Child marriage numbers drop, but still ‘a long way to go’ to end practice – UNICEF
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:20 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Although the prevalence of child marriage is decreasing worldwide, action will need to be stepped up to achieve the global target of ending the practice by 2030, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Canada: GTA home sales drop, says Real Estate Board
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Toronto, Mar 6 (IBNS): Home sales have dropped by 35% as selling prices dropped more than 12 percent from February 2017 in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which includes city of Toronto and adjoining cities, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported.
DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave risk to civilian safety, including for several hundred refugees recently returned there from Angola.
Canada: GTA home sales drop, says Real Estate Board
Mar 07, 2018, at 05:41 am
Toronto, Mar 6 (IBNS): Home sales have dropped by 35% as selling prices dropped more than 12 percent from February 2017 in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which includes city of Toronto and adjoining cities, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) said.
Sri Lanka declares a 10-day State Emergency to curb spread of communal tension
Mar 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): Faced with clashes between two hostile religious groups, the Sri Lanka government, on Tuesday, announced State Emergency emergency to curb the violence from spreading, media reports said.
Mar 06, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Mexico City/Ottawa, Mar 6 (IBNS): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who is now in Mexico City for NAFTA negotiations, has said it is a historic opportunity to improve and modernize the trade deal to bring jobs in North America.
Four Pakistani nationals among 31 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Mar 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kabul, Mar 6 (IBNS): At least 31 insurgents were killed in various parts of Afghanistan in anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan forces on Monday.
Justin Trudeau congratulates Oscar winners from Canada
Mar 06, 2018, at 05:01 pm
Los Angeles/Ottawa, Mar 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated three Oscar winners- Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin and Shane Vieau-who hail from his country.
Indian origin officer Neil Basu appointed as Scotland Yard counter-terrorism chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:53 pm
London, Mar 6 (IBNS): Senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer Neil Basu has been appointed as the counter-terrorism chief, officials said on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:43 pm
Washington, Mar 6 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump might travel to Jerusalem to open the US embassy in the city later this year, media reports said.
‘Instead of responding to crises, we need to invest far more in prevention,’ says UN chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): The imbalance between spending on conflict, and spending on peace, must be tackled head-on, Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday, urging the United Nations to rally all international actors “for our efforts across the peace continuum – from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping to peacebuilding and sustainable long-term development.”
UN chief appoints former New York Mayor as Special Envoy for Climate Action
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed Michael R. Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York City, as his Special Envoy for Climate Action.
Senegal: Partnering for peace with the UN in some of the most challenging places
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:19 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): More than 100,000 United Nations peacekeepers are serving in the cause of peace around the world today. They do so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. In places such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan, peacekeepers save thousands of lives, protect civilians against violent attacks and support the delivery of crucial humanitarian assistance.
Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:16 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment to sexual exploitation and abject poverty – the deputy United Nations human rights chief said Monday, urging immediate action to protect children from the consequences of “all too adult failings.”
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss,’ says UN atomic agency chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Iran is implementing a series of commitments under the nuclear agreement reached with key countries in 2015, the head of the United Nations nuclear energy agency said Monday.
UN food relief agency and partners deliver much-needed aid to Syria’s east Ghouta
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): A United Nations-Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy arrived in the besieged Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Monday bringing life-saving aid to thousands of desperate people, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported.
Hunger rates remain high amid conflict, climate shocks, warns UN food security report
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Increased hunger and food insecurity, fuelled by conflict and climatic challenges, continues to inflict suffering on populations in different parts of the world, forcing them to remain dependent on humanitarian assistance, a new United Nations report has warned.
Trade tariffs exemption only if new NAFTA signed, Trump warns Trudeau
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:48 am
Washington/Ottawa, Mar 5 (IBNS): In a tone of blackmail, US President Donald Trump has warned his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau saying that Canada will only be exempted from the trade tariffs, which are planned to be imposed, if a fresh North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed.
Oscar 2018: Canadians win big for The Shape Of Water
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:17 am
Los Angeles/Toronto, Mar 5 (IBNS): Three Canadians, who were parts of film The Shape Of Water, bagged Academy Awards for the production designs on Sunday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visiting Nepal
Mar 06, 2018, at 01:35 am
Kathmandu, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is currently on a two-day visit to Nepal.
Sheikh Hasina visits hospital to meet Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Mar 05, 2018, at 10:09 pm
Dhaka, Mar 5 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited a hospital in Dhaka to meet knife-attack victim writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.
Afghanistan: 70 Taliban insurgents ready to join peace process, say Herat officials
Mar 05, 2018, at 04:12 pm
Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS): At least 70 Taliban militants are ready to lay down their arms and join the peace process, according to officials in Afghanistan's Herat province.
Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested
Mar 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.
Aid convoy for Eastern Ghouta should arrive on Monday, UN and partners announce
Mar 05, 2018, at 03:03 pm
New York, Mar 5 (JEN): The United Nations and its partners plan to deliver much-needed relief assistance to the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta this week, the global organization’s humanitarian wing said on Sunday.
Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pakistan Senate
Mar 04, 2018, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): Creating history, a Hindu Dalit woman has become a senator in Muslim-majority Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Car mishap kills four person in Chakwal
Mar 04, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Chakwal, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four people were killed when a car in which they were traveling overturned on the motorway in Chakwal area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three children die after vaccination in Nawabshah
Mar 04, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least three Pakistani children died after undergoing routine immunisation vaccines in Nawabshah area of the country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least four Taliban militants killed in Helmand
Mar 04, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants have been killed in an operation launched by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, local media reports said.
London man found guilty of building child jihadists army
Mar 04, 2018, at 05:05 pm
London, Mar 4 (IBNS): A religious teacher, who attempted to groom children to become future suicide attackers, has been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism in London, officials said.
UN chief, Security Council, strongly condemn Burkina Faso terrorist attacks
Mar 04, 2018, at 03:53 pm
New York, Mar 4 (JEN): The two deadly terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ougadougou, on Friday have been strongly condemned by the United Nations.