UN food agency begins ‘last resort’ partial withdrawal of aid to opposition-held Yemeni capital
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:21 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s emergency food relief agency, confirmed on Friday in a statement that it has started a "partial suspension" of aid to areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi opposition forces, including the capital, Sana’a.
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Jun 22, 2019, at 07:17 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): Acts of violence against civilians, humanitarian workers and civilian infrastructure in Idlib are “deplorable”, the United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Friday, condemning them “in the strongest terms”.
Guterres hails historic Convention banning violence and harassment at work
Jun 22, 2019, at 06:54 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): A landmark international agreement banning violence and harassment in the workplace has been applauded by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, after it was adopted on Friday at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary Conference in Geneva.
About 23 killed or missing in Vietnam by natural disasters in 6 months
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Hanoi, Jun 21 (Xinhua/UNI) So far this year, 23 people have died or gone missing in Vietnam due to natural disasters, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Friday.
5.1 magnitude quake shakes western France
Jun 21, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Paris, Jun 21 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck western France on Friday morning but did not cause any major damage, the country's Central Office of Seismology announced.
Trump may see war with Iran as key to re-election victory in 2020
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:10 am
Washington, June 21 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump may gamble on sparking a war with Iran to unite the country behind him and boost his re-election prospects, analysts told Sputnik.
Romania to launch 5G services in 2020: gov't
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:06 am
Bucharest, June 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The Romanian government approved on Thursday a 5G strategy for the country, targeting the launch of the new generation services in 2020.
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): Although the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR), armed groups and civil society representatives are all taking part in the process that followed the signing of a deal signed in February, civilians continue to suffer daily acts of violence, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): In an interview with UN News, Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard recounted her nearly week-long mission to Turkey searching for the truth surrounding the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October.
UN Security Council calls for protection of persons with disabilities in conflict zones
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): The Security Council on Thursday adopted its first-ever resolution calling on UN Member States and warring parties to protect persons with disabilities in conflict situations and to ensure they have access to justice, basic services and unimpeded humanitarian assistance.
Persistent threat of war erodes prospects for Middle East peace, Security Council told
Jun 21, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS): Developments in the Middle East cannot be divorced from Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian territory and settlement-building, or Hamas’ hold over Gaza and its militant activity, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that these actions “collectively erode the prospects of a two-State solution”.
Four candidates continue struggle for post of UK Conservative Party leader, PM
Jun 19, 2019, at 11:28 pm
London, Jun 19 (Sputnik): UK Secretary of State for International Development Rory Stewart has left the race for the Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister, the party’s committee announced following a third round of voting of the parliamentary faction Wednesday.
India bats for unhindered mobility of professionals in EU
Jun 19, 2019, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (UNI): India has called for a well-managed mobility of its skilled professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs along the India-EU corridor, saying this would benefit all.
Egypt denounces triple suicide attacks in Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Cairo, Jun19 (Xinhua/UNI) Egypt condemned on Wednesday triple suicide attacks in a community in Nigeria that left at least 30 dead.
2,000-year-old tomb complex discovered in central China
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Wuhan, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) A 2,000-year-old tomb complex was discovered in Yunxi County in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts bomb-laden drone in Yemen
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Riyadh, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Wednesday the interception of a bomb-laden drone heading toward the kingdom, Al Arabiya TV reported.
Russia registers nine ceasefire breaches in Syria over past 24 hours: Defense Ministry
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 9 cases of ceasefire violation in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 13 ceasefire breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kidnap son of former minister in SW Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Lagos, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the son of Nigeria's former health minister Isaac Adewole in the southwest town of Iroko, a local police source told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Evidence exists to warrant probe into Saudi prince over Khashoggi case: UN rapporteur
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, June 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report, released on Wednesday, that "credible evidence" existed to warrant further investigation into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level Saudi officials over their alleged role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UN Rapporteur calls on Saudi Arabia to suspend faulty trial on Khashoggi murder
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report on Wednesday that while a trial over a murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, currently underway in Saudi Arabia, was a crucial step toward accountability, it failed to meet specific procedural and substantive standards and therefore should be suspended.
Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", claims independent report
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New York, June 19 (IBNS): In the first independent investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a United Nations special rapporteur has concluded that the Saudi Arabian scribe was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", media reports said.
Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib ‘unfolding before our eyes’ says top UN relief official
Jun 19, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria’s Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that “we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes”.
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has declared war on hate speech, telling Member States on Tuesday, that we all need to “do better at looking out for each other”.
300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Beijing warns against linking Xi's upcoming visit to North Korea to Trump meeting at G20
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Beijing, June 18 (Sputnik): The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday against speculating that Beijing may use President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to North Korea as leverage when discussing the China-US trade war with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka later in June, the ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, said on Tuesday.
Trump will have 'extended meeting' with Chinese President Xi at G20 Summit in Japan
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:12 pm
Washington, June 18 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday that he will be having an extended meeting with Chinese President X Jinping during next week's G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
New Zealander sentenced to 21 months in jail for spreading mosque attack videos : reports
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, Jun 18 (Sputnik) A New Zealand court sentenced a Christchurch businessman to 21 months in prison for spreading online videos of the terror attacks on two mosques in the city in March, the 1 News broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities, according to a new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, has concluded there were “systemic and structural failures” that prevented a unified strategy from being implemented.
Yemeni children ‘dying right now’ due to food aid diversions Beasley warns Security Council
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Food continues to be taken “from the mouths of hungry little boys and little girls” in many areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, warned the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday, who said the agency would be forced to suspend some food assistance within days, unless agreements are finally honoured.