Landmine casualties high for third consecutive year despite record funding, latest monitor reports
Nov 22, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Despite hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to rid the world of landmines, the number of casualties caused by explosive remnants of war (ERW) remains high, according to the latest UN-backed civil society report on the issue, published on Tuesday.
Nov 22, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Backed by the United Nations, countries in eastern Africa have launched a new energy security framework to help tackle growing challenges over energy access and availability in the region.
At UN forum, Asia-Pacific countries highlight importance of transport for sustainable development
Nov 22, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): Gathered at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Organization’s development wing in the region, countries have highlighted how new technologies – especially smart devices – are making transport systems safer and greener.
Nov 22, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Nov 22 (IBNS): For the first time in a decade, the number of people falling into poverty in rural Latin America and the Caribbean has increased by two million, according to a new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, which called the worrying trend a “historical reversal.”
Twitter bots played disproportionate role spreading misinformation during 2016 US election: Study
Nov 21, 2018, at 07:00 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election has found that automated accounts -- or "bots" -- played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online.
Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of Korea has been elected President of INTERPOL
Nov 21, 2018, at 05:22 pm
Dubai, Nov 21 (IBNS): Delegates attending INTERPOL’s General Assembly have elected Kim Jong Yang of the Republic of Korea as the Organization’s new President.
Maldives decides to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
Nov 21, 2018, at 03:46 pm
Male, Nov 21 (IBNS): Maldives has decided to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations after a gap of two years, the President's office confirmed on Wednesday.
UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attack in Kabul
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:33 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly condemned” the terrorist attack targeting a religious gathering in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which claimed dozens of civilian lives.
Cameroon violence condemned by UN human rights office in appeal for dialogue to address grievances
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:31 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Continuing insecurity in Cameroon has been condemned by the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) amid reports of killings by armed groups and State forces that has prompted mass internal displacement.
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): A “pragmatic, strategic and evolutionary” approach is needed in the least developed countries to strengthen their public sector capacity, bring about institutional reform and promote policy learning, a new United Nations report has urged.
Children in Lake Chad Basin attend school with help from UN-backed fund
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): 3.5 million children living in the Lake Chad Basin in Africa’s Sahel region do not have access to education according to the UN-backed Education Cannot Wait fund.
UN chief advocates for a strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:24 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts half of all ongoing missions – UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday called the international community to strengthen cooperation and commitment to peacekeeping, during an open debate held at the Security Council.
UN migration agency builds temporary safe havens to shelter Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:21 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): The United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday that it has upgraded structures in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps as temporary accommodations for emergency situations.
Refugee and migrant children losing over 1.8 million school days, every day – UN report
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Migrant and refugee children to face incredible hardships attending schools and accessing education, a new United Nations report released on Tuesday has revealed, highlighting also structural weaknesses in national systems that can sometimes exclude children on the move.
World Children’s Day: Millie Bobby Brown to #GoBlue as new UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): On this World Children’s Day, when kids across the globe unite for their rights, Emmy-Nominated actress Millie Bobby Brown has been named the newest United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador.
Australia: Three arrested for plotting 'ISIS-inspired attack'
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:59 am
Melbourne, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Australian police have arrested three people who were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack in Melbourne city of the country.
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): It “may not” be possible to form an inclusive and legitimate constitutional committee in Syria – a way out of the years long crisis plaguing the country – the United Nations negotiator for the conflict-ridden nation has warned.
UN Alliance of Civilizations is fundamental to ‘world we need to build’ – Guterres
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): The role of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations has never been more relevant to the 2030 Agenda objective of “building more peaceful, just and resilient societies,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the opening day of the eighth annual Global Forum.
If any side fails, every side fails – UN envoy for Middle East Peace Process
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:55 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): A senior United Nations official has called on the global community to remain committed to the two-state solution in the Middle East peace process, urging efforts to establish an environment conducive to the return of negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Ending inequality means ending ‘global pandemic’ of violence against women – UN chief
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:50 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Until women and girls can live free of fear, violence and insecurity, the world cannot pride itself on being fair and equal, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, commemorating theInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marked annually on 25 November.
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Conflict and inequality remain the defining features of children being raised in Iraq today, according to the first comprehensive survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in seven years.
In Bhutan, nature and people benefit
Nov 20, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Farmers in the mountain kingdom of Bhutan are being helped by the UN to boost their livelihoods using their traditional knowledge while protecting the country’s varied biodiversity.
Rotherham sex abuse: Six men jailed
Nov 18, 2018, at 06:02 pm
London, Nov 18 (IBNS): The Sheffield Crown Court Sheffield Crown Court on Nov 16 sentenced six British men of Pakistani origin to a total of 101 years in jail for exploiting young girls in Rotherham who were gang-raped and abused by them, media reports said.
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:39 pm
New York, Nov 18 (IBNS): Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity with the crisis torn country and warned that attacks against defenseless civilians and UN ‘blue helmets’ may amount to war crimes.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi killing: CIA says Saudi prince ordered his murder
Nov 17, 2018, at 06:39 pm
Washington, Nov 17 (IBNS): American intelligence agency CIA has said that it believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, media reports said.
American company shares image of India's Statue of Unity from space
Nov 17, 2018, at 04:38 pm
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): An American company on Saturday made a special post when they tweeted the image of India's Statue of Unity from space on their micro-blogging site page.
Samarkand to adopt Declaration of Human Rights
Nov 17, 2018, at 12:39 pm
Samarkand, Nov 17 (iBNS) The historic Uzbek city of Samarkand will host Asian Forum on Human Rights on Nov 22-23.
Amid continued suffering in Yemen, UN envoy welcomes reports of reduced violence
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:17 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Addressing the UN Security Council on Friday, Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, said that although conflict continues to rage, he welcomed recent reports of reduced violence in the country.
UN genocide adviser welcomes historic conviction of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Friday’s historic conviction of two former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia on genocide charges has been welcomed by the United Nations Special Adviser on the issue.
YouTube stars get creative at UN, to promote tolerance
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 17(IBNS): Ending intolerance means eliminating one of humanity’s “dark spots,” said Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal, better known as YouTube hip-hop artist and musician, L-FRESH THE LION, in an interview with UN News on Friday, the International Day for Tolerance.