'No limit' to cruelty of traffickers, says UN agency, as video surfaces of abused migrants in Libya
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies have voiced 'deep concern' for the safety of hundreds of migrants and refugees – including many children – held captive by smugglers or criminal gangs at an unknown location in Libya after videos showing their abuse was posted on Facebook.
Terrorist attacks 'major' hurdle to peace in Mali, UN mission chief tells Security Council
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): Despite progress towards peace in Mali, terrorist attacks remain a major obstacle, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping operation there told the Security Council on Friday.
UN chief praises 'vision, tenacity' of the late Helmut Khol, chancellor who reunited Germany
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has lauded the vision and tenacity of the former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl, who died on Friday at the age of 87.
UN refugee agency urges sustained access as civilians flee Raqqa fighting
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): As fighting in and around the Syrian city of Raqqa continues to take a toll on civilians and displaces thousands every day, the United Nations refugee agency has called for greater and sustained access to that it can reach those in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
Ukraine: 750,000 children at risk of losing access to safe drinking water, warns UN
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): With the recent escalation of hostilities damaging vital water infrastructure in eastern Ukraine, at least 750,000 children are at imminent risk of being cut off from safe drinking water, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief expresses solidarity with people of troubled Kasai region
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): As part of his five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top United Nations peacekeeping official visited the vast country's troubled Kasai region and expressed "deep concern" about the ongoing violence there.
US Deputy Secretary of State to visit Cancun
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:33 pm
Washington, June 17 (IBNS): US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will travel on Monday, June 19 to Cancun, Mexico to represent the United States at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States meeting, officials said.
Fire: Protests take place across London
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:20 pm
London, June 17 (IBNS): Demanding support for those hit by Grenfell Tower fire, demonstration was held in London on Friday, media reports said.
Ahead of Father's Day, UNICEF cites critical role fathers play in early childhood learning
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): A majority of children aged between three- and four-years-old in 74 countries, or about 40 million, have fathers who do not play or engage in early learning activities with them, according to a new study released on Friday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
'BRICS' countries well place to help lead global hunger eradication charge – UN agency
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): As the clock ticks towards the 2030 deadline for meeting global goals to eradicate hunger and poverty, the United Nations agriculture agency on Friday asserted that five vitally important emerging economies, known collective as the 'BRICS' countries, are well positioned to take a leading role in helping the world achieve these targets.
UNICEF-backed projects for millions of children in Syria on verge of being 'cut off'
Jun 17, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Programmes supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to assist more than nine million children in Syria and neighbouring countries are on the verge of being cut off due to a critical funding shortage.
CRTC bans unlocking fees for cellphones from Dec 1
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:01 am
Ottawa, June 16 (IBNS):The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunication, on Friday announced that as of Dec 1, 2017, all individual and small business wireless service customers will have the right to have their cellphones and other mobile devices unlocked free of charge upon request.
Columbia nurse falls from sixth floor, survives
Jun 16, 2017, at 11:46 pm
Cali, June 16 (IBNS): A student nurse, who had fallen from the sixth floor of a hospital, survived after receiving injuries, media reports.
London fire: Queen visits Grenfell Tower centre
Jun 16, 2017, at 10:47 pm
London, June 16 (IBNS): Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William visited a relief centre and met victims of the Grenfell Tower fire here.
ISIS claims responsibility for suicide attack on Kabul mosque
Jun 16, 2017, at 09:14 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, has claimed responsibility behind the suicide attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Kabul city.
ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi likely killed in Russian airstrike
Jun 16, 2017, at 09:03 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has likely been killed in an airstrike conducted by the Russian Air Force,Afghanistan's state-run news agency Khamaa Press reported.
Pakistani militias fighting along with ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan
Jun 16, 2017, at 05:50 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS) : The provincial director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Nangarhar General Abdul Saboor Sabit said the Pakistani militias are actively participating in the fight alongside the ISIS loyalists in this province,Afghanistan's state-run news agency Khaama Press reported.
Canada needs national system to track health and stress assessment of fresh water
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:28 pm
Toronto, June 16 (IBNS): Canada is home to 20 percent of the world's freshwater, but significant disruption of watersheds due to urbanization, forestry, municipal and industrial pollution as well as climate change had an adverse effect on health, economy and the wellbeing of wildlife, the first nationwide assessment of Canada’s freshwater report said.
Australian government announces new gun amnesty
Jun 16, 2017, at 03:18 pm
Melbourne, June 16 (IBNS): In a major development, the Australian government on Friday said it will implement a three-month gun amnesty from July 1.
Suicide attack in Kabul mosque kills 7
Jun 16, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including attackers, were killed in a suicide attack at a mosque in the Shia-dominated Dasht-i-Archi area of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
China kindergarten explosion: Death toll touches 8
Jun 16, 2017, at 02:25 pm
Jiangsu, June 16 (IBNS): The death toll in Thursday's explosion near a kindergarten in China has touched 8, media reports said on Friday.
UN expert urges 'bold action' to address raft of human rights abuses in Eritrea
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Actions against severe human rights abuses meted out to Eritrean citizens must not be delayed, a United Nations rights expert has warned in a new report to the Human Rights Council.
Yemen: As humanitarian crisis deepens, Security Council urges all parties to engage in peace talks
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Expressing grave concern about the humanitarian situation in Yemen, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a Presidential Statement calling on all parties to engage constructively and in good faith to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in that country.
General Assembly approves creation of new UN Counter-Terrorism Office
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): The General Assembly on Thursday approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy.
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty, UNICEF 'wake-up call' report shows
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): One in five children in high-income countries lives in relative income poverty, and an average of one in eight faces food insecurity, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Switzerland tops world innovation index; India and other emerging markets on the rise – UN agency
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Innovation is a key development tool that could boost economies and provide a way out of the growing squeeze on the world's food resources – one of the major challenges of the 21st century – according to a new United Nations report.
UN cooperation with African Union must be institutionalized, less 'ad hoc,' Security Council told
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations must move towards a more institutionalized approach for the joint planning, mandating, financing and supporting of African Union (AU) peace-support operations, the Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet told the Security Council on Thursday.
Myanmar: UN expert urges Government to do more to protect rights of all children
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday urged the Government of Myanmar to do more to protect children in the country, citing cases of detention and alleged incidents of child labour and marriage.
Independent UN probe reveals 'cruel and brutal nature' of human rights violations in Burundi
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): A United Nations-appointed panel of experts investigating human rights violations in Burundi on Thursday released the latest findings of their probe, noting that their initial fears concerning the scope and gravity of these abuses since April 2015 have been confirmed.
IAEA concludes safety review at Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in China
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:42 am
Haiyan, China, June 15(Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts on Thursday completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 in China.