Refugee health services on track despite record level of displacement, says UN agency
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:27 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS):Despite record numbers of people fleeing conflict and natural disasters globally, vital health services have been largely able to cope, the United Nations refugee agency has said; although communicable diseases, anaemia and stunting remain areas of concern.
Syria: Scaled-up assistance, ‘sustained access’ needed to 140,000 made homeless, says UNHCR
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:24 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Following a Government-led assault on Syria’s opposition-held areas, an estimated 140,000 people in the country’s south-west remain homeless and in need of help, the United Nation Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said on Friday, calling for sustained access to displaced communities.
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:21 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): United Nations migration agency staff in Yemen say the key port city of Hudaydah remains “a difficult environment” for the delivery of aid to thousands of people displaced by heavy fighting this week.
Suicide bomber blows himself up in Afghanistan's Bagrami district, child injured
Jul 20, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): At least one child was hurt when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan's Bagrami district on Friday, media reports said.
USA: 11 dead as duck boat capsizes in Missouri lake
Jul 20, 2018, at 11:54 am
Jefferson City, July 20 (IBNS): At least 11 people died after an amphibious duck boat capsized in a lake in US' Missouri state, reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: At least 10 civilians killed during Kunduz operation, says defence ministry
Jul 20, 2018, at 10:42 am
Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians died during an anti terrorism operation in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, the country's defence ministry confirmed on Thursday.
Donald Trump invites Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:47 am
Washington, July 20 (IBNS): The White House on Friday said US President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington during autumn this year.
Close to 7,000 evacuated from Syrian towns after enduring nearly 3-year siege
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:34 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): After close to three years of siege, 6,900 women, children and men were finally able to leave the Syrian towns of Foah and Kafraya over the past few days, following a local agreement between parties to the conflict.
Multilateral trade challenged by ‘increasingly unilateral trade measures,’ UN forum hears
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:31 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): Despite the improved economic growth, risks to the economic outlook are rising, the United Nations economic and social affairs chief said on Thursday, warning against “increasingly unilateral trade measures” that are challenging the multilateral trading system.
UN chief welcomes new push by El Salvador’s political parties to begin fresh dialogue
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision announced on Wednesday by El Salvador’s political parties to set up a new “negotiating framework”.
UNHCR welcomes deal to end latest migrant stand-off in Mediterranean Sea
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:25 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi, on Thursday gave a cautious welcome to the decision by several EU countries to take in some 450 migrants who have been stranded at sea for days, warning that a “ship-by-ship” arrangement was not sustainable.
Weather reports come to aid of Uganda’s farmers
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): Farmers in Uganda are keeping their crop yields high, thanks to improved weather data supplied by the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-backed push to modernize climate monitoring systems.
Kazakh figure Skater Denis Ten stabbed to death
Jul 20, 2018, at 09:12 am
Astana, July 20 (IBNS): Kazakh figure skater Denis Ten died on Thursday as he was stabbed after he tried to stop two unidentified people from stealing his car’s mirrors, media reports said.
Tim Hortons employees beaten up by woman; incident caught on camera
Jul 19, 2018, at 07:20 pm
Toronto, July 19 (IBNS): Two employees, including a pregnant woman, of multinational fast food restaurant, Tim Hortons, were assaulted by a woman, media reports said.
Trump believes Russia to be a threat: White House
Jul 19, 2018, at 03:42 pm
Washington, July 19 (IBNS): Amidst confusion over comments made by President Donald Trump over the reported Russian involvement in US Presidential elections, the White House still believes that Moscow still poses a threat to the US.
UK Police likely to have identified Skripal attackers: Reports
Jul 19, 2018, at 03:30 pm
London, July 19 (IBNS): The police is likely to have identified the suspects who were involved in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, a CNN report read.
Emergency lifted in Turkey after two years
Jul 19, 2018, at 02:20 pm
Ankara, July 19 (IBNS): The Turkish government has ended the two-year state of emergency imposed after a failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016, state media said on Thursday.
Israel's Parliament passes 'Jewish Nation State' bill; Netanyahu says defining moment
Jul 19, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Jerusalem, July 19 (IBNS): Amid another controversy, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) has passed the 'Jewish Nation Bill', thus, officially making it an exclusively Jewish state.
Afghanistan: At least 12 demining workers abducted by ISIS in Kunar province
Jul 19, 2018, at 01:02 pm
Kabul, July 19 (IBNS): At least 12 demining workers have been abducted by ISIS militants from Afghanistan's Kunar province, reports said.
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): As the eight-day High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) drew to a close on Wednesday, the United Nations chief called on everyone to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for “prosperity and peace on a healthy planet.”
UN-African Union partnership ‘not a choice but a necessity’, Security Council hears
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): A stronger partnership between the United Nations and the African Union is “not a choice but a necessity” in tackling today’s complex peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
Mandela, ‘true symbol of human greatness’, celebrated on centenary of his birth
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Paying tribute to the first democratically-elected President of South Africa and iconic civil rights leader, the United Nations on Wednesday celebrated Nelson Mandela’s legacy for humanity and reflected on the lessons he left behind.
UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:18 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Ukraine must take immediate action to stop what amounts to a “systematic persecution” of the country’s Roma minority, who have been targeted in a series of violent attacks allegedly perpetrated by members of extreme right-wing groups, United Nations human rights experts have said.
UN-backed treaty against illicit tobacco trade set to take effect in September
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:15 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): A United Nations-backed treaty aimed at stopping the illicit trading of tobacco products, is set to enter into force on 25 September, marking a diplomatic breakthrough in efforts to protect public health and strike back against the criminal organizations profiting from such deals.
Canada deeply proud of its historical friendship with Nelson Mandela: Canada PM Trudeau
Jul 18, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Ottawa, July 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is deeply proud of its historical friendship with anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the latter's 100th birthday on Wednesday.
Canada PM Trudeau reshuffles his cabinet today
Jul 18, 2018, at 10:07 pm
Ottawa, July 18 (IBNS): Ahead of the next federal elections, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffled his cabinet with a handful of new recruitment on Wednesday, media reports said.
Ontario Science Centre presents interactive travelling exhibition
Jul 18, 2018, at 08:33 pm
Toronto, July 18 (IBNS): Ontario Science Centre's interactive travelling exhibition PoPnology, the convergence between popular culture and current technology, is being run from May 19 to August 6, media reports said.
Thai boys, rescued after two weeks from flooded cave, discharged from hospital
Jul 18, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Thailand, July 18 (IBNS) The 12 Tahi boys and their football coach, who remained trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks before being rescued in a high-risk international operation, were discharged from hospital on Wednesday, media reports said.
LGBTQ comic hero Batwoman to get telly series in USA
Jul 18, 2018, at 01:16 pm
New York, July 18 (IBNS): US network The CW will air a TV adaptation of Batwoman, a lesbian comic super hero, who hails from the fictional city of Gotham.
Korean denuclearisation: Trump says no time limit, to not rush Kim Jong-un
Jul 18, 2018, at 12:47 pm
Washington/Pyongyang, July 18 (IBNS): US President Doanld Trump has said on Tuesday that he will not be rushing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.