Peacekeepers saved many lives despite challenges, UN officials stress at year's end
Dec 30, 2017, at 05:01 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Despite a particularly deadly year for United Nations peacekeepers – with more than 60 'blue helmets' killed in hostile acts – the Organization in 2017 completed its peacekeeping objectives in Côte d'Ivoire, refocused its work in Haiti and will soon complete its mandate in Liberia.
UN chief welcomes exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine
Dec 30, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the recent exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine and commended all those who helped bring about the exchange.
'No clear evidence' social media leads to more violent behavior, UN-backed study reports
Dec 30, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations agency-backed study found, but more research is needed to find out if social media has an effective role in radicalization.
Egypt church attack kills four
Dec 29, 2017, at 11:31 pm
Cairo, Dec 29 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a gun attack at a church in Egypt's Helwan area on Friday media reports said.
Six children killed in Afghanistan landmine blast
Dec 29, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Kabul, Dec 29 (IBNS); At least six children were killed in a landmine blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
India, US condemn Kabul attack which killed at least 40 people
Dec 29, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Washington/New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): Both India and the United States of America condemned the Kabul terror attack which led to the death of at least 40 people, while injuring 30 others.
New York: Bronx fire kills at least 12
Dec 29, 2017, at 03:59 pm
Bronx, Dec 29 (IBNS): At least 12 people have been killed as a deadly fire engulfed a century old building in the New York's Bronx borough, reports said.
Legacy of UN Mission in Liberia tied to former President Johnson Sirleaf, says senior UN official
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the outgoing President of Liberia, is connected to the legacy of the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMIL), which will wind down in March after 15 years of operations, a senior UN official said.
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Condemning the pardoning of former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts have said that the move undermines the work of the judiciary and the international community to achieve justice.
Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN Mission
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly denounced the terrorist bombing earlier Thursday of a Shi'a cultural centre in Kabul, calling the “targeted attack” on civilians yet another despicable crime in a year marked by unspeakable atrocities.
Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country denounced the incidents and reminded the warring parties of their international legal obligations to spare civilian lives and infrastructure.
Brutality against children 'cannot be the new normal' stresses UNICEF
Dec 29, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): The scale of attack on children in conflict zones throughout 2017 is “shocking” said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), calling on all parties to conflict to abide by their obligations under international law and immediately end violations and attacks against children.
40 killed, 30 injured in suicide blasts in Kabul's Shiite cultural centre
Dec 28, 2017, at 08:38 pm
Kabul, Dec 28 (IBNS) : At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured by multiple bomb blasts targeting a cultural center in a Shiite neighborhood of western Kabul Thursday.
After London, Free Balochistan advert sweeps New York
Dec 28, 2017, at 07:02 pm
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): After creating an impact in London, the UK, a few months ago, #FreeBalochistan posters have swept through New York city of USA.
Kabul blast, several feared killed
Dec 28, 2017, at 06:59 pm
Kabul, Dec 28 (IBNS) : An explosion rocked Kabul city earlier on Thursday amid fears that several people were killed or wounded in the incident.
Russia: At least 10 injured in St. Petersburg super market bombing
Dec 28, 2017, at 04:02 pm
Moscow, Dec 28 (IBNS): At least 10 people have been injured after a homemade explosive device went off at a super market in St Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday evening.
Sustained cooperation vital to address Somalia’s challenges, says UN envoy
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:25 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): In a year which saw millions of Somali civilians displaced by armed conflict and thousands more killed and wounded in violence, the United Nations envoy to the country has called for sustained cooperation to tackle a number of pressing challenges.
World could see 1.8 billion tourists by 2030 – UN agency
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:22 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): By 2030, there could be 1.8 billion tourists – just over one in five persons in the world – travelling around the globe, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has said.
UN chief commends peaceful vote in Liberia, dispatches Nigeria's Obasanjo
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:22 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia, and announced he is sending former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo to support the country in the first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically-elected leader to another in more than 70 years.
General Assembly approves $5.4 billion UN budget for next two years
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:21 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): Concluding the main part of its 72nd session, the United Nations General Assembly on Sunday took a number of key actions, including approving a nearly $5.4 billion programme budget for the Organization for the biennium 2018-2019.
Obama cautions against social media misuse
Dec 28, 2017, at 12:46 am
London, Dec 27 (IBNS): Former US President Barack Obama has cautioned against the misuse of social media to spread false news.
Afghanistan: Blast wounds at least 14 soldiers; Taliban claims attack
Dec 28, 2017, at 12:25 am
Kabul, Dec 27 (IBNS): At least 14 soldiers were injured after a blast rocked Lashkargah city of Helmand province on Wednesday.
Key Taliban leader detained in Afghanistan
Dec 27, 2017, at 09:18 pm
Kabul, Dec 27 (IBNS): A key Taliban figure in Shiberghan area of Afghanistan has been detained by Intelligent operatives of the country on Wednesday, media reports said.
US announces sanctions on two North Korea individuals
Dec 27, 2017, at 03:01 pm
Washington, Dec 27 (IBNS): The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals in response to North Korea’s ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery in continued violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs).
Brazil expels Venezuela's diplomat
Dec 27, 2017, at 02:52 pm
Brasilia, Dec 27 (IBNS): In a major development, Brazil has declared Venezuela's diplomat in the country-Gerardo Delgado-as a persona non grata.
UNICEF official calls 2017 ‘horrible’ for children in Yemen
Dec 27, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Dec 27(Just Earth News): Children in Yemen could not have a worse year than 2017, according to a senior official from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Congo: UN chief welcomes ceasefire between Brazzaville, Reverend Pastor Ntumi
Dec 27, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Dec 27(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and a group led by Reverend Pastor Ntumi.
Field teams working 'around the clock' in wake of deadly storm in the Philippines – UNICEF
Dec 27, 2017, at 05:37 am
New York, Dec 27 (Just Earth News): Relief supplies prepositioned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are ready for dispatch to areas of Philippines hit by Tropical Storm Tembin (known locally as “Vinta”) and its field teams are working around the clock to assess the scale of damage, the UN agency has said.
Canadian government expels Venezuelan diplomat
Dec 27, 2017, at 02:19 am
Toronto, Dec 26 (IBNS): In a major development, Canada has announced that it was expelling Venezuelan diplomat from the country and strip his credentials in retaliation for the expulsion of its most senior diplomat from Caracas recently.
RAB arrest four suspected terrorists from Rajshahi
Dec 27, 2017, at 02:14 am
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday claimed they have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila of the country.