Children's access to safe water and sanitation is a right, not a privilege – UNICEF
Aug 30, 2017, at 04:27 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): In countries beset by violence, displacement, conflict and instability, children's most basic means of survival – water – must be a priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, warning that children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to drinking water.
Afghanistan: Road mishap leaves six dead
Aug 29, 2017, at 11:08 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): A road mishap in Afghanistan's northwestern Jawzjan province left at least six people dead on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second child August
Aug 29, 2017, at 10:45 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Social network giant Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have welcomed their daughter August.
Afghanistan: Kabul suicide attack kills 5, injures 8
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:31 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): At least five people were killed and eight others were injured when a suicide attack rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Kabul explosion: Death toll rises to four
Aug 29, 2017, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul explosion, which has been deemed a 'suicide attack', has risen to four, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion kills at least one, injures eight
Aug 29, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS); At least one person was killed and eight others sustained injuries after an explosion rocked Kabul's Massoud Square on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Jailed German male nurse suspected of murdering at least 90 patients
Aug 29, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Berlin, Aug 29 (IBNS): A German male nurse who was earlier jailed for killing two patients with lethal drugs, may have killed 88 others, according to a three-year police investigation, reports said.
US: New Mexico shooting incident leaves two dead, injures four
Aug 29, 2017, at 03:46 pm
Santa Fe, Aug 29 (IBNS): At least two people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting incident which took place in US' New Mexico, reports said.
North Korea fires short range missile over Japan
Aug 29, 2017, at 03:19 pm
Pyongyang, Aug 29 (IBNS): North Korea fired a short range missile directly over Japan early on Tuesday morning, prompting the latter to warn its residents to take cover, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 30 dead or injured in suicide attack
Aug 29, 2017, at 02:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): At least 30 people have died or have sustained injuries in a suicide attack which rocked Helmand province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson on Monday underscored that when it comes to the environment, everything is connected.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Libya's future prosperity and stability depends on the international community further strengthening and unifying its efforts on behalf of the whole country, as well as Libyans themselves “seizing the window of opportunity†that is before them to ensure peace, the head of the United Nations mission there said on Monday.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Deeply concerned at the reports of civilians being killed during security operations in Myanmar's Rakhine state, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the responsibility of the Government to provide security and assistance to those in need.
B.C. Premier John Horgan visits wildfire affected areas
Aug 29, 2017, at 07:37 am
Kamloops, Aug 28 (IBNS): British Columbia Premier John Horgan on Monday visited several wildfire struck areas in the Interior, according to the Star.
Michael Garron Hospital aims to provide heart-touching experience for LGBTQ community
Aug 29, 2017, at 07:35 am
Toronto, Aug 28 (IBNS): Michael Garron Hospital, earlier known as Toronto East General Hospital, developed an environment to provide a heart-touching experience for people belonging to the LGBTQ community, media report said.
Cholera spread slows in Yemen; locals pitch in to help curb outbreak – UN agency
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): The weekly number of reported new cholera cases in Yemen has declined by one third since late June, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said, praising Yemenis for leading a “heroic daily fight†against the outbreak, which remains the worst in the world.
UN chief Guterres meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem, pledges to fight anti-Semitism
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Reiterating his commitment to fighting anti-Semitism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is committed to protecting Israel and its right to exist.
INTERVIEW: Preventing conflict key to relieving suffering, stresses outgoing UN humanitarian chief
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Preventing conflicts from breaking out in the first place, and holding perpetrators accountable for their actions once they do, is vital to relieving the suffering seen in many parts of the world, according to the top United Nations humanitarian official, Stephen O’Brien.
Twin explosions in Baghdad kills 25
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Baghdad, Aug 28 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Iraqi city of Baghdad on Monday which left at least 25 people killed, media reports said.
UAE President orders release of 803 prisoners
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Dubai, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a major development, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has ordered the release of 803 prisoners.
Pope Francis to visit Bangladesh this year
Aug 28, 2017, at 09:48 pm
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IBNS): Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church will visit Bangladesh later this year, officials said.
Aug 28, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Toronto, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Ontario Science Centre is holding an interactive science exhibition called the Power of Ideas (PIE) until August 31, 2017.
Hurricane Harvey: Roads inundated, at least 2000 rescued
Aug 28, 2017, at 04:08 pm
Austin, Aug 28 (IBNS): Inundated roads and submerged vehicles were a common sight across the US state of Texas, where tropical storm Harvey made landfall on Friday.
Guterres 'shocked' by Guatemala's decision to expel UN anti-corruption official
Aug 28, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres is shocked to learn that the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, has issued a statement declaring 'persona non grata' the head of a United Nations-backed independent anti-corruption commission, according to the UN Spokesman.
In Kuwait, UN chief Guterres lauds country's humanitarian leadership, regional diplomacy
Aug 28, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Aug 27(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, on an official visit to Kuwait, expressed gratitude to not only the Gulf country's leadership in humanitarian action, but the “dialogue […] and promotion of understanding Kuwait has shown in relation to all conflicts in the region.â€
Baby Nests, Baby Pods may cause suffocation, says Health Canada
Aug 27, 2017, at 07:13 am
Ottawa, Aug 26 (IBNS): Health Canada has issued a warning about the risk of suffocation due to baby nets, baby pods, soft, padded sides, media reports said.
Canada introduces 'X' category in passports for third sex to ensure gender equality
Aug 27, 2017, at 06:41 am
Ottawa, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has introduced an 'X' category in passports for LGBT community with an aim to ensure gender equality.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack on Shi'a mosque in Kabul
Aug 27, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Aug 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the attack during Friday prayer at Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul that killed at least 20 civilians – including seven women and one child – and injured more than 30 others.
Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing sword: Police
Aug 27, 2017, at 02:30 am
London, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said a man who was arrested outside the Buckingham Palace was brandishing a sword.
US President Trump signs memo to ban Obama-era plan to recruit transgenders in the military
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:17 pm
Washington, Aug 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump signed a memo directing the US military not to accept transgender men and women as recruits, according to media reports on Saturday.