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.
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As deepening economic woes force thousands of Venezuelans to flee the crisis-gripped country, the United Nations on Tuesday issued guidance on treating the population as “refugees,” while the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the outflow into neighboring countries such as Colombia constitutes a “humanitarian disaster.”
Syria conflict: 2017 deadliest year for children, UN aid official reports
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): More than 900 children in Syria were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year for children in the country’s ongoing conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday, warning that the grim statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg.
Thousands of migrants return home safely from Libya as part of UN-supported programme
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): Since last November, 10,171 migrants have safely returned from Libya, the United Nations migration agency announced Tuesday, crediting the achievement to a scale up of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme.
UN urges new, ‘post-ISIL’ Iraq to draw on diversity, support religious minorities
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As Iraq rebuilds after defeating a terrorist group, the country must draw on its religious diversity and protect minorities, including Yezidi and Christians, a senior United Nations official has said.
Syria ‘bleeding inside and out’ as conflict enters eighth year, says UN chief
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Despite a United Nations Security Council demand to institute a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, airstrikes, shelling and ground offensives have intensified in Eastern Ghouta, Secretary-General António Guterres reported Monday, warning that the conflict is entering its eighth year with the “grimmest” reality on the ground.
UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Taking place at “a pivotal moment for the rights of women and girls,” the United Nations body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment opened its annual session on Monday hearing calls to help women, especially those in rural communities, secure an end to the male-dominated power dynamic that has long marginalized their participation and muted their voices.
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Inclusive partnerships are essential to addressing drug challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the top United Nations panel dealing with all aspects of narcotic drugs.
Ahead of rainy season, UN under ‘time pressure’ to deliver aid in South Sudan
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): With the rainy season approaching in South Sudan, where one in three people has been displaced by more than four years of conflict, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called for urgent financial support to distribute and preposition life-saving aid supplies.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Tajikistan
Mar 11, 2018, at 10:29 pm
Dushanbe, Mar 11 (IBNS): Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Mar 9-10 paid a state visit to Tajikistan at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, officials said.
China removes term limits; Xi Jingping to remain President for life
Mar 11, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Beijing, Mar 11 (IBNS): In a rubber-stamping exercise, Beijing formally removed term limits to allow Xi Jingping to remain President for life.
New UN health agency regulation guidelines aim to help countries end ‘reign’ of tobacco industry
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:59 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN):The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products – estimated to kill over seven million people annually.
Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:56 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment at the United Nations, showing the strength of women as agents of change in African societies often dominated by men.