General Assembly: Egypt calls for proactive UN strategy against extremism
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Denouncing Islamic extremists for negating a religion that stands for tolerance, justice and mercy, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to call on the United Nations and its Member States to join him in a proactive strategy to defeat terrorism.
UN: East European leaders urge stronger cooperation to tackle threats to global peace
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:18 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Poland is ready to participate in the attainment of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted last week, the country’s President told the UN General Assembly on Monday, underlining that objectives such as the defence of democracy, sustainable economic growth, and fighting climate change all contribute to the preservation of peace world-wide.
General Assembly: Mali leader lauds UN for helping to restore peace to war-torn north
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to voice his “profound gratitude†to the United Nations for its help in restoring peace after a vicious civil war erupted in the north of the African sub-Sahara country in 2012.
Ban tells crowd to stand up for a better world, make global goals a reality
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): "Take your passion and compassion – and let’s make the global goals a global reality," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a massive crowd at New York’s Central Park on Sunday night, where he joined a star-studded roster of the world's leading performers to kick-off the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival.
UN highlights potential of tourism for sustainable development
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:55 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Marking the observance of World Tourism Day, senior United Nations officials are spotlighting the transformative potential of one billion tourists and their increasing capacity to help boost socio-economic and environmental development.
UN deputy chief says world now has hope that universal goal on energy will be met
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:53 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Sunday welcomed the adoption of the first-ever universal goal on energy, but cautioned that it will take "arduous work" to reach the targets needed to end poverty and combat climate change as part of the new sustainable development agenda.
Talks on climate change reveal broad support for durable deal in Paris: Ban
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:51 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reported on Sunday that ahead of an upcoming United Nations climate conference in Paris, world leaders have voiced broad support for reaching a durable agreement that will accelerate investments in clean energy and spur a global, low-carbon transformation well before the end of the century, consistent with a below 2 degrees Celsius pathway.
UN launches joint partnership to help countries close gaps in primary health care
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:49 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need to transform how essential health care is delivered in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank Group and the UN World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new partnership to support countries in improving the performance of primary health care.
At UN, global initiative launched to boost protection of cultural heritages
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:48 pm
New York,Sept 28 (IBNS): With a host of world leaders meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the opening of the 70th session of the General Assembly, key UN agencies joined Interpol today to launch a major new initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit traffickers.
Central Africa: UN and relief agencies condemn renewed violence against civilians
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:46 pm
New York, Spet 28 (IBNS): The interim United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Marc Vandenberghe and the entire humanitarian community in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday condemned renewed violence against civilians in the capital, Bangui, and called on all parties to respect international law, to protect civilians and ensure that they can relocate from insecure areas.
UN General Assembly's annual debate to open with focus on sustainable development
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:44 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers will gather by the scores at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday for the General Assembly’s annual General Debate, with a small island State that symbolizes the combat against climate change – an urgent threat to global sustainability – set to occupy the first seat.
Ban strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Darfur
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Sunday's attack against peacekeepers of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID), in which one South African ‘blue helmet’ died and four others were wounded.
Global Goals provide opportunity for quicker action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030: UN
Sep 28, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Speaking at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the leaders of Kenya and Malawi co-hosted on Sunday with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) a high-level panel discussion on scaling up efforts to end the epidemic by 2030.
'Human security depends on health security,' Ban says, calling on nations to be proactive
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday warned that in the coming years, unexpected new disease outbreaks will hit, and societies that proactively address these challenges are at the heart of secure nations and a safer world.
UN calls on young people to champion global goal of ending hunger by 2030
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations officials on Saturday called on youth to champion the cause of ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition – one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) world leaders committed themselves to on Friday.
Putting education first key to unlocking progress across new UN development agenda - Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) World leaders and education activists met at the United Nations on Saturday for a high-level event to mark the inclusion of education as a transformative stand-alone goal in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Mali: UN hails war crimes trial for suspect in destruction of historic monuments
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:09 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations body entrusted with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage on Saturday welcomed the transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of an alleged extremist for trial on charges of destroying religious and historical monuments in Timbuktu, Mali.
Cooperation among developing nations key to achieving new anti-poverty goals, says Ban
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) Cooperation among developing countries across a full spectrum ranging from trade to financing to technology transfers has a key role to play in achieving the ambitious goals of the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN forum highlights 'fundamental' role of private sector in advancing new global goals
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The fundamental role of the private sector in advancing the newly-adopted sustainable development agenda was highlighted on Saturday at a United Nations forum, during which a new tool was launched to support companies in navigating and operationally aligning with the global goals that make up the agenda.
UN launches $25 billion strategy to end preventable deaths of mothers and children
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations on Saturday launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents, with initial commitments of more than $25 billion for the next five years to provide life-saving treatments, from immunizations to perinatal care.
Further use of nuclear weapons would be 'horrific,' Ban says on International Day
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday highlighted that 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the first and last use of a nuclear weapon in war, as he renewed his call for complete global nuclear disarmament.
UN and partners spotlight gap between rising humanitarian needs and available resources
Sep 27, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS)As discussions on the new global sustainable development continued at the United Nations in New York, world leaders, UN officials and humanitarian partners focused on one of the most important challenges today, namely the growing gap between the increasing numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance and sufficient resources to provide relief.
Crisis in Africa's Lake Chad Basin 'must not be forgotten' - UN humanitarian chief
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:26 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Friday reminded the world to pay attention to the Lake Chad Basin, now an epicentre of "violence and terror" where children as young as six-years old have been used as suicide bombers and the scene of the fastest-growing displacement crisis in Africa.
UN already forging ahead on ways to implement ambitious new development agenda
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:22 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Within hours of the General Assembly's adoption on Friday of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations was already looking ahead to the monumental task of wiping out poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change over the next 15 years.
UNICEF launches new appeal to support refugee and migrant children in Europe
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning of a "massive" increase in the numbers of children on the move to Europe, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Friday that it will be appealing for $14 million to address the needs of migrant and refugee children who have escaped war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
'Many people have reached the end on the line in Iraq,' warns senior UN relief official
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:17 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Ten million Iraqis, or a quarter of the population, are going to need humanitarian aid by year's end amid "dramatically" worsening conditions that are forcing many people to leave their homeland because they no longer see a future inside their country, a senior UN relief official said on Saturday.
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders at UN to promise safe, quality education for every child
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:14 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly alongside 193 youth representatives from the Organization’s 193 Member States, Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai on Friday asked world leaders to promise that every child will have the right to safe, free and quality primary and secondary education.
Syria: UN cites utter desperation behind 'tsunami' of refugees into Europe
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Despair at appalling living conditions among the 4 million Syrians who have already fled to neighbouring countries is fuelling the current flood of refugees to Europe as they flee once more, this time from restrictions and under-funded aid programmes that have led to child labour and even 'survival sex,' the United Nations said on Friday.
Malawi facing worst food crisis in decade, requires $81 million in relief aid - UN agency
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:10 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food crisis in a decade in Malawi, where a staggering four out of every 10 children suffer from stunting, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
UN rights expert urges Brazil to introduce measures to 'fulfill promises of equality' for minorities
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Warning that despite a wealth of legislation, minority groups in Brazil have not seen the promises of equality fulfilled, a United Nations human rights on Friday urged Brazilian authorities to introduce immediate measures to overcome serious structural challenges facing the country’s most vulnerable communities.