Antalya: UN launches new initiative to empower and train young leaders in Global South
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:50 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): A new UN partnership that will empower young leaders in the Global South to become agents of change was launched Tuesday during the Global South-South Development Expo 2017 in Antalya, Turkey.
Ensuring family farmers’ access to food key to tackling global hunger – UN agency
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:49 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): Family farmers need more support and access to food, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency has said, urging lawmakers to consider legislation that improves productivity and boosts social protections to tackle the global hunger challenge which, he warned, is at an “inflection point.”
Violence drives more Rohingyas to Bangladesh; in Myanmar, Pope appeals for tolerance – UN
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar every day, the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday.
UNESCO chief calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian photographer
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency defending press freedom on Tuesday denounced the killing of a Nigerian photographer, calling for an investigation into the incident.
Mount Agung eruption: Bali airport closed, thousands of tourists stranded
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:46 am
Karangasem, Nov 28 (IBNS): With ashes from erupting volcano Mount Agung sweeping Bali for the second day, the Indonesian government kept the island's airport closed on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pope's speech in Myanmar lacks reference to Rohingyas
Nov 29, 2017, at 01:05 am
Naypyidaw, Nov 28 (IBNS): Pope Francis has given a key speech in Myanmar demanding respect for all ethnic groups but lacked any reference to the Rohingyas, media reports said.
Oxford City Council strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour
Nov 29, 2017, at 12:59 am
Naypyidaw, Nov 28 (IBNS): Oxford City Council has removed the Oxford honour from Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's over the latter's handling of Rohingya crisis, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 11 injured as suicide blast hits central Logar province
Nov 28, 2017, at 11:11 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 11 people, including three children, were injured in a blast in central Logar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Father was academic, I am teacher, says Canada PM Trudeau on apologies
Nov 28, 2017, at 08:22 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): Days after apologising to the First Nations people over the abuses in schools, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has drawn a comparison with his father over apologies, media reports said.
Canada: House of Commons passes Marijuana bill, moves to Senate
Nov 28, 2017, at 07:52 pm
Ottawa, Nov 28 (IBNS): The House of Commons in Canada has cleared the marijuana bill, brought by the federal government, as the country is heading towards the legalisation of weed consumption by next year, media reports said.
Kenya: President to be sworn-in, security bolstered in capital
Nov 28, 2017, at 05:37 pm
Nairobi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Security has been bolstered in Kenya's capital Nairobi ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the President, who will be entering his second term in office, reports said.
Australia: Man planning terror attack arrested by police
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:00 pm
Melbourne, Nov 28 (IBNS): Australian police have arrested a 20-year-old man, who they suspected of planning a terror attack during New Year's Eve, reports said.
Feature: Six months after ISIL, life is returning to Mosul despite hidden bomb threats
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): Mosul’s Al Qasoor Water Treatment Plant is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River which bisects the city that was, until about six months ago, one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Level (ISIL).
Partnerships ‘the only way’ to tackle global challenges, says UN industrial development chief
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) was reappointed for a second term on Monday as the 17th UNIDO General Conference opened in Vienna, Austria.
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday warned that more than 11 million Yemeni children – almost every single Yemeni boy and girl – are in acute need of humanitarian assistance, despite the successful delivery of 1.9 million doses of vaccines to Sana’a airport on Sunday.
‘No preconditions’ accepted from Syrian parties, UN envoy says ahead of Geneva talks
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): Ahead of fresh intra-Syrian talks on Tuesday in Geneva, the United Nations mediator said on Monday that the crisis now has the potential to move towards “a genuine political process.”
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Nov 27(Just Earth News): Solutions to today’s critical development challenges exist in the Global South, and every country – large or small, emerging economy or least developed – has something to offer to the world, a senior United Nations official said on Monday, as the 2017 Global South-South Cooperation Expo opened in Antalya, Turkey.
UN strongly condemns attack that kills peacekeeper in Central African Republic
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:26 am
New York, Nov 27(Just Earth News): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned Sunday's attack allegedly perpetrated by the anti-Balaka group against a convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, in which one peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and three others were injured.
Kathleen Wynne announces over $800 million in new agreements with China
Nov 28, 2017, at 03:57 am
Toronto/Beijing, Nov 27 (IBNS): To bolster the job sector, Kathleen Wynne, the Premier of Ontario, announced over $600 million in new agreements which would create 583 new jobs in Ontario, during a programme in Beijing, China, media reports said.
Eight people killed in Pakistan road accident
Nov 27, 2017, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a road mishap involving a passenger van and a truck in Nooriabad area of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Prince Harry to marry American actress Meghan Markle
Nov 27, 2017, at 10:04 pm
London, Nov 27 (IBNS): Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle, officials said on Monday.
Russia airstrikes kill at least 53 civilians in Syria
Nov 27, 2017, at 07:03 pm
Damascus, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 53 civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by Russia in Syria, observers said.
Bali volcano: Mount Agung erupts, airport closed down
Nov 27, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Jakarta, Nov 27 (IBNS): The eruption from Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, has forced the closure of the resort island's main airport, reports said.
Pakistan's Law Minister quits, nation reaches an agreement with hardliners
Nov 27, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): Islamabad slowly crawled back to normalcy as protesters finally decided to lift the sit-in following the resignation of Pakistani Law Minister Zahid Hamid, reports said.
Nov 27, 2017, at 05:33 am
New York, Nov 26(Just Earth News): Reflecting on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for investment in women and girls, decrying gender inequality as perhaps the most pervasive disparity around the world.
Explosion rocks Chinese factory, casualties feared
Nov 26, 2017, at 10:16 pm
Beijing, Nov 26 (IBNS): Casualties are feared as an explosion rocked a factory in China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan deploys army to quell Islamist violence in Islamabad
Nov 26, 2017, at 06:03 am
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IBNS) : The Army was deployed by the Pakistani government in capital Islamabad to quell spiralling violence on Saturday by the protesting Islamists that left over 200 injured.
UN expo to highlight vital role of South-South cooperation in achieving Global Goals
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Nov 25(Just Earth News): A United Nations expo next week in Turkey is set to highlight the critical role of South-South cooperation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in light of the vast array of knowledge, skills, expertise and resources that is, and can further be, shared among developing countries.
No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, Nov 25(Just Earth News): Unless the international community tackles violence against women, the world will not eradicate poverty or reach any of the other Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message today for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Canada PM Trudeau apologises to first nations people over boarding school abuse
Nov 26, 2017, at 03:37 am
Ottawa, Nov 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday apologised to hundreds of first nations' people who had undergone abuse in a boarding school system.