Outgoing UN official praises Iraq’s ‘exemplary peaceful transfer of power’ at the top
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:47 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): In his last briefing as the top United Nations official in Iraq, Ján Kubiš updated the Security Council on the country’s post-election political settlement, commending the “exemplary peaceful transfer of power” between Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his successor, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who was sworn in at the end of October.
UN receives ‘Humanium’ wristwatch gift, symbolizing peaceful transformation
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:43 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): On Friday, the United Nations disarmament chief was presented with a watch that does more than just tell the time. Made from “Humanium” – a metal processed from confiscated firearms in El Salvador – it symbolizes how peaceful transformation can be wrought from bloody conflict.
United States: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly California wildfires
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:40 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep sadness” over the loss of lives and damages caused by devastating wildfires in the state of California in the United States.
Gaza: deadly violence continues to escalate, top UN officials work to restore calm
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): As violence in the Gaza Strip is once again flaring up reportedly following a raid and bombings by Israeli forces and multiple rocket launches from inside the Palestinian enclave, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Tuesday that he was following developments closely, while his Special Coordinator for the region, Nickolay Mladenov, works with all sides to try and restore calm.
UN food agency appeals for access to key storage facility amid fight for Hudaydah
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): UN humanitarian agency the World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for access to a key storage facility in the port of Hudaydah, which is now under the control of a Saudi-led military coalition that supports the internationally recognized Government.
Several pilots report UFOs sightings off Irish coast, authorities start investigation
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:28 am
London, Nov 14 (IBNS): In a strange development, the Irish Aviation Authority has started investigating after receiving reports of sightings of unidentified flying objects and bright lights off the coast of Ireland, media reports said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka: SC stays proclamation dissolving Parliament
Nov 13, 2018, at 06:54 pm
Colombo, Nov 13 (IBNS): In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order till Dec 7, staying the proclamation issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve parliament.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Malaysia on Nov 21
Nov 13, 2018, at 04:34 pm
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Malaysia on Nov 21, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves 11 hurt
Nov 13, 2018, at 03:57 pm
Kabul, Nov 13 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Tuesday left at least 11 people injured, media reports said.
Canada in talks with Pakistan over Asia Bibi, says Canada PM Trudeau in Paris
Nov 13, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Paris, Nov 13 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is talking with Pakistan over Asia Bibi, whose acquittal of charges of blasphemy sparked massive row in South Asia, media reports said.
UN experts concerned over racial bias in Dutch child welfare system
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Nov 13 (IBNS): The Dutch authorities have been accused by UN experts of racism in the country’s welfare system, after seven children of African descent were forcibly removed from their parents.
Marginalized voices must be ‘included and amplified’ in digital technology space: UN Chief
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:07 am
New York, Nov 13 (IBNS): New thinking is needed to better address deep gender gaps in access to digital technologies, seek out networks of the increasingly active elderly population, and support young people facing a rapidly transforming labour market, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates on Monday, at the 2018 Internet Governance Forum (IGF), hosted in Paris by the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Rohingya returns only ‘at their freely expressed wish’ – UN refugee chief
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, Nov 13 (IBNS): Returns of Rohingya refugees, forced to flee their homes due to widespread and systematic violence in northern Myanmar, “should only take place at their freely expressed wish” the United Nations top refugee official has stressed, amid concerns that conditions at places of origin are not yet conducive to safe, dignified and sustainable returns.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad in Paris
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Paris, Nov 12 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad in France's capital city Paris.
Afghanistan: Kabul suicide attack kills 8
Nov 12, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as a suicide attack hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : 56 militants killed, wounded in Kunduz clash
Nov 12, 2018, at 02:06 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS) :The Afghan Military in the North claims at least 56 militants have been killed or wounded during a clash with the security forces in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:45 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” a strengthening of international cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders at the Paris Peace Forum on Sunday, commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Somalia: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in which dozens were killed or injured
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): The members of the United Nations Security Council, on Saturday, condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Friday’s car bomb attack in Somalia, in which dozens of innocent women, children and men were killed or injured, and reiterated that any acts of terrorism are "criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed".
Saddened by death and devastation in California fires: Pompeo
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:22 am
Washington, Nov 12 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he is saddened by the loss of lives in wildfires which hit California in recent times.
Afghanistan: Talibans kill 10 commandos
Nov 11, 2018, at 10:10 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A coordinated Taliban attack in Jaghori district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan left at least ten commandos and 15 civilians killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Australia strawberry needle scare: 50-year-old woman arrested
Nov 11, 2018, at 05:58 pm
Sydney, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Queensland Police Service has said it has charged a 50-year-old woman following a complex investigation into the alleged contamination of strawberries in Queensland.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party
Nov 11, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Colombo, Nov 11 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka, country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), media reports said.
California wildfires: Death toll touches 25
Nov 11, 2018, at 04:32 pm
California, Nov 11 (IBNS): The death toll in the wildfires that hit California state in the US touched 25, media reports said on Sunday.
Nov 11, 2018, at 04:20 pm
New York, Nov 11 (IBNS): “Outraged” by the “unconscionable toll” caused by the escalation of hostilities in Yemen, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Saturday, urged the warring parties and those supplying them with weapons, to take immediate steps to end the suffering of civilians.
California wildfires: Nine killed, 250000 flee from homes
Nov 10, 2018, at 06:23 pm
California, Nov 10 (IBNS): A destructive fire hit north and south California and left at least nine people killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka: US, UK express concern
Nov 10, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): The US government has expressed its concern over the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of dissolving the Parliament on Friday.
Nov 10, 2018, at 11:50 am
Moscow, Nov 10 (IBNS): For the first time since the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijacking in 1999, India on Friday shared a table with the Taliban to have talks on peace in Afghanistan hosted by Russia where for the first time the Taliban militants are participants.
UN nuclear watchdog will help verify DPRK nuclear programme, if agreement forthcoming
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): North Korea’s continuing nuclear programme is clearly in violation of Security Council resolutions and “deeply regrettable,” the United Nations top nuclear official has said.
Somalis ‘will not be deterred’ by Friday’s terror attacks – UN chief
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Following Friday’s bomb attacks and gunfire in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, UN Chief António Guterres on Friday expressed his faith that Somalis “will not be deterred” in their pursuit of lasting peace and political stability.
On Kristallnacht anniversary, UN chief urges renewed fight against 'crime' of anti-Semitism
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Political leaders have not yet taken up their responsibility to speak out loudly against neo-Nazism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise.