Nigeria: UN chief ‘appalled’ by killing of aid worker; calls for release of remaining hostages
Oct 17, 2018, at 10:27 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemned on Tuesday the killing of an aid worker from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in north-east Nigeria. He said he was “appalled” by her death on Monday.
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The struggle over natural resources often lies at the heart of violent conflicts, fuelling strife in many parts of the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, urging governments and everyone with a stake in valuable resources, to think hard about how they are managed and exploited.
UN experts report: Business ‘dragging its feet’ on human rights worldwide
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Too many businesses are putting profit above human rights and “ignoring” their obligations, while governments fail to “regulate and lead by example”, according to a United Nations human rights report, published on Tuesday.
Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UN refugee agency
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being expelled from neighbouring Angola, “are returning to a desperate situation,” a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Tuesday.
UN migration agency: young Rohingya girls, largest group of trafficking victims in camps
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): More than a year into the crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the number of Rohingya refugees has reached nearly one million, with young girls in Bangladesh refugee camps sold into forced labour accounting for the largest group of trafficking victims, reported the UN Migration Agency (IOM) on Tuesday.
Top UN rights official urges transparent probe into Khashoggi disappearance
Oct 17, 2018, at 09:31 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official has called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey to “reveal everything they know” about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
Morocco: Train derails close to Rabat, 4 die
Oct 16, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Rabat, Oct 16 (IBNS) A train derailment incident close to Morocco's capital Rabat left at least four people dead on Tuesday, media reports said.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passes away
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): IT giant Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has passed away.
Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:24 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas can enioy their human rights as this would enable making “progress for all”.
Overseas investment falling, developing countries largely unscathed: UN trade agency
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:22 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dropped 40 per cent year-on-year so far, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday, but the $470 million decline is happening mainly in wealthy, industrialized nations, especially in North America and Western Europe.
Benefits of rural migration effect often overlooked, new UN report suggests
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:20 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): Agricultural policies should work to maximize the contributions of rural migration to economic and social development, while minimizing the costs, says a major new report released on Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Duchess of Sussex expecting first child, confirms Kensington Palace
Oct 15, 2018, at 02:13 pm
London: The Kensington Palace has announced that Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child.
UN relief official in Yemen condemns ‘horrific’ attack on passenger buses
Oct 15, 2018, at 10:05 am
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): Condemning an attack on passenger buses in Yemen’s Hudaydah governorate, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country has called on warring parties “to do everything possible” to protect civilians.
Oct 15, 2018, at 09:57 am
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Strongly condemning twin suicide attacks in Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated the Organization’s support and solidarity with the country’s people and Government.
Australian woman injured in kangaroo attack
Oct 14, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Queensland, Oct 14 (IBNS): An Australian woman was injured in a Kangaroo attack incident in Australia's Queensland state, media reports. said on Sunday.
Improve collection of data on disasters, Secretary-General Guterres urges on International Day
Oct 14, 2018, at 05:07 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Highlighting the steep human and economic impact of disasters, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to improve data collection on the catastrophes, including comprehensive accounting of economic losses, to advance progress on crisis prevention.
Oct 14, 2018, at 04:55 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a surge in investment, long-term financing and global stability to overcome the obstacles to inclusive, resilient and environmentally sustainable global growth.
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:25 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): UN human rights experts are urging Saudi Arabia to “immediately and unconditionally” release all women human rights defenders, including six imprisoned on charges relating to their peaceful defence of human rights.
UN welcomes ‘milestone’ release of 833 Nigerian children from anti-Boko Haram force
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:22 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): The United Nations welcomed on Friday as an “important milestone” the release in Nigeria of 833 children by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF); a group formed in 2013 to protect communities and support the country’s security forces against Boko Haram extremists.
UN chief praises Malaysia’s death penalty repeal as ‘major step forward’
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:20 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Malaysia has announced that it plans to abolish executions, a move hailed by United Nations chief António Guterres on Thursday, as a “major step forward.”
Australia urged to evacuate offshore detainees amid widespread, acute mental distress
Oct 13, 2018, at 07:17 am
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Australia should end its offshore processing policy on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea amid reports of widespread, acute mental distress and attempted suicide by children and young adults, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:30 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain on course, but still face “major challenges”, including violence from armed groups in the country’s east, the top United Nations official in the country said on Thursday.
Mali not fulfilling its ‘sovereign role’ in protecting its people: UN human rights expert
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): In an effort to better protect people and their property throughout Mali, the international community must honour commitments to help reduce violent extremism, chronic insecurity and ineffective government, said the United Nations expert on human rights in the country, Alioune Tine, on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia must halt air strikes in Yemen, says UN panel
Oct 12, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): The conflict in Yemen has been highlighted by a UN human rights committee which on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia to “put an end to the air strikes” against its southern neighbour, amid reports that they have resulted in the deaths of at least 1,248 children since March 2015.
Algeria must stop arbitrary expulsion of West African migrants in desert: UN migration rights expert
Oct 12, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): Atrocities suffered by child and adult migrants from West African States “should shock the conscience of humanity” into action, a UN rights investigator said on Thursday, before calling for Algeria to halt the collective expulsion of thousands of foreign nationals to Niger.
Oct 12, 2018, at 08:55 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): There are “multiple barriers” including “systemic discrimination” bias and lack of training, which are keeping the largest generation of girls in human history from reaching their full potential, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement on Thursday, marking International Day of the Girl Child.
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:12 am
New YorK, Oct 11 (IBNS): There are “multiple barriers” including “systemic discrimination” bias and lack of training, which are keeping the largest generation of girls in human history from reaching their full potential, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement on Thursday, marking International Day of the Girl Child.
UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:09 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles was passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Global Forum on Road Traffic Safety in Geneva, on Wednesday.
Reintegrating former rebels into civilian life a ‘serious concern’ in Colombia: UN Mission chief
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:07 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): The reintegration of former members of the Colombian FARC-EP rebel movement, which signed an historic peace deal with the country’s government in 2016, remains a subject of serious concern, said the head of the UN Verification Mission set up to monitor the deal, on Wednesday.
Charges against Baha’i in Yemen must be dropped: UN experts urge release of detainees
Oct 11, 2018, at 08:04 am
New York, Oct 11 (IBNS): A group of UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of 24 people, mostly from Baha’i minority, who have been held by authorities in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, since the middle of last month.