Reducing disaster risk, a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:50 pm
New York: There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Monday.
Ecuador: Protesters agree to talks with government
Oct 13, 2019, at 01:29 pm
United Nations, Oct 13 (UNI) The UN says representatives of Ecuador's government and the country's indigenous groups will hold their first direct talks later on Sunday in a bid to end days of violent protests.
Ecuador Prez orders curfew, militarisation in capital
Oct 13, 2019, at 10:06 am
Quito, Oct 13 (UNI): Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno declared curfew and militarisation of the Metropolitan District of Quito on Saturday after 10 days of anti-government protests.
One dead, 50 injured as Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall on Japan's Izu Peninsula
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:26 pm
Tokyo (Xinhua/UNI) Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7:00 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds, while the country's weather agency issued heavy rain emergency warnings for more prefectures.
Al-Arabiya journalist arrested in Turkey for covering military operation in Syria
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish authorities arrested on Saturday a Syrian journalist, Zidan Zanklo, employed by the Saudi Al-Arabiya broadcaster, for reporting on Operation Peace Spring, Ankara's recently launched offensive in north Syria.
Xi Jinping's historic visit to elevate Nepal-China ties: PM Oli
Oct 12, 2019, at 11:53 am
Kathmandu, Oct 12 (UNI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal will be a historic one that will lift Nepal-China ties to a new level, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said here Friday.
Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Oct 12, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York: Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to sit down for talks.
Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Oct 12, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York: Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to sit down for talks.
Climate emergency: City mayors are 'world's first responders', says UN chief
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:59 am
New York: City bosses are “the world’s first responders to the climate emergency” UN chief António Guterres declared on Friday, at an international mayors’ summit in Copenhagen.
Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:51 am
New York: Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe” in the war-torn country.
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Guterres hails his ‘people first’ agenda
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York: The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:38 am
New York: The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.
49 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza: official
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:52 am
Gaza (Xinhua/UNI) At least 49 Palestinians were injured on Friday afternoon during clashes between hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel, an local official said.
Almost 400 terrorists neutralized in Turkey's operation in Syria - Defense Ministry
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:48 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) As many as 399 terrorists have been neutralized as a result of Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
Erdogan says Turkey to continue military operation in Syria despite threats
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:43 am
Ankara (Sputnik/UNI) Turkey will not halt its operation in northern Syria, despite threats from the international community, including the United States, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
Moscow expects Huawei to expand presence in city by opening new labs, research centers
Oct 11, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Yerevan, Oct11 (Sputnik) The Moscow government is in talks with Chinese tech giant Huawei and expects the company to expand its presence in the Russian capital with new research and development (R&D) centers as part of a larger agenda to enhance cooperation between Moscow-based tech start-ups, and bigger corporations and businesses internationally, the CEO of Moscow Agency of Innovations, Alexey Parabuchev, told Sputnik.
Suspected Halle synagogue attacker admits shooting had extremist motive - Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Berlin, Oct 11 (Sputnik) Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old neo-Nazi German citizen, has admitted that he opened fire near a synagogue in the German city of Halle and that the attack was motivated by right-extremist ideology, media reported on Friday.
EU slams Turkey's threat to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as unacceptable
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Brussels, Oct 11 (Sputnik) The European Union sees Ankara's threats to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as inadmissible, a high-ranking source in EU institutions told reporters on Friday.
France discusses curtailment of CEDRE funds to Lebanon with IMF, World Bank
Oct 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Beirut, Oct 11 (Xinhua/UNI) French authorities are discussing the curtailment of CEDRE funds to Lebanon from 11 billion US dollars to 7 billion US dollars with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Al Joumhouria newspaper reported Friday.
Amid Turkish assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria, US Republicans call for sanction on Turkey
Oct 11, 2019, at 11:35 am
Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged Syria's northeast, days after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal of US troops even as reports said tens of thousands were fleeing and several killed in the cross-border attack.
Suicide bomber killed as Egyptian forces foil terror attack in Sinai
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:25 am
Cairo, Oct 10 (Xinhua/UNI) A suicide bomber was killed on Thursday as Egyptian security forces thwarted a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai province, Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Dozens of climate activists arrested in New York during protest
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York (Xinhua/UNI) Over 60 people were arrested here during a climate change protest as the group occupied an intersection in Times Square and blocked traffic for miles.
Russian inmates behind Pakistani warder murder cannot be deported over trial - Prison Head
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:12 am
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik/UNI) Three Russian women inmates involved in a murder of a warder in a Pakistani prison cannot be deported to Russia since they are currently facing trial in Pakistan, the prison superintendent said.
De-escalation of Turkish military operation in northern Syria ‘absolutely essential’
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York: A de-escalation of renewed conflict in northern Syria is “absolutely essential,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. His comments follow the launch of airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey on Wednesday just days after the United States announced it would pull its troops out of Syria.
New refugee data centre can inform policies, solutions worldwide: Guterres
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York: A new UN refugee data centre will improve the way humanitarian agencies support “some of the most dramatically vulnerable people in the world”, UN chief António Guterres said on Thursday.
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York: Thousands of former fighters from Colombia’s largest rebel group remain committed to the historic 2016 peace deal which ended more than five decades of civil conflict, but attacks against the ex-combatants have been a continuous cause for concern, the Security Council heard on Thursday. 
Civilians ‘must not be a target’, urges UNHCR, following military escalation in northern Syria
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: The scale-up in military operations in north-east Syria has forced tens of thousands of civilians to seek safety, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, one day after Turkey launched airstrikes and a ground offensive across the border.
German synagogue shooting ‘another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism’: UN chief
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New York: The killing of two people outside a synagogue in Germany on Wednesday has been characterized by the UN Secretary-General as “another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism.”
Support 'winds of change' in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:09 pm
New York: Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a stable country, the head of the UN operation there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Chinese Embassy in Washington says US visa restrictions violate international law
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:30 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The US imposition of visa restrictions on Chinese officials violates the norms of international relations, interferes in the country’s domestic affairs and erodes its interests, the Chinese Embassy in the United States said in a statement.