On Day for Biological Diversity, UN says tourists must protect nature that draws them
May 23, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, May 22(Just Earth News): Tourism must not undermine the nature that attracts tourists in the first place, said the head of the United Nations-backed treaty on biological diversity, marking International Day for Biological Diversity.
Climate-vulnerable islands in spotlight ahead of UN disaster risk reduction forum in Mexico
May 23, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 22(Just Earth News): Hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis are increasingly common threats to the world’s most climate-vulnerable island nations, whose representatives are meeting today in Cancun, Mexico, ahead of a major United Nations conference on risk reduction.
INTERVIEW: ‘Our peacekeepers are saving lives every day’ – new UN peacekeeping chief
May 23, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, May 22(Just Earth News): With United Nations peace operations being carried out in highly complex environments and facing multiple challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres recently stressed the need to adapt peacekeeping to “our changing world.â€
UN agency works to fill humanitarian vacuum in north DR Congo after aid groups' departure
May 23, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, May 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency is responding to the urgent humanitarian needs of more than 27,000 displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) eastern province of North Kivu, after many relief aid organizations left camps.
UN experts urge Indonesia to free jailed politicians, repeal its blasphemy law
May 23, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, May 22(Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Indonesia to review and repeal its blasphemy law following the recent conviction and imprisonment of the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.
Pakistan: PTI MNA says attack on Malala Yousafzai was staged
May 23, 2017, at 12:00 am
Islamabad, May 22 (IBNS): In a stunning revelation, one that can cause serious discomfort to her party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), lawmaker Musarrat Ahmad Zeb has claimed that the attack on Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was staged, reports said.
Ending violence against Indigenous women and girls is our priority: Ontario Minister
May 22, 2017, at 10:28 pm
Aboriginal peoples of Canada south of the Arctic and known as the First Nations. They include Inuit and the Métis,the latter being an ethnicity that developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are currently 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. In an exclusive interview to IBNS CANADA, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer highlighted how his ministry works with First Nation partners to revitalize the treaty relationship and how it protects Aboriginal and treaty rights of the First Nations. Excerpts:
Afghanistan: At least 14 Taliban and ISIS militants killed in counter-terrorism drive
May 22, 2017, at 09:04 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): In an effort to curb terrorism, at least 14 militants belonging to the Taliban and ISIS have been killed in separate counter-terrorism drives by the Afghan forces in the country's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Saudi Arabia: Nawaz Shairf, Donald Trump exchange pleasantries
May 22, 2017, at 02:44 pm
Riyadh, May 22 (IBNS): Ahead of the Arab Islamic American Summit, US President Donald Trump had a brief encounter with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday, media reports said.
Donald Trump asks Muslim nations to drive out terrorists
May 22, 2017, at 02:18 pm
Riyadh, May 22 (IBNS): Giving a strong message, US President Donald Trump on Sunday asked the Muslim nations to drive out terrorists and extremists.
On World Day, UN agencies urge countering threats to cultural diversity
May 22, 2017, at 12:04 pm
New York, May 22 (Just Earth News): Cultural diversity – the driving force of change and development – is increasingly under threat, United Nations agencies on Sunday said, reaffirming support for the cultural diversity that stems from migration.
Pakistan: Two cops shot dead in Karachi
May 21, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Karachi, May 21 (IBNS): Two Policemen were killed in a target killing incident in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: German citizen shot dead in Kabul, Finish national abducted
May 21, 2017, at 10:26 pm
Kabul, May 21 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen has shot dead a German national in Afghanistan capital Kabul, media reports said.
North Korea conducts new missile test, claims South Korea
May 21, 2017, at 09:38 pm
Seoul, May 21 (IBNS): North Korea has conduced another missile test, South Korea claimed on Sunday.
Libya: UN chief urges all sides to restore calm in aftermath of deadly attack on southern airbase
May 21, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, May 21 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN chief's spokesman said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Clash at Islamabad university, 30 injured
May 21, 2017, at 04:09 am
Islamabad, May 20 (IBNS): Clash between two groups at a university in Pakistan on Saturday injured 30 people, media reports said.
Donald Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia
May 20, 2017, at 10:29 pm
Riyadh, May 20 (IBNS): American President Donald Trump on Saturday arrived in Saudi Arabia.
Senior commander among seven Taliban killed in Afghanistan
May 20, 2017, at 08:43 pm
Kabul, May 20 (IBNS) : A senior commander of the Taliban group has been killed along with six other militants in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.
Iran :Hassan Rouhani reelected, President for second term
May 20, 2017, at 08:19 pm
Tehran, May 20 (IBNS) : Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani retained power for the second term as he scored a thumping victory in the country's presidential election over his principlist rival, Ebrahim Raisi, Aljazeera reported.
Ontario forecasts creation of 94,000 new jobs
May 20, 2017, at 05:13 pm
Toronto, May 20 (IBNS): The Ontario government in Canada has forecasted that 94,000 net new jobs would be created in 2017 leading to upsurge in employment rate by 1.3 percent.
Peru: UN agency supports recovery of some 7,000 farmers from El Niño floods, landslides
May 20, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): In the wake of the heavy rains, floods and landslides that hit Peru earlier this year, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday that it is working with the Government to assist some 7,000 mostly small-scale farmers to restore their capacity to produce crops and feed their families.
May 20, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): United Nations-facilitated talks to help resolve the Syrian conflict have ended on schedule in Geneva, where UN negotiator Staffan de Mistura said he was satisfied that some progress had been made, and that there had been “less rhetoric†on all sides.
Venezuela: UN human rights chief regrets opposition leader being blocked to travel
May 20, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): Amid rising violence in Venezuela, the United Nations human rights chief has expressed regret that the Latin American country’s opposition leader was allegedly blocked from leaving the country for New York, where they were planning to meet.
May 20, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 20(Just Earth News): The world took an historic step forward in the fight against mercury poisoning as the European Union and seven of its member States ratified the first new global convention related to the environment and health in close to a decade, according to the United Nations.
Thousands of migrants rescued on Mediterranean in a single day – UN agency
May 20, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 20 (Just Earth News): Nearly 3,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, according to the United Nations migration agency, which also reported that more than a dozen rescue operations were under way in the area yesterday.
UN emergency food agency sending rations to war-torn Central African Republic
May 20, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations emergency food agency has started dispatching supplies by air and road to the Central African Republic (CAR), where violence erupted in March and has since claimed the lives of more than 120 people, it was announced on Friday.
Cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen spreading at ‘unprecedented’ speed, UN warns
May 20, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): As war-torn Yemen grapples with heavy rains, a collapsed healthcare system and crippled economy, a resurgent cholera outbreak has spread with “unprecedented†speed and taken medical professionals by surprise, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
In wake of ‘WannaCry’ attacks, UN cybersecurity expert discusses Internet safety
May 20, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations cybersecurity expert says that cybercrime is ultimately preventable, and that the internet – even the hidden so-called ‘dark net’ – has very good elements to it.
Southern Africa: UN, Mozambique host first-ever forum to fight trafficking of people with albinism
May 20, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are joining forces with governments in Southern Africa in a push to strengthen protections for persons with albinism, who often fall victim to a raft of abuses, including maiming, trafficking and even murder, linked to the belief that their parts have magical powers in witchcraft potions.
UN agency micro-loan helps Palestine refugee’s small business thrive amid rubble of Syrian war
May 20, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, May 19(Just Earth News): Hidden literally under the rubble of the Syrian war is the economic success story of a widow who, refusing to submit to despair, founded a thriving micro-enterprise venture with assistance from a United Nations agency loan.