Ten ISIS militants killed, wounded in Afghan forces operations
Dec 14, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Kabul, Dec 14 (IBNS) : At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the operations of the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province.
UN agency helps farmers in Latin America broaden their market horizons
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:24 pm
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Improving market access, particularly beyond national borders, for family farmers and small and medium agriculture enterprises in the Latin America and Caribbean region can help boost rural development as well as spur inclusive trade, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.
Unified action needed in Central Africa to defuse regional tensions, Security Council told
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:23 pm
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Despite some positive developments, the overall situation in Central Africa still requires concerted action at all levels to address sociopolitical tensions, economic difficulties and abuses by armed groups, a United Nations envoy for the region said Wednesday.
US lawmaker facing sexual assault charge dies of alleged suicide
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:04 pm
Frankfort, Dec 14 (IBNS): Accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, 57-year-old Kentucky politician Dan Johnson died of an alleged suicide, reports said.
Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such as mobile phones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and electrical toys, poses a major threat to the environment and human health, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Thousands of children need assistance three months after Caribbean hurricanes – UNICEF
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Three months after two category-5 hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, thousands of children across the region still need support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
With ‘so much at stake’ in crisis-torn South Sudan, UN and partners launch $1.72 billion appeal
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations relief wing and the humanitarian community in South Sudan launched on Wednesday a $1.72 billion appeal to assist six million people affected by conflict, displacement and hunger.
UN peacekeeping chief visits injured Tanzanian ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Wednesday thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Half the world lacks access to essential health services – UN-backed report
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): At least half of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services, and nearly 100 million people are being pushed into extreme poverty each year due to the out-of-pocket health expenses they must pay, according to a United Nations-backed study.
More schools in Ontario to benefit from new child care spaces
Dec 14, 2017, at 03:58 am
Toronto, Dec 13 (IBNS): Ontario is adding new child care spaces to nearly 200 schools across Ontario to give relief to parents in Toronto who are reported to be paying on an average at $1,758 a month, which is the most expensive child care option in Canada, for all age groups.
Canada: Liberals, New Democrats vote in favour of Marijuana Act in Ontario
Dec 13, 2017, at 08:14 pm
Ottawa, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Liberals and the New Democrats have voted in favour of the Marijuana Act, to be effective from July 1, 2018, in Ontario, media reports said.
USA : Democrat Jones wins Alabama Senate election, blow to Donald Trump;
Dec 13, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Washington DC, Dec 13 (IBNS): In a stunning setback for President Donald Trump, Democrat Doug Jones has won the Senate seat in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama, media reports said.
ISIS attempts to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Iranian minister
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Tehran, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An Iranian minister has claimed that the Islamic State terror group is attempting to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan as the group has been suppressed in Syria and Iraq.
Afghanistan : Explosion in Taliban leader’s house leaves 4 dead, wounded in Laghman
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kabul, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An explosion ripped through the residence of a local Taliban leader in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan leaving at least four people dead or wounded.
Myanmar can draw on UN expertise in tackling Rohingya returns, Security Council told
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:16 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations can help Myanmar to defuse inter-communal tensions and create an environment for safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees, the Organization’s top political official said Tuesday, stressing that the country could also tap the UN’s capacities and experience in tackling other challenges, including democratic consolidation.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:15 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): An uptick in armed hostilities in Ukraine has resulted in more deaths and new damages to critical water infrastructure storing dangerous chemicals – posing a grave threat to human life and the environment, according to a new United Nations report.
UN Assembly calls on Member States to ‘accelerate progress’ on goal of universal health coverage
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Tuesday called for greater efforts on the part of its Member States to ensure universal health coverage, and designated 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday kicked off in Geneva a dialogue on protection challenges with a stark warning: the tragedy of forced displacement has deepened – one year after the world pledged to improve its response to refugee situations.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, calling for greater ambition by governments, civil society, the private sector and finance partners to help tackle the global climate challenge.
Time running out for construction sector to cut energy use, meet climate goals – UN
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The clock is ticking on efforts to reform the buildings and construction sector's energy performance and keep the Paris Agreement on track, new United Nations-backed research revealed on Tuesday.
ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC) but none arrested or surrendered the Sudanese President, the ICC Prosecutor on Tuesday told the United Nations Security Council.
In wake of post-election protests in Honduras, UN chief urges authorities to respect rule of law
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on authorities in Honduras to uphold the rule of law and respect for human rights following the presidential election.
UN stepping up support to diphtheria vaccination campaign for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths in the camps and makeshift settlements hosting these refugees from Myanmar.
New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF
Dec 13, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF In the coming year, severe acute malnutrition could claim the lives of more than 400,000 children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s volatile Kasai region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.
Richard Wagner becomes new Chief Justice of Canada
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:53 am
Ottawa, Dec 12 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Justice Richard Wagner as the country's new Chief Justice on Tuesday, media reports said.
New York blast suspect's wife, 3 relatives picked up for quizzing in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 01:43 am
Dhaka, Dec 12 (IBNS): Dhaka security officials have picked up the wife of Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi national who has been arrested in connection with the New York subway blast, and his three relatives from Dhaka and Chittagong.
Recalling Algiers attack, Secretary-General says, 2007 bombing ‘hit heart of the UN’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:06 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): In a message commemorating the 2007 bombing of the United Nations offices in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed the Organization’s continuing support to combat terrorism and violent extremism.
UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.
Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:02 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials on Monday urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a year-long campaign on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Decalration of Human Rights.