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.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar leaves one killed
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Kabul, June 13 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday killed at least one child, media reports said.
Robert De Niro is a very Low IQ individual: Trump
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked actor Robert De Niro by calling him "a very low IQ individual".
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.
Canada: Quebec to offer loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by U.S. tariffs
Jun 12, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, June 12 (IBNS): Quebec, a Canadian province, offered on Monday C$100 million ($77.1 million) in loans and guarantees on loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by recent United States (U.S.) tariffs, media reports said.
Trudeau's comments will cost Canadians a lot of money, says Donald Trump
Jun 12, 2018, at 06:05 pm
Singapore, Jun 12 (IBNS): Even after a historic US-North Korea talks on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump did not spare Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his attacks for the latter's comment post-G7 Summit, media reports said.
Pakistan Army chief Qamar Bajwa-led delegation meets Ashraf Ghani
Jun 12, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A Pakistani delegation led by the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Bajwa met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Bomb attack in southern Ghazni province kills 5
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A bomb attack incident in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday left at least five people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
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."
Secular Bangladeshi author and publisher shot dead
Jun 12, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Munshiganj, Bangladesh, June 12 (IBNS): Shahzahan Bachchu, a secular writer and publisher and also a leftist politician in Bangladesh, was shot dead by assailants in a public place near his village home at Sirajdani under Munshiganj district on Monday evening.
Trump, Kim sign joint statement; US President describes bond with North Korea as 'special'
Jun 12, 2018, at 12:01 pm
Singapore, Jun 12 (IBNS): In a major turnaround in the relationship between the two nations, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described his bond with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his country as "special".
Donald Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack, admitted to hospital
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:38 am
Singapore City, June 12 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack.
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.
Rohingya refugee shelters ‘washed away’ in Bangladesh monsoon rains: UN agency
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:10 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): Two days of heavy monsoon rains have caused severe structural damage to camps in Bangladesh hosting one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un shake hands, meet in Singapore
Jun 12, 2018, at 08:59 am
Singapore City, June 12 (IBNS): Creating history, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Donald Trump,Kim Jong Un to meet at 9 am tomorrow
Jun 11, 2018, at 07:28 pm
Washington, June 11 (IBNS): The White House on Monday confirmed that the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore at 9 am on Tuesday.
Canada celebrates public servants on National Public Service Week
Jun 11, 2018, at 06:07 pm
Ottawa, June 11 (IBNS): Canada is celebrating its public servants on the National Public Service Week (NPSW), which began on Sunday.
Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Uzbekistan has sent Afghanistan 3000 tons of wheat and children’s clothing as humanitarian aid being among the first to help its neighbor. The aid was delivered to Hairatan through the railway which connects Afghanistan’s Balkh province with Surkhondaryo region of Uzbekistan.
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a blast rocked at the entrance gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 12 killed, 30 injured in Kabul suicide attack near ministry
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a suicide attack outside a government ministry in the west of Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.