Mar 20, 2018, at 02:27 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): The humanitarian crisis and the resulting suffering will only worsen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) if persistent violence is not brought under control and there is no political transition, the top United Nations relief official warned on Monday.
UN forum to spotlight ways ICT can help beat poverty and boost development
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): Making information and communication technology (ICT) readily available for vulnerable countries and harnessing it’s potential to help tackle a raft of ills – from disaster risk reduction to reaching ‘zero hunger’ – will be among the issues on the agenda at an annual United Nations information forum that kicked off Monday in Geneva.
Lebanon: UN humanitarian fund to step up support for the most vulnerable
Mar 20, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 20 (JEN): At a time when resources for refugees from Syria is declining, the top United Nations humanitarian official in Lebanon, the country host to some 1.5 million Syrian and several thousand Palestinian refugees, has launched a funding allocation to ensure that critical relief programmes can be sustained.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits frontline area in Eastern Ghouta
Mar 19, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Damascus, Mar 19 (IBNS): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a frontline area in Damascus' Eastern Ghouta area on Sunday, media reports said.
Vladimir Putin wins Russian Presidential election, re-elected for another term
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (IBNS): Vladimir Putin is all set to rule Russia as its President for another six years after he registered a landslide victory in the Presidential polls on Sunday.
China's Xi Jinping congratulates Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin
Mar 19, 2018, at 02:37 pm
Beijing, Mar 19 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Xi Jinping re-elected as Chinese President
Mar 17, 2018, at 03:00 pm
Beijing, Mar 17 (IBNS): At the ongoing first session of the 13th National People's Congress, Xi Jinping was on Saturday re-elected as the President of China.
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): Thousands of refugees who have fled violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to Chad are facing food and shelter shortages the United Nations refugee agency said Friday, warning that this is the largest influx in for years into the small landlocked country.
Brief ceasefire in Douma only piece of good news for civilians in war-torn Syria, UN envoy says
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): The United Nations mediator for the Syrian conflict told the Security Council on Friday that its three-week old demand for a ceasefire across the war-ravaged country was still not being implemented, and while progress had been made in in Douma in Eastern Ghouta, “the bottom line is, too many civilians are still suffering.”
Gaza requires changed political reality, renewed commitment to avoid total collapse
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): The lack of a political process to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to be the single largest impediment to Palestinian development, and an escalation in hostilities could completely break down service delivery in Gaza, a United Nations report said Friday.
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:08 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): In the span of just three days – between 10 and 13 March – more than 4,000 people, mostly terrified women and children, have crossed into Uganda from crisis-gripped eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.
Syria: Children, families killed by airstrikes, shelling in Afrin – UN
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:06 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): Dozens of children have been killed since fighting began in the north-western Syrian town of Afrin, where people are under bombardment, hospitals have been shut down and water supplies cut off, the United Nations has reported.
Ukraine: UN calls for protection of civilians after attacks on water facility workers
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:26 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Following recent shelling of water treatment workers in eastern Ukraine, a senior United Nations official has called on all parties to the conflict to protect those civilians who maintain critical infrastructure.
UN Security Council calls for all Yemen’s ports to remain fully open to all aid imports
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:25 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to allow humanitarian convoys to safely reach all conflict-affected governorates without hindrance, while also asking that all Yemen’s ports remain fully open to commercial and relief supply imports.
In Rome, UN chief urges international community to remain strongly committed to stability in Lebanon
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Calling Lebanon “a fundamental pillar of stability” in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday told a high-level meeting in Rome that it is absolutely essential for the international community to show strong solidarity with the country.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:12 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): From air transport in the Congo to truce observation in the Golan and assistance in the transition to independence in Namibia, the Netherlands has a long history with United Nations peacekeeping.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:11 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on the international community to generously support the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is facing “the worst financial crisis in its history.”
Security Council renews UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year and demanded that all parties immediately end the fighting countrywide.
Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations human rights wing said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from a rural Mexican college in 2014 was marred by torture and cover-ups.
Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats
Mar 15, 2018, at 05:42 pm
London, Mar 15 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to answer how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in Salisbury on Mar 4.
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences – have been largely unaddressed, the head of the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday, calling on holdout armed groups to sign the foundational 2011 peace agreement without delay.
UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): With 700 million people worldwide at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030, water infrastructure investment must be at least doubled over the next five years, a panel set up by the United Nations and the World Bank recommended on Wednesday.
UN aid chief urges international support to tackle ‘spiralling humanitarian needs’ in DR Congo
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): As fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced 4.5 million people to flee their homes over the past year and left more than 13 million in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has called on the international community to urgently address the crisis.
As Syria conflict enters eighth year, UN agencies join call for peace and safe aid delivery
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Two United Nations relief agencies on Wednesday joined a chorus of international organizations and partners in the quest to end seven years of conflict in Syria, urging warring parties to allow humanitarian access for the delivery of life-saving assistance to those desperately in need.
Nepal plane crash: China mourns loss of lives
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS): China has mourned the loss of lives in the Nepal place crash incident.
British PM Theresa May condoles Stephen Hawking's death
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:35 pm
London, Mar 14 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday mourned the death of British physicist Stephen Hawking.
British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:43 pm
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): British physicist Stephen Hawking, who was known for his work with black holes and relativity, has died, his family confirmed.
Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The United Nations has embarked on an initiative to address the male-dominated power structure within its own ranks and now has more women than men in the senior management team, Secretary-General António Guterres told civil society activists on Tuesday.
Report highlights UN progress in fight to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The number of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by personnel serving with the United Nations dropped from 165 in 2016 to 138 last year, according to the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on implementing a zero-tolerance policy for these crimes.
Rohingyas could face further violence if they return to Myanmar, UN adviser warns
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:57 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): International crimes were committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and those who fled the country could face further persecution if they return now, a senior United Nations official said Tuesday.