Nearly two-thirds of children lack access to welfare safety net, risking ‘vicious cycle of poverty’

Feb 07, 2019, at 09:54 am

New York, Feb 7 (IBNS): More than six in 10 children globally lack access to social protection, leaving them particularly vulnerable to falling into chronic poverty, the UN said on Wednesday, warning also that some governments are cutting State cash entitlements, amid continuing economic uncertainty.

Afghanistan: Kidnap gang leader held from Kabul city

Feb 06, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Kabul, Feb 6 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a  kidnapping gang leader Obaidullah aka Raees Obaid from Kabul city, media reports said.

Former ISIS sex slaves residing in Canada get threat calls, messages

Feb 06, 2019, at 03:34 pm

Ottawa, Feb 6 (IBNS): Former ISIS sex slaves, who have been sheltered by Canada, are getting calls and messages threatening of rape and murder, media reports said.

Paris: Fire at apartment block kills ten people, injures many

Feb 06, 2019, at 02:14 pm

Paris, Feb 6 (IBNS): Ten people, including a child, have died while many were injured in a fire at an eight-storey building in Paris, media reports said.

Priests, bishops sexually abused nuns, admits Pope

Feb 06, 2019, at 01:06 pm

Vatican City, Feb 6 (IBNS): Pope Francis has admitted that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns in a latest scandal which has been alleged, media reports said.

Dramatic drop in South Sudan political violence since peace agreement signing

Feb 06, 2019, at 10:21 am

New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): Since the signing of a September 2018 deal between the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his political rival and former deputy Riek Machar to end conflict in the country, political violence has “dropped dramatically,” David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan told reporters on Tuesday.

Safer Internet Day: ‘Be kind online’, says UNICEF, urging action to prevent cyberbullying, harassment

Feb 06, 2019, at 10:18 am

New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): Online violence, cyberbullying and digital harassment affect over 70 per cent of young people globally, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling for concerted action to tackle and prevent this form of violence.

Piracy and high seas crime growing, becoming more sophisticated, UN Security Council told

Feb 06, 2019, at 10:13 am

New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): International maritime crime is becoming “increasingly sophisticated” as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges on the high seas and pose “immediate danger to people’s lives and safety”, the UN anti-drugs and crime chief warned the Security Council on Tuesday.

Libya: $202 million needed to bring life-saving aid to half a million people hit by humanitarian crisis

Feb 06, 2019, at 10:07 am

New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): The United Nations and its aid partners, together with the interim Government of Libya, launched on Tuesday a humanitarian response plan (HRP), appealing for $202 million to bring urgent life-saving assistance to some 550,000 women, children and men affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

North-east Nigeria displacement crisis continues amid ‘increased sophistication’ of attackers, warns UN

Feb 06, 2019, at 09:58 am

New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): An upsurge in violent attacks in crisis-riven north-east Nigeria has displaced nearly 60,000 people in the last three months, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un to meet in Vietnam on Feb 27-28: White House

Feb 06, 2019, at 09:15 am

Washington, Feb 6 (IBNS): The White House on Wednesday confirmed that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Vietnam on Feb 27-28.

US teen Joshua who was bullied in school for last name 'Trump' invited to President's Speech

Feb 05, 2019, at 06:35 pm

Washington, Feb 5 (IBNS): Joshua Trump, who has faced bullies in schools due to his last name, has been invited for the State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, confirmed the White House.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill policeman

Feb 05, 2019, at 06:23 pm

Kabul, Feb 5 (IBNS): A policeman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.

21 people found guilty in Kabul hotel attack: AGO

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kabul, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Attorney General Office (AGO) in Afghanistan on Monday handed jail terms ranging from five to 30 years as 21 people were found guilty of lotting the deadly attack on the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel in 2018.

Confidence-building measures continue in new Yemen prisoner-swap talks

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:46 am

New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): Yemen’s warring sides are due to meet for fresh discussions on a prisoner exchange agreement, the UN’s Special Envoy for the war-torn country announced on Monday.

As inequality grows, the UN fights for a fairer world

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:40 am

New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the UN’s blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all – calls for a reduction in inequality between and within countries. Nevertheless, global inequality is increasing. So what can be done?

World must do more to tackle ‘shadowy’ mercenary activities undermining stability in Africa, says UN chief

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:36 am

New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): With mercenaries undermining global peace and security and weakening States’ capacities to protect their people, the UN Security Council on Monday shone its spotlight on their activities as a source of destabilization in Africa.

Neither side stands to benefit in US-China trade spat, UN says

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:31 am

New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): The tit-for-tat trade dispute between China and the United States may do little to protect domestic producers in either country and could have “massive” implications on the globaleconomy unless it is resolved, United Nations experts said on Monday.

Somalia: Car bomb blast in Mogadishu kills 10

Feb 04, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Mogadishu, Feb 4 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed when a car bomb blast rocked a crowded shopping mall in Mogadishu city of Somalia on Monday.

Afghanistan : Ten Taliban and ISIS-K militants killed

Feb 04, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS) :More than ten militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan groups have been killed during the operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in various provinces of the country.

Emiliano Sala: Plane wreckage found

Feb 04, 2019, at 09:44 am

Washington, Feb 4 (IBNS): Wreckage of a flight, which was carrying  Argentine football star Emiliano Sala and 3ent missing nearly two weeks ago, has been found, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Operation conducted by security forces leave local Taliban leader killed

Feb 04, 2019, at 09:24 am

Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS): An operation conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province left a key Taliban local leader killed, media reports said.

US: Hindu politician Tulsi Gabbard officially launches her 2020 presidential campaign

Feb 03, 2019, at 10:13 pm

Washington, Feb 3 (IBNS):  In a bid to take a new path in her political career, US politician Tulsi Gabbard on Saturday officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign in Hawaii.

UN chief hopes for new agreement after Israel concludes international observation mission

Feb 03, 2019, at 05:07 pm

New York, Feb 3  (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his gratitude to the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), West Bank, after Israel decided not to renew its mandate.

UN calls for support to implement Central Africa’s newly minted peace agreement

Feb 03, 2019, at 05:02 pm

New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): After 10 days of negotiations, the Central African government and 14 armed groups reached a peace agreement on Saturday, according to a tweet from the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).  

US imposes visa restrictions on Ghana

Feb 02, 2019, at 09:19 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana following a row over the deportation of Ghanaians staying illegally in the country.

CIPRI, CIF participate in Higher Education Forum

Feb 02, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Toronto, Feb 2 (IBNS): Canada-India Project for Research and Innovation (CIPRI) at York Center for Asian Research (YCAR) along with Canada-India Foundation (CIF) participated in a Higher Education Forum in New Delhi, India and in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, between Jan 15 and 18, 2019, media reports said.

Racist yearbook photo row: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologises

Feb 02, 2019, at 07:18 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS):  Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has apologised after his yearbook, which is dated back to his student life in 1984, emerged showing a photo featuring men in racist costumes.

Importance of indigenous languages for development, peace and reconciliation

Feb 02, 2019, at 07:12 pm

Ottawa, Feb 2 (IBNS): The International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) is a United Nations (UN) observance in 2019 with an aim to raise awareness of the result of the global endangerment of indigenous languages and to establish a link between language, development, peace, and reconciliation, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Jalalabad leaves two injured

Feb 02, 2019, at 06:45 pm

Kabul, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least two people were hurt as a bomb blast rocked Jalalabad city in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.