Mexico urged to continue progress on enforced disappearances, women’s rights and press freedom
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Mexico faces “considerable challenges” in guaranteeing people’s human rights, its ambassador in Geneva told UN Member States on Wednesday, before being urged to continue tackling corruption and impunity relating to a range of violations including enforced disappearances and torture.
Hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean compounded by inequality: UN report
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): For the third consecutive year, the number of those chronically hungry has increased in Latin America and the Caribbean, while 250 million – 60 percent of the regional population - are obese or overweight, representing the biggest threat to nutritional health, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau condoles death of Bernard Landry
Nov 07, 2018, at 08:44 pm
Ottawa, Nov 7 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condoled the death former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry.
Canada MP Ruby Sahota celebrates Hindu Heritage Month
Nov 07, 2018, at 08:19 pm
Brampton, Nov 7 (IBNS): Canadian MP from Brampton North Ruby Sahota is looking forward to spend the month of November by celebrating Hindu Heritage Month at community events, in local Mandirs, and at Diwali celebrations.
UK: 21 people, including children, found in a refrigerated lorry
Nov 07, 2018, at 05:57 pm
London, Nov 7 (IBNS): At least 21 people, including children, were found stowed inside a refrigerated lorry carrying sparkling water at a British port, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bus mishap in Nepal leaves 26 hurt
Nov 07, 2018, at 04:42 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IBNS): A bus, which was carrying school children and teachers, overturned in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6 in Chitwan district of Nepal and left at least 26 people injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills 7 cops in Farah province
Nov 07, 2018, at 04:40 pm
Kabul, Nov 7 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in western Farah province of Afghanistan left at least seven police personnel, who were manning a check-post, killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
PM Imran Khan wishes Hindu citizens of Pakistan on Diwali
Nov 07, 2018, at 04:37 pm
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wished Hindu people in his country on the occasion of Diwali.
Afghanistan :Civilians among 6 dead, wounded in a clash between Taliban factions
Nov 07, 2018, at 02:09 pm
Kabul, Nov 7 (IBNS) :A clash broke out between two fictions of the Taliban group in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, leaving at least six dead or wounded, including civilians, local Khaama Press reprted.
US midterm polls: Democrats gain control in House of Representatives, Republicans hold Senate
Nov 07, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Washington, Nov 7 (IBNS): In a setback for US President Donald Trump, the Democrats are making their way to gain control in the House of Representatives as the results of the US midterm polls are pouring in on Tuesday, media reports said.
Italy committed to helping Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi: Foreign Ministry
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:46 am
Milan, Nov 7 (IBNS): Amid fears for her safety following her acquittal of blasphemy after eight years on a death row, the Italian government on Wednesday said it is committed to helping Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi.
Six held in 'attack' plot against French President Emmanuel Macron
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:24 am
Paris, Nov 7 (IBNS): France has arrested six people over suspicion of planning to attack country's President Emmanuel Macron, media reports said on Wednesday.
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UN must bring more women police officers into the fold to be effective – UN peacekeeping official
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:22 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): More women officers are needed at UN Police, to make the work of the Organization more efficient and reach the whole population they are meant to serve, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council on Tuesday, adding that, “to reach our full potential, we must bring more women police officers into the fold.”
UN chief condemns student abductions in north-west Cameroon
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:19 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff from a secondary school in Bamenda, North-West region of Cameroon.
Dozens of children at risk as clashes in Hudaydah near hospital – UNICEF
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): Intense fighting near a major hospital in the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah has put scores of children at “imminent risk of death”, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, calling on the warring parties to stop hostilities near the medical centre and allow those in need to safely access treatment.
China hails human rights progress amid calls to close detention camps
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): China has pledged to eradicate poverty in rural areas by 2020 during a scheduled United Nations review of the country’s human rights record, amid concerns over the alleged arbitrary detention of religious and ethnic minorities there.
Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants kick off a global migration search movement
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:10 am
As mothers searching for the whereabouts of their migrant children amassed last weekend in Mexico City, a historic nine countries were represented, as well as the United Nations International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project.
‘Time is of the essence’ for refugees on Greek islands – UN agency
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): in Greece must take urgent steps to address the “abhorrent” humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers on the islands of Samos and Lesvos, the UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
Taliban-led violence during recent Afghan polls leaves record high numbers of civilians dead – UN
Nov 07, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Taliban’s campaign of violence and intimidation during last month’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan was the deadliest for civilians in years, a report by the United Nations mission in the country, UNAMA, revealed on Tuesday.
ISIL’s ‘legacy of terror’ in Iraq: UN verifies over 200 mass graves
Nov 07, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Nov 7 (IBNS): Investigators have uncovered more than 200 mass graves containing thousands of bodies in areas of Iraq formerly controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), according to a United Nations human rights report out on Tuesday.
Canada: Weekend storm forces people to remain without power in New Brunswick
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:59 pm
Fredericton, Nov 6 (IBNS): Thousands of people were forced to live without power in Atlantic Canada after a heavy storm over the weekend, media reports said.
Alice Wells meets Pakistani officials, discusses progress in bilateral ties
Nov 06, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Senior US diplomat Alice Wells on Tuesday met Pakistan foreign office officials and reviewed the progress of bilateral relations between the two nations.
435 people suffer casualties during Afghanistan elections, UNAMA claims
Nov 06, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): A special report released on Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) describes the deliberate campaign of violence and intimidation conducted by the Taliban to disrupt parliamentary elections, including attacks against civilians and civilian objects, resulting in record high numbers of civilians killed and injured on an election day.
US envoy Alice Wells arrives in Pakistan
Nov 06, 2018, at 05:19 pm
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Alice Wells, the United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, reached Pakistan on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General visits Afghanistan
Nov 06, 2018, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is currently visiting the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
‘Warp speed’ technology must be ‘force for good’ UN chief tells web leaders
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Technological advances are happening “at a warp speed,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal, as a major three-day Web Summit got underway.
UN recorded 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse in the past three months
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:30 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Across its various offices, agencies, and partner organisations implementing its programmes, the United Nations received 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), involving 77 victims, between July and September, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:28 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): The planned prosecution of Supreme Court judges who acquitted 11 peasant farmers jailed over the death of police officers during a violent land eviction in 2012, known as the Curuguaty Massacre”, could undermine the rule of law, a UN expert said on Monday.
Ending use of chemical weapons in Syria: ‘still work to be done’, says UN disarmament chief
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:25 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): As inspections and investigations continue into several reported instances of chemical weapons use against civilians in Syria, the United Nations High Representative on Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council on Monday that much remains to be done to end their use, and called for international unity.
Saudi Arabia expresses ‘regret and pain’ over Khashoggi killing, during UN rights review
Nov 06, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia expressed “regret and pain” for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a scheduled review session at the UN in Geneva on Monday, while asserting its commitment to achieving the “highest possible standards” in human rights in the country, including for women and migrants