Collective action now, the only way to meet global challenges, Guterres reaffirms in annual report
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York: The global challenges of our time beg global solutions, and we must continuously demonstrate the merits of multilateral cooperation, the Secretary-General said on Monday, launching the 2019 United Nation’s annual report.
Sign language protects ‘linguistic identity and cultural diversity’ of all users, says UN chief
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York: Sign languages are crucial to “express oneself, connect with others and participate in all aspects of economic, social, cultural and political spheres”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for International Day of Sign Languages, on Monday.
Kenya school collapse: 7 children dead
Sep 23, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Nairobi, Sept 23 (IBNS): The collapse of a classroom in Kenya's Nairobi city left at least seven school children dead, media reports said.
China to close country's oldest Beijing Nanyuan Airport on Sep 30 - Reports
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Beijing, Sep 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Beijing Nanyuan Airport, which is the oldest in China, will cease servicing civil aircraft on September 30, after the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which is considered to be the largest in the world, opens, media reported.
Former Zimbabwean President Mugabe died from cancer, Mnangagwa reveals
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:10 pm
Harare, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died from advanced cancer and had already been taken off chemotherapy, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.
S Korea, US to launch talks for upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Seoul, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) South Korea and the United States would launch talks this week to share the upkeep cost for the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
UK: Controlled explosion carried out at Manchester Airport
Sep 23, 2019, at 03:38 pm
London, Sept 23 (IBNS): Controlled explosion of a suspicious package was carried out by the police at the Manchester Airport transport interchange on Monday.
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:31 pm
New York: Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they “stop wasting time” and work harder to curb carbon emissions, “or we will vote you out.”
UN chief urges restraint following reported Saudi-led assault in Yemen
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Amid reports of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike near Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concerns for the attacks in a Saturday statement attributable to his Spokesperson, Stephane Dujjaric.
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
Sep 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New York: “We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast
Sep 22, 2019, at 10:03 am
Jakarta, Sep 22 (UNI) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the Indonesian coast, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Saturday.
‘Collective’ erosion of two-State solution, continues unabated: Mladenov
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:53 pm
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): The “steady deterioration” of chances that a lasting peace can be negotiated between Israel and Palestine as two States live side by side, reflects a “collective failure” of leadership across the region and the world.
UN staff support youth-driven global action on climate crisis
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:51 pm
New York: Staff at UN Headquarters in New York joined untold numbers of students, scientists, organized labour, and everyday people worldwide, who took to the streets on Friday, demanding action to address climate change.
Road accidents claim 19 lives within 24 hours in S Africa
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Cape Town, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Three road accidents have claimed 19 lives within 24 hours in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign 10-year electricity supply contract
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Tashkent, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.
Zimbabwe president takes anti-sanctions lobby to UN
Sep 21, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Harare, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night left for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he is expected to plead for the removal of Western imposed sanctions.
Turkish Airstrikes kill 5 terrorists in Northern Iraq - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:41 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing five terrorists, Turkey's media reported.
12 killed in bomb explosion in Iraq's Karbala
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:25 am
Baghdad, Sep 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll of a bomb explosion in Iraq's holy Shiite city of Karbala on Friday evening rose to 12, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi Security Forces detained Karbala bombing suspect - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:17 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI): The Iraqi security forces have detained a suspected perpetrator of a blast inside a minibus in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, national media reported.
Syrian air defenses destroy drone near capital
Sep 20, 2019, at 10:20 am
Damascus, Sept 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian air defenses destroyed an unidentified drone near the capital Damascus on Thursday evening, state TV reported.
UN human rights report shows rise in reprisals against activists, victims
Sep 20, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York: Cases of intimidation and retaliation against victims, civil society and activists who cooperate with the United Nations are on the rise, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office reveals.
Security Council: Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib
Sep 20, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces.
S Korea's top nuke envoy leaves for Washington for denuke talks
Sep 19, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Seoul, Sep 19 (Xinhua) South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for Washington on Thursday to hold talks with his U.S. counterpart about the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization, according to South Korean Foreign Ministry.
Britain to leave EU on Oct 31 no matter what: Brexit minister
Sep 19, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Nicosia, Sep 18 (Xinhua) Britain will definitely leave the European Union on Oct. 31, no matter what, visiting British Secretary of State for Brexit Stephen Barclay said here Wednesday.
UN summits to urge ‘ambition and action’ on climate change, sustainable development: Guterres
Sep 19, 2019, at 03:49 pm
New York: There are five key United Nations summits taking place next week to spur action on the climate crisis and other global concerns, which will showcase the UN as a “driver for meaningful, positive change”, according to the man at the helm of the Organization.
UN and Red Cross chiefs appeal for end to use of explosive weapons in cities
Sep 19, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York: With some 50 million people in urban areas suffering from the impact of armed conflict, war in cities “cannot be back page news”, the UN Secretary-General and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
Brexit With Deal Can Still Happen: EU Commission Head
Sep 18, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Moscow, Sept 18 (Sputnik): Brexit with a deal is still possible, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday, with slightly more than a month left until the deadline of October 31.
IFJ condemns arrest of nine journalists in Nepal
Sep 18, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Kathmandu, Sept 18 (UNI): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned government’s act of arresting nine journalists, who were protesting the sacking of three journalists of state-owned Radio Nepal in Doti.
Israeli PM vows to form "strong Zionist" government
Sep 18, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Jerusalem, Sept 18 (Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he will start negotiating with possible coalition partners to form "a strong Zionist government" in the wake of closely-fought elections.
New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges
Sep 18, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York: The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role “years of United Nations experience”, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as Tijjani Muhammad-Bande banged the gavel to open his year in office.