Catalonia: Five separatist leaders detained; Protesters clash with police
Mar 24, 2018, at 06:25 pm
Barcelona, Mar 24 (IBNS): Following orders from the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid, police detained five Catalan separatist leaders, triggering a clash with protesters in the regional capital, Barcelona, late on Friday night.
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:37 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Hunger is on the rise worldwide mainly because “people won’t stop shooting at each other,” the head of the United Nations food relief agency said Friday, telling the Security Council that if it did more to break the link between conflict and hunger, countless lives could be saved.
No ‘fancy suits and long speeches’ at UN-backed sustainable development festival in Bonn
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): A United Nations forum showcasing the latest innovations, tools and approaches that will make sustainable development a reality wrapped up in Bonn, Germany, on Friday.
Liberia prepares to turn a page as UN mission exits
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): As the United Nations peacekeeping mission warps up in Liberia and the West African country looks to secure a stable future, the UN deputy chief on Friday cautioned the Government that while it has made great strides, the road ahead will be challenging.
Attacks on women journalists on the rise, online and off – UNESCO
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Over the past 15 years there has been “a marked increase” in cyber harassment, making the safety of women journalists a major issue for reportage in today’s digital era, participants highlighted Thursday at a United Nations event.
France: Security forces kill Trèbes supermarket gunman
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:23 am
Paris, Mar 23 (IBNS): Security forces have gunned down the suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in Trèbes town of France on Friday, media reports said.
France: One person killed as gunman attacks Trèbes supermarket
Mar 24, 2018, at 12:32 am
Paris, Mar 23 (IBNS): One person was killed by a gunman during a hostage-taking situation at a supermarket in southern French town of Trèbes, media reports said.
Gunman takes one person as hostage in French supermarket
Mar 23, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Paris, Mar 23 (IBNS): A gunman has taken a person as hostage at a supermarket in French commune of Trèbes.
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrested
Mar 23, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Seoul, Mar 23 (IBNS): Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was arrested on Friday on charges of tax evasion, bribery and embezzlement, reports said.
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): As part of her visit to Liberia Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, celebrated the successful closure of the UN mission there, which she said set the stage for sustained peace in the months and years ahead.
Lake Chad Basin: Areas reclaimed from Boko Haram must be stabilized, Security Council told
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): It is critical to shore up areas of Africa’s Lake Chad Basin freed from the grip of Boko Haram, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Thursday, as she also called for efforts to rebuild the lives of women and girls that have suffered at the hands of the terrorist group.
World cannot take water for granted, say UN officials at launch of global decade for action
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): The United Nations on Thursday launched a decade for action on water that seeks to forge new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day.
Drought and conflict leave millions more hungry in 2017 – UN-backed report
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:20 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): Driven largely by climate disasters and conflict, levels of acute hunger surged in 2017, leaving some 124 million people across 51 countries facing hunger crises –11 million more than the previous year, according to a new United Nations report.
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:15 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the singing of a continental free trade agreement in Africa that has created one of the world’s largest trading blocs with over 50 countries.
Emergency lifted in Maldives after 45 days
Mar 22, 2018, at 07:58 pm
Male, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted the 45-day-long state of emergency, imposed in the country to annul a Supreme Court ruling that quashed convictions against nine Opposition leaders, media reports said.
Kosovo: Opposition party opens tear gas in parliament to halt voting
Mar 22, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Pristina, Mar 22 (IBNS): The picture of the parliament turned worse in Kosovo on Wednesday as the Opposition party had opened tear gas to prevent voting, media reports said.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologises for data breaches
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 22 (IBNS): Amid allegations of Cambridge Analytica data misuse, Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday finally broke his silence over the issue and said his company committed 'mistakes' in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users.
Nigeria: 110 kidnapped schoolgirls released
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:34 am
Lagos, Mar 21 (IBNS): As many as 110 Nigerian school girls, who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists from Dapchi town, have been freed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Austin bombings suspect killed, says police
Mar 22, 2018, at 01:55 am
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS): A suspected man, who was associated with several bombing incident in US city of Austin, was killed in an explosion inside his car as authorities closed in, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 29 killed in suicide blast
Mar 21, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least 29 people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Israel admits striking suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007
Mar 21, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Jerusalem, Mar 21 (IBNS): Israel has admitted that in 2007 the country had destroyed a suspected nuclear reactor which was being built in Syria.
Nigeria: Group of kidnapped schoolgirls released
Mar 21, 2018, at 09:38 pm
Lagos, March 21 (IBNS): Several Nigerian girls, who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists from Dapchi town, have been freed, media reports said.
North Korea says sanctions didn't force it to seek US dialogue
Mar 21, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Pyongyang, Mar 21 (IBNS): It was self confidence and not sanctions that pushed North Korea to seek dialogues with the United States of America and South Korea, the state media said on Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to be done to rehabilitate water and sanitation and other infrastructure damaged by powerful hurricanes Irma and Maria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): People worldwide are being encouraged by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to think about how they can better promote tolerance, inclusion and respect for diversity.
UN rural development agency invests in power and potential of women
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): Although rural women make up one-fifth of the global population and around 43 per cent of all agricultural workers, inequality restricts their access to land, markets or even the training and technology that could improve their lives and livelihoods, according to the United Nations agency fighting to stamp out hunger and poverty.
Turkey’s 18-month state of emergency has led to profound human rights violations – UN report
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to end its 18-month-old state of emergency, saying that the routine extension of emergency powers has resulted in “profound” human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people and may have lasting impact on the country’s socio-economic fabric.
Displacement surges as twin military offensives drive thousands from Afrin and east Ghouta – UN
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): The humanitarian crisis in Syria is reaching new peaks as hundreds of thousands of people flee the escalating fighting in Eastern Ghouta and Afrin, the latest flashpoints in the long-running conflict, United Nations relief agencies said Tuesday.
Cameroonians pour into Nigeria, stretching scant resources – UN refugee agency
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, Mar 21 (JEN): As more and more Anglophone Cameroonians flee a violent crackdown in the region and seek asylum in Nigeria, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday without more funding and assistance, their situation and that of the Nigerian communities hosting them, will become even more desperate.