Panama leak: Iceland PM resigns

Apr 06, 2016, at 03:22 am

Reykjavik, Apr 5 (IBNS): In a significant development since the Panama Papers leaks surfaced, Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday.

7 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Apr 05, 2016, at 10:41 pm

Kabul, Apr 5 (IBNS) A suicide attack in Siah Gird district of central Parwan province of Afghanistan has killed at least seven people on Tuesday, media reports said.

NZ nominates former PM Helen Clark for United Nations secretary-general

Apr 05, 2016, at 03:21 pm

Hamilton, Apr 4 (IBNS): New Zealand government has nominated country's ex-Prime Minister Helen Clark for the position of United Nations secretary-general.

UN sexual misconduct investigation in DR Congo finds violations and cases of abuse

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:29 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Findings of a United Nations Response Team tasked with investigating sexual abuse allegations committed by UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) indicate sex with minors along with paternity claims.

First-ever World Humanitarian Summit must usher in new era of global solidarity – UN chief

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:27 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Briefing Member States on preparations for the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Heads of State and Government to come to the event and deliver a strong message that “we will not accept the erosion of humanity which we see in the world on Monday.”

Disarmament Commission has ‘considerable potential’ to produce solid results – senior UN official

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:26 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite a “deepening paralysis and divisions within multilateral disarmament bodies,” and the fact that many are looking outside traditional United Nations forums for progress, the top official on the issue stressed on Monday that the UN Disarmament Commission has considerable potential to demonstrate that the existing disarmament machinery can produce results.

UN agency launches school meals programme for Lebanese and Syrian children

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:24 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A carton of milk or juice, locally-baked snacks and a piece of fruit are included in a school lunch that some children in Lebanon are receiving, as part of a meals programme launched by the United Nations food relief agency.

New UN Decade aims to eradicate hunger, prevent malnutrition

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:22 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Calling attention to the nearly 800 million chronically undernourished people and over two billion with micronutrient deficiencies, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2015 the start of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition.

Mine action an ‘investment in humanity,’ says Ban, calling for a world free of explosive remnants of war

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:20 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki moon on Monday called for a world free of the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war, stressing that those hazards prevent aid from reaching those in need, and endanger the lives of the displaced persons returning home and children going to school.

Israel halts cement deliveries into Gaza following allegations of diversion; UN envoy urges rapid resolution

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:16 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Middle East envoy on Monday the UN is working closely with Palestinian and Israeli authorities following Israel’s suspension of cement deliveries to private companies in the Gaza Strip “following allegations that a substantial amount had been diverted from its intended legitimate beneficiaries.”

Two years of conflict leaves 1.5 million people hungry in eastern Ukraine – UN agency

Apr 05, 2016, at 01:15 pm

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The two-year long conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 1.5 million people hungry, including almost 300,000 people who are severely food insecure and in need of immediate food assistance, the United Nations food relief agency said on Monday.

Imran Khan slams Nawaz Sharif over Panama leak

Apr 04, 2016, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad, Apr 4 (IBNS): Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Monday slammed country's PM Nawaz Sharif over the Panama papers leak.

Australia: Ex-Olympian charged over deaths of horses

Apr 04, 2016, at 08:54 pm

Melbourne, Apr 4 (IBNS): A former Australian Olympian wrestler has been charged with 92 animal cruelty offences after 22 horses were found dead on his Victorian property in Australia, media reports said on Sunday.

Heavy rains kill 57 in NW Pakistan, PoK

Apr 04, 2016, at 03:01 pm

Peshawar, Apr 4 (IBNS): Torrential rains which has hit Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan areas left at least 57 people dead.

Brussels airport reopens

Apr 04, 2016, at 01:52 am

Brussels, Apr 3 (IBNS): Days after militants attacked Brussels, the airport, which was one of the targets, reopened on Sunday.

4 Indians suspected of joining ISIS released by Syria

Apr 04, 2016, at 12:39 am

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): The Indian government on Sunday announced that it has managed to secure the release of four Indian nationals from Syria.

Brussels Airport restarting passenger flights today

Apr 03, 2016, at 10:34 pm

Brussels, Apr 3 (IBNS): Days after militant attack hit Belgium, Brussels Airport is all set to restart passenger flights on Sunday, officials said.

Russian Defence Ministry building catches fire, 50 evacuated

Apr 03, 2016, at 10:20 pm

Moscow, Apr 3 (IBNS): Russian defence ministry's building in Russian city Moscow caught fire on Sunday, media reports said.

As Nagorno-Karabakh violence flares, Ban urges 'immediate end to fighting'

Apr 03, 2016, at 12:24 pm

New York, Apr 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Deeply disturbed by the recent reports of large-scale ceasefire violations along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged all relevant parties to put an immediate end to the fighting and take urgent steps to de-escalate the situation.

Mass grave of IS victims uncovered in Palmyra

Apr 03, 2016, at 04:35 am

Damascus, Apr 2 (IBNS) Syrian troops have found a mass grave in Syria's Palmyra city, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan's SAPM meets Chinese Foreign Minister

Apr 02, 2016, at 11:16 pm

Islamabad, Apr 2 (IBNS) Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi, held a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of China, H.E. Wang Yi, on Saturday in Washington DC, on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS).

NATO Secretary General to visit the United States

Apr 02, 2016, at 10:29 pm

New York, Apr 2 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the United States from Monday to Thursday.

North Korea launches projectile?

Apr 02, 2016, at 05:01 pm

Seoul ,Apr 2 (IBNS): North Korea has launched a projectile on Friday, South Korean media reports said.

Security Council requests options on deploying UN police in crisis-torn Burundi

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:51 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Paving the way for enhanced United Nations engagement in Burundi, the Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explore with the Government and regional actors options for a police deployment “to increase UN capacity to monitor the security situation, advance the rule of law and promote respect for human rights” in the country.

Syria: UN advisor warns of 'lost momentum' and frustration in humanitarian access talks

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:49 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Diplomats are “very frustrated” about not being able to keep the early momentum in the humanitarian track of the intra-Syrian talks, a United Nations humanitarian mediator has warned.

Ebola: UN health agency reports new case in Liberia, as experimental vaccine used in Guinea

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:47 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Lab results confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in Liberia, the United Nations health agency on Friday announced, while an experimental vaccine against the virus is being used in parts of Guinea to contain the latest flare-up of the virus in that country.

Preparations underway 'at full speed' for intra-Yemeni peace talks, says UN envoy

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:45 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Preparations are underway “at full speed” for the next round of United Nations-brokered intra-Yemeni peace talks to start on 18 April in Kuwait, a UN envoy said on Friday.

UN refugee agency urges safeguard compliance before any returns begin under EU-Turkey deal

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:43 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged parties to the recent EU-Turkey agreement on refugees and migrants to ensure all safeguards are in place before any returns begin.

Ban welcomes joint China-US pledge to sign Paris climate accord in April

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:42 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint presidential statement on climate change by China and the United States announcing that both countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a special ceremony at UN Headquarters on 22 April, the first day the accord is open for signature.

Marking Autism Awareness Day, UN officials call for inclusive societies

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:39 pm

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the eve of the World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations officials highlighted the contributions to humanity by people with autism, noting that shunning them is a “violation of human rights” and a “waste of human potential.”