Sep 13, 2018, at 11:31 am
Naypyidaw, Sept 13 (IBNS): Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally broken her silence on the Rohingya crackdown and jailing of Reuters journalists.
South-South Cooperation Day focuses in on sustainable development, a ‘new phase of cooperation’
Sep 13, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): As part of the 40th anniversary of the International Day for South-South Cooperation, the United Nations drew together on Wednesday, more than 100 best-practices developed in the countries of the Global South, which embody the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Sep 13, 2018, at 08:15 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Occupied Palestinian Territory now suffers the highest unemployment rate in the world, with incomes and agricultural production going down, the United Nations trade and development agency said on Wednesday, noting that women and young people were worst affected, as the Israeli occupation continues.
‘Collective endeavour’ needed to strengthen peacekeeping further, says top UN official
Sep 13, 2018, at 08:12 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): Highlighting complex and evolving challenges, the head of UN peacekeeping on Wednesday called for heightened vigilance and a more robust response to existential threats against both peacekeepers and those they strive to defend.
A record one million Syrians displaced over six months, during six key battles: UN investigators
Sep 13, 2018, at 08:06 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): All parties to the seven-year Syria conflict and the States that support them should do “everything in their power” to prevent a full-scale military assault on Idlib, a high-level United Nations-appointed panel of investigators said on Wednesday.
Alarming level of reprisals against activists, human rights defenders, and victims – new UN report
Sep 13, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): An alarming and “shameful” level of harsh reprisals and intimidation against those who cooperate with the United Nations in an effort to uphold human rights, has been revealed by a new UN report launched on Wednesday.
Canada: Ontario school bus crash leaves three students in serious condition
Sep 12, 2018, at 11:40 pm
Toronto, Sept 12 (IBNS): A school bus crash in central Ontario left three students in serious condition on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada: Humboldt Broncos to return to ice tonight; PM Trudeau says country will cheer team
Sep 12, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Humboldt, Sept 12 (IBNS): Canadian ice hockey team Humboldt Broncos will play their first game on Wednesday since they suffered a deadly accident on a highway of the province in April this year, media reports said.
Iraq: Bomb blast kills 2 in Baghdad
Sep 12, 2018, at 07:09 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Two Iraqi civilians were injured in a bomb blast in Baghdad city of Iraq on Wednesday, media reports said.
Death toll in Afghanistan suicide attack incident touches 68
Sep 12, 2018, at 03:39 pm
Kabul, Sept 12 (IBNS): The death toll in the suicide attack on a protest rally in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has touched 68, media reports said.
Million gather at Catalonia national day rally in Barcelona
Sep 12, 2018, at 12:49 pm
Barcelona, Sept 12 (IBNS): Around a million people took to the streets in Barcelona to participate in the Catalonia national day rally and demand independence from Spain.
Former Brazilian President Lula pulls out of presidential election
Sep 12, 2018, at 11:06 am
Brasilia, Sept 12 (IBNS): Tainted Brazilian politician and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month's presidential election, reports said.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar suicide attack death toll touches 32
Sep 12, 2018, at 09:28 am
Kabul, Sept 12 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a protest rally in Momandara district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province and killed at least 32 people killed on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Yemen: UN envoy asks Security Council for more support ‘to move back’ to the negotiating table
Sep 12, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffith told the Security Council on Tuesday that he never expected an easy mission when he convened Intra-Yemeni Consultations in Geneva last week, for which the Houthis delegation failed to show up.
‘Vague and over-broad’ laws stifling independent journalism in Myanmar – UN rights report
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): Describing the conviction in Myanmar of two Reuters journalists last week as a “particularly outrageous” example of judicial harassment against the media there, “vague and over-broad” laws have made it impossible for the press to do its job in the country, without fear or favour, a new United Nations report has found.
Hunger reached ‘alarming’ ten-year high in 2017, according to latest UN report
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): With food deprivation on the rise due to conflict and climate change, more people went hungry in 2017 than at any time in the previous decade, according to the latest edition of the UN’s annual multi-agency flagship report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): A full-scale battle for Idlib must be avoided at all costs, the United Nations Secretary-General has stressed, warning that failure to do so would unleash “a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict” so far.
Afghanistan: UN condemns latest school bombings as ‘repulsive acts of terrorism’
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): Amidst mounting concern over what appears to be a pattern of attacks targeting civilians and schools, a series of bombs on Tuesday morning in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province left more than 21 dead and some 60 others injured, drawing condemnation from the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA).
Hungarian government ‘fuels discrimination against migrants’, say UN human rights experts
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): New laws in Hungary, and Government attacks on civil society in the country, fuel “hostility, xenophobia, and discrimination against migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and all those trying to provide them support”, say a team of independent human rights experts mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.
Canada collects $300 million from counter-tariffs imposed on the US
Sep 11, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Ottawa, Sept 11 (IBNS): Canada has collected $300 million from the counter-tariffs imposed on steel, aluminium imports from the US, media reports said.
Canada: Will reduce size and cost of government, says Ontario premier Ford
Sep 11, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Toronto, Sept 11 (IBNS): Reacting to a judge's blockage of Ontario's plan to reduce Toronto Council seats, premier Doug Ford stood firm in his decision.
Imran Khan condoles death of Begum Kulsoom
Sep 11, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday condoled the death of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing hits Nangarhar province, 12 killed
Sep 11, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack on protestors in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh court denies bail to photographer Shaihidul Alam
Sep 11, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Dhaka, Sept 11: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of renowned Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam.
Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom passes away in London
Sep 11, 2018, at 04:52 pm
London, Sept 11 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom passed away in London on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber targets protest rally in Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Sept 11 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a protest rally in Afghanistan's Mohmand Dara district in Nangarhar province on Tuesday.
Adamant US threatens to sanction International Criminal Court
Sep 11, 2018, at 12:01 pm
Washington, Sept 11 (IBNS): In a strongly worded statement, the US has said that it would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the latter proceeds with trials involving US soldiers.
Hurricane Florence to make landfall on Thursday; US President Trump sounds alert
Sep 11, 2018, at 11:55 am
Washington, Sept 11 (IBNS): A category four storm is presently looming large over the United States of America, prompting its President, Donald Trump, to sound an alarm.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks US President Donald Trump for another meeting
Sep 11, 2018, at 09:36 am
Washinton, Sept 11 (IBNS): The White House on Monday confirmed that US President Donald Trump has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calling for a second meeting between the two.
‘More support’ vital to put Afghanistan back on a ‘positive trajectory’ – top UN officials
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): After four decades of conflict and insecurity, and with elections to be held in the coming months against a backdrop of growing humanitarian need, Afghanistan needs more support than ever to tackle its challenges, said the United Nations humanitarian and refugee chiefs on Monday after a joint two-day visit in the country.