Apr 04, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 4 (JEN): An appeal that raised some $2 billion to help millions of people in Yemen was a “remarkable success of international solidarity” for the country’s war-weary people, but aid alone will not provide a solution to the conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
Apr 03, 2018, at 10:01 pm
London, Apr 3 (IBNS): Two shooting incidents in London in a gap of an hour left one girl killed and another boy injured, officials said.
Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:35 pm
Johannesburg, Apr 3 (IBNS): Leaving people across the nation shocked, South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has passed away.
UN condemns attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:57 pm
Denouncing an attack on civilians in Nigeria’s restive north-east region, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called on all parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostilities and ensure the protection of civilians.
UN food aid to benefit 60,000 people in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:53 pm
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations emergency food relief agency has airlifted over 80 metric tons of vital nutritional supplements to Papua New Guinea – enough to feed approximately 60,000 people in the earthquake-hit country.
Women and girls with autism must be empowered to overcome discrimination they face, says UN chief
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:51 pm
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the global call to empower women and girls with autism and involve them and their advocates in policy and decision-making to address the challenges they face.
Kim Jong-un, wife attend K-pop concert in Pyongyang
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:07 pm
Pyongyang, Apr 2 (IBNS): Ahead of the historic Korean bi-lateral meet between the North and the South, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife attended a K-pop concert in the latter's national capital Pyongyang on Sunday, reports said.
Costa Rica set for Centre-Left President
Apr 02, 2018, at 04:49 pm
San Jose, Apr 2 (IBNS): Costa Rica is set for a Centre-Left President after reports suggested a win for presidential candidate Carlos Alvarado.
5.3 earthquake hits Iran, no casualty
Apr 02, 2018, at 04:18 am
Tehran, Apr 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit western Iran on Sunday, as per USGS website.
Kemerovo Region governor Aman Tuleyev resigns over Russian mall fire
Apr 01, 2018, at 11:07 pm
Moscow,Apr 1 (IBNS): Days after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Russia and left at least 64 people killed, the governor of Siberia's Kemerovo Region, Aman Tuleyev, resigned on Sunday, media reports said.
Stephen Hawking's funeral takes place in Cambridge
Apr 01, 2018, at 04:01 am
Cambridge, Mar 31 (IBNS): Thousands of mourners gathered on the streets of Cambridge, England, as the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking took place on Saturday morning.
Guterres welcomes successful wrap up of long-running UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia
Mar 31, 2018, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 31 (JEN): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the successful conclusion of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), which officially closed its doors on Friday, and congratulated the West African country’s people and Government for turning the page on crisis and conflict.
Gaza Strip: At least five Palestinians die in Israeli gun fire
Mar 31, 2018, at 01:03 am
Jerusalem, Mar 30 (IBNS): At least five Palestinians have been killed in Israeli gunfire near the latter's border, reports said on Friday.
Turkey: Minibus crash leaves 17 killed
Mar 30, 2018, at 10:23 pm
Ankara, Mar 30 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as the vehicle in which they traveling crashed into a light pole in eastern Turkey on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Foreign Ministers of China, Russia to meet on Apr 5
Mar 30, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Moscow, Mar 30 (IBNS): Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi are going to meet on Apr 5, media reports said on Friday.
Member States’ support essential for an effective UN, says outgoing political chief
Mar 30, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): After nearly six years as the United Nations political chief, Jeffrey Feltman on Thursday spoke to the press for the last time as the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, spotlighting the importance of multilateralism and the support of UN Member countries for the Organization’s vital work.
Their 15-year mission a success, UN peacekeepers depart a stable and grateful Liberia
Mar 30, 2018, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia will formally cease operations on Friday after aiding the West African nation’s transition from ravaging civil war to a hopeful era of peace.
Yemen: UN Security Council condemns Houthi missile attacks targeting Saudi cities
Mar 30, 2018, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): Reiterating the need for warring parties in Yemen to resume dialogue, the Security Council has condemned the latest missile attacks by the Houthi rebels targeting several cities of Saudi Arabia, including its capital, Riyadh.
Mar 29, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Dhaka, Mar 29 (IBNS): With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the World Health Organization has appealed to the international community to contribute generously to enable appropriate and timely health services to this highly vulnerable population, now facing grave risks to their lives and health in view of the coming rainy season.
Venezuela: Police station fire kills at least 68
Mar 29, 2018, at 07:05 pm
Caracas, Mar 29 (IBNS): At least 68 people have been reported dead after a fire swept through a police station in Venezuela's Valencia city in Carabobo province.
Facebook privacy debate shows most countries not ready for digital economy – UN
Mar 29, 2018, at 01:11 pm
New York, Mar 29 (JEN): Internet user growth is booming and with more people that ever purchasing goods and services online, protecting their privacy must be a top priority, the United Nations has said.
Revamped UN strategy aims to address root causes of Sahel crisis
Mar 29, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New York, Mar 29 (JEN):The United Nations has reset its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel, a region now home to one out of five people worldwide requiring humanitarian assistance, the UN deputy chief said Wednesday.
UN receives nearly $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and UAE for humanitarian response to Yemen crisis
Mar 29, 2018, at 01:05 pm
New York, Mar 29 (JEN): Ahead of the upcoming international fundraising conference for Yemen, the United Nations has received nearly $1 billion contributions from Saudi Araba and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and urged other donors to follow suit and help tackle the world’s worst humanitarian crisis there.
Kim Jong Un visits China, meets Xi Jinping
Mar 28, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Beijing, Mar 28 (IBNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an 'unofficial' trip to China from Sunday to Wednesday, Chinese media reports said.
UN allocates $9 million to help thousands of people displaced in north-east Nigeria
Mar 28, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 28 (JEN): Some 60,000 people displaced by ongoing hostilities in Nigeria’s crisis-torn Borno state will receive life-saving aid thanks to an allocation from the United Nations-managed country-based humanitarian assistance fund.
Security Council renews UN mission in DR Congo
Mar 28, 2018, at 02:48 pm
New York, Mar 28 (JEN): The Security Council on Tuesday extended for one year the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it a priority for the operation to protect civilians and provide support for implementation of a 31 December 2016 agreement on holding elections.
‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on
Mar 28, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 28 (JEN): More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in military operations and airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta since late February, the United Nations aid chief said on Tuesday, describing the past few months of relentless bloodshed as “some of the worst yet” for civilians inside war-torn Syria.
Children's education latest victim of Yemen conflict – UNICEF
Mar 28, 2018, at 02:43 pm
New York, Mar 28 (JEN): Yemen’s education system has been devastated by the country’s brutal conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, reporting that at least half a million children have dropped out of school since the 2015 escalation of the war.
Syria: Security forces liberate 6 detained people from terrorists
Mar 27, 2018, at 10:46 pm
Damascus, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Syrian Arab Army has liberated six people who were detained by terrorist groups in Erbin in Easter Ghouta region of the country, media reports said.
Kemerovo fire: Putin blasts officials, says criminal negligence caused accident
Mar 27, 2018, at 08:47 pm
Kemerovo, Mar 27 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited the accident site at Siberia's Kemerovo, has reportedly blasted the officials for 'criminal negligence'.