UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Expressing horror at news reports and videos showing African migrants in Libya allegedly being sold as slaves, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on on Mondaycalled on the authorities to urgently investigate the situation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Continuing support for Burundi political process only way forward, Security Council told
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Despite challenges towards inclusive dialogue in Burundi, the United Nations must continue to support the political process there, the Organization's envoy to the east African country told the Security Council on Monday.
Ontario passes legislation to end college strike and resume classes
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:24 am
Toronto, Nov 20 (IBNS): A legislation to end the Ontario college labour dispute and return students to the classroom was passed by Ontario on Sunday, media reports said.
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Noting that with the signing last month of the Cairo agreement, Palestinians have set out on a path towards reconciliation, a senior United Nations official underscored on Monday the urgency to resolve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to return the enclave to full civilian and security control of the Palestinian Authority.
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Despite global progress, one in 12 children live in countries with prospects more limited than those of their parents, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday.
UN chief stresses 'mutually supportive' nature of Africa's free trade and industrialization
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Africa's industrial development and proposed continental free trade would complement each other, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the UN-proclaimed day for Africa's industrialization.
20 killed in Pakistan road mishap
Nov 20, 2017, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IBNS): A passenger van rammed into a coal filled truck near Sindh's Khairpur district of Pakistan and left at least 20 people killed on Monday, media reports said.
Germany: FDP pulls out of coalition leaving Merkel red-faced
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Berlin, Nov 20 (IBNS): Germany's powerful Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as dialogue with free-market liberal FDP has collapsed, thus nullifying the possibility of forming a coalition government in Deutschland.
US: Cult leader and criminal Charles Manson dies, aged 83
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:24 pm
Sacramento, Nov 20 (IBNS): Cult leader and mass murderer Charles Manson died on Sunday of natural causes, according to California Department of Corrections.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe refuses to quit, party sets deadline
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Harare, Nov 20 (IBNS): Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe can face further humiliation after he refused to quit his post as his party has already set the nonagenarian a deadline, reports said.
Molly Shoichet is appointed as Ontario's first chief scientist
Nov 20, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Toronto, Nov 20 (IBNS): Based on public consultations, Molly Shoichet, a professor at the University of Toronto, has been appointed as Ontario’s first Chief Scientist.
US border patrol officer killed, partner injured; Trump tweets about building the wall
Nov 20, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS): Hours after a border agent was killed and another injured in Texas's Big Bend area, US President Donald Trump tweeted about building the 'wall'.
Mississauga resident Deepak Anand fights for Ontario PC nomination
Nov 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm
Mississauga, Nov 19 (IBNS): Indian origin Deepak Anand, who is living in Mississauga for over 16 years, will fight for the Ontario PC nomination, media reports said.
Trump calls Hillary biggest loser of all time, asks her to give it another try after three years
Nov 19, 2017, at 02:40 am
Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed his 2016 Presidential opponent Hillary Clinton as the 'biggest loser of all time'.
Zimbabwe gear up for anti-Mugabe rally
Nov 18, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Harare, Nov 18 (IBNS): Amid the chaos surrounding Zimbabwe politics at the moment, the country is gearing up for a mass anti-Mugabe rally on Saturday.
Canada's mobileLIVE among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 companies
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:13 pm
Richmond Hill/Ontario, Nov 18 (IBNS): mobileLIVE, a Canadian technology company assisting businesses accelerate their digital transformation, recently announced that it is among the fastest 50 growing companies in Canada, ranking 37th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 program award.
Ontario’s new action plan to enable seniors to age with dignity
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:09 pm
Toronto, Nov 18 (IBNS): Dipika Damerla, Ontario’s Minister of Seniors Affairs, recently presented an overview of a new action plan titled ‘Aging with Confidence: An Action Plan for Seniors’.
At Security Council, UN chief urges cooperation to tackle security challenges in Mediterranean
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:41 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): The Mediterranean – a confluence of civilizations, cultures, religions, trade and migration – is facing multiple security challenges, such as terrorism, illicit trade in narcotics, environmental degradation and forced displacement, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.
Bonn: UN conference closes with renewed urgency for greater ambition to tackle climate change
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:40 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) wrapped up on Friday in Bonn, Germany, with delegations expressing a renewed sense of urgency and a need for greater ambition to tackle climate change.
Famine may be unfolding 'right now' in Yemen, warns UN relief wing
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:38 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations relief wing on Friday, warned of famine-like conditions unfolding in Yemen, as a blockade on aid and other essential goods by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels there enters its 12th day.
UN-led ministerial conference in Moscow agrees universal commitment to end tuberculosis
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:36 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): On Friday, 75 ministers announced a landmark agreement to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 at the conclusion of a World Health Organization (WHO) conference in Moscow, Russia, on eradicating the world's deadliest infectious disease.
New UN funding to help sustain critical aid programmes for nearly 150,000 in Chad
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:35 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding which supports critical relief operations in crises around the world – has allocated $11 million to help meet the life-saving needs of some 147,000 people in southern Chad, where aid operations are faltering in want of resources.
Wrapping up visit, UN rights chief urges El Salvador to address femicide and abortion ban
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:33 am
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News): At the end of his first visit to El Salvador, the United Nations human rights chief on Friday highlighted the Government's stated commitment to human rights, as well as several issues facing the Central American country, including the highest rate of femicide in the region and the abortion ban that punishes women “for apparent miscarriages and obstetric emergencies.”
Desperate Rohingya refugees use home-made rafts to get to Bangladesh – UN
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:32 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): Over the past 10 days, dozens of makeshift rafts carrying more than a thousand people have floated into Bangladesh, proof that Rohingya refugees are resorting to increasingly desperate means to flee to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
UN agencies rush in medical supplies for thousands wounded in Iran-Iraq earthquake
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies have delivered medical supplies to the areas of Iran and Iraq struck by a devastating earthquake, and are urging vigilance against the possible outbreaks of infectious and waterborne diseases.
With UN support, more countries confronting threat of drug-resistant 'superbugs'
Nov 18, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Efforts to stem the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens on farms and in food systems are gaining strength, thanks to strong backing by governments and technical support from the United Nations to boost national capacities, the Organization's food security and health agencies reported on Friday.
UN rights chief voices concern about Cambodia election after opposition ban
Nov 18, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief voiced grave concerns Friday about the conduct of credible, free and fair elections in Cambodia next year following the decision by the Supreme Court to dissolve the main opposition party.
Ontario announces legislation to ban college strike, NDP blocks
Nov 17, 2017, at 09:15 pm
Toronto, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Wynne government in Ontario on Thursday announced legislation to ban all college strikes in the province, a decision which has been blocked by the New Democratic Party (NDP), media reports said.
Canada-U.K. sign deal to curb coal usage with concerns on climate change
Nov 17, 2017, at 08:02 pm
Ottawa, Nov 17 (IBNS): While the U.S. pulled themselves out of the Paris Accord, Canada and the U.K. have signed a deal with an aim to curbing the usage of coal keeping the climate change in mind, media reports said.
Camboadia's highest court dissolves opposition part, HRW says death of democracy
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:59 pm
Phnom Penh, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Human Rights Watch has claimed death of democracy in Cambodia after the country's Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party on Thursday.