Security Council calls on DR Congo leader to approve joint action to 'neutralize' rebels
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The Security Council on Thursday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “swiftly approve†plans to begin joint operations between the Congolese military and the United Nations peacekeeping force to “neutralize†a rebel group with a long history of heinous crimes in the eastern regions of the vast country.
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) Top United Nations officials on Wednesday attended a special screening in New York of the movie Selma, about the historic struggle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s marches from Selma to Montgomery Alabama that led to United States President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looked forward to a “year of opportunity,†as he briefed the 193-Member United Nations General Assembly on his priorities for 2015, and called for transformative global action that would ensure sustainable development and human dignity for all.
'Gaps left by our fallen staff members can never be filled' - UN chief
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) At a solemn event at United Nations Headquarters this morning,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon honoured colleagues killed on duty, as he explained that while demand for humanitarian workers is growing at an unprecedented rate, direct attacks against those vital actors are on the rise.
UN and partners stress need for end to political impasse in Haiti before week's end
New York, Jan 9 (JEN) Less than a week before the Parliament in Haiti becomes dysfunctional, the United Nations and its international partners noted with deep concern that no solution to the political crisis has yet been found.
UN mourns slain French cartoonists
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS) The United Nations agency tasked with defending freedom of expression, in solidarity with France, joined the country on Thursday in mourning those killed in the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine.
AirAsia QZ 8501: SAR team confirms recovery of aircraft tail
Surabaya, Jan 8 (IBNS): The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia on Thursday confirmed that the SAR team retrieved a visual confirmation of the tail part of ill-fated QZ 8501's aircraft.
Terror dogs France as policewoman killed :'Jihadi' brothers located
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS) The two brothers, suspected to be the main culprits in the massacre of 12 people in Wednesday's attack on Charlie Hebbdo, were reportedly located as France continued to be dogged by 24 hours of terror with a gunman killing a woman police officer and explosion and shootings taking place in several areas.
Woman officer dies in second Paris shooting
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): After the horrifying attack on a satirical magazine in Paris killing several journalists a day ago by suspected Islamic radicals, another attack was reported in the French capital region on Thursday killing a woman police officer.
Second terror attack in Paris, shots fired at cops
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): After the horrifying attack on a satirical magazine in Paris killing several journalists a day ago by suspected Islamic radicals, another attack was reported in the French capital on Thursday.
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Paris attack: 1 suspect surrenders
Paris, Jan 8 (IBNS): One of the three suspected gunmen, who had carried out a brutal attack on the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, has surrended, media reports said.
UNICEF uses electronic vouchers to give Syrian refugee children access to winter clothes
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) As Jordan braces for a winter storm in the next few days, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), on Wednesday launched a winter cash assistance programme to provide vulnerable Syrian refugee children in Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps with monetary assistance to allow their families to buy them winter clothes.
Yemen: Ban condemns deadly attack on police academy, calls for accountability
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms today’s attack against a policy academy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and called for the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice.
Ban outraged by 'horrendous and cold-blooded' attack on French magazine
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned the appalling and "cold-blooded crime" committed by terrorists who attacked the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which news reports indicate killed 10 media workers and two police officers.
UN report: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) War across large swathes of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.