Secretary-General repeats call for support to Lake Chad countries after latest Boko Haram attack
Aug 22, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Aug 22 (IBNS): The recent killing of villagers in Nigeria’s Borno State has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
Hunt on for missing radioactive device in Malaysia
Aug 21, 2018, at 12:50 pm
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 21 (IBNS): A search for a missing radioactive device in Malaysia has been initiated, reports said on Tuesday.
London tube station shooting leaves three injured
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:26 am
London, Aug 21 (IBNS): At least three people were injured in a shooting incident which took place outside an underground station in London on Monday, the police said.
Somalia has ‘once in a generation’ gender equality opportunity – UN Women chief
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of the United Nations entity dealing with issues related to gender, UN Women, has encouraged Somalia to continue making progress in the areas of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Aug 21, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): For the African continent to achieve sustainable development, more jobs must be created for its young people, including in the digitalized agriculture sectors, the United Nations agriculture chief told an international conference on Monday.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull does a Donald Trump, drops climate policy
Aug 20, 2018, at 01:42 pm
Canberra, Aug 20 (IBNS): Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull did a Donald Trump when he said that his administration is dropping its climate policy, citing lack of support from his colleagues.
Nigeria: Suspected Islamist militants attack Borno, many feared dead
Aug 20, 2018, at 12:51 pm
Abuja, Aug 20 (IBNS): An attack by suspected Islamist militants in Nigeria's Borno state has killed many, reports said on Monday.
North, South Korean families to attend reunion ceremony at Mount Kumgang tourist resort
Aug 20, 2018, at 11:50 am
Pyongyang/Seoul, Aug 20 (IBNS): Over 160 North and South Koreans are set for an emotional reunion at the heavily guarded Mount Kumgang tourist resort in North Korea on Monday, reports said.
Pope Francis prays for Kerala, urges the international community to help victims
Aug 20, 2018, at 09:53 am
Vatican City, Aug 20 (IBNS): Pope Francis on Sunday described the current flood situation in Kerala as a 'great calamity' and urged the international community to provide 'concrete support' to the victims of the Indian state.
Aug 19, 2018, at 07:35 pm
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): The flag at United Nations Headquarters in New York is flying at half-mast this Saturday as the Organization marks the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Kofi Annan dies, world leaders mourn
Aug 18, 2018, at 06:37 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Ex-United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, said Kofi Annan Foundation.
UN mourns death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ‘a guiding force for good’
Aug 18, 2018, at 05:28 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, according to a statement published on his official Twitter account on Saturday.
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan dies
Aug 18, 2018, at 03:49 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Ex-UN secretary general Kofi Anan has passed away, the Kofi Annan Foundation confirmed on Saturday.
Senior UN children’s advocate says they ‘should never be targeted by violence’
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Reacting to a recent upsurge in violent attacks affecting children, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, called on Friday for those responsible to be held fully accountable.
UN chief encourages victims of terrorism to ‘raise up their voices’
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS) Victims of terror attacks have and important and powerful role to play in combatting the “global menace” the United Nations chief said on Friday, launching an exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York to commemorate the first International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Rapid advances in gene editing and so-called “DIY biological laboratories”which could be used by extremists, threaten to derail efforts to prevent biological weapons from being used against civilians, the world’s only international forum on the issue has heard.
Aid funding for Occupied Palestinian Territories at ‘all-time low’
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:18 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is at an “all-time low”, threatening the delivery of life-saving aid to people in the West Bank and Gaza, the United Nations warned on Friday.
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:12 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Remembering 22 colleagues killed by the “horrific terrorist attack” on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad 15 years ago, Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all staff to pay tribute to the fallen by “continuing their mission,” and keep going to “dangerous places with the aim of making them safer”.
‘Unconscionable’ to kill aid workers, civilians: UN Emergency Coordinator
Aug 18, 2018, at 08:00 am
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Remembering all the humanitarians killed in the line of duty just ahead of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations relief chief on Friday, renewed the call for civilians and aid workers everywhere to be better protected.
‘Unconscionable’ to kill aid workers, civilians: UN Emergency Coordinator
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Remembering all the humanitarians killed in the line of duty just ahead of World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations relief chief on Friday, renewed the call for civilians and aid workers everywhere to be better protected.
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Republika Srpska National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina drew concern from the top United Nations expert on the Prevention of Genocide on Thursday, over its decision this week to revoke its endorsement of the 2004 Srebrenica Commission Report acknowledging genocide during the Bosnian war of the 1990s.
In Tanzania visit, UNHCR official stresses freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returns
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Refugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said.
Terror attacks strike people ‘from all walks of life, the UN included’
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Iraq in 2003 that claimed the lives of 22 people should serve as a reminder that the organization’s locally recruited staff often face the greatest dangers in the world’s most hostile places, amid increasing attacks on humanitarians, the head of the United Nations in Geneva said on Thursday.
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A group of United Nations rights experts are urging the Japanese government to urgently protect tens of thousands or workers hired to help decontaminate the Fukushima nuclear plant, who are reportedly being exploited and exposed to toxic nuclear radiation.
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A lack of funds means that the new school term for over half a million Palestinian students could be cut short after just one month, says UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refuge
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Recent incidents where high-level politicians have used the word ‘leprosy’ in discriminatory remarks against rivals only contributes to harmful stereotypes surrounding the disease.
US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEF
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS)The many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are highlighted in a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, which also draws attention to the traumatic consequences of family separation by migration authorities.
UN chief welcomes re-opening of key Gaza border crossing
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The decision by Israel to reopen the only functional commercial crossing point into Gaza which has been closed to most deliveries for weeks, has been welcomed by the United Nations Secretary-General.
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): A Ukrainian film-maker whose outspoken criticism of Russia’s continued annexation of Crimea has landed him in jail, prompted United Nations human rights experts to call on Russian authorities for his immediate and unconditional release on Wednesday.
Aug 16, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The court decision to award nearly $290 million to a terminally-ill man from the United States who claimed his cancer was caused by a herbicide in a commercial weed killer, has been welcomed by two United Nations human rights experts as a “significant recognition” of the responsibilities that chemical companies have to consumers.