Apr 26, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site.
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:47 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018.
Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Marking World Malaria Day, the head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday stressed the need to get the global response against the disease back on track while acknowledging progress that had helped avert millions of malaria deaths, especially among children, since 2000.
UN enlists youth in combat against violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): With one in four of the world’s 1.2 billion youth affected by some sort of violence or armed conflict, the United Nations on Tuesday launched a project to support new, youth-driven initiatives in education, science, culture and the media to prevent violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia
UN-EU conference on future of Syria opens in Brussels with urgent call for international support
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:21 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): With the conflict in Syria into its eighth bloody year and human suffering worsening by the day, the United Nations and partners on Tuesday made a major appeal for additional funds, as well as for reinvigorating the stalled UN-led Geneva talks.
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization a priority, because more than one million children still die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Nicaragua: UN chief calls on all sides to exercise restraint in wake of protests
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his concern about the casualties in recent protests in Nicaragua, and called for restraint on all sides.
World leaders gather at UN to renew commitment to build and sustain peace
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:12 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Calling for more diplomacy, dialogue and mediation to head off conflicts before they break out, United Nations officials urged a gathering of world leaders on Tuesday to help strengthen a new approach to sustaining peace, which aims to put prevention at the heart of the UN’s work.
New UN-backed action plan promotes hiring of refugees
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): A newly-launched action plan that encourages employers to expand job opportunities for refugees aims to be a “win-win situation” for both sides, as well as host communities, according to a senior United Nations official.
Armenia: Welcoming peaceful nature of protests, UN chief asks for continued stability
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:05 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Following the resignation of Armenia’s Prime Minister in the wake of mass protests, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the continued respect of the rule of law and human rights, as well as for the maintenance of peace and stability in Armenia and the wider region.
Yemen: President's assassination will not break the will of the Yemeni people, says Houthi leader
Apr 24, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Sana'a, Apr 24 (IBNS): Abdulmalik Al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement, said in a televised speech that the assassination of party President Saleh al-Sammad will not break the will of his countrymen.
A new bond with nature is goal of UN’s Mother Earth Day celebration
Apr 24, 2018, at 02:05 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): Harmony with Nature – living a better quality of life while minimizing the use of toxic materials and preserving natural resources – was the focus of the International Mother Earth Day celebration Monday at the United Nations.
Security sector reform ‘core element’ of sustaining peace, say top UN officials
Apr 24, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): Top United Nations officials have underscored the importance of security sector reform, which they say could mean the difference between peace and conflict, and between life and death.
UN chief condemns airstrikes on civilians in Yemen; calls for prompt, transparent investigation
Apr 24, 2018, at 02:00 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a prompt, effective and transparent investigation into recent airstrikes on civilians in Yemen, which claimed at least 50 lives, including children, and injured many others.
At development financing forum, top UN officials urge breakaway from ‘short-termism’
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:58 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): The United Nations will support countries’ path to sustainable development by brokering partnerships, pursuing innovative finance, leveraging resources and building the necessary capacities, senior officials said Monday, highlighting the need for a change of mind-set from “short-termism” to long-term investments.
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:55 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): The United Nations disarmament chief said on Monday that the world today faces similar challenges to the context that gave birth to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and that the threat of use of nuclear weapons is growing.
Youth ‘the missing peace’ to tackling global challenges, UN envoy tells Security Council
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:52 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): Tapping the potential and creativity of young people is indispensable to prevent conflict and build peace, the United Nations youth envoy said Monday, urging governments to create conditions that allow their meaningful participation in civic and political lives.
Unity in Security Council was key to recent easing of tensions on Korean Peninsula – UN chief
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:49 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): The unity within the Security Council played an essential role in creating the positive momentum that led to a decision by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the United Nations chief said Monday, noting however that the 15-member body has so far failed to achieve such unity to tackle the Syrian crisis.
Imprisoned Egyptian photojournalist to receive UN press freedom prize
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): A photojournalist who has been in jail for nearly five years after being arrested for covering a demonstration in Cairo has been selected to receive this year’s press freedom prize from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to third child, British leaders congratulate
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:32 am
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): A new member joined the Royal family in Britain on Monday when the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy in a London hospital.
Theresa May greets Kate Middleton and Prince William for giving birth to baby boy
Apr 24, 2018, at 01:11 am
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May has greeted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, for giving birth to a baby boy on Monday.
Kate Middleton gives birth to baby boy, family welcomes new born
Apr 24, 2018, at 12:40 am
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has given birth to a baby boy at St Mary's Hospital in London on Monday.
Paris attacks suspect jailed for 20 years in Belgium
Apr 23, 2018, at 10:24 pm
Brussels, Apr 23 (IBNS): In a significant development, a Belgium court on Monday jailed 2015 Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam for 20 years over a gunfight that led to his arrest.
Road mishap in Saudi Arabia kills 4 Britons
Apr 23, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Riyadh, Apr 23 (IBNS): A coach crash in Saudi Arabia has left at least four Britons dead, media reports said.
Duchess of Cambridge Catherine admitted to hospital
Apr 23, 2018, at 09:04 pm
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): The Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, who is expecting her third child, has been admitted to hospital, officials said.
Kate Middleton goes into labour, pregnant with third child
Apr 23, 2018, at 07:41 pm
London, Apr 23 (IBNS): The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, has reportedly gone in labour.
Guterres hails predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as ‘my reference and my inspiration’
Apr 23, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday described his predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld as his “fundamental inspiration,” who should be regarded as the “central reference” point for the whole United Nations ideal today.
UN chief condemns fatal shooting of International Red Cross staffer in Yemen
Apr 23, 2018, at 01:47 pm
New York, Apr 23 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s killing of a senior staff member working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, who was attacked while travelling in a vehicle on the outskirts of Taiz.