Monsoon rains turn millions of children’s lives ‘upside down’ across South Asia
Jul 19, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Heavy rainfall, severe flooding and landslides across Nepal, India and Bangladesh have killed at least 93 children, and put the lives of millions more at risk, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is “responding urgently”.
Asia and Pacific on course to miss all Sustainable Development Goals, says UN region chief
Jul 19, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York, Juy 19 (IBNS): Unless progress is accelerated, Asia and the Pacific are on course to miss all of the 17 Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), told UN News at the Organization's Headquarters on Wednesday.
Jul 19, 2019, at 09:36 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa’s first democratically-elected President.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill more than 20 Taliban militants
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:43 pm
Kabul, July 18 (IBNS): At least 20 terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes in Helmand and Badghis provinces of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:41 pm
New York, July 18 (IBNS): Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António Guterres said marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa’s first democratically-elected President.
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:02 pm
New York, July 18 (IBNS): Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in Hungary, an independent United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday urged the Government to immediately end its “crisis” approach to the issue.
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Etihad Airways introduces nutional education programme to Nepal School for underpriviledged children
Jul 17, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17 (IBNS): Children of the Azizia Madrasa enjoyed a tasty morning as they learnt a fundamental skill to last them a lifetime, cooking healthy, nutritious meals using locally sourced, low cost ingredients.
All suspects linked to Easter terror attacks arrested: Sri Lankan president
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Colombo, Jul 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror explosions had been arrested following extensive investigations and search operations carried out by security forces and the suspects may receive the death penalty as there was clear evidence against them, local media reported Wednesday.
Daraa's explosion targets Syrian military vehicle
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Damascus, Jul 17 (Xinhua/UNI) The explosion that was reported in Syria's southern province of Daraa on Wednesday appeared to be targeting a Syrian military vehicle, state TV reported.
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Islamabad,July 17 (IBNS): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Saeed, who is the key mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, was arrested by by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan and sent to prison, media reports said.
Explosion targets Kurdish forces in Syria's Hasakah
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Damascus, Jul 17 (Xinhua/UNI) A car bomb went off on Wednesday near a Kurdish checkpoint in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, leaving injuries, a war monitor reported.
Afghanistan: Senior presidential guard commander succumbs to injuries
Jul 17, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kabul, July 17 (IBNS): A senior commander of presidential security guards succummbed to his injuries which he had sustained during an explosion which hit Kabul city recently, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): Many women and girls “still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a High-level General Assembly meeting on Tuesday conevened to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), a milestone in reproductive health and rights.
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The world’s people are demanding “transformative change that is fair and sustainable,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on government leaders to use the upcoming slate of key United Nations meetings in September to “kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet.”
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending ‘harrowing migration ordeal’
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
‘Severe’ new US asylum restrictions will put vulnerable families at risk, UN refugee agency says
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): Deeply concerned about the new rule barring from asylum the majority of people crossing the southern land border of the United States, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that the ‘severe’ measure will endanger vulnerable people in need of international protection from violence or persecution.
Human cost of Ukraine conflict is growing, Security Council told
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The human cost of the conflict in Ukraine is growing, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, during a briefing on the current situation in the country.
Japanese reporter denied new passport after returning from Syrian captivity: reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Tokyo, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Japanese Foreign Ministry has refused to grant a new passport for journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who spent three years in captivity in Syria, local media reported Tuesday.
Civilian, 22 militants killed in E Afghan counter-terrorism operation
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) One child and 22 militants were killed following a counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province overnight, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Tuesday.
China rules out nuclear arms talks with US, Russia
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Beijing, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) China sees no conditions for engaging in talks with the United States and Russia on nuclear arms controls, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Suspected drug peddler killed during 'shootout' with police
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Dhaka, July 16 (IBNS): In an alleged shootout with the police in Bangladesh's Narayanganj town a suspected drug peddler was killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Jul 16, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka, July 16 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to five people for gang-raping and murdering former Exim Bank official Parvin Sultana before killing her father Ilyas Chowdhury in 2015.
Afghanistan: Two Taliban sympathizers arrested
Jul 16, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): During an operation, Afghanistan security forces have arrested two Taliban sympathizers from Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.
At least 11 Taliban fighters killed in security operations across Afghanistan - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:34 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least eleven Taliban militants were killed in separate operations and airstrikes carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported.
EU renews sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear program
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:31 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The European Union has renewed sanctions on North Korea in response to the country's nuclear weapon and ballistic missiles programs, a statement from the council said.
Civilian killed, 25 wounded in twin blasts in Iraq's capital: source
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) A civilian was killed and 25 others wounded on Monday in two explosions at a Shiite mosque in the southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
Trump does not want war with Iran, people around him want it - Iranian Foreign Minister
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:23 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump does not want the war with Iran, but people around him want this conflict, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said.
At least one killed, 15 injured in massive gas blast in California - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow, July 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least one person was killed and 15 injured after a huge gas explosion rocked a house in the city of Murrieta in the US state of California, local media reported.
Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), told the Security Council on Monday.
‘No hope’ global development goals can be achieved without women, says UN Assembly President
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): Without the full participation and leadership of women, “we have no hope” of realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the President of the United Nations General Assembly told gender equality leaders on Monday.