Promoting decent work ‘daily challenge’ in fragile countries, UN Labour Summit told
Jun 08, 2018, at 09:43 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): The Central African Republic (CAR) has called on the United Nations labour agency to provide special assistance to the conflict-torn nation and make it a “pilot-country” for the implementation of a programme to build peace and resilience through job creation.
‘Somalia at a critical juncture’ says UN’s political chief in her first visit
Jun 08, 2018, at 09:40 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Unity is essential for Somalis to achieve lasting peace and stability, the top United Nations political affairs official said on Thursday during a visit to the Horn of Africa country, which faces numerous challenges, including the establishment of an effective federal governance system and a combat against Al-Shabab insurgents.
DPRK should release political prisoners ahead of summit with US – UN expert
Jun 08, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should begin to release political prisoners ahead of denuclearization talks with the United States and engage with the United Nations on human rights, a UN expert on the country said on Thursday.
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Jun 08, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Despite ample food supplies, persistent conflicts and adverse climate shocks are taking a toll on global food security, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the United Nation’s agriculture agency.
Mexico: Dam burst in the mine area; one worker dead, six still missing
Jun 07, 2018, at 02:46 pm
Mexico City, June 7 (IBNS): One body has been recovered from the site of a burst dam at a mine in Urique, Chihuahua, but searchers continue to look for six people who have been missing since Monday at a gold and silver mine in northern Mexico, media reports said.
Security Council calls for efforts to boost role of young people in peace efforts
Jun 07, 2018, at 09:21 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): The international community is being urged to increase the role of young people in negotiating and implementing peace agreements, in line with a resolution adopted unanimously by the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jun 07, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Despite challenges and resource constraints, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is operating without the support of its two predecessors – criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda – and has thus assumed the full scope of their residual functions, the legal body’s President told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN chief welcomes regional declaration supporting the people of Nicaragua
Jun 07, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the 5 June declaration of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) “in support of the people of Nicaragua.”
Universal access to modern energy is ‘catalyst of inclusivity’ – deputy UN chief
Jun 07, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): No single entity is large enough or has all the necessary skillsets to deliver the 2030 Agenda on its own, the United Nations deputy chief told a high-level meeting on the issue of transforming energy access in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
UN Security Council condemns ‘continuous’ ceasefire violations in Ukraine
Jun 07, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Expressing grave concern over the recent deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine and its “severe impact” on civilians, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday underlined the need to scale up efforts to support the civilian population affected by the conflict.
Uncertainty threatens to hamper investment in developing countries: new UN report
Jun 07, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Financial uncertainty caused by “significant risks” to global trade, is responsible for a sharp fall in international investment flows which could hurt developing countries the most, according to a new UN report, released on Wednesday.
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UN agencies and Myanmar ink agreement, setting stage for Rohingya return
Jun 07, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the understanding reached between UN agencies and Myanmar on creating conditions that would allow hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to voluntarily and safely return to their homes in the country’s Rakhine province.
Massive fire breaks out at five star hotel in London
Jun 06, 2018, at 10:22 pm
London, June 6 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at a luxury hotel, named Mandarin Oriental, located at Knightsbridge in London on Wednesday evening, media reports said.
Immigrant and disadvantaged children benefit most from early childcare: Study
Jun 06, 2018, at 07:04 pm
London, June 6 (IBNS): Attending universal childcare from age three significantly improves the school readiness of children from immigrant and disadvantaged family backgrounds, a new UCL study has found.
24 Chinese tourists injured in Canada bus mishap
Jun 06, 2018, at 05:19 pm
Ottawa, June 6 (IBNS): A bus carrying 37 Chinese tourists crashed on a highway leading to the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Monday, leaving at least 24 people injured, media reports said.
Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in apparent suicide
Jun 06, 2018, at 09:47 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead in an apartment in New York city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jun 06, 2018, at 09:09 am
Hague, June 6 (IBNS): A video, showcasing Dutch PM Mark Rutte cleaning the coffee he dropped in the country's Parliament, has gone viral.
Ecuadorian politician and poet becomes fourth woman to preside over UN General Assembly
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of its upcoming 73rd session; only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first since 2006.
Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women a thing of the past, says UN deputy chief
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The launch of a new partnership between the United Nations and European Union, is an essential tool to make violence against women and girls “a thing of the past”, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday.
Children ‘as young as one’ involved in US separation of migrant families – UN rights office
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The current policy in the United States of separating “extremely young children” from their asylum-seeker or migrant parents along the country’s southern border “always constitutes a child rights violation”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
England: London teen becomes Britain's youngest convicted female IS terrorist
Jun 05, 2018, at 05:13 pm
London, June 5 (IBNS): A teenager has become the youngest convicted female Islamic State (IS) terrorist in Britain after a court in the country found her guilty of plotting a terror attack on British Museum in capital city London.
Guatemala volcanic eruption: Death toll touches 62
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:25 am
Guatemala City, June 5 (IBNS): the death toll due to the Fuego volcano eruption in Guatemala has touched 62, media reports said on Tuesday.
The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”.
UN rights expert chides US government's 'systematic assault' on welfare
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty in the USA is to “criminalise and stigmatise” those who need assistance, according to a United Nations independent human rights expert, in a statement on Tuesday.
Guterres strongly denounces latest attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack that killed a UN peacekeeper from Tanzania and injured seven others while they were patrolling in the west of the Central African Republic (CAR).
Suicide attack on clerics in Afghanistan condemned by UN
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres has condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, that reportedly killed at least seven religious scholars who had gathered from across the country to promote peace.
UN ‘Tech Bank’ opens in Turkey, to help poor nations ‘leapfrog development challenges’
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The United Nations on Monday welcomed a new member of the family, which will help address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, technology and innovation, while also marking a significant milestone for the whole 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Guatemala: UN chief pledges support for rescue effort after deadly volcano eruption
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his solidarity with the people of Guatemala, and said the Organization stands ready to support rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of a devastating volcanic eruption on Sunday, in the Central American nation.
South Sudan suffering on ‘almost unimaginable scale’, warns UN relief chief
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): People are suffering “on an almost unimaginable scale” in South Sudan, the United Nations emergency relief chief said on Monday, adding that he welcomed the announcement by the United States that it is to review the amount of assistance it provides to the war-torn country.