Twitter suspends 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since 2015
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter has said it has suspended 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts, primarily related to ISIS since 2015.
Japan: Volcano Sakurajima erupts
Tokyo, Feb 5 (IBNS): Japan's volcano Sakurajima‬‬ has erupted on Friday, media reports said.
Julian Assange arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the UK, UN expert panel finds
Geneva, Feb 5 (IBNS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained by Sweden and the United Kingdom since his arrest in London on Dec 7 ,2010, as a result of the legal action against him by both Governments, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said on Friday.
100 mine workers trapped in South Africa
Johannesburg , Feb 5 (IBNS): Above 100 people were trapped inside a gold mine in South Africa's Mpumalanga province on Friday, media reports said.
Record $10 billion pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria at UN co-hosted conference in London
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) An international conference on war-torn Syria in London on Thursday pledged a record $10 billion after United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out three main objectives: raising $7 billion in immediate humanitarian aid, mustering long-term support, and protecting civilians.
Timbuktu: 900-year-old ceremony re-consecrates mausoleums destroyed by armed groups
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was celebrated on Thursday at the initiative of the local community, the final phase of the United Nations-backed cultural rebirth of the age-old Sahara city after the destruction wrought by radical Islamists in 2012.
New allegations of sexual abuse emerge against UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) reported on Thursday that it has identified seven new possible victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the town of Bambari, just days after the UN revealed which countries' troops have been accused of abusing minors.
Social inclusion central to 2030 Agenda, UN Social Development Commission hears as new session opens
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The adoption of the 2030 Agenda – which places people and the planet at the centre of global development – presents new challenges and opportunity for the United Nations Commission on Social Development, a senior UN official said today, opening the body's 54th annual session with a call for building on its strengths to foster an integrated approach when addressing social policies.
Somalia: UN political chief visits top leaders in show of support for electoral process
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A senior United Nations official has held talks with Somali leaders in Mogadishu, the capital, in a show of support for last month's “breakthrough†political achievement in selecting an electoral model to be used later this year in efforts to lead the Horn of Africa country out of decades of factional war.
Saudi Arabia donates $59 million to UN agency assisting Palestine refugees
New York, Feb 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Shelters, schools and health centres in Gaza, the West Bank and Jordan will benefit from $59 million donated by Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East under three agreements signed on Thursday.
Assange gets a favourable ruling from UN panel about his 'arbitrarily detained' plea
London, Feb 4 (IBNS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who had tweeted earlier on Thursday that he will surrender to United Kingdom Police on Friday if the United Nation's (UN) panel rejects his plea and says that he has not been unlawfully detained, has got a favourable ruling from the panel, according to media reports.
UN mediator suspends intra-Syrian talks for three weeks
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Just two days after declaring the official start of delayed intra-Syrian talks in Geneva to end five years of bloody warfare, the United Nations mediator suspended them for three weeks on Wednesday following differences between Government and opposition delegations on the priority of humanitarian issues.
UN emergency fund allocates $8 million to assist vulnerable women and children in DPR Korea
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has released eight million dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for severely underfunded aid operations in the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), to enable life-saving assistance for more than 2.2 million people most vulnerable and at risk of malnutrition.
Ukraine: UN official urges Government to keep checkpoints open for access to medicines, food
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Ukraine on Wednesday called on the Government to keep checkpoints open in conflict-affected areas in the country's east to prevent hardship for thousands of mostly elderly people seeking access to medicines, and food and other items.
DPR Korea's intention to launch a satellite 'deeply troubling' - UN chief
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said the intention of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch a satellite in the coming weeks is a "deeply worrying development."