More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:23 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
Brexit: Theresa May narrowly survives vote of no-confidence
Jan 17, 2019, at 10:41 am
London, Jan 17 (IBNS): Crushing the Opposition's call for the General Elections, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no-confidence, which was brought by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, narrowly on Wednesday, media reports said.
After deal defeat, Theresa May faces no-confidence over Brexit
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:24 pm
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): After getting her Brexit deal historically rejected a day ago, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday is facing a vote of no-confidence moved by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, media reports said.
Nairobi hotel siege over: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
Jan 16, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday confirmed that the siege by suspected terrorists at a hotel compound in Nairobi city is over.
Britain's lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019, at 11:05 am
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): UK lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May had negotiated with the European Union, said reports.
Kenya: Death toll in Nairobi attack touches 6
Jan 16, 2019, at 10:20 am
Nairobi, Jan 16 (IBNS): The death toll in an attack by suspected terrorists in a Kenya hotel has touched six, media reports said.
Advancing multilateralism goes ‘hand-in-hand’ with work of the UN
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Revitalizing the United Nations to “strengthen a multilateral rule-based world order” tops a list of priorities the General Assembly President told UN Member States on Tuesday.
Migration surge leaves children stranded, begging on Djibouti’s streets
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Begging, scrubbing cars or selling themselves on the street for sex are a way of life for many children in Djibouti, according to a survey released by the International Organization Migration (IOM) on Tuesday.
‘Historic’ moment: Palestine takes reins of UN coalition of developing countries
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Acknowledging “a long road ahead” on the United Nations ambitious agenda, Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Tuesday “the historic leadership of the state of Palestine” as the new Chair of the Group of 77’s (G77).
Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘horrible terrorist act’ in Nairobi
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Following a deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, condemned the act and said they stand in solidarity with the Kenyan people.
International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Former President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo has been cleared of crimes against humanity in Côte d’Ivoire by the International Criminal Court (ICC), it announced on Tuesday.
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Conditions in a makeshift Syrian camp near the border with Jordan are “increasingly desperate” and “have become a matter of life and death”, United Nations officials warned on Tuesday, after at least eight children died there from extreme cold and a lack of medical care.
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Thousands of families in conflict-affected communities south of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah in Yemen have received aid for the first time since last July, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
UK Parliament rejects Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:12 am
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered a massive defeat in the Brexit deal as it has been rejected by the country's Parliament by 230 votes.
Jan 15, 2019, at 11:03 pm
Nairobi, Jan 15 (IBNS): At least one person was killed when suspected terrorists attacked a luxury hotel complex in Kenya's Nairobi city on Tuesday even as authorities fight to regain control of the upscale compound.
Kenya: Somali-based militant group claims hotel attack in Nairobi
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:10 pm
Nairobi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Somali-based militant group al-Shabab has claimed the DusitD2 hotel attack, which took place in Kenyan city of Nairobi on Tuesday, media reports said.
Kenya: Blasts, gunfire near Nairobi hotel
Jan 15, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Nairobi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Explosions and gunfire have been reported from close to a hotel complex in Kenyan city of Nairobi on Tuesday, media reports said.
The egg instagram account officially breaks Kylie Jenner's most-liked photo record
Jan 15, 2019, at 02:37 pm
Washington DC, Jan 15 (IBNS) : A photo of an egg has supplanted Kylie Jenner as the most-liked Instagram post of all time.
UN refugee agency ‘deeply shocked’ at stabbing death of ‘deeply courageous’ Polish mayor
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS): The Mayor of the historic port city of Gdansk in Poland, has died in hospital after being stabbed at a televised charity event on Sunday, prompting the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, to issue a statement on Monday praising him as “a deeply courageous, moral leader, who showed the way in helping refugees and migrants to integrate”.
Ahead of street protests, UN rights chief urges Guatemalan Government to respect democratic freedoms
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS): With demonstrations expected to take place in various Guatemalan cities on Monday and Tuesday, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, is urging the Guatemalan Government to guarantee freedom of expression and opinion, and the right to peaceful assembly and association.
World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS): Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to die prematurely or fall victim to poverty, trafficking and slavery, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.
UN welcomes progress in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia naming dispute
Jan 14, 2019, at 08:35 am
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS): The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the naming dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Matthew Nimetz, has welcomed the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia parliament’s decision to ratify an agreement on a new name for the latter country, following a dispute that has lasted some 28 years.
Minor Arab girl suffers injury after falling from UAE building
Jan 13, 2019, at 07:07 pm
Dubai, Jan 13 (IBNS): An Arab girl was injured after she fell from the second floor of an apartment unit in Fujairah's Dibba in the UAE, media reports said on Sunday
Drunk man stabs Indian roommate to death in Dubai
Jan 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Dubai, Jan 13 (IBNS): A drunk man in Dubai city allegedly assaulted his Indian roommate and unintentionally caused his death, media reports said.
Saudi teen Rahaf arrives in Canada where she has been granted asylum
Jan 13, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Toronto: A Saudi teenager, who has been escaping from her family, has arrived in Canada after the nation granted her asylum.
China: Coal mine roof collapse leaves 21 dead in Shaanxi province
Jan 13, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Beijing, Jan 13 (IBNS): The roof of a coal mine collapsed in China's Shaanxi Province which left at least 21 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
UN anti-corruption body in Guatemala rebuts government’s reasons for expulsion order
Jan 13, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS): In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iván Velásquez, the senior UN official in charge of the International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) in Guatemela, has responded to the accusations made by the Government to justify its decision to expel the Commission from the country.
France: Explosion in Paris bakery leaves two firefighters dead
Jan 12, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Paris, Jan 12 (IBNS): At least two fire fighters were killed as an explosion rocked a bakery in the French city of Paris on Saturday, reports said.
France: Explosion in Paris bakery leaves 20 hurt
Jan 12, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Paris, Jan 12 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a bakery in Paris city of France on Saturday which left at least 20 people hurt, media reports said.
Libya: ‘Substantial civilian casualties’ in Derna, UN humanitarian chief ‘deeply concerned’
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:45 am
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS): Increasing hostilities in the oil-rich city of Derna are becoming an increasing source of concern said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya on Friday, following an intensification in fighting which has resulted in “substantial civilian casualties”.