Muammar Gaddafi's son sentenced to death
Tripoli, July 28 (IBNS) Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been sentenced to death by a Libyan court over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution.
Parties continue progressing towards ‘vision’ of united Cyprus: UN envoy
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): The positive and results-oriented climate of the talks between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders continues to foster the progress required towards conclusion of a settlement as soon as possible, the United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, confirmed on Monday.
Ban welcomes UN’s endorsement of action plan on post-2015 development financing
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): The United Nations General Assembly on Monday endorsed the new global action agenda for financing sustainable development adopted two weeks ago by a major UN conference, and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the move as a major step that firmly puts the world “on the path to a more prosperous, just and sustainable world for this and future generations.â€
Burundi: UN mission finds environment ‘not conducive’ to credible election process
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): While the 21 July election in Burundi that won President Pierre Nkurunziza a controversial third term was relatively peaceful and conducted adequately, the overall environment was ‘not conducive’ for an inclusive, free and credible electoral process, the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in the country (MENUB) announced on Monday.
UN chief condemns deadly Al Shabaab attack against hotel in Mogadishu
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab on Sunday on the Al-Jazeera Hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
‘Paralyzing’ funding gap forces shutdown of health services in Iraq: UN
New York, Jul 28 (IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq on Monday declared as “devastating†the “inexplicable†closures of life-saving services in Iraq for people in need, citing the most recent shut-downs of basic health care will directly impact more than one million people, including some 500,000 children who now will not be immunized, spreading risk of a measles outbreak and resumption of polio.
UN official in Somalia condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Mogadishu
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): The most senior United Nations official in Somalia has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack on Jazeera Hotel in Mogadishu that resulted in several deaths and injuries.
Middle East: Funding crisis may force UN agency to delay start of school year
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): Facing its most severe financial crisis ever, the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestine refugees throughout the Middle East has on Sunday convened an emergency session to weigh the growing risk that it may be forced to delay the start of the academic year in some 700 schools for half a million students across the region.
Yemen: Ban welcomes Saudi-led coalition's announcement of humanitarian truce
New York, Jul 27 (IBNS): Welcoming the announcement by the Saudi-led Coalition of a unilateral five-day humanitarian pause in Yemen, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all parties to the conflict to suspend military operations and facilitate safe, unhindered access of relief workers to desperate populations throughout the crisis-riven country.
Three killed in Tokyo plane crash
Tokyo, July 26 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a light plane crashed in Japan's Tokyo city on Sunday, media reports said.
Ban condemns deadly twin suicide bombings in northern Cameroon
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the twin suicide bombings that targeted the city of Maroua, the capital of Cameroon’s Extreme North province, on 22 July.
As conflict disrupts education in Yemen, UNICEF backs ‘catch-up’ classes
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): With intensive bombardments and street fighting in Yemen forcing more than 3,600 schools across the country to close and disrupting education for some 1.8 million children, the top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official there appealed on Friday to the warring parties to respect the safety of schools.
Greece must take robust action to address refugee situation: UN agency
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed great apprehension over the refugee situation in Greece – where more than 100,000 people have sought shelter so far in 2015 – saying that notwithstanding its difficulties, Greece, with assistance from wider Europe, has a duty to assist them.
UN rights office renews concern after Cambodian Senate adopts law
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): A draft law adopted on Friday by Cambodia’s legislative wing “threatens the very existence of a free and independent civil society†and the crucial work that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) carry out in the country, the United Nations human rights office has warned.
WHO welcomes European regulators’ initial green light on malaria vaccine
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday welcomed a major regulatory hurdle cleared by a malaria vaccine, saying it expects to make a policy recommendation later this year on its use in the context of an overall panoply of public health tools for combatting the disease which kills one African child a minute.