Donors pledge over $400 million for 2015 UN rapid humanitarian response fund
Dec 18, 2014, at 03:18 pm
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) International donors have pledged $418.6 million for a United Nations fund aimed at enabling the speedy delivery of humanitarian aid into the epicentres of crisis zones around the world, falling short of a broader appeal made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Organization’s top relief official.
Libya: UN mission encouraged by "step in the right direction" towards dialogue
Dec 18, 2014, at 03:17 pm
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday that it is encouraged by the positive response it has received to its invitation for a UN-convened Libyan political dialogue.
Ban Ki-moon hails decision by US, Cuba to normalize relations
Dec 18, 2014, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the "very important step" taken by the leaders of the United States and Cuba towards normalizing relations between the two countries.
UN capacities 'pushed to the limit' in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up
Dec 18, 2014, at 03:15 pm
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) After a year of "discord, disease and disruption" that saw peace operations, diplomacy and humanitarian capacities "pushed to the limit" responding to West Africa's Ebola outbreak, terrorist groups and ongoing conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed reporters on Wednesday at United Nations Headquarters, where he summed up the year and looked ahead to 2015.
World Bank safeguards 'go out of their way' to avoid references to human rights – UN expert
Dec 18, 2014, at 03:14 pm
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, on Wednesday urged the World Bank to recognize the central importance of human rights to its draft environmental and social policies, also known as safeguard policies, which apply to its investment project financing.
Pakistan lifts moratorium on death penalty
Dec 18, 2014, at 02:22 am
Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS): A day after Pakistan witnessed a deadly attack at a school which killed 141 people, including 132 school children dead, country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday approved the removal of moratorium on death penalty.
No difference between good and bad Taliban: Sharif
Dec 18, 2014, at 12:39 am
Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday sent out a strong message to terrorists and said his country will like to see a complete elimination of terrorism from the nation.
Pakistan army chief visits Kabul
Dec 17, 2014, at 11:37 pm
Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif visited Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday.
Two explosions outside Pakistan college: TV report
Dec 17, 2014, at 10:44 pm
Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) Two explosion occurred outside a girls' college close to Pakistan's Peshawar city on Wednesday, TV report said.
10 killed in Afghanistan militant attack
Dec 17, 2014, at 10:33 pm
Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including four militants, were killed as terrorists stormed into the New Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan's Lashkargah area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Australia: Man arrested for allegedly making threat call to Auburn mosque
Dec 17, 2014, at 10:12 pm
Sydney, Dec 17 (IBNS): The Australian Police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man for allegedly making a threatening phone call to a mosque in Auburn in western Sydney on Tuesday.
Sharif vows to continue fight against terrorism
Dec 17, 2014, at 09:40 pm
Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) A day after the school horror that claimed 132 lives of children besides others in a Taliban attack in Peshawar, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said his government will combat the terrorists.
In Nepal, UN meeting seeks to boost development ranking of Asia-Pacific's poorest nations
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:10 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) A United Nations-backed meeting focusing on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of Asia and the Pacific kicked off on Tuesday as international delegates, UN officials and Government ministers embarked on discussions over how to help the region's poorest nations "graduate" to a higher level of development.
Global intellectual property filings see boost in 2013 – UN report
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:10 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Despite an uneven global economic recovery, international patent requests continued to surge in 2013, extending the run of strong annual increases in intellectual property (IP) filings to a fourth consecutive year, a new United Nations study reported on Tuesday.
Cooperation with Africa must occur at earliest signs of crisis, Ban tells Security Council
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations on peace and security is crucial and should occur systematically at the earliest signs of crisis said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning as he urged the Security Council to work more effectively to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts on the African continent.
'A dark day in a bleak year for children': UNICEF condemns attack on schoolchildren in Yemen
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has deplored the killing of at least 15 school girls in a car bombing in Yemen adding to the grim toll of what it described as "a dark day in the closing weeks of a bleak year" for children around the world.
Syria: UN food agency's operations secure after funding drive; must raise more in 2015
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:08 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Having raised $88 million in a 10-day global fundraising effort, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said its funding for December 2014 was secure and the agency could resume providing food assistance through electronic vouchers to 1.7 million refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey.
UN envoys welcome conviction of Congolese army officer for crimes against humanity
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:07 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura welcomed on Tuesday the conviction of a senior army officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity, saying the verdict sends a "very clear message to perpetrators of sexual violence in DRC that they cannot hide behind a badge or evade justice with a uniform."
UN Asia-Pacific forum begins registration, statistics partnership to improve data, policies
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:06 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has announced its involvement in an international partnership to improve civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:05 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) In the Netherlands, assisting migrants living on the streets is not a matter of charity but rather an obligation of the Government, a group of United Nations human rights experts said on Tuesday as they urged Dutch authorities to immediately provide irregular migrants with "bed, bath and bread".
Taliban attack on Pakistan school an act of 'horror and rank cowardice', says UN chief
Dec 17, 2014, at 05:10 am
New York/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday strongly condemned the "blood-curdling attack" on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has cost the lives of at least 130 people, the vast majority of whom were children.
Peshawar school attack: PM Modi calls Nawaz Sharif
Dec 17, 2014, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to express his 'deep condolences' over the attacks carried out by militants at a school in Peshawar city which killed at least 141 people.
Militants intended to kill innocent kids: Bajwa
Dec 17, 2014, at 04:19 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) The Pakistani Army on Tuesday said the militants, who had attacked a school in Pakistan and killed more than 100 children, had no intentions of taking hostages.
Pakistan school siege ends: Reports
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:01 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): After a day-long brutality where 132 people, including school children, were killed at the Army Public School and College in Peshawar city by militants, the country's officials have said the siege at the educational institution is over, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Malala, Kailash condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar school
Dec 17, 2014, at 02:32 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have condemned the militant attack at a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city which killed at least 132 people including children on Tuesday.
Pakistan school attack: Over 100 killed
Dec 16, 2014, at 09:08 pm
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): About 104 people including 84 students lost their lives in Pakistan as Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists stormed into the Army Public School and College in Peshawar on Tuesday morning.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack army school, kill 23, about 500 taken hostage
Dec 16, 2014, at 08:03 pm
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): At least 23 school children were killed and about 500 have been taken hostages by Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists on Tuesday after they stormed into the Army Public School and College in Paksitan's Peshawar.
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Sydney cafe siege: 3 killed, 2 Indian nationals safe
Dec 16, 2014, at 06:37 am
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS) A 17-hour-long siege at a cafe in Australia's Sydney city came to an end with the death of three people, including the gunman who had held seventeen hostages on Monday, officials said.
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Dec 16, 2014, at 03:11 am
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS) The Australian Police on Monday confirmed that the siege at the Lindt Cafe in Australia's Sydney city has ended.
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PTI workers attack media persons?
Dec 16, 2014, at 03:10 am
Lahore, Dec 15 (IBNS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers attacked media persons in Pakistan's Lahore city on Monday as they were covering their protest live from the city, media reports said.