04:08 pm
New York: Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a special high level meeting inside UN Headquarters on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New York: President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR), addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate, spotlighted “modest but sure” progress in implementing the landmark peace agreement signed by his Government and 14 armed groups on 6 February 2019.
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New York: “Liberia is a UN success story”, President George Manneh Weah told the annual United Nations high-level generalral debate in New York on Wednesday.
At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’ to pull Gulf region from ‘edge of collapse’
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York: The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly, saying that “a single blunder can fuel a big fire”.
Security Council debates closer links between multilateral organizations in Europe and Asia
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:43 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the move to increase cooperation between the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday.
Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says at UN
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:38 pm
New York: Advances in weaponry have made the world smaller, which means leaders are not only responsible for the fate of their citizens but of everyone else on the planet, the President of Ukraine told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares, as world marks historic convention
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:32 pm
New York: Since its adoption 30 years ago, the milestone Convention of the Rights of the Child and its near universal membership has created “unprecedented international solidarity around children’s rights,'' the Secretary-General said at a commemorative event an UN Headquarters on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:31 pm
New York: United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening focused his address at the UN mainly on the looming threat of artificial intelligence run amok, but also made a brief reference to Brexit – comparing the process of the UK’s delayed departure from the European Union to classical Greek mythology.
At UN debate, Japan vows to back global push for inclusive quality education for all girls and women
Sep 26, 2019, at 03:30 pm
New York: If women were able to demonstrate their potential, “the world would sparkle that much more”, the Prime Minister of Japan said on Tuesday evening at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
Israeli elections: PM Benjamin Netanyahu asked to form next government
Sep 26, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Jerusalem, Sept 26 (UNI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been asked to form the country's next government by President Reuven Rivlin.
Imran Khan joins hands with Turkey, Malaysia for Islamic TV channel
Sep 26, 2019, at 02:43 pm
New York, Sept 26 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he would join hands with Turkey and Malaysia to launch a new English language Islamic television channel.
Sep 26, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Islamabad: Amid fighting with India over Kashmir, Pakistan has last month urged United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to allow global terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to withdraw money to support his four-member family, media reports said. The United Nations has also reportedly approved the request by Pakistan.
Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough
Sep 25, 2019, at 05:18 pm
New York: A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – is also a huge opportunity to create new jobs and market opportunities worth trillions of dollars, says the UN. But to make it happen, the international community needs to rapidly scale up investment.
Sep 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New York: The world now has “a special opportunity to change the course of development”, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate on Tuesday.
Kazakhstan continues to push for a nuclear-free world
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New York: Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country which has renounced nuclear weapons, continued on Tuesday to urge the international community to make a nuclear-free world reality.
At UN, France’s Macron says more ‘political courage’ is needed to face global challenges
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New York: Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly's annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges.
Despite lagging in the Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New York: Although some of the world’s fastest growing economies can be found in Africa, the continent is falling behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Rwandan President Paul Kagame told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sustainable Development Summit: ‘We must step up our efforts - now’, Guterres declares
Sep 25, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New York: “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the UN chief on Tuesday, referring to the blueprint for a healthier planet and a more just world, as he launched the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in New York. However, despite encouraging progress, António Guterres warned that much more needs to be done, and “we must step up our efforts. Now”.
Afghanistan: Journalist, three other civilians killed in explosion
Sep 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Kabul, Sept 25 (IBNS): An explosion hit Kandahar province of Afghanistan and killed at least four people which included a journalist, media reports said on Wednesday.
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York: In a world facing “enormous and diverse cross-border challenges”, the Emir of Qatar told the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level session on Tuesday that only international mechanisms can deter violators of international law, ensure sovereignty, prohibit land annexation and prevent armed conflicts through peaceful dispute resolution.
Republic of Korea President proposes DMZ as future ‘peace and cooperation district’ on Peninsula
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York: The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas could be transformed into an “international peace zone” and even included on a UN list of global cultural heritage, world leaders in the UN General Assembly heard on Tuesday.
US President Trump says countries have ‘absolute right’ to protect their borders
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York: The path to peace and a better world “begins at home,” United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, urging countries to look after their own interests on issues like trade, people smuggling and illegal immigration, and denouncing “open border activists who cloak themselves in the rhetoric of social justice.”
Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:36 am
New York: In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, amid a massive housing crisis, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday.
Universal coverage race at ‘starting line’, with new momentum: UN health agency
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York: The race to provide Universal Health Coverage can now get underway, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, as nations take to the “starting line” following the most “comprehensive international health agreement in history”- the landmark pledge to improve global health declared by the UN just 24 hours earlier.
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: The fact that world leaders have convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York is “a veritable testament to the primacy of this great multilateral body”, the General Assembly President said on Tuesday, opening the Organization’s annual General Debate.
Brazilian President speaks out against ‘media lies’ surrounding Amazon fires
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spoke out against what he characterized as “media lies” about the Amazon and alleged manipulation of the indigenous people who live there.
In 'world of disquiet', UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York: We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging the Heads of States present to advance “common good” while upholding “shared humanity and values”.
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
Sep 25, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York: “We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
Afghanistan: Special Forces kill, detain 11 Taliban and ISIS militants
Sep 24, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Kabul, Sept 24 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces have killed or detained 11 Taliban and Islamic State terrorists while conduction operations in Wardak, Balkh and Nangarhar provinces of the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two ‘militants’ arrested over Gulistan blast
Sep 24, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, Sept 24 (IBNS): Two men, who were earlier arrested in Bangladesh with suspected links to militancy, have been named in a separate case involving an attack on police in April, media reports said on Tuesday.