Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
Sep 27, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The time has come to make tangible progress to rid the world of nuclear weapons, top United Nations officials stressed today, citing the grave threat posed by such weapons to global security.
Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
Sep 27, 2018, at 07:10 am
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The time has come to make tangible progress to rid the world of nuclear weapons, top United Nations officials stressed today, citing the grave threat posed by such weapons to global security.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau meets French President Emmanuel Macron in New York
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:13 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday met French President Emmanuel Macron as the two are presently in New York city to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops
Sep 26, 2018, at 05:17 pm
London, Sept 26 (IBNS): New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic ‘hotspots’ before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals.
Trump's UN speech: American President urges world leaders to forego socialism, uphold nationalism
Sep 26, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has urged world leaders to reject socialism and advocate nationalism,during his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday.
At UN Assembly, Japanese Prime Minister defends free trade
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:23 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders at the General Assembly’s annual general debate, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a strong case for free trade, highlighting its benefits for countries with little natural resources.
US comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to jail term for sexual assault
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:17 am
Harrisburg, Sept 26 (IBNS): A court in US' Pennsylvania has sentenced tainted comedian Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago.
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:17 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Deploring what he saw as a “deep crisis” of the traditional international order, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly against the temptation towards unilateralism and pleaded for a “new global balance”, crafted by all countries working together.
No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:13 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Amid complex global multilateral challenges, Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia, told the United Nations Assembly on Tuesday that “no country can thrive or solve all its challenges in isolation.”
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:08 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The nations losing out the most in a world not governed by laws or the founding principles of United Nations, are developing countries, the President of Egypt told leaders at the General Assembly on Tuesday, outlining priorities that must be addressed to meet the aspirations of people everywhere.
Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:05 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day of the high-level portion of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
Violence against the LGBTI community: UN focuses on ‘need to challenge hatred’
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:02 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): As the United Nations celebrates 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a high-level event on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI) persons around the world, heard event moderator and Executive Director of OutRight Action International, Jessica Stern, describe the challenges facing the community as nothing short of a “global crisis”.
UN Chief joins world leaders in calling for greater investment in Africa’s young people
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:59 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday joined world leaders in calling for greater investment in jobs for young people in Africa, calling them the continent’s “greatest asset.”
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:56 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly denounced the United States’ decision to withdraw from the 2015 international nuclear deal and said President Donald Trump’s actions to weaken or undercut global institutions showed total disregard for international order.
At UN Assembly, Mexico says world headed back to isolationism, protectionist systems
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders on the first day of United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate, Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, warned against isolationism and protectionism, and urged on UN Member States to counter the troubling trends by bolstering multilateralism.
Jordan calls on UN Assembly to take ‘collective action’ over Middle East crisis; Syria conflict
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:50 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): King Adbullah II of Jordan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that “challenges do not make collective action and mutual respect less important,” and spotlighted the need for all countries to “pull together to get [the Middle East] peace process back on track.”
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:47 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS):The international community needs to go beyond “managing crises” and instead pursue comprehensive and just solutions, guided by international law and norms, if it is to achieve global security and stability, the leader of Qatar said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
South Sudan: amid security challenges, aid workers delivering ‘against the odds’
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:45 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Mayen is South Sudanese. He was forced to flee his home when the conflict started in 2013. Five years later, his voice is resonating in one of the conference rooms of United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the 73rd General Assembly.
Afghanistan: Sunday airstrike killed 12 women and children from one family, UN mission reports
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:42 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Preliminary findings from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released on Tuesday, indicate that 12 women and children from a single family were killed in an airstrike that took place on Sunday, conducted by pro-Government forces.
Peacekeeping expectations ‘far outstrip resources’: UN chief
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:39 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): “Expectations for peacekeeping have so far outstripped its resources,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Heads of State and Government on Tuesday, as he opened a High-Level meeting marking the 70th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping operations, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Chinese national arrested in Chicago for spying
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:35 am
Chicago, Sept 26 (IBNS): Police in US' Chicago city have arrested a Chinese national for allegedly spying on engineers and scientists on behalf of his country.
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:33 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The first Head of State to address the seventy-third general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Michel Temer, President of Brazil, denounced the rising tide of isolationism, intolerance and unilateralism that was challenging international order.
US President Trump rejects globalism in speech to UN General Assembly’s annual debate
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:30 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, the world Organization that embodies greater global cooperation, United States President Donald Trump told scores of Heads of State and Government on Tuesday that his country rejects the ideology of globalism, both generally and in relation to international justice and the migration crisis.
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:52 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Taking the podium at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate, Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Ecuador, opened his address stressing that the principal of “cause and effect” can provide an opportunity for societies to change their circumstances.
Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): The top United Nations relief official in Libya has voiced deep alarm at the humanitarian impact of increasing hostilities in Tripoli, which has led over two days to the deaths of 11 people, most of them civilians, and the wounding of 18 others.
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:46 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): With a call to multilateralism and shared work towards sustainable development and equality for all, María Fernanda Espinosa formally inaugurated the seventy-third general debate of the of the United Nations General Assembly.
‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders
Sep 26, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust in the rules-based global order – is at a breaking point, Secretary-General António Guterres set the stage for the 73rd general debate of the United Nations with a call to rebuild solidarity, repair broken trust and reinvigorate the spirit of multilateralism.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau in New York City, looks to restart UN charm offensive
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:33 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): Canada's high-level United Nations charm offensive is likely to be underway, media reports said.
Canada: Tories win more seats in New Brunswick polls; Liberals in race to form govt
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Fredericton, Sept 25 (IBNS): The New Brunswick polls ended with no clear results with the Progressive Conservative (PC) party emerging as the largest party but lacking majority on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over increasing number of civilian casualties from airstrikes
Sep 25, 2018, at 04:58 pm
Kabul, Sept 25 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday expressed its concern about the rising number of civilian casualties from airstrikes this year in Afghanistan, with credible reports of the latest incident occurring late Saturday in Kapisa province.