UN refugee agency, Afghan Government launch winter assistance plan to help displaced
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) As the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners begin distributing cold-weather supplies to some of Kabul’s most vulnerable residents, the Agency’s representative in Kabul has warned that many people, especially children, are continuing to suffer, particularly those living in Kabul’s informal settlements.
Yemen: Ban condemns deadly attack on police academy, calls for accountability
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:32 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms today’s attack against a policy academy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and called for the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice.
Ban outraged by 'horrendous and cold-blooded' attack on French magazine
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned the appalling and "cold-blooded crime" committed by terrorists who attacked the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which news reports indicate killed 10 media workers and two police officers.
UN report: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) War across large swathes of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
In phone call with DR Congo President, Ban urges 'decisive action' against armed group
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a phone call with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President, Joseph Kabila, on Wednesday appealed for decisive action against the armed group FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), after it failed to surrender on deadline.
Paris attack: 12 killed, French Prez calls shooting terror act
Jan 08, 2015, at 12:44 am
Paris, Jan 7 (IBNS): French President Francois Hollande has called the Paris magazine office attack as a 'terrorist' act which left at least 12 people killed.
British PM condemns Paris magazine office attack
Jan 07, 2015, at 10:57 pm
London, Jan 7 (IBNS): British PM David Cameron on Wednesday condemned the attack on the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which left at least 11 people dead.
Pakistani president signs 21st amendment bill into law
Jan 07, 2015, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IBNS): Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday signed into law the 21st Constitutional Amendment, media reports said.
Tail of missing AirAsia plane found
Jan 07, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Jakarta, Jan 7 (IBNS): In a significant development, Chief of Indonesias Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) F.H. Bambang Soelistyo has said rescuers have found part of the tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Javas sea.
Pakistan supreme court ensures 26/11 accused Lakhvi remains in jail
Jan 07, 2015, at 08:03 pm
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ruled that 26/11 Mumbai attack key accused Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi will remain in jail as it overturned the recent high court decision of suspension of detention order of the terrorist, media reports in Pakistan said.
Peace process in Mali at 'crucial stage' UN peacekeeping chief tells Security Council
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) Progress in the political process in Mali over the last three months has been “fairly modestâ€, with fighting continuing despite talks in Algiers that marked the first occasion when armed groups and the Government engaged in direct conversations, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations said in a briefing to the Security Council today.
On first visit to hard-hit nations, new UN Ebola mission chief vows scaled-up support to end crisis
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) The new Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Liberia on Tuesday as part of his first tour of the countries in West Africa most affected by the outbreak of the virus.
UN Mission chief applauds joint operations against armed groups in eastern DR Congo
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) A joint operation by United Nations troops and the Congolese army (FARDC) took control of the main bases used by an armed group actively threatening security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long-troubled eastern region.
UN-African Union mission peacekeepers attacked in spate of violence
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) The Joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur has reported that its peacekeepers came under two separate attacks on Tuesday while on patrol, both times by unidentified gunmen.
New Year offers little chance for children's education in Syria, warns UNICEF
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) Recent school closures in Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zour governorates and parts of rural Aleppo in Syria have disrupted the education of some 670,000 children of primary and lower-high school age, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported today.
Wilfried Lemke reappointed as UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development, Peace
Jan 07, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Jan 7 (IBNS) The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, stressed that he would continue striving to raise awareness and promote the use of sport as a tool for development and peace as his appointment to the position was extended for another year today.
Pakistan PM to visit Bahrain tomorrow
Jan 06, 2015, at 11:37 pm
Islamabd, Jan 6 (IBNS): Pakistan prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Bahrain on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2015, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS) In a significant development, Pakistan's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the 21st Constitutional Amendment and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015, media reports said.
With no rebel surrender, UN mission in DR Congo readies military operations
Jan 06, 2015, at 08:03 pm
New York, Jan 6 (IBNS) With the deadline for the unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) having passed on 2 January, and no significant additional surrenders of FDLR combatants registered since June, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is working to address the situation, a UN spokesperson said today.
Mali: UN Mission condemns attack that wounded 8 peacekeepers
Jan 06, 2015, at 08:00 pm
New York, Jan 6 (IBNS) The United Nations stabilization mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has condemned the attack that wounded eight peacekeepers – three seriously – on Sunday, in the Gao region.
UN agency calls on global clothing brands to help Cambodian manufacturers absorb wage hike
Jan 06, 2015, at 07:56 pm
New York, Jan 6 (IBNS) With the introduction of a new minimum wage for workers in the garment and footwear industry in Cambodia, United Nations experts have called on global brands that source their products from the country to play a part in helping the industry to absorb the cost increases.
Nepal: Women-only bus starts in Kathmandu
Jan 06, 2015, at 05:11 am
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IBNS) A microbus service has been started only for women in Nepal's Kathmandu city, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Zia announces indefinite blockade
Jan 06, 2015, at 03:10 am
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IBNS) Protesting against the government restrictions, BNP supremo Khaleda Zia announced an indefinite countrywide blockade on Monday.
Pakistan: Drone attack kills TTP Commander?
Jan 05, 2015, at 04:45 am
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IBNS): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur was killed in a drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Terror bid foiled in Quetta
Jan 05, 2015, at 03:55 am
Quetta, Jan 4 (IBNS) Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary force defused a roadside bomb in Pakistan's Sibi city which foiled a major bid of terrorism in the country, media reports said.
Jan 05, 2015, at 03:22 am
Hangu, Jan 4 (IBNS) A blast in a football ground in Kadda Bazaar area of Pakistan's Lower Orakzai killed at least five people on Sunday, media reports said.
AirAsia QZ 8501 wasn't licensed for route on Sunday: Report
Jan 04, 2015, at 07:08 pm
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IBNS): As rescue agencies search for more wreckage and bodies of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, new reports have emerged that the AirAsia Indonesia did not have a license to fly the Surabaya-to-Singapore route on Sunday, said reports.
Bad weather caused AirAsia crash: Indonesia met agency
Jan 04, 2015, at 05:42 pm
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Indonesian meteorological agency has said that bad weather have probably caused the fatal crash of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, reports said.
Burundi: UN Chief welcomes launch of electoral monitoring mission
Jan 03, 2015, at 10:25 pm
New York, Jan 3 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the launch of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, which officially started its work on 1 January 2015 as mandated by Security Council resolution 2137 (2014).
Senior UN official condemns recent attempt to seize power in The Gambia
Jan 03, 2015, at 10:24 pm
New York, Jan 3 (IBNS) The top United Nations official in West Africa, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, on Friday condemned the recent attempt to seize power through unconstitutional means in The Gambia.