Global intellectual property filings see boost in 2013 – UN report
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:10 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Despite an uneven global economic recovery, international patent requests continued to surge in 2013, extending the run of strong annual increases in intellectual property (IP) filings to a fourth consecutive year, a new United Nations study reported on Tuesday.
Cooperation with Africa must occur at earliest signs of crisis, Ban tells Security Council
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations on peace and security is crucial and should occur systematically at the earliest signs of crisis said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning as he urged the Security Council to work more effectively to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts on the African continent.
'A dark day in a bleak year for children': UNICEF condemns attack on schoolchildren in Yemen
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has deplored the killing of at least 15 school girls in a car bombing in Yemen adding to the grim toll of what it described as "a dark day in the closing weeks of a bleak year" for children around the world.
Syria: UN food agency's operations secure after funding drive; must raise more in 2015
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:08 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) Having raised $88 million in a 10-day global fundraising effort, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said its funding for December 2014 was secure and the agency could resume providing food assistance through electronic vouchers to 1.7 million refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey.
UN envoys welcome conviction of Congolese army officer for crimes against humanity
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:07 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura welcomed on Tuesday the conviction of a senior army officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for crimes against humanity, saying the verdict sends a "very clear message to perpetrators of sexual violence in DRC that they cannot hide behind a badge or evade justice with a uniform."
UN Asia-Pacific forum begins registration, statistics partnership to improve data, policies
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:06 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has announced its involvement in an international partnership to improve civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:05 pm
New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) In the Netherlands, assisting migrants living on the streets is not a matter of charity but rather an obligation of the Government, a group of United Nations human rights experts said on Tuesday as they urged Dutch authorities to immediately provide irregular migrants with "bed, bath and bread".
Taliban attack on Pakistan school an act of 'horror and rank cowardice', says UN chief
Dec 17, 2014, at 05:10 am
New York/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday strongly condemned the "blood-curdling attack" on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has cost the lives of at least 130 people, the vast majority of whom were children.
Peshawar school attack: PM Modi calls Nawaz Sharif
Dec 17, 2014, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to express his 'deep condolences' over the attacks carried out by militants at a school in Peshawar city which killed at least 141 people.
Militants intended to kill innocent kids: Bajwa
Dec 17, 2014, at 04:19 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) The Pakistani Army on Tuesday said the militants, who had attacked a school in Pakistan and killed more than 100 children, had no intentions of taking hostages.
Pakistan school siege ends: Reports
Dec 17, 2014, at 03:01 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): After a day-long brutality where 132 people, including school children, were killed at the Army Public School and College in Peshawar city by militants, the country's officials have said the siege at the educational institution is over, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Malala, Kailash condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar school
Dec 17, 2014, at 02:32 am
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have condemned the militant attack at a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city which killed at least 132 people including children on Tuesday.
Pakistan school attack: Over 100 killed
Dec 16, 2014, at 09:08 pm
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): About 104 people including 84 students lost their lives in Pakistan as Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists stormed into the Army Public School and College in Peshawar on Tuesday morning.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack army school, kill 23, about 500 taken hostage
Dec 16, 2014, at 08:03 pm
Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): At least 23 school children were killed and about 500 have been taken hostages by Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists on Tuesday after they stormed into the Army Public School and College in Paksitan's Peshawar.
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Sydney cafe siege: 3 killed, 2 Indian nationals safe
Dec 16, 2014, at 06:37 am
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS) A 17-hour-long siege at a cafe in Australia's Sydney city came to an end with the death of three people, including the gunman who had held seventeen hostages on Monday, officials said.
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Dec 16, 2014, at 03:11 am
Sydney, Dec 15 (IBNS) The Australian Police on Monday confirmed that the siege at the Lindt Cafe in Australia's Sydney city has ended.
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PTI workers attack media persons?
Dec 16, 2014, at 03:10 am
Lahore, Dec 15 (IBNS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers attacked media persons in Pakistan's Lahore city on Monday as they were covering their protest live from the city, media reports said.
Gas explosion at NE China coal mine
Dec 15, 2014, at 03:55 am
Harbin, Dec 14 (IBNS) A gas explosion at a coal mine in Jixi City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has left at least 10 people trapped underground, media reports said on Sunday.
Kabul: 7 killed in suicide attack
Dec 14, 2014, at 04:29 am
Kabul, Dec 13 (IBNS) At least seven people were injured in a suicide attack on a vehicle of the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Guzargah locality of Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
In Peru, Ban commends development advances, says challenges remain
Dec 14, 2014, at 04:05 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) Addressing the Congress of Peru on Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that despite impressive development achievements, big challenges remain – to address inequality and insecurity, deepen democracy, improve the quality of education, and protect the rights of all people regardless of gender, ethnicity, culture, religion or sexual orientation.
UN political chief welcomes commitment of Burundi’s Government to dialogue, elections
Dec 14, 2014, at 04:04 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) As Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman wrapped up his visit to Burundi, he met on Friday with President, Pierre Nkurunziza, to discuss issues related to the drawdown of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB), and establishment of the UN Electoral Observation Mission (MENUB).
Israel must curb 'continuous stream' of protest fatalities in Occupied Palestinian Territory-UN
Dec 14, 2014, at 04:02 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) Reports of excessive use of force by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have risen sharply, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as he urged Israel to take steps to halt this “continuous stream of fatal incidents†and to launch a quick and “utterly transparent†investigation into the matter.
Afghanistan: Security Council backs agreement on new non-combat NATO mission
Dec 14, 2014, at 04:01 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) Amid ongoing violence in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council on Friday welcomed the agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Afghan Government to establish a new non-combat, training, advisory and assistance mission, which would begin operation in January 2015.
Security Council inaction on Darfur 'can only embolden perpetrators'-ICC prosecutor
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:57 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) The Security Council must rethink its approach to the deteriorating crisis in Darfur and fully pursue those individuals deemed responsible for atrocities, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the body on Friday as she firmly criticized its lack of action on crimes committed in the war-torn region.
Central America drought turning into humanitarian crisis, UN warns
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:56 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): A prolonged drought in Central America is turning into a humanitarian crisis for nearly two and a half million people affected by food insecurity in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Friday.
Year of conflict in South Sudan has stolen future of a generation of children-UNICEF
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:54 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) The scale of the crisis facing children in South Sudan is “staggering†according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warned on Friday that the future of an entire generation of the country’s children was being “stolen†by the year-long conflict.
Sudan: UN rights office laments crackdown on rights activists
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:53 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office expressed deep concern on Fridayover a spate of detentions and prosecutions in Sudan which, it said, appeared aimed at “silencing political opposition and criticism†of the governing political party.
Security Council welcomes talks between leaders of Sudan, South Sudan
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:03 am
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) Welcoming recent talks between Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday called on both governments to hold a high-level security meeting as soon as possible and urged all parties to refrain from violence against civilians and to expedite humanitarian access for the timely delivery of aid to all civilians in need of assistance.
Middle East: UN-backed reconstruction efforts continue in Gaza amid ‘dire’ conditions
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:02 am
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) Reconstruction efforts in Gaza are continuing as thousands of people will soon have access to building materials for urgent repairs to their homes following last summer’s conflict in the war-ravaged enclave, the United Nations special envoy in the region has announced.
UN launches new tool to help to stop atrocity crimes 'before tensions escalate'
Dec 14, 2014, at 03:00 am
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS): With much more needing to be done to prevent crises and protect populations at risk of genocide, the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes offered a route to reaching that vitally important goal, the Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday at the tool’s official launch.