In Tanzania visit, UNHCR official stresses freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returns
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Refugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said.
Terror attacks strike people ‘from all walks of life, the UN included’
Aug 17, 2018, at 09:01 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Iraq in 2003 that claimed the lives of 22 people should serve as a reminder that the organization’s locally recruited staff often face the greatest dangers in the world’s most hostile places, amid increasing attacks on humanitarians, the head of the United Nations in Geneva said on Thursday.
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A group of United Nations rights experts are urging the Japanese government to urgently protect tens of thousands or workers hired to help decontaminate the Fukushima nuclear plant, who are reportedly being exploited and exposed to toxic nuclear radiation.
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): A lack of funds means that the new school term for over half a million Palestinian students could be cut short after just one month, says UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refuge
UN condemns ‘heinous’ suicide attack on education centre in Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The perpetrators of Wednesday’s “heinous” suicide bombing that killed students at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, must be brought to justice, the UN Secretary-General has said.
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Recent incidents where high-level politicians have used the word ‘leprosy’ in discriminatory remarks against rivals only contributes to harmful stereotypes surrounding the disease.
US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEF
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS)The many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are highlighted in a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, which also draws attention to the traumatic consequences of family separation by migration authorities.
Afghanistan: UN chief calls for 'urgent' ceasefire and opening of peace talks
Aug 17, 2018, at 08:25 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): After days of intense fighting for the Afghan city of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, the United Nations Secretary-General and the Head of the UN mission in the country (UNAMA) have denounced the toll that the almost 20-year conflict has taken on civilians, and called on warring parties to lay down their arms and seek a political solution to the conflict.
Canada prepares response to US' possible auto tariff imposition
Aug 16, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Ottawa, Aug 16 (IBNS): The federal government is planning to respond to the auto tariff, which the US has threatened to impose, media reports said.
Canada: BC government declares state emergency as 566 wildfires burn across province
Aug 16, 2018, at 07:29 pm
Victoria, Aug 16 (IBNS): The British Columbia government hasdeclared a state emergency as 566 wildfires are still burning across the province, media reports said.
#EnemyOfNone: Over 300 US news organisations to launch free press campaign on Thursday
Aug 16, 2018, at 12:03 pm
Washington, Aug 16 (IBNS): Condemning US President Donald Trump's attacks on American media houses, over 300 such organisations will launch a free press campaign on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Kabul classroom suicide bombing kills at least 48
Aug 16, 2018, at 10:59 am
Kabul, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least 48 people have died in a suicide bombing in western Kabul region of Afghanistan, reports said.
US and Mexico child deportations drive extreme violence and trauma: UNICEF
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York,m Aug 16 (IBNS): The many life-threatening dangers faced by children from Central America who are being deported from the United States of America and Mexico, are highlighted in a new report from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday, which also draws attention to the traumatic consequences of family separation by migration authorities.
UN chief welcomes re-opening of key Gaza border crossing
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The decision by Israel to reopen the only functional commercial crossing point into Gaza which has been closed to most deliveries for weeks, has been welcomed by the United Nations Secretary-General.
Aug 16, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): A Ukrainian film-maker whose outspoken criticism of Russia’s continued annexation of Crimea has landed him in jail, prompted United Nations human rights experts to call on Russian authorities for his immediate and unconditional release on Wednesday.
Aug 16, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The court decision to award nearly $290 million to a terminally-ill man from the United States who claimed his cancer was caused by a herbicide in a commercial weed killer, has been welcomed by two United Nations human rights experts as a “significant recognition” of the responsibilities that chemical companies have to consumers.
Afghanistan: top UN official denounces ‘extreme’ suffering of civilians in Ghazni
Aug 16, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): With the death toll rising after days of intense fighting for the Afghan city of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, the Head of the United Nations mission in the country (UNAMA) said on Wednesday that the situation was “unacceptable” and called on warring parties to lay down their arms and seek a political solution to the conflict.
INTERVIEW: ‘Defend the people, not the States’, says outgoing UN human rights chief
Aug 16, 2018, at 08:46 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): For four years, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been taking governments across the world to task, exposing human rights violations and robustly advocating for the rights of victims.
VR adventure game Museum of Symmetry can be enjoyed with HTC Vive VR headset
Aug 15, 2018, at 11:50 pm
Montreal, Aug 15 (IBNS): Get ready to explore the Museum of Symmetry (MOS), an absurdist mind-and-body romp through the highest clouds to the ocean deep, with your HTC Vive VR headset.
Canada: Federal government planning to announce new statutory holiday
Aug 15, 2018, at 11:23 pm
Ottawa, Aug 15 (IBNS): The federal government of Canada is planning to announce a new statutory holiday in the country, media reports said.
mobileLIVE adds depth and experience to accelerate their growth momentum
Aug 15, 2018, at 10:57 pm
Toronto, Aug 15 (IBNS): Toronto-based mobileLIVE Inc, one the fastest-growing tech companies in Canada, has recently added two new members to their leadership team; Daniel Yinanc as VP of Innovation and Technology and Chris Chambers as VP of Sales (BFSI).
Canada PM Justin Trudeau greets all Indians on India's 72nd Independence Day
Aug 15, 2018, at 10:53 pm
Ottawa, Aug 15 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greeted all Indians on the occasion of India's 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul, casualties feared
Aug 15, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS): A suicide blast hit Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Laghman province kills 6
Aug 15, 2018, at 05:41 pm
Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS): An explosion in Laghman province of Afghanistan left at least six children killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
UAE condemns terror attack in London
Aug 15, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Dubai, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday condemned the terror attack that took place in London's Westminster on Tuesday.
Terrorist guilty of London attack should be dealt with toughness and strength: Trump
Aug 15, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Washington, Aug 15 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said tough measures should be taken against the person who was allegedly involved in the terrorism-related attack in London on Tuesday.
Italy bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 37; rescue operations still on
Aug 15, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Genoa, Aug 15 (IBNS): Rescuers are still looking for survivors after the collapse of a bridge in Italy's Genoa on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Six girls, including four from a family, killed in rocket explosion in Laghman
Aug 15, 2018, at 01:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS): At least six girls, including four from a family, have died from a rocket explosion in Afghanistan's Laghman province, reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills at least 45 security officials in Baghlan
Aug 15, 2018, at 01:55 pm
Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS): At least 45 security members have been killed in an attack by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, reports said on Wednesday.
Terrorist guilty of London attack should be dealt with toughness and strength: Trump
Aug 15, 2018, at 09:59 am
Washington, Aug 15 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said tough measures should be taken against the person who was allegedly involved in the terrorism-related attack in London on Tuesday.