Terrorist attacks in Chad and Cameroon condemned by UN Security Council
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): The members of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned the "horrific" terrorist attacks attributed to Boko Haram, perpetrated on Saturday and Sunday in the towns of Baga Sola, Chad, and Kangaleri, Cameroon, which resulted in a large number of deaths and casualties.
Transformative political process key to resolving Syrian crisis: UN envoy
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Only a parallel, all-inclusive transformative political process that is compliant within the framework of the Geneva Communiqué, can lead to a resolution of the ongoing crisis and Syria and tackle terrorism in the region, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country said on Monday.
UN focuses on adolescent girls as part of drive towards equality for all by 2030
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): The newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer an opportunity for a global commitment to breaking intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination – and realizing our vision of a life of dignity for all, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared, marking the International Day of the Girl Child.
UN chief condemns suicide attacks in Chad
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the five simultaneous suicide attacks in Baga Sola sous-prefecture in Chad on Sunday, which left scores of civilians dead or injured.
Bolivia: Ban urges action on climate change, says caring for planet is moral issue
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking in Bolivia at the Peoples World Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life, said that the subject of the conference was both "important and timely."
Afghanistan: NATO convoy attacked, 3 hurt
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): A suicide attacker crashed his explosives-laden car into a NATO forces’ convoy on Sunday in Afghanistan's Kabul city which left three people injured.
China: Restaurant blast kills 17
Beijing, Oct 10 (IBNS) An explosion inside a restaurant in China's Anhui Province on Saturday killed at least 17 people, media reports said.
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): The NATO on Saturday condemned the twin blasts in Turkey which have left 86 people dead.
Turkey: Twin blasts rock Ankara
Ankara, Oct 10 (IBNS): At least 20 people are feared killed as twin blasts rocked Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday,media reports said.
UN officials urge Libyan parties to endorse proposals on new unity government
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Following the proposal of the names of candidates for the presidency for a national unity government in Libya, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged parties to the Libyan "not to squander this opportunity to put the country back on the path to building a State that reflects the spirit and ambitions of the 2011 revolution."
Unvaccinated children in Ukraine at heightened risk of polio: UN agencies
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): With Ukraine's Ministry of Health recently confirming two cases of polio in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are calling for an immediate polio vaccine campaign in the country.
Civilians killed by air strikes at Yemeni wedding party disturbing: UN official
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official on Friday said he was "deeply disturbed" by the news of civilians being killed by coalition air strikes that hit a wedding party in Yemen's Dhamar Governorate on Thursday.
UN highlights survival of postal service hinges on ability to quickly change, innovate
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): On World Post Day, the head of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is highlighting that the future of postal services strongly depends on their ability to innovate and to embrace new technologies.
UN commends Tunisian Dialogue Quartet on Nobel Peace Prize win
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on being awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Peace.
Libya: Security Council authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Acting to help "save the threatened lives of migrants or of victims of human trafficking" and to disrupt criminal enterprises operating on the high-seas off the coast of Libya, the United Nations Security Council on Friday authorized for one year operations by the European Union (EU) and individual countries to inspect and or seize vessels of suspected of people smuggling in the Mediterranean.