UN rights office urges restraint over intensifying violence in northern Myanmar
May 16, 2018, at 03:12 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights arm has voiced deep concern over escalating conflict between the military and armed groups in Myanmar’s Kachin and Shan provinces that has displaced over 100,000 civilians and trapped many in the midst of active fighting.
Security Council calls for calm following deadly Gaza clashes; diplomats debate US embassy move
May 16, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, called for calm along the border of the Gaza Strip following Monday’s deadly clashes, in which dozens of Palestinians were killed, protesting United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the official opening of its embassy there.
Climate change: An 'existential threat' to humanity, UN chief warns global summit
May 16, 2018, at 03:06 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): None of the world’s challenges loom as large as climate change, the United Nations chief told a major climate action summit on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that global warming poses an “existential threat” to humanity.
Gaza medics ‘struggling to cope with influx of wounded’: UN agencies
May 16, 2018, at 03:03 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Medical teams inside Gaza are running out of supplies to cope with the wounded, following the deadliest day of protests against occupation along the border with Israel so far this year, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
Campaign of hacking,spyware and surveillance targets human rights defenders in Pakistan: Amnesty
May 16, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad, May 16 (IBNS): Human rights defenders in Pakistan are under threat from a targeted campaign of digital attacks, which has seen social media accounts hacked and computers and mobile phones infected with spyware, a four-month investigation by Amnesty International reveals.
‘Enough is enough; stop attacks on children’ underscores UNICEF
May 16, 2018, at 02:57 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): With defenceless children increasingly targeted in conflicts , the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all warring parties around the globe to comply with international law and keep them safe from harm.
Indonesian Police arrest 13 suspected terrorists from East Java
May 16, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Jakarta, May 16 (IBNS):Indonesian Police have arrested 13 suspected terrorists in East Java, officials said on Tuesday.
Canada: It is too early, say scientists, to attribute climate change to B.C.'s floods
May 16, 2018, at 04:22 am
B.C./Ottawa, May 15 (IBNS): Many people in British Columbia (B.C.).are blaming record-breaking heat and destructive floods to climate change, media reports said.
Gaza clash: Turkey lends support to Palestinians, to treat injured people
May 16, 2018, at 01:06 am
Ankara, May 15 (IBNS): Lending support to Palestine, Turkey's Health Ministry has said that the latter's nation will treat those injured by Israel forces during Monday's clash.
Anti-abortion posters surface in Rome, face backlash from women
May 16, 2018, at 12:10 am
Rome, May 15 (IBNS): Anti-abortion posters linking it with femicide have appeared in Italy's capital city Rome, inviting scathing criticism from women.
Melania Trump doing really well after surgery, says husband Donald Trump
May 16, 2018, at 12:04 am
Washington, May 15 (IBNS): The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump is 'doing really well' following her surgery, tweeted husband and US President Donald Trump.
UN welcomes 'reinvigorated efforts' in Afghanistan's corruption reform agenda
May 15, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.
China condemns recent suicide attacks in Indonesia
May 15, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Beijing, May 15 (IBNS): The Chinese government has condemned the series of suicide attacks in Indonesian city of Surabaya that left at least 13 people killed on Sunday.
Key UN forum in Asia-Pacific sets its sights on combatting inequality
May 15, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): With concern growing that the divide between rich and poor is continuing to widen – especially in the Asia-Pacific region – top United Nations officials are calling for greater emphasis on growth that leads to fairer societies and a healthier planet.
May 15, 2018, at 02:48 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian chief urged the international community to step up life-saving humanitarian support to 7.1 million vulnerable Sudanese on Monday, and invest more in the country’s social-economic development.
US First Lady Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery
May 15, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Washington, May 15 (IBNS): US First Lady Melania Trump underwent a kidney surgery on Monday, media reports said.
‘Much work to do and no time to waste’ in cybercrime fight, says UN chief
May 15, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The UN body focussing on crime prevention and criminal justice, opened its annual session in Vienna on Monday, calling for a more integrated global response to continuing and emerging challenges, including cybercrime.
New EU focus on Kosovo provides Pristina and Belgrade with historic opportunity – UN official
May 15, 2018, at 01:53 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Efforts to calm tensions between Belgrade and Pristina that came to a head with the arrest, “theatrical” parade and expulsion of a lead negotiator from Kosovo, must be redoubled if “real progress” is to be made on the ground, a senior United Nations official said on Monday.
Avoid further bloodshed, UN chief urges, as Gaza violence leaves dozens dead
May 15, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Following reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed, demonstrating along the border of the Gaza Strip on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint.
May 15, 2018, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the commitment by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to dismantle its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri as an important “confidence-building measure” that that will support efforts towards sustainable peace and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
May 15, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Action to combat climate change could create millions of new job opportunities and “more than” offset losses in traditional industries, the UN labour agency said on Monday.
‘Never forget children,’ UNICEF warns of escalating violence in Central African Republic
May 15, 2018, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): At least 350,000 children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are out of school and lack access to health and other basic services, including nearly 29,000 who have fled escalating violence this year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned, urging warring parties to stop the fighting.
Preventive action could save billions of dollars in food assistance costs - UN agency
May 15, 2018, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): As chronic hunger increases and food crises intensify worldwide, preventative action and extra investment could results in billions of dollars of savings each year, a new United Nations report has found.
Canada: Ontario Liberals highlight budget mistake in NDP's election platform
May 15, 2018, at 02:40 am
Toronto, May 14 (IBNS): The Ontario Liberals have highlighted a budget mistake of $5.7 billion in the New Democratic Party's (NDP's) election platform, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau triggers row by calling Quebec by-election three days after announcing new project
May 15, 2018, at 02:07 am
Quebec City, May 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has triggered a controversy by calling a by-election in Quebec, three days after announcing a new project in the particular riding, media reports said.
Dozens killed as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
May 15, 2018, at 01:59 am
Jerusalem, May 14 (IBNS): Violence over the opening of US embassy in Jerusalem city has left 41 people killed along the border fence between Israel and Gaza, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif's says his remarks on Mumbai attacks was misreported: PM Shahid tells media
May 14, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Monday that former PM Nawaz Sharif has said his remarks on Mumbai terror attacks was misreported by the media.
Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi meets Nawaz Sharif
May 14, 2018, at 09:37 pm
Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called on former PM of the country Nawaz Sharif on Monday, media reports said.
US Embassy in Israel: Thousands of Palestinians gather for protests along Gaza Strip
May 14, 2018, at 06:30 pm
Jerusalem, May 14 (IBNS): While Israel is in a jolly mood ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in its capital city Jerusalem, thousands of Palestinians have gathered to protest the move, along the Gaza Strip.
MI5 head warns Europe against underestimating the Islamic State
May 14, 2018, at 06:18 pm
London, May 14 (IBNS): Andrew Parker, the head of British intelligence agency MI5, has warned Europe against taking the Islamic State lightly.