UN rushes to deliver aid as key Yemeni port city is ‘shelled and bombarded’
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, June 15 (IBNS): As the Yemeni port city of Hodeida continues to come under attack from Saudi-led coalition forces on Thursday, seeking to drive out Houthi rebels who control the city, the United Nations and humanitarian partners are rushing to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of vulnerable families there.
Financial abuse of elderly ‘rampant, but invisible’, says UN expert
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, June 15 (IBNS): Older people are increasingly subject to financial abuse, in many cases by their own family members, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Thursday.
Jun 14, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): In an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for greater protection for Palestinians, and deploring any use of “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate” force by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians, particularly in Gaza.
‘Much more’ can be done to raise awareness about the plight of persons with albinism: UN chief
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): On the international day to raise awareness on albinism – a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of melanin in the body – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater solidarity with people living with albinism, so they can live more empowered lives.
‘True’ peace, requires standing up for human rights, says UN chief Guterres
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): Achieving peace involves more than “laying down weapons”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for intensified efforts to address the root causes of conflict.
At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled during the course of 2016.
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS):The scourge of terrorism and violent extremism continues to affect all of Central Africa and divert government resources from much-needed development programmes to costly security operations, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): An attempt by a Saudi-led military coalition to take control of the Yemeni port of Hodeida from opposition Houthi forces “will have serious consequences” on an already “dire” situation for millions of civilians, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday.
UN chief welcomes formation of unity government in Madagascar
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:47 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the formation on Monday of a government of national unity in Madagascar led by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as requested by the nation’s leading constitutional court.
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:40 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): The United Nations has welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by the leaders of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that 27 years after the dispute began, they have reached a mutual agreement over a new name for the Republic.
Everyone has 'a moral imperative' to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:35 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Any attack on the key Yemeni port of Hodeida would deepen one of the world’s worst malnutrition crises and put the lives of an estimated 300,000 children at risk, said the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday.
Millions of young lives ‘at risk’ says UN labour chief, calling for an end to child labour
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:20 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, carrying heavy loads or working long hours, the head of the UN labour agency said on Tuesday, marking World Day against Child Labour.
US-North Korea summit ‘an important milestone’ towards denuclearization, says Guterres
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Tuesday’s historic summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been hailed as “an important milestone” by the UN Secretary-General.
Donald Trump calls his Singapore trip as 'amazing'
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): On his way back home from Singapore after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President called the trip as 'amazing'.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong congratulates Donald Trump, Kim over summit
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:30 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un over their meeting.
IAEA welcomes Trump, Kim joint statement
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Vienna, June 12 (IBNS): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday said it has welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Trump pledges to end war games, Kim commits to denuclearization
Jun 12, 2018, at 03:47 pm
Singapore, June 12 (IBNS): Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded a remarkable nuclear summit on Tuesday with the US President pledging to put a freeze on "war games" with ally South Korea and Kim committing to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
With realities shifting in Darfur, operations on the ground ‘must change’, urges UN official
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur “must change” in accordance with the shifting realities on the ground, the Organization’s top peacekeeping official said on Monday, highlighting the need to “closely link” the mission’s drawdown to the scaling up of both peacekeeping and development activities.
Central African Republic: UN chief condemns killing of peacekeeper; the second in a week
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:34 am
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): The United Nations chief has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack that killed a peacekeeper in the Central African Republic (CAR); the second ‘blue helmet’ to lose his life there in the space of a week.
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UN humanitarian coordinators ‘stepped up to the challenge’ of complex emergencies: 2017 report
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The United Nations office that coordinates the global institution’s humanitarian work, successfully tackled the four most complex emergencies it was confronted with last year, according to its annual report released on Monday.
From the field – Rehabilitating lives in Tanzania
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:24 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): A 15-year old girl from the East African country, Tanzania, says an operation to correct a facial disability means that she can “look forward to a future when I am not laughed at.”
US-North Korea summit in Singapore ‘a promising development’ says Guterres
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:20 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “a promising development for global peace and security,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The situation inside Syria’s Idlib threatens to become “highly explosive” amid an uptick in conflict between armed groups and a spike in the number of people displaced inside the war-torn country, a top UN aid official said on Monday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets Donald Trump
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had a four-eye meeting with President of the United States (US) Donald J Trump at the Istana on Monday.
Italy shuts ports to migrant rescue ship
Jun 11, 2018, at 09:48 am
Milan, June 11 (IBNS): In a major development, Italy has refused to give permission for a rescue vessel to drop off 629 migrants which it had picked up off Libya's coast, media reports said on Monday.
Syria: Guterres concerned over reported attacks in Idlib, calls for ‘full investigation’
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over airstrikes that reportedly targeted a village in northern Idlib last week, killing dozens – including children.
Jun 10, 2018, at 11:08 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): At its annual heads of State summit on Sunday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed stressed that the political, economic and security power of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have impacts beyond the region.
Jun 10, 2018, at 11:06 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a three-day partial ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, urging all parties concerned “to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”
Jun 10, 2018, at 10:58 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): Weapon-toting intruders at a hospital in war torn Central African Republic (CAR) drew grave condemnation from the United Nations humanitarian coordinator on the ground, calling it “an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law.”