Revamped UN strategy aims to address root causes of Sahel crisis

Mar 29, 2018, at 01:08 pm

New York, Mar 29 (JEN):The United Nations has reset its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel, a region now home to one out of five people worldwide requiring humanitarian assistance, the UN deputy chief said Wednesday.

UN receives nearly $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and UAE for humanitarian response to Yemen crisis

Mar 29, 2018, at 01:05 pm

New York, Mar 29 (JEN): Ahead of the upcoming international fundraising conference for Yemen, the United Nations has received nearly $1 billion contributions from Saudi Araba and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and urged other donors to follow suit and help tackle the world’s worst humanitarian crisis there.

Canada to expel 4 Russian diplomats and diapprove credentials of 3 others

Mar 29, 2018, at 02:37 am

Ottawa, Mar 28 (IBNS): Canada has decided to expel four Russian diplomatic staff, posted at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa, over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Salisbury, United Kingdom (U.K.), media reports said.

Canada: Montreal man who forced Sunwing flight to return to country will be sentenced

Mar 28, 2018, at 07:23 pm

Montreal, Mar 28 (IBNS): A 40-year old Montreal man, who had forced Sunwing flight to return to Canada, will be sentenced on Apr 18, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Land and airstrikes kill at least 26 Taliban militants

Mar 28, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Afghan Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that at least 26 militants affiliated to the Taliban terrorist group have been gunned down in various parts of the country in the last 24 hours.

Kim Jong Un visits China, meets Xi Jinping

Mar 28, 2018, at 03:06 pm

Beijing, Mar 28 (IBNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an 'unofficial' trip to China from Sunday to Wednesday, Chinese media reports said.

UN allocates $9 million to help thousands of people displaced in north-east Nigeria

Mar 28, 2018, at 02:52 pm

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): Some 60,000 people displaced by ongoing hostilities in Nigeria’s crisis-torn Borno state will receive life-saving aid thanks to an allocation from the United Nations-managed country-based humanitarian assistance fund.

Security Council renews UN mission in DR Congo

Mar 28, 2018, at 02:48 pm

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): The Security Council on Tuesday extended for one year the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it a priority for the operation to protect civilians and provide support for implementation of a 31 December 2016 agreement on holding elections.

‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on

Mar 28, 2018, at 02:46 pm

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in military operations and airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta since late February, the United Nations aid chief said on Tuesday, describing the past few months of relentless bloodshed as “some of the worst yet” for civilians inside war-torn Syria.

Children's education latest victim of Yemen conflict – UNICEF

Mar 28, 2018, at 02:43 pm

New York, Mar 28 (JEN): Yemen’s education system has been devastated by the country’s brutal conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, reporting that at least half a million children have dropped out of school since the 2015 escalation of the war.

Canada gives border security extra powers to crack down on import of cheap materials

Mar 28, 2018, at 03:44 am

Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS):  Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump via phone on Monday, emphasizing Canada was taking strong measures to  crack down on companies that try to ship cheap foreign steel and aluminum through the Canadian market, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau apologises for exoneration for six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs

Mar 28, 2018, at 01:25 am

Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday delivered a statement of exoneration on behalf of the Government of Canada to the Tsilhqot’in Nation and the descendants of six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau apologises for exoneration for six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs

Mar 28, 2018, at 01:25 am

Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday delivered a statement of exoneration on behalf of the Government of Canada to the Tsilhqot’in Nation and the descendants of six Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, media reports said.

Canada takes action to defend steel and aluminium industry: PM Trudeau

Mar 28, 2018, at 12:52 am

Ottawa, Mar 27 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said the country is taking action to defend its steel and aluminium industry.

Canada: Shooting takes place in NDG in Montreal, police searche suspects

Mar 27, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Montreal, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Montreal police are searching the suspects behind the shooting in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, which took place on Tuesday morning.

Syria: Security forces liberate 6 detained people from terrorists

Mar 27, 2018, at 10:46 pm

Damascus, Mar 27 (IBNS):  The Syrian Arab Army has liberated six people who were detained by terrorist groups in Erbin in Easter Ghouta region of the country, media reports said.

Nepal: Minor girl fed with cow dung by neighbour

Mar 27, 2018, at 10:29 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 27 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a minor girl was forcefully fed with cow dung by her neighbour in Nepal's  Banke district, media reports said on Tuesday.

Kemerovo fire: Putin blasts officials, says criminal negligence caused accident

Mar 27, 2018, at 08:47 pm

Kemerovo, Mar 27 (IBNS): Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited the accident site at Siberia's Kemerovo, has reportedly blasted the officials for 'criminal negligence'.

Australia too decides to expel Russian diplomat to express solidarity with the UK

Mar 27, 2018, at 07:15 pm

Canberra, Mar 27 (IBNS): Australia became the latest country to expel Russian diplomats as part of a global response to alleged poisoning of a Russian spy in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kidnap doctor in Kabul

Mar 27, 2018, at 03:21 pm

Kabul, Mar 27 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a doctor in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, media reports said on Tuesday.

Data leak: US Federal Trade commission confirms investigation of Facebook

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:47 pm

Washington, Mar 27 (IBNS):  The US Federal Trade commission has said it is investigating social media giant Facebook after the leak of personal and other data of its users.

UN chief urges Myanmar's leaders to take ‘unified stance’ against hatred in the country

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:32 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): A United Nations spokesman said Monday that Secretary-General António Guterres is shocked at reports of remarks attributed to Myanmar Senior General U Min Aung Hlaing.

US has informed UN of decision to expel Russian diplomats

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:29 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): A United Nations spokesman confirmed on Monday that the world body was aware of the announcement by the United States Government of its decision to take action against certain Russian diplomats in the US.

Remember Slavery: UN chief calls for continued struggle to ensure dignity and justice for all

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:25 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations Secretary-General on Monday said that while the  abhorrent practice was abolished in the 1800s, it continues to have profound social, cultural and political impacts today.

Jesse Jackson issues call at UN for ‘global coalition of conscience’ to cement human rights

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:21 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): There needs to be a “massive global coalition of conscience” to enshrine the values of racial equality and human rights for all, declared civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking at the United Nations.

UN forum examines role partnerships play in tackling global migration challenge

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:17 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): Partnerships at local, national, regional and international levels are crucial to ensuring global migration is better managed, the United Nations migration agency chief said Monday in New York.

At Security Council, UN Middle East peace envoy reports on Israel’s troubling settlement expansion

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:14 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): Reporting that over the past three months, Israel has advanced 22 plans for some 1,200 housing units for one area of the West Bank, a United Nations envoy warned Monday that such ongoing settlement expansion is eroding the prospect of a two-state solution to the long-standing Middle East conflict.

UN renews push for political solution as Yemen marks three years of all-out conflict

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:11 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): Three years after a Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemen war, and hours after reports that Houthi rebels fired missiles at cities in Saudi Arabia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday said military escalation is not the solution and urged restraint on all sides.

Papua New Guinea: A month after deadly quake, UN on the ground delivering life-saving aid

Mar 27, 2018, at 02:07 pm

New York, Mar 27 (JEN): One month after a powerful earthquake hit Papua New Guinea, the United Nations warns that “children’s lives are in danger” as access to the affected remote and isolated villages across vast and rugged terrain remains a huge challenge.

US expels 60 Russian diplomats

Mar 27, 2018, at 01:40 am

Washington, Mar 26 (IBNS): In a major development, the US on Monday announced their decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from its nation.