US calls for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq - State Department
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is calling for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Sunday.
Islamic State spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir killed
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:56 am
Aleppo/IBNS: Spokesman of terrorist group Islamic State- Abu Hassan al-Muhajir- has been killed by security forces in Syria.
'Not a big deal' - Iranian minister on IS leader Baghdadi's elimination by US troops
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:24 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI: Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday said that the elimination of Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, ISIS, banned in Russia) by the US air force was not "a big deal" and that Washington had simply destroyed its own "creature."
Iraq PM orders counterterrorist forces to Baghdad amid mass protests
Oct 27, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Cairo, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordered for the country's elite counterterrorist forces to be deployed in several districts of Baghdad to guard the premises of state institutions amid ongoing violent protests, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement on Sunday.
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi believed killed in US operation: Reports
Oct 27, 2019, at 11:08 am
Washington/IBNS: ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed in Syria in a special operations raid against ISIS, though an official confirmation is awaited, media reports said.
Essex 39 body recover: Police questioning four suspects
Oct 26, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Essex: Police are questioning four people over the killing of 39 people whose bodies were recovered in a lorry in British city of Essex.
Death toll from Iraq unrest up to 30 people, Over 2,300 people injured: Rights Commission
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:31 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI The number of people killed during violent anti-government protests that resumed in Iraq on Friday has increased to 30 people, while over 2,300 people have been injured, the country’s High Commission For Human Rights said.
Syrian troops foil Militant plot to lay mines on Aid Route: Military
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:26 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI: Syrian government forces killed a militant sabotage group that tried to lay mines on a road in western Hama province used by humanitarian convoys, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:01 am
New York/IBNS: Updating the Security Council on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, the head of the UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA, called on the country’s friends and partners, including the Council, to “transform the dreams of peace, prosperity and development of millions of Central Africans into a lasting reality”.
Protests around the world: Politicians must address ‘growing deficit of trust’, urges Guterres
Oct 26, 2019, at 06:55 am
New York/IBNS: Protests in cities across the world in recent days show that “people are hurting and want to be heard” by political leaders who must now address a “growing deficit of trust”, said the UN chief on Friday.
Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria
Oct 25, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York: The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey’s incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
Lives at risk if wireless technology demands are not held in check: UN weather watchdog
Oct 25, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York/IBNS: Amid growing competition for radio wave space due to new wireless technologies, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday called on governments to protect radio frequencies allocated to potentially life-saving weather forecasting services.
We need to talk: UN gears up for 75th anniversary with Global Conversations
Oct 25, 2019, at 10:12 am
New York: The UN announced on Thursday the launch of the “biggest-ever global conversation” about the future of the planet, as part of the events marking next year’s 75-year anniversary of the Organization.
‘Unique opportunity’ to resolve border dispute between Sudan, South Sudan
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York/IBNS: Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan “have never been closer” to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal armed opposition groups, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York/IBNS: In his annual message for UN Day this Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a reminder of the role the Organization should be playing, focusing on the the real problems of real people, as a “shared moral anchor” amid “stormy global seas”.
Self-Proclaimed LPR confirms around 1,800 residents killed during Ukraine conflict
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:04 am
Luhansk/ Sputnik//UNI: Around 1,800 civilians, including 31 minors, have been killed on the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) since the beginning of a conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, the LPR’s National Security Ministry told Sputnik.
About 300 additional Russian military police arrive in Syria: Defence Ministry
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Some 300 Russian military police personnel have arrived in Syria to help pullout Kurdish militia from the border with Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Chinese Embassy says UK police yet unable to confirm citizenship of 39 deceased people
Oct 25, 2019, at 08:55 am
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: The UK police are currently unable to certify that 39 people, whose bodies were found inside a truck container in the UK county of Essex, had Chinese citizenship, the Asian country’s embassy in the United Kingdom said on Friday.
Safe working conditions not upheld as universal human right
Oct 24, 2019, at 02:41 pm
New York/UNI: Although healthy working conditions are a globally recognized human right, they remain “more a privilege”, the UN independent expert on hazardous substances, Baskut Tuncak, has said.
UN and partners call for solidarity, as Venezuelans on the move reach 4.5 million
Oct 24, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York/IBNS: Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation's political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the “direst” displacement crises in the world, the UN and European Union said on Wednesday, ahead of a solidarity conference next week.
Somalia advancing towards ‘inclusive and peaceful future’ for women, deputy UN chief
Oct 24, 2019, at 08:54 am
New York: Somalia has made “enormous strides on its path to peace and stability”, and Somali women’s participation in peace and security efforts has “helped advance society towards an inclusive and peaceful future”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday.
Decisive international action needed to end Israeli occupation: UN rights expert
Oct 24, 2019, at 08:26 am
New York/IBNS: The international community has a responsibility and legal obligation to compel Israel to end its 52 year-long “occu-annexation” of Palestinian territory and remove barriers preventing Palestinian self-determination, a UN independent human rights expert told the General Assembly on Wednesday.
Hong Kong formally scraps extradition bill
Oct 23, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Hong Kong City/IBNS: In a major development, Hong Kong's legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill which had triggered violent protests in the city for the past several months.
UN health agency launches week of action to ban lead paint
Oct 23, 2019, at 10:48 am
New York: Although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood development, only 73 countries have legally binding controls for lead paint, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
Nearly 180,000 displaced by northeast Syria fighting as needs multiply: UN refugee agency
Oct 23, 2019, at 10:46 am
New York: After nearly two weeks of fighting in northeast Syria, the UN’s humanitarian wing has estimated that around 180,000 have been forced to leave their homes or shelters, including 80,000 children, all in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
Millions of young lives at risk due to humanitarian funding shortfall: UNICEF
Oct 23, 2019, at 10:43 am
New York: “Substantial” shortfalls in humanitarian funding are placing the lives of millions of children in areas affected by conflict and disaster at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
Iraqi joint operations command calls on US troops withdrawn from Syria to leave Iraq
Oct 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Damascus, Oct 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The Joint Operations Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces has called on US troops that have been withdrawn from northeastern Syria to leave the Iraqi territory, as only transit has been authorized.
Israeli forces detain 14 Palestinians in raids across West Bank - Reports
Oct 22, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, Oct 22 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli forces on Tuesday detained 14 Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem, media reported, citing the Palestinian Prisoner Society.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wishes Justin Trudeau over Canadain general polls victory
Oct 22, 2019, at 04:10 pm
London/Toronto: British PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday wished Canadian PM Justin Trudeau for winning the general election for another term.
Kors and Nyong’o: Food, fashion and film join forces at UN, for the world’s hungry
Oct 22, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York: For the seventh year in a row, fashion mogul and UN Goodwill Ambassador Michael Kors, launched his Watch Hunger Stop campaign on Monday - an initiative that supports the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) in its work to feed schoolchildren around the world.