Colombia: UN Mission team ambushed; one wounded in attack
Aug 08, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): A team from the United Nations Mission in Colombia was ambushed on Sunday while working to uncover explosives left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) in the Caloto municipality in the south-west of the country
On eve of elections, UN experts call on Kenyan authorities to ensure peaceful polls
Aug 08, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): The Government of Kenya should urge all parties to maintain the highest standards of behaviour before, during and after Tuesday's general elections to avoid a repeat of the violence that took place in 2007, three United Nations human rights experts have said.
Influx of asylum seekers a litmus test for Canadian government, PM Trudeau insists readiness
Aug 08, 2017, at 06:28 am
Ottawa/Quebec, Aug 8 (IBNS): The recent influx of a huge number of asylum seekers over the Quebec border is turning out to be a litmus test for the Canadian government, media reports said.
Wildfire scorches more than five lakh hectares in British Columbia
Aug 08, 2017, at 06:26 am
Ottawa, Aug 8 (IBNS): The wildfire which was struck in early July scorched more than five lakh hectares in the British Columbia so far.
'Don't turn a blind eye' to dire situation of children in DR Congo's Kasai region – UNICEF
Aug 08, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Aug 7(Just Earth News): The world must not turn a blind eye to the dire situation of children and families in the Grand Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, stressing that nothing can justify terrible acts of abuse against women and children.
Hazardous material leak leave 12 injured in US Port of Long Beach
Aug 07, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Long Beach (California), Aug 7 (IBNS): Hazardous material leak in the Port of Long Beach, the second busiest container port in the US, left 12 people injured, including one firefighter, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: At least two injured in Kabul explosion
Aug 07, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Aug 7 (IBNS): At least two people were injured in an explosion which rocked Kabul city on Sunday evening, local Khaama Press reported.
Germany:Two Chinese tourists arrested in Berlin for giving Nazi Salute
Aug 07, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Berlin, Aug 7 (IBNS): Two Chinese tourists were arrested by Berlin police from the city's Reichstag building on Saturday for giving the Nazi Salute, reports said.
Muslims in Quebec to get their own cemetery after two decades' wait
Aug 07, 2017, at 07:54 am
Quebec, Aug 7 (IBNS): After waiting for two decades, the Muslim community in the Quebec city is set to get their own cemetery, media reports said.
Aug 07, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Aug 6(Just Earth News): With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on earth, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday urged all States to intensify their efforts in the shared pursuit of a nuclear-weapons-free world.
UN Security Council toughens sanctions on DPR Korea over ballistic missile launches
Aug 07, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, Aug 6(Just Earth News): In response to the launches of ballistic missiles of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations Security Council on Sunday moved to strengthen sanctions on the Northeast Asian country's exports.
Man with knife arrested at Eiffel Tower
Aug 07, 2017, at 12:44 am
Paris, Aug 6 (IBNS): Police have arrested a person, who was carrying a knife, as he was trying to forcefully make his way to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, media reports said.
Dubai: Fire strikes another tower, no injury reported
Aug 06, 2017, at 11:25 pm
Dubai, Aug 6 (IBNS): The fire which broke out at a high-rise tower in Dubai has been brought under control.
Winnipeg police in search of stabber of 50-year old man
Aug 06, 2017, at 07:47 am
Winnipeg, Aug 6 (IBNS): Winnipeg police is searching the suspect who stabbed to death a 50 years old man in the North End on Friday afternoon, Global News said.
New Zealand firefighters to combat BC Wildfire in Canada
Aug 06, 2017, at 06:54 am
Ottawa, Aug 6 (IBNS): New Zealand firefighters have extended their helping hands to Canada with an aim to combat the ongoing wildfire in British Columbia.
UN notified of US intention to withdraw from Paris climate pact
Aug 06, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday received a notification from the delegation of the United States expressing the country's intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change as soon as it is eligible to do so, his spokesman has confirmed.
Afghanistan : Five of a family, including four children killed in Taliban attack
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:36 pm
Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS) : At least five members of a family, including four children- all belonging to one family- were killed in Taliban attack in central Logar province of Afghanistan.
Five killed in Turkey bus accident
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:22 pm
Ankara, Aug 5 (IBNS) : Five people were killed and 36 wounded in a bus accident in Turkey's northern Amasya province on Saturday.
Tallying fewer crossings, UN agency reports rise in migrant deaths at US-Mexico border
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): Even as the flow appears to have thinned, migrants crossing the United States-Mexico border are dying at a faster rate in 2017 than in past years, according to a new United Nations agency study.
UN Latin America commission forecasts low but positive growth for region in 2017
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): With better commodity export prices and an improved international context, the Latin America and the Caribbean region will record a small positive growth rate this year – with the exception of Venezuela and two Caribbean countries, according to a new report of the UN Latin America commission.
Syria: UN study finds foreign fighters return 'disillusioned' by groups they joined
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): A number of “disillusioned and disappointed†foreign terrorist fighters left Syria and returned to their countries of origin when they found these groups hardly make good on their promises, except promise of death and destruction, according to a report issued by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
Study says large commercial players dominating Airbnb; online room renting service dismisses
Aug 05, 2017, at 07:09 am
Toronto, Aug 4 (IBNS): A recent study has revealed that large commercial players are becoming dominants in the Airbnb market in three major cities of Canada though the leading online room renting service has dismissed the report, media reports said.
DR Congo: UN report indicates Government participation in ethnic massacres in Kasai
Aug 05, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): Violence in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) appears to be taking on an increasingly disturbing ethnic dimension, a United Nations human rights wing has warned, citing testimonies that Government forces have led ethnicity-based attacks.
UN, Government join forces to boost Somalia's drought response capacity
Aug 05, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): In the wake of a severe drought in Somalia that has displaced more than 800,000 people, the United Nations migration and development entities are helping the Horn of Africa country enhance its national drought response capacity.
Afghanistan: One foreign soldier killed in suicide attack
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least one foreign soldier was killed and five others were injured when a suicide blast hit Qarabagh district of Kabul province, media reports said on Friday.
Suicide attack in Kabul leaves NATO soldier dead, six wounded
Aug 04, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Kabul province late on Thursday evening, Afghanistan's state-run Khaama Press reported.
Fire rips through Dubai skyscraper, no injuries reported
Aug 04, 2017, at 05:05 pm
Dubai, Aug 4 (IBNS): A residential skyscraper in Dubai was engulfed in fire, for the second time in two years, reports said.
UN sanctions 'formidable instrument for global peace and security,' Security Council told
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Security Council sanctions are “a formidable instrument for global peace and security,†a senior UN political official said on Thursday, stressing that these measures, when implemented effectively, can contribute to preventing conflict, countering terrorism and constraining the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Organizational reform moves ahead as Guterres receives proposals on a strengthened UN-Habitat
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): An independent panel reviewing the effectiveness of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has proposed the programme be recast as the Organization's 'urban champion,' including through the establishment of a coordinating mechanism to complement the its work and convene all UN agencies and partners on urban sustainability.
ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 4(Just Earth News): Marking three years since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) attacked the Yazidis in Syria, a United Nations-mandated inquiry has called for justice and rescue plans.