Jun 26, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH, will replace the 15-year long peacekeeping mission, MINUJUSTH, on October 16.
World faces ‘climate apartheid’ risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, citing the risk of a new era of “climate apartheid” where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN values of human rights and tolerance, as well as democracy and conflict resolution, should be viewed “not only as our common responsibility, but as our common success”, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
Moratorium call on surveillance technology to end ‘free-for-all’ abuses: UN expert
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Surveillance technology should be banned immediately until “effective” national or international controls are put in place to lessen its harmful impact, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday.
New UN report on families in a changing world puts ‘women’s rights at their core’
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights violations within families persist, according to a flagship study released on Tuesday, from the UN’s gender empowerment agency.
No-confidence motion against Japanese PM Abe's Cabinet voted down
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Tokyo, Jun 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was voted down Tuesday in the lower house, with the ruling bloc fending off opposition camp criticism about the government's handling of a pension report before an upper house election.
Houthi sniper operations leave 11 Yemeni soldiers killed
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Aden, Yemen, Jun 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Yemen's Houthi rebel group announced Tuesday that 11 soldiers of the pro-government forces were killed during sniper operations in the country's northeastern province of Jawf.
‘Wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region, ‘blatant violation’ of international law
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and UN Country Team, to condemn the assault as a “blatant violation of international humanitarian law”.
Don’t take African generosity towards refugees for granted, says UN refugee chief
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): With “no media access” in parts of the country and “serious restrictions” on humanitarian organizations, the United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar urged the Government on Monday to “reverse its decision” and lift the mobile internet ban.
Statelessness for terrorists’ families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York, June 25 (IBNS): Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their home countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
New Zealanders spend 2.77 bln USD online last year
Jun 24, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Wellington, Jun 24 (Xinhua) New Zealanders spent 2.77 billion US dollars online last year, which saw a 16 percent increase comparing to 2.38 billion dollars recorded one year earlier, said New Zealand Post on Monday.
Police kill knife attacker in Russia’s Chechnya
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:56 am
Grozny, June 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A man was shot dead in the main city of Russia’s Chechnya after stabbing two officers, the regional interior ministry told Sputnik. A traffic police officer stopped the suspect who was driving a Hyundai in the center of Grozny at 6:05 p.m. local time and asked for his ID.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim drone attacks on 2 Saudi airports
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:53 am
Sanaa, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Yemen's Houthi rebels said that they launched multiple drone strikes on two Saudi regional airports on Sunday, the group's al-Masirah TV reported.
Two wounded in motorcycle explosion in Syria's Qamishli
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:51 am
Damascus, Jun 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least two people were wounded on Sunday by the explosion of a motorcycle in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli, state news agency SANA reported.
One killed, 8 wounded in Saudi's Abha airport attack
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:47 am
Riyadh, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was killed and eight others injured in an attack that targeted the Abha International Airport in the southern province of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Al Arabiya TV reported.
Assassinations in Ethiopia amidst regional ‘coup’ attempt, condemned by UN chief
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, June 24 (IBNS): The assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government has described as a regional coup attempt, has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:36 am
New York, June 24 (IBNS): Older generations have “failed to respond properly” to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are “stepping up to the challenge” and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of global warming.
Ethiopian chief of staff killed as result of coup attempt
Jun 23, 2019, at 07:01 pm
Moscow, June 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Ethiopian Chief of Staff, Gen. Seare Mekonnen, was killed during a coup attempt in Addis Ababa, local media reported on Saturday citing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Iran says to file legal action against US over drone issue
Jun 23, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Tehran, Jun 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran will take legal action against the United States for "violating the country's airspace" by its drone, Tasnim news agency quoted an Iranian presidential official as saying on Sunday.
Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’, UN chief urges on International Day
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:46 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to reflect on the “economic hardship and increased vulnerability” of these bereaved women and ensure “they are not left out or left behind”.
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:39 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): Speaking at the end of the first-ever official mission to Venezuela by a UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet called on the Government to release all those detained for peacefully protesting and announced that a team from her office would remain in Caracas to monitor the human rights situation.
Ethiopia Army Chief shot, condition unknown
Jun 23, 2019, at 10:36 am
Addis Ababa, Jun 23 (UNI) Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that country's Army Chief of Staff has been shot.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives 'excellent' letter from Donald Trump
Jun 23, 2019, at 10:01 am
Pyongyang, Jun 23 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a personal letter from US President Donald Trump, state media KCNA reported on Sunday adding that the letter has 'excellent content', which the DPRK leader read along with his military read with 'satisfaction'.
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22 (IBNS): Following the decision on Friday of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways said it consulted closely with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and other UAE airlines to evaluate the US action.
Syrian airstrikes target rebel-held areas in Idlib
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Damascus, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Saturday, as part of a military showdown that has been dragging on in that area for 54 days, a war monitor said.
Armed group kills 18 in Nigeria attack
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:42 am
Abuja, June 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 18 people were killed and more wounded in the latest attack by an armed group in Nigeria's troubled northwestern state of Zamfara, a national lawmaker and tribal chief said on Friday.
Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:38 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions continue to deteriorate due to the three-year conflict between the Government and armed groups, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Friday.
Righting a wrong: UN Fund helps thousands of sex abuse survivors rebuild their lives
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:31 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United Nations personnel, thanks to a Trust Fund established in 2016. On Friday, a meeting was held at UN Headquarters in New York, to report on the progress and impact made, and collect new pledges from Member States.
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:26 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): Cracking down on Catholic Church activities, arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Orthodox and Christian congregation members in Eritrea, prompted a call from a UN independent rights expert on Friday for the Government to respect citizens' freedom of religion and to “release those who have been imprisoned for their religious beliefs”.