Renewal of cross-border aid operation critical to northern Syria: UN relief chief
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN humanitarian official was in the Security Council on Wednesday to appeal for the renewal of an operation that delivers life-saving food and other aid relief to some four million civilians in northern Syria.
UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: To help ensure the most-consumed foods don’t disappear in the face of the climate crisis, farmers must cultivate crops able to resist environmental shocks and other stresses, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) highlighted in a new set of conservation guidelines published on Thursday.
Bolivia crisis: UN chief sends envoy to support peace, amidst renewed clashes
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York/IBNS: UN chief António Guterres announced on Thursday that he had appointed a Personal Envoy who would be travelling to Bolivia later in the day, to offer support to national leaders, following the departure of former president, Evo Morales.
Human rights experts call for ‘paradigm shift’ on arbitrary detention in Qatar
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: A group of independent UN human rights experts is calling for a “paradigm shift” in Qatar to protect people in the Gulf State from arbitrary detention.
Police suspect university in Hong Kong of turning into 'Weapons Factory' amid clashes
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Police in Hong Kong shared on Wednesday their suspicions that the Chinese University of Hong Kong was used to stock or make weapons after hundreds of petrol bombs were thrown on its campus during Tuesday’s violent clashes between protesters and police officers.
Islamic Jihad group says 5 militants killed in clashes with Israel over 24 hours
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Gaza/Sputnik/UNI: Gaza-based Palestinian militants group Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said on Wednesday that five of its militants had been killed over the past 24 hours during an armed confrontation with Israeli forces.
Grenade explosion at festival in Southeastern Myanmar kills 4: Reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Four people were killed and another 10 sustained injuries in a grenade explosion that happened during a festival devoted to the end of the rainy season in southeastern Myanmar, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a local charity group.
US launches probe into Google's medical data project Nightingale: reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Health Department had opened a federal inquiry into tech giant Google’s Project Nightingale, which aims to collect and analyze personal medical data, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Rocket blast kills child in Syria’s Aleppo – Russian Military
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A child has been killed by rocket fire in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Syria reconciliation center said Tuesday.
Former police officer shoots 2 people dead in Thai court - Reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:25 am
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: A retired Thai police major general, involved in a long-term lawsuit related to a land dispute, shot his opponent and his lawyer dead right in the courtroom of Chanthaburi province before being killed by a police guard, Thai media reported on Tuesday.
Death toll from Israeli air strikes near Gaza strip rises to 10 - Health Ministry
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:17 am
Gaza/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip has grown to 10, the spokeswoman for the enclave's Health Ministry, Wafaa Yagi, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York/IBNS: Spotlighting the role of targeted investment and innovation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with special focus on ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Digital Economy,’ the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum kicked off on Tuesday in the Bahraini capital, Manama.
UN spotlights ‘explosive’ obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York/IBNS: Since 1975, adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean region has tripled, while one in four are going hungry, according to figures published by the UN on Tuesday.
Nairobi summit: Women’s empowerment a ‘game changer’ for sustainable development
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: The global goal of a sustainable future for all cannot be achieved until women, girls and young people gain control over their own bodies and lives, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told world leaders meeting in Nairobi on Tuesday.
Quality education an ‘essential pillar’ of a better future, says UN chief
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Education is an “essential pillar” to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN chief António Guterres told an audience on Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization, ahead of the agency’s General Conference.
‘Forgotten’ pneumonia epidemic kills more children than any other disease
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York/IBNS: Pneumonia, an entirely preventable disease, kills more children than any other illness in the world, one child every 39 seconds. But although that statistic is well known, funding to improve survival rates continues to come up short, the UN and partners warned on Tuesday, World Pneumonia Day.
UN chief welcomes decision to delay formation of South Sudan unity government
Nov 13, 2019, at 08:54 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the decision to push back the deadline for the formation of a unity Government in South Sudan.
UK opposition Labour says suffered large cyberattack ahead of general election - Reports
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK main opposition party Labour said on Tuesday their online platforms had suffered a large-scale cyberattack, according to Sky News broadcaster.
UK PM calls emergency COBRA meeting over England floods
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:53 pm
London/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will convene on Tuesday emergency government consultations over the severe flooding situation that has affected the northern and central parts of England, the prime minister's spokesperson said.
Israeli Forces' strike kills commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Group in Gaza
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people, including the commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, Baha Abu Al Ata, were killed as a result of an Israeli strike at his home, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
25 years on from landmark conference, millions of women and girls still in danger: UN deputy chief
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Deputy Secretary-General has called for gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights to be integrated at the heart of global efforts to achieve a sustainable future for all.
Multilateralism must weather 'challenges of today and tomorrow' Guterres tells Paris Peace Forum
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York/IBNS: In a speech to the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that to thrive, multilateralism had to adapt, mindful that “conflicts persist, creating suffering and displacement: our world is unsettled”.
New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:09 am
New York/IBNS: More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America are set to benefit from a UN project to help tackle climate change through better forestry management.
Chinese institutions fined 189 mln yuan for money laundering
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese central bank has handed out hefty fines to financial institutions for money laundering practices as the government steps up efforts to counter such activities.
Assad says top US officials admitted supporting Al-Qaeda, making it proxy in Syrian war
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Top government officials in the United States admitted long ago their support of al-Qaeda terrorist organization (banned in Russia), which has grown to be a US proxy in its fight against other countries, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the RT broadcaster.
UN chief appeals to Bolivian parties to ensure credible elections as President Evo Morales resigns
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all concerned parties in Bolivia to “refrain from violence, reduce tension and exercise maximum restraint” in the wake of the resignation of President Evo Morales earlier on Sunday.
2 killed in shelling in Libya's Tripoli
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:04 am
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: Shelling has killed two people in south of the capital Tripoli, which is under armed conflict between the UN-backed government and the eastern-based army, said a statement on Sunday.
Over 300 die in protests in Iraq
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 319 people died in anti-government demonstrations since early October in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday.
Over 300 people killed in nationwide anti-government protests in Iraq: Rights Group
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: More than 300 people died and nearly 15,000 were injured during ongoing anti-government protests across Iraq since October, Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said on Sunday.
Over 800 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military
Nov 10, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 800 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Sunday.