Nicaragua: UN rights chief ‘deeply concerned’ over increasing criminalization of dissenters
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): While the Nicaraguan Government claims to want to resolve its political and social unrest, dissenters continue to be arrested and convicted, clearly hindering a conducive environment for “genuine and inclusive dialogue,” the United Nations rights chief said on Friday.
Venezuelan refugees now number 3.4 million; humanitarian implications massive, UN warns
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): As the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela continues to rise – hitting the 3.4 million mark this month – United Nations agencies sounded the alarm on Friday over the humanitarian needs these women, children and men face, and the strain this represents for communities hosting them.
Without scaled-up humanitarian assistance ‘more and more people’ at risk in South Sudan
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): “Alarming” food insecurity threatens nearly seven million people in South Sudan, according to a new report by three United Nations agencies appealing for greater assistance and better access to humanitarian relief.
UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:12 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Global terror financing watchdog condemns Pulwama attack, chides Pakistan on terror-curb efforts
Feb 22, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Paris, Feb 22 (IBNS): Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed "grave concern" and condemned the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Puwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Bangladesh: Pakistan government condoles loss of lives in fire
Feb 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a fire tragedy in Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left 70 people dead.
China, Saudi Arabia agree to expand cooperation
Feb 22, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Beijing, Feb 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday met and co-chaired a meeting of a high-level steering committee with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defence.
Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations
Feb 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (UNI) The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.
Venezuela crisis: Maduro to close border with Brazil to block aid
Feb 22, 2019, at 10:17 am
Caracas, Feb 22 (UNI) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced that he will close the border with Brazil as as a row over foreign humanitarian aid continues.
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Donald Trump to meet China’s Vice Premier Liu today
Feb 22, 2019, at 10:13 am
Washington, Feb 22 (UNI/IBNS) US President Donald Trump will meet Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China in the White House on Friday to conduct trade talks, the US president’s administration said.
Afghanistan: Members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban arrested in Kabul
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:57 am
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested at least four members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban group during an operation in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by UN chief
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Addressing parliament elected officials from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday for an annual hearing, UN chief António Guterres called for their support on legislation and financing of global solutions to global problems, such as climate change, uncoordinated migration and the dangers of some new technologies.
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Despite the signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups, “we should not forget that the situation in the country remains serious,” a senior UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN decolonization successes can ‘inspire us today,’ UN chief tells Special Committee
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Since the early 1960s, the United Nations decolonization committee has “accompanied many territories in their journey”, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, opening the body’s 2019 session.
Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:21 am
For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving in more than a dozen countries. They protect vulnerable communities and support countries working to move from conflict to peace, doing so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. UN News spoke with one such peacekeeper, Captain Poonam Khadka, who served with the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in the Darfur region of Sudan last year. Captain Khadka completed her assignment in Darfur and returned home to Nepal in January of this year. The following interview took place while she was still serving with the Mission.
How Bangladesh spearheaded creation of International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody and historic connection to 21 February.
Canada PM Trudeau announces funding for Halifax expressway
Feb 21, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Ottawa/Halifax, Feb 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced federal funding of $86.5 million for the improvement of a busy expressway in Halifax, media reports said.
At least 80 left dead in Bangladesh's Dhaka fire
Feb 21, 2019, at 09:55 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNI/IBNS): At least 80 people on Thursday died after a massive fire engulfed apartment buildings that also housed chemical warehouses in the old city of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Fire in Dhaka leaves 70 people dead, India condoles
Feb 21, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): A massive fire ripped through several buildings in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday and left at least 70 people dead, media reports said.
RPP asks govt to declare Nepal as Hindu Rashtra
Feb 21, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), considered to be a right-wing political party in Nepal, has asked the government to declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra.
70 dead in Dhaka warehouse fire
Feb 21, 2019, at 11:33 am
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS/UNI): As many as 70 bodies were recovered from a fire-ravaged chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on Thursday morning, police said.
Hoda Muthana: Trump bars US-born woman who joined ISIS from returning
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:59 am
Washington, Feb 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump have said that the woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return to US.
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in South Sudan, where over the past year, incidents of rape have surged and abductions, sexual slavery and brutal killings “have become commonplace.”
Prospect of lasting peace ‘fading by the day’ in Gaza and West Bank, senior UN envoy warns
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): The spectres of violence and radicalism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are growing, and the prospect of sustainable peace is fading by the day, a senior UN envoy in the region told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Man arrested in $8.5Mln business fraud scheme sent funds to Russia - US Justice Dept
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:34 am
New York City, Feb 21 (Sputnik) Florida resident Igor Buzyukov was arrested on charges of laundering $8.5 million in a business fraud scheme and sending funds to bank accounts in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Justice Department said in statement.
Bangladesh: Fire at chemical warehouse kills 69
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:27 am
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least 69 people died as a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills six civilians
Feb 20, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Jalalabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Qarghayo district of eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan left at least six civilians killed, media reports said.
Punish those behind Pulwama attack, US tells Pakistan
Feb 20, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Washington, Feb 20 (UNI) The United States, voicing its "strong support" for India, has pressed Pakistan to punish those behind the Pulwama terrorist attack.
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): At a time of rapid urbanization, cities face challenges that are global in nature but require “the full engagement of local authorities” for multilateral solutions, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency told a special gathering of mayors on Tuesday.