Sep 29, 2018, at 07:45 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Regularly threatened, attacked and killed, journalists are also being imprisoned in record numbers around the world, an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly highlighted on Friday. These practices undermine not only the fundamental human rights of the reporters themselves, but also the public’s right to receive and impart information, rights experts warn.
At UN, China says it will not be ‘blackmailed’ or yield to trade pressure
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:41 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): International trade is “win-win by nature” and should not be a zero-sum game, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told world leaders at the United Nations today, saying that China “will not be blackmailed or yield to pressure.”
Unfair, misapplied global policies stack odds against island States, Saint Lucia tells UN Assembly
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:39 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): At the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Allen Michael Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, painted a dire picture of the challenges natural hazards pose for small island developing States and middle-income countries, saying that while the international community widely acknowledges them, “little or nothing changes.”
South Sudan’s ‘relentless conflict’ leaves almost 60 per cent suffering desperate food crisis
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:36 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS):“Relentless conflict” in South Sudan has now left more than six million people facing crisis levels of hunger, three UN agencies have said, amid ongoing efforts to deliver aid to the war-weary country.
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:33 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): At the United Nations General Assembly’s annual debate on Friday, Albanian President, Ilir Meta told world leaders that “we continue to see the UN as a multilateral instrument through which peaceful international order is safeguarded.”
Conflict can lead to positive change, ‘if we learn from it’, South Sudan tells UN Assembly
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:30 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Drawing lessons from conflict – particularly the causes and ultimate resolution – can be a vehicle for positive change, South Sudan’s Vice-President told world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, highlighting his country’s efforts to ensure lasting peace.
Iraqi model, social media sensation Tara Fares shot dead in Baghdad
Sep 28, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Baghdad, Sept 28 (IBNS): A popular Iraqi model, who had also gained popularity on social media platforms, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Baghdad city of Iraq, media reports said on Friday.
Dutch police thwart major terror attack, arrest seven
Sep 28, 2018, at 12:06 pm
Amsterdam, Sept 28 (IBNS): Police in the Netherlands have stopped a major terror attack from happening, reports said.
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:34 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): As the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate reached its halfway mark on Thursday, one of the world’s longest-running and most intractable crises, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, almost as old as the UN itself, came into stark relief under the same roof with the two sides laying out diametrically opposed positions that have bedeviled peace efforts for over 70 years.
Now is the time for cooperative leadership, not nationalist rhetoric, Spain’s President says at UN
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:27 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The world is facing enormous global challenges, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of Spain, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, underscoring that these times “do not need nationalist or non-inclusive rhetoric.”
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:19 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Rules-based international order is under “great strain,” Donald Tusk, President of the European Council of the European Union (EU), told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, saying that his organization is “fighting intensely” to preserve it.
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:16 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): With collective will, compassion and humanity, world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly Hall have what it takes to deal with complex and worsening global challenges, the Indonesian Vice-President declared on Thursday.
At UN, Jamaica urges partnerships to tackle climate impacts, economic fragility in small islands
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:34 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Galvanizing an effective global fundraising campaign to address climate change and achieve sustainable economic growth is key for small island developing States, Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, told world leaders at the seventy-third United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
Donors come to UN agency’s aid with extra $118 million to help Palestine refugees
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:27 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): International donors on Thursday pledged an additional $118 million for the United Nations agency assisting Palestine refugees to help overcome what its chief called its “greatest and gravest financial crisis ever.”
Micronesia: Air Niugini plane comes down in lagoon
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:18 am
Palikir, Sept 28 (IBNS): A passenger aircraft came down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia, media reports said on Friday.
Donors come to UN agency’s aid with extra $118 million to help Palestine refugees
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): International donors on Thursday pledged an additional $118 million for the United Nations agency assisting Palestine refugees to help overcome what its chief called its “greatest and gravest financial crisis ever.”
At UN Assembly, Israel’s Netanyahu claims Iran harboring secret nuclear site
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Displaying photographs from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Iran of maintaining a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran, proving its intent to develop nuclear weapons despite the accord it reached with major powers in 2015.
New Zealand Prime Minister calls any breakdown of multilateralism ‘catastrophic’
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:07 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The collapse of multilateralism would be “catastrophic,” Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, said on Thursday in her first speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
Human rights ‘success stories’ shared at the UN to serve as example, and inspire others
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:04 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is 70 this year and since then, it’s helped improve the rights of vulnerable women, children and men worldwide. The “Good Human Rights Stories” initiative was launched by 14 countries and the European Union to highlight the strengthening of rights, and inspire nations worldwide to follow suit.
President of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia denounces move to change country’s name
Sep 28, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Reminding the General Assembly on Thursday that Macedonia had been a co-founder of the United Nations, Gjorge Ivanov, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, strongly rejected a referendum on changing the name of his country, calling it “a flagrant violation” of sovereignty.
Sierra Leone’s President ‘optimistic’ about country’s new direction as key reforms enacted
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): On Thursday, the newly-elected President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, told the United Nations, that “with a strong belief in a shared vision and a common destiny, Sierra Leoneans stand with the [international community] in meeting the world’s challenges.”
World leaders commit to continue UN fight against sexual exploitation and abuse
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): World leaders joined with United Nations entities on Thursday to reaffirm their continued personal commitment to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse across the Organization.
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Thursday called on the international community to provide the necessary development aid as the Caribbean island nation prepares for the transition nest year of the United Nations mission to a non-peacekeeping presence in the country.
‘Jerusalem is not for sale’ Palestinian President Abbas tells world leaders at UN Assembly
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:39 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, President Mahmoud Abbas declared that “Jerusalem is not for sale and the Palestinian people’s rights are not up for bargain.”
Cyprus President urges collective leadership to address ‘root causes’ of world’s crises
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): “Blatant violations of international law” were foremost on the mind of Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, as he brought the issue to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, urging States to readjust their policies in “hope for a better future.”
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:27 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): If the leadership of North Korea follows a diplomatic path to end its nuclear weapons programme, then a “much brighter future lies ahead” for its people, the US Secretary of State told the Security Council on Thursday.
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Multilateralism and cooperation must be the focus of dialogue between United Nations Member States as Lithuania’s President warned against ‘nationalism and division’ at the General Assembly on Thursday.
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): What are the key events that have led the Central African Republic (CAR) to go from being a land-rich nation full of optimism at independence, in 1960, to an impoverished country facing multiple challenges, and the subject of a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on Friday?
Sep 28, 2018, at 08:01 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): A 50 million euro investment aimed at helping to end the scourge of femicide – where women and girls are killed just because of their gender – was announced at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, thanks to the ‘political courage’ of a group of Latin American countries, said the UN deputy chief.
Sep 27, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The people of Venezuela are being harassed and attacked in the economic, political, diplomatic spheres, and facing “permanent aggression by the media” at the hands of the United States, President Nicolás Maduro told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.