UN’s Guterres: Broad climate ‘movement’ has begun, but there’s a long way to go
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York: When it comes to the climate emergency, “we have a long way to go. But the movement has begun,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared in a widely-distributed opinion piece on Thursday, reaffirming his concern over the threats posed by a warming world, unless more urgent action is taken.
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York: The Somalia Partnership Forum concluded on Wednesday in the capital Mogadishu, with attendees - including the UN Special Representative for the country - taking stock of progress made, while also noting remaining challenges and agreeing on a set of priorities moving forward.
France: Four killed in Paris police HQ knife attack
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:49 am
Paris: A knife attack by an employee left three officers and one administrative worker killed at police headquarters in Paris city of France, media reports said on Friday.
Paris: Four police officers stabbed to death in knife attack
Oct 03, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Paris, Oct 3 (IBNS): At least four officers at the police headquarters in central Paris was stabbed to death with a knife by a man on Thursday, media reports said.
'Tenacious' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
Oct 03, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York: A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency’s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 45 Rohingyas from Chittagong
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested 45 Rohingyas from Sonaichhari union under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children
Oct 02, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York: Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying, recruitment by extremist groups, and other risks, according to a new UN-backed report published on Tuesday.
Athens urged to fast track asylum seekers amid island shelters crisis – UNHCR
Oct 02, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York: A spike in the number of refugees reaching Greek island reception centres is likely to worsen the situation in already “dangerously overcrowded” facilities there, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
North Korea may have fired missile from submarine: Report
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:13 am
Pyongyang: North Korea may have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from waters off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean government claimed.
Several Protesters detained in Hong Kong
Oct 01, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) A few protesters have been apprehended by police officers in Hong Kong for their possible involvement in violence during the protests on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Iran has underground tunnels for arms caches: IRGC commander
Oct 01, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Tehran, Oct 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran has created a sophisticated network of underground arms caches, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.
UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New York: The only way to guarantee peace, security and sustainable development is for countries to work together, the UN General Assembly president said in his speech on Monday concluding the annual high-level debate in the Hall.
‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New York: In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by 46 per cent, making the increase in those officially classified as elderly, one of the “most significant transformations of this century,'' the United Nations declared on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Older Persons.
DPRK reports ‘little progress’ since historic June 2018 summit with US
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:38 pm
New York: Lack of progress in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is “entirely attributable” to the United States, a senior official from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday.
‘Are we ready for the age of disruption?’, Thailand’s Foreign Minister asks UN Assembly
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York: “The Twenty-First Century is often described as the age of disruption. The question is, are we ready for it?”, asked Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, as he addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday.
UN Mission in Haiti calls on protestors, authorities, to refrain from violence
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:16 am
New York: Following days of intensifying protests in Haiti, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday the UN was “concerned by reports of violence and arson” across the country.
Timor-Leste Foreign Minister highlights value of UN in resolving conflicts
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York: Timor-Leste continues to be a reflection of “the best the UN has to offer,” Foreign Minister Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares declared on Monday before the UN General Assembly.
Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers ‘sign of hope’ for long-suffering Syrians
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York: There is a “sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people” as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Stage set for successful 2020 Burundi elections, Foreign Minister tells General Assembly
Oct 01, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York: With organizational and financial preparations for Burundi’s 2020 elections well underway, Ezechiel Nibigira, Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the UN General Assembly on Monday the Government is wary of, and will not tolerate, any outside interference in the polls.
Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians
Oct 01, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York: Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following the news that nearly 300 detainees have been released as a gesture of goodwill by Houthi forces, pitted against the Government of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Al-Shabab terrorists attack US base in Somalia
Sep 30, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Mogadishu: Suspected Al-Shabab terrorists have attacked a military base in Somalia, media reports said on Monday.
Syria, Iraq open border crossing along Euphrates river after IS defeat
Sep 30, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Al Bukamal, Syria, Sep 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Syria and Iraq have completed all preparations needed to reopen the border checkpoint between the towns of Al Bukamal and Qaim, a major crossing point that has been closed for years following the defeat of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), a Sputnik correspondent said on Monday.
Joint AU-Somalia offensive kills 20 al-Shabab militants
Sep 30, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Mogadishu, Sep 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali military backed by African Union forces killed 20 al-Shabab militants in an offensive in the southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military official said on Monday.
Fire breaks out inside refugee camp on Greek island, two dead: report
Sep 30, 2019, at 10:08 am
Athens, Sep 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Two persons lost their lives when a fire broke out inside the refugee camp of Moria on Greece's Lesvos Island, local ALPHA TV reported on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia: Fire breaks out at rail station, five hurt
Sep 30, 2019, at 09:35 am
Jeddah: A fire broke out at Saudi Arabia's Suleimaniyah rail station in Jeddah area and left five people hurt, media reports said on Monday.
At UN, Yemen Foreign Minister demands end to ‘Iranian-Houthi coup d’etat’
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:12 pm
New York: The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen on Saturday called on the United Nations and the wider international community to stand by his crisis-torn country as it struggled to cope with daily assaults and “terrorist aggression” at the hands of vicious, Iran-backed Houthi militias.
Myanmar willing to repatriate ‘verified returnees’ from Bangladesh
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:11 pm
New York: Myanmar is prioritizing the repatriation of scores of people who fled violence in northern Rakhine state for Bangladesh, a senior official from the country said on Saturday, the fifth day of debate in the UN General Assembly.
Guinea-Bissau spotlights threats of organized crime, Sahel terrorism in speech to UN Assembly
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:01 pm
New York: Organized criminal networks continue to pose a threat to Guinea-Bissau and undermine stability in the West African nation, Foreign Minister Suzi Barbosa said in her speech on Saturday to the UN General Assembly.
At UN, Cuba slams US ‘criminal’ practices undermining country’s development
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:56 pm
New York: At the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, the Foreign Minister of Cuba condemned the United States for imposing blockades and other “criminal, non-conventional measures” that are hindering his country’s progress.
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New York: Although terrorism is a “global nightmare which haunts everyone”, some countries have invested in terrorism as a tool to impose their “insidious agendas” on other nations, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.