Libya: UN condemns cowardly terror attack
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly deplored a string of suicide car bombings that struck the eastern city of Al-Qubbah in the latest terror attack to afflict the war-torn country.
WHO approves rapid test for Ebola
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it has approved for use a rapid diagnostic test kit for Ebola that can provide results in 15 minutes and correctly identify 92 percent of patients infected by the disease that has killed more than 9,400 people, mainly in West Africa.
UN rights experts describe unconscionable suffering of Syrians
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): Four United Nations human rights experts briefed the Security Council on Friday on a new report into human rights and humanitarian law violations in Syria since the uprising in the country began, saying unthinkable crimes continue occurring daily, with victims' voices in danger of being lost amid the horrors of the conflict.
Human chain formed outside Pakistan imambargah
Karachi, Feb 20 (IBNS) Days after terror attacks on imambargahs in different cities of Pakistan disrupted peace in the country, citizens were seen forming a human chain around Imambargah Shah-i-Najaf in Karachi in a bid to send a strong message of unity, media reports said.
Mogadishu, Feb 20 (IBNS): Twin attacks hit a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu which killed at least 20 people, media reports said.
Killing of Albino baby in Tanzania condemned by UN rights chief
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday condemned the latest attack against people with albinism in Tanzania that took the form of the “horrific murder and mutilation†of an albino baby and demanded such “terrible†crimes be halted.
Conflict forces thousands to flee in Darfur: UN reports
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Some 41,000 people have been forced to flee conflict in Darfur so far this year, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UN urges to boost investments to tackle neglected tropical diseases
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Scaling up investment to tackle leprosy, dengue fever, sleeping sickness and other neglected tropical diseases will improve the health and well-being of more than 1.5 billion people, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, launching a new report stressing that countries must make firm and sustainable budgetary commitments if they are to meet the agency’s targets and accelerate progress.
UN agencies scale up humanitarian operations in Ukraine
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Several days after parties to the conflict in Ukraine signed a ceasefire, United Nations agencies announced a scale up of their emergency operations to the country, delivering some 62 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the crisis-torn Donetsk region on Thursday.
UN rights chief calls on Syria to release detainees
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Syrian authorities should release all those held by Government forces and its militias, without due process, in some cases for years on end, the United Nations rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged on Thursday.
Preventing violent extremism, promoting human rights go hand-in-hand: Ban
New York, February 20 (IBNS): In Washington D.C. for a summit hosted by the United States on countering violent extremism, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on Thursday warned leaders against “discarding our moral compass.â€
South Sudan: UN campaign for children forced out of school by war
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): UNICEF’s ‘Back to Learning’ campaign, which was launched in Juba on Thursday by the agency and the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir, will reach out-of-school children in all 10 states, including areas currently engulfed in conflict, over the next 12 months.
Bangladesh: Death warrant issued against Jamaat leader
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IBNS) The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) here on Thursday issued death warrant for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman in connection with a war crimes case.
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged the Government of Burundi to establish a climate of freedom and openness conducive to the holding of elections later this year and expressed concern about reports of intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention and other curtailments to the enjoyment of the rights of freedom of peaceful assembly and expression.
UN official says recent terror attacks represent 'exact opposite' of values of peace, stability
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Nassir Al-Nasser, said on Wednesday that the "vicious forces" of extremism, violence and terrorism should not hamper international efforts to prevent and combat such forces.