New Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria drive more than 7,000 into Chad-UN
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:33 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The number of Nigerian refugees seeking safety in Chad has almost quadrupled over the past 10 days after attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria uprooted thousands, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
Mali: UN Mission condemns attack that wounded seven peacekeepers
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:58 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has condemned the attack on its peacekeepers near the Kidal airstrip this morning, when one of its vehicles struck an explosive device.
Senior UN envoy meets with Libyan stakeholders, warns 'time running out' to resolve crisis
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The top United Nations official in Libya, in discussions with the strife-torn North African nation’s leaders and stakeholders, has warned that time may be running out to put an end to the political and security crisis, stressing that it is extremely important to "freeze fire" so that political dialogue can begin.
UN rights chief urges more global attention to 'wanton' violence in Yemen
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:41 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official appealed on Fridayfor more international attention to be focused on Yemen and the plight of Yemenis as deepening insecurity and “utterly intolerable†violence in the country continue to wreak a terrible toll on civilians.
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Paris attack suspects killed as crisis ends with four hostages' deaths
Jan 10, 2015, at 07:50 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): The double hostage crisis in France came to an end on Friday as police gunned down the three hostage takers, including the two brothers suspected of a massacre in the magazine office of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, in separate incidents, but four hostages also lost their lives in the standoff while a fifth hostage could be saved from their clutches. officials said.
UN probe says South Sudan attacks 'nadir' of conflict marked by abuses, rights violations
Jan 10, 2015, at 04:16 am
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued a report on Friday saying there are reasonable grounds to believe that at least 353 civilians were murdered and another 250 wounded in attacks in the capitals of Unity state and Jonglei state between 15 April and 17 April last year.
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France: Double hostage crisis ends, gunmen killed
Jan 10, 2015, at 04:10 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): The double hostage crisis in France came to an end on Friday as the three hostage takers, including the two brothers suspected to be involved in the Charlie Hebdo shootings, have been killed by security forces, media reports said.
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Police launch assault where Charlie Hebdo attack suspects are holed up
Jan 10, 2015, at 03:37 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): Gunshots and explosions were heard at the printworks warehouse north of France capital Paris where two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo shootings are holding a hostage, media reports said on Friday.
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France witnesses double hostage crisis
Jan 10, 2015, at 03:11 am
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS): France is facing another crisis situation with double hostage crisis shaking the peace of the country on Friday with the police cornering the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects in Dammartin-en-Goele town while another gunman taking hostages at a Kosher supermarket in Paris.
Police close on terrorist borthers in France
Jan 09, 2015, at 10:17 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) Police on Friday were close on the two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo massacre as a joint force cordoned off Dammartin-en-Goele, a small town in the northeast of Paris and a military helicopter landed near a wathehouse where theywere thought to be holed up.
Operation underway to capture Charlie Hebdo suspects
Jan 09, 2015, at 08:46 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Friday said an operation is underway to capture the two suspects- both brothers- in the massacre of journalists and cartoonists in the office of Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine two days ago.
Darfur: UN receives reports of significant civilian displacement
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:40 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The United Nations Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday said that it has received reports of significant civilian displacement in Sudan's North Darfur and South Darfur states.
Senior UN official warns Security Council of 'fragile political situation' in West African countries
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:38 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) West Africa’s political landscape remains delicate as nations across the region continue to grapple with insecurity, terrorist threats and tensions ahead of a busy election cycle, the United Nations senior official there told the Security Council this afternoon.
'We need to find a way to live together,' says UN chief in special plea for tolerance
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:33 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) Making an impassioned appeal for tolerance, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for understanding among all communities to heal the tensions within societies – a particularly poignant plea following yesterday’s horrific attack on the staff at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and in the face of ongoing sectarian violence across Africa’s Sahel region being fuelled by Boko Haram.
Security Council calls on DR Congo leader to approve joint action to 'neutralize' rebels
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:30 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The Security Council on Thursday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “swiftly approve†plans to begin joint operations between the Congolese military and the United Nations peacekeeping force to “neutralize†a rebel group with a long history of heinous crimes in the eastern regions of the vast country.
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) Top United Nations officials on Wednesday attended a special screening in New York of the movie Selma, about the historic struggle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s marches from Selma to Montgomery Alabama that led to United States President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:24 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looked forward to a “year of opportunity,†as he briefed the 193-Member United Nations General Assembly on his priorities for 2015, and called for transformative global action that would ensure sustainable development and human dignity for all.
'Gaps left by our fallen staff members can never be filled' - UN chief
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:21 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) At a solemn event at United Nations Headquarters this morning,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon honoured colleagues killed on duty, as he explained that while demand for humanitarian workers is growing at an unprecedented rate, direct attacks against those vital actors are on the rise.
UN and partners stress need for end to political impasse in Haiti before week's end
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:17 pm
New York, Jan 9 (JEN) Less than a week before the Parliament in Haiti becomes dysfunctional, the United Nations and its international partners noted with deep concern that no solution to the political crisis has yet been found.
UN mourns slain French cartoonists
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:12 pm
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The United Nations agency tasked with defending freedom of expression, in solidarity with France, joined the country on Thursday in mourning those killed in the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine.
AirAsia QZ 8501: SAR team confirms recovery of aircraft tail
Jan 08, 2015, at 11:33 pm
Surabaya, Jan 8 (IBNS): The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia on Thursday confirmed that the SAR team retrieved a visual confirmation of the tail part of ill-fated QZ 8501's aircraft.
Terror dogs France as policewoman killed :'Jihadi' brothers located
Jan 08, 2015, at 11:23 pm
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS) The two brothers, suspected to be the main culprits in the massacre of 12 people in Wednesday's attack on Charlie Hebbdo, were reportedly located as France continued to be dogged by 24 hours of terror with a gunman killing a woman police officer and explosion and shootings taking place in several areas.
Woman officer dies in second Paris shooting
Jan 08, 2015, at 09:05 pm
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): After the horrifying attack on a satirical magazine in Paris killing several journalists a day ago by suspected Islamic radicals, another attack was reported in the French capital region on Thursday killing a woman police officer.
Second terror attack in Paris, shots fired at cops
Jan 08, 2015, at 08:33 pm
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): After the horrifying attack on a satirical magazine in Paris killing several journalists a day ago by suspected Islamic radicals, another attack was reported in the French capital on Thursday.
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Paris attack: 1 suspect surrenders
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:37 pm
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): One of the three suspected gunmen, who had carried out a brutal attack on the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, has surrended, media reports said.
UNICEF uses electronic vouchers to give Syrian refugee children access to winter clothes
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) As Jordan braces for a winter storm in the next few days, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), on Wednesday launched a winter cash assistance programme to provide vulnerable Syrian refugee children in Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps with monetary assistance to allow their families to buy them winter clothes.
Yemen: Ban condemns deadly attack on police academy, calls for accountability
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:32 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms today’s attack against a policy academy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and called for the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice.
Ban outraged by 'horrendous and cold-blooded' attack on French magazine
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned the appalling and "cold-blooded crime" committed by terrorists who attacked the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which news reports indicate killed 10 media workers and two police officers.
UN report: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) War across large swathes of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
In phone call with DR Congo President, Ban urges 'decisive action' against armed group
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a phone call with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President, Joseph Kabila, on Wednesday appealed for decisive action against the armed group FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), after it failed to surrender on deadline.