Yemen: ‘A great first step’ UN declares as aid team accesses grain silo which can feed millions
Feb 28, 2019, at 12:35 pm
New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): The first assessment of a major UN aid storage facility in war-torn Yemen has been carried out since it was cut off by fighting last September, the Organization reported on Wednesday, hailing it as “a great first step”.
Egypt's transport minister resigns over deadly train fire
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Cairo, Feb 27 (Xinhua) The Egyptian cabinet accepted on Wednesday the resignation of Transport Minister Hesham Arafat over the deadly train fire that killed at least 20 people, the Egyptian state TV reported.
UAE donates 500 mln dollars to Yemen
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:55 pm
Dubai, Feb 27 (Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will donate 500 million dollars to Yemen in 2019, a UAE minister said at a conference called "Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen," which is organized by the United Nations.
All Spanish parties opposing possible military intervention in Venezuela: PM
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Moscow, Feb 27 (Sputnik) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that all parliamentary groups in the country were opposing possible foreign military intervention in Venezuela.
Hanoi Summit: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un meet, shake hands
Feb 27, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Hanoi, Feb 27 (IBNS): In a major move, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have begun their second summit in Vietnam city Hanoi on Wednesday.
'Protracted crisis' in Venezuela leads to ‘alarming escalation of tensions': UN political chief
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): The “protracted crisis” in Venezuela has led to an “alarming escalation of tensions”, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN’s political and peacebuilding chief, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:31 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to release from detention a terminally ill woman who they say has been “reportedly subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment” so that she can “live her last days of life, in dignity”.
Syria still suffering ‘staggering levels’ of humanitarian need, Security Council hears
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:29 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): “Staggering levels” of humanitarian need persist throughout Syria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Security Council members on Tuesday.
With 10 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’, donors pledge $2.6 billion
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): Donors have pledged $2.6 billion to provide urgently needed support to millions of Yemeni civilians facing an “overwhelming humanitarian calamity” after nearly four years of brutal war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
Egypt train station fire leaves 20 dead
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Cairo, Feb 27 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in Egypt's main railway station in Cairo city and left at least 20 people killed media reports said.
Blast in residential building in Kazakhstan kills at least 2 people: Emergency Service
Feb 27, 2019, at 01:12 pm
Almaty, Feb 27 (Sputnik/IBNS): At least two people have been killed in southern Kazakhstan as a result of an explosion that hit a residential building early on Wednesday.
Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as Nigerian President
Feb 27, 2019, at 10:10 am
Abuja, Feb 27 (UNI) The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Wednesday announced Muhammadu Buhari as the President of Nigeria, following the collation of results of the February 23 election, local media reported.
On first overseas visit after Balakot strike, Sushma Swaraj holds talks with Chinese counterpart
Feb 27, 2019, at 10:03 am
Wuzhen (China), Feb 27 (UNI/IBNS) Visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here.
Myanmar military take over militant training camp in western Rakhine state
Feb 27, 2019, at 09:54 am
Yangon, Feb 27 (Xinhua) Myanmar armed forces have taken over a training camp of ethnic militant group Arakan Army (AA) in the western Rakhine state after several clashes, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services late Tuesday.
8 injured in buried bomb blast in Myanmar's western state
Feb 27, 2019, at 09:45 am
Yangon, Feb 27 (Xinhua) Eight people have been injured after a buried bomb exploded in Kyaukphyu township of Myanmar's Rakhine state, local police said Wednesday.
Pakistan must take urgent action against terror groups in its territory: Australia
Feb 26, 2019, at 08:13 pm
Canberra, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Australian government has expressed worry over the deteriorating relation between the nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, especially in the wake of the February 14 attack in Pulwama that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Bangladesh: Suspected flight hijacker buried in Narayanganj
Feb 26, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi person, who allegedly tried to hijack a Biman’s BG-147 flight on Sunday in Chittagong, was buried in Narayanganj on Tuesday, media reports said.
Darfur peace process at a ‘standstill’ as demonstrations against Sudanese Government continue
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:28 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Sudan’s President Omar Bashir may have declared a country-wide “cessation of hostilities” but in the face of continuing nationwide protests against his rule, the peace process in Darfur has “once again” come to a standstill, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
‘Informing is not a crime’ UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:24 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell important stories, UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday that freedom of the press was increasingly “shrinking” worldwide, and called on decision-makers to better protect journalists and media workers.
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): The UK Government is “under an obligation” to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago “as rapidly as possible” the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial body of the UN, stated in an Advisory Opinion released on Monday. The Opinion calls the continued administration of the archipelago “unlawful,” and “a wrongful act.”
Not a single child spared the ‘mind-boggling violence’ of Yemen's war
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Four years of “mind-boggling violence” in Yemen “has not spared a single child”, a top UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official said on Monday, on the eve of a pledging conference in Geneva to help alleviate the suffering of millions across the country.
Make progress or risk redundancy, UN chief warns world disarmament body
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): A new global vision for arms control is needed and States must not “sleepwalk” into a new nuclear arms race, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.
Joint UN-Red Cross appeal to end rising sexual violence as a weapon of war
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Sexual violence in conflict - and the stigma that survivors often face - must be addressed urgently, UN chief António Guterres said on Monday, in a joint appeal for more funding and international action, together with the head of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer.
Youth, indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees boost hope for human rights: Guterres
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): People’s rights are under fire “in many parts of the globe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Human Rights Council on Monday, before insisting that he was not “losing hope”, thanks to the progress made by powerful grassroots movements for social justice.
UK to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah as terrorist group
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:37 pm
London, Feb 25 (UNI): The United Kingdom will ban Lebanese organisation Hezbollah in is entirety, along with Ansar ul Islam and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), both mainly operating in Africa, as terrorist organisations, the UK Home Office said in a statement on Monday.
China mine accident: Death toll rises to 22
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:40 pm
Beijing, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The death toll from a coal mine accident in north China's Mongolia has risen to 22 after one injured- died, local authorities said on Monday.
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): As tensions escalated on Saturday at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within the country itself, resulting in the death and injury of various civilians, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, and the head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, expressed their shock and appealed for calm.
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Preparations are being finalized at the UN for a $4.2 billion appeal to scale up help to millions of people in Yemen, where years of war have created the world’s worst humanitarian emergency.
UK Parliament will hold another vote on Brexit deal by Mar 12, pledges May
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm
London, Feb 24 (UNI): UK Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday that the country's parliament would hold another vote on London's Brexit deal by March 12, after the government makes another attempt to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with Brussels.
Mali: UN mourns three Guinean peacekeepers killed, condemns attack 'in strongest terms'
Feb 24, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New York, Feb 24 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms the attack against vehicles of the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which took place on Friday and in which three "blue helmets" from Guinea were killed and at least another injured.