Massive damage to Nepal's healthcare services has put millions of quake survivors at risk, UN warns
Jun 26, 2015, at 01:51 pm
New York, June 26 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursdaywarned the health of the people who survived Nepal's twin earthquakes could be at risk if regular services are not urgently rebuilt and restored in a country where 80 per cent of health facilities in the 14 most affected districts are damaged.
Nepal: Two months on, UN agency shifts post-quake focus from emergency response to recovery
Jun 25, 2015, at 02:43 pm
New York, June 25 (IBNS) Thousands of porters are carrying food and other relief high into Nepal's mountains, and repairing trails as they go, as part of a shift by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) from emergency response to longer-term recovery, after the 25 April earthquake.
First-ever comprehensive online system to counter narcotics launches in Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2015, at 03:47 pm
New York, June 24 (IBNS) As the result of a three-year partnership, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Afghan Government on Tuesday launched the first-ever interactive online system for all counter-narcotics-related data in the country.
Nepal: senior UN development official pledges support ahead of post-quake reconstruction conference
Jun 24, 2015, at 03:44 pm
New York, June 24 (IBNS) Two months after a massive earthquake and several powerful aftershocks ravaged Nepal, the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Haoliang Xu, arrived in Kathmandu for a visit will include participation in an International Donors’ Conference aimed at bolstering the country's post-disaster reconstruction efforts.
Afghanistan: 23 militants join peace committee
Jun 23, 2015, at 11:47 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): At least 23 militants have joined peace committee in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Heatwave kills 630 in Karachi
Jun 23, 2015, at 11:12 pm
Karachi, June 23 (IBNS) Heatwave has claimed 630 lives in Pakistan's Karachi city in the last three days, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal: in earthquakes' wake, UNICEF speeds up response to prevent child trafficking
Jun 23, 2015, at 09:03 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): At least 245 children have been intercepted from being trafficked and unnecessarily or illegally placed in children's care homes since the first earthquake hit Nepal almost two months ago, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
In the face of growing insecurity, Afghanistan still needs support, Security Council told
Jun 23, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): It is absolutely clear that Afghanistan continues to need the support of the international community, as well as the sustained attention of the Security Council, Nicholas Haysom, the head of the UN mission in the country said on Monday, warning the Security Council that there is no room for "complacency."
Afghanistan: UNAMA condemns killing of 16 civilians by improvised explosive device
Jun 22, 2015, at 05:47 am
New York, June 21 (IBNS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned on Sundaythe killing of 16 civilians, and injuring of several others, when their minibus hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Landmine blast kills 14
Jun 21, 2015, at 03:45 am
Kabul, June 20 (IBNS): At least 14 people were killed as the vehicle in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Marjah district in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
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Pakistan forces kill 25 militants
Jun 17, 2015, at 08:52 pm
Rawalpindi, June 17 (IBNS): Security forces have killed 25 militants during clashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills 3
Jun 17, 2015, at 12:05 am
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured in a mine blast in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on Tuesday, media reports said.
20 Afghan police officers killed in an attack plotted by Taliban
Jun 13, 2015, at 07:53 pm
Kabul, June 13 (IBNS): At least 20 police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, officials said on Saturday.
UN rights chief urges Pakistan Government to reintroduce death penalty moratorium
Jun 12, 2015, at 02:17 pm
New York, Jun 12 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official has urged the Government of Pakistan to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty amid a sharp uptick in the number of executions in the country, the Organization’s human rights office reported on Thursday.
Bangladesh factory collapse: UN-backed fund reaches $30 million target
Jun 10, 2015, at 02:57 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): Set up in October 2013 with assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Rana Plaza Coordination Committee has announced that it met its $30 million target so that it can pay out full compensation to the victims and families of a deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh that claimed more than 1,100 lives and left scores of others injured.
Ban welcomes 'milestone' agreement on new Nepal constitution
Jun 10, 2015, at 02:49 pm
New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement of a new constitution for Nepal as "a major milestone" in the country's democratic development, a spokesperson for the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday.
Almost 1,000 civilians killed in Afghanistan conflict during first 4 months of this year
Jun 09, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New York, Jun 9 (IBNS):The conflict in Afghanistan is resulting in thousands of people being killed or wounded, forcing families to leave their homes and seek refuge in neighbouring communities, according to Mark Bowden, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban shadow district governor killed
Jun 07, 2015, at 09:26 pm
Kabul, June 7 (IBNS) A shadow district governor of Taliban in Afghanistan's Paktika province has been killed by the security forces, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: UN experts urge halt to execution of child offender
Jun 06, 2015, at 03:14 pm
New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): The Government of Pakistan must halt the execution of a man convicted of a crime committed as a child and reinstate the country’s moratorium on the death penalty, three United Nations human rights experts have urged.
Afghanistan guest house attack: Spy agency claims breakthrough
Jun 04, 2015, at 02:21 am
Kabul, June 3 (IBNS) The Afghanistan spy agency on Wednesday said two people, who were planners and masterminds behind the terrorist attack on Park Palace guesthouse in country's capital Kabul, have been arrested, media reports said.
Pakistan, Kashmir are inseparable: COAS
Jun 04, 2015, at 12:23 am
Islamabad, June 3 (IBNS) Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said Kashmir and Pakistan are 'inseparable'.
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Maggi gets clean chit in Bangladesh
Jun 02, 2015, at 10:14 pm
Dhaka, June 2 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi authorities have found no ingredients above harmful levels in popular noodles brand Maggi, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill nine NGO workers
Jun 02, 2015, at 09:51 pm
Kabul, June 2 (IBNS) Armed men killed nine employees of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Afghanistan's Zare district on Tuesday.
As UN marks Buddhist holiday, Ban pays tribute to the victims of Nepal earthquake
Jun 02, 2015, at 08:16 pm
New York, Jun 2 (IBNS): On the Day of Vesak, which acknowledges the contribution of Buddhism to the spirituality of humanity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is paying special tribute to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal over a month ago.
In Nepal, UN rushes to replace quake-damaged healthcare facilities ahead of monsoon
Jun 02, 2015, at 08:10 pm
New York, Jun 2 (IBNS): The United Nations health agency is racing critical medical supplies to fourteen of Nepal's most earthquake-affected districts in an effort to restore health services before the onset of monsoon season.
Rocket attacks kill 3 in Afghanistan
Jun 01, 2015, at 09:07 pm
Kabul, June 1 (IBNS) At least three people were killed as a rocket landed on residential areas in southern Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Schools reopen in earthquake-hit Nepal
Jun 01, 2015, at 05:58 am
Kathmandu, May 31 (IBNS) Schools, which remained closed following devastating earthquakes in Nepal, reopened on Sunday.
Some 500,000 homes and temples across Nepal damaged by earthquake: UN official
May 27, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): As teams of trekkers and Nepalese sherpas are now reaching remote, high-altitude villages with humanitarian aid, a senior United Nations development official on Tuesday drew attention to the post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction needs of more than 500,000 homes and cultural heritage sites in the rural areas.
Nepal: UN races humanitarian relief to quake-affected communities
May 26, 2015, at 01:33 pm
New York, May 26 (IBNS): Marking one month after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal killing thousands and devastating large swathes of the country's Kathmandu valley, the United Nations relief arm is continuing to intensify its humanitarian operations as it supports national and local authorities with critical life-saving efforts.
Pakistan: 3 killed in blast targeting President Mamnoon Hussain's son
May 25, 2015, at 04:37 pm
Quetta, May 25 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and a dozen injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) went off outside a local restaurant in Balochistan's industrial city Hub in Pakistan on Sunday night.