The ‘cycle of revenge’ in South Sudan will hurt everyone – UN envoy
May 12, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Deteriorating security in parts of South Sudan coupled with increased displacement could worsen the humanitarian suffering in the country through outbreaks of diseases such as diarrhoea and even cholera, the United Nations envoy for the country has warned.
Security Council welcomes commitment of Colombian Government and FARC-EP to peace process
May 12, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The opposition in Colombia has begun to lay down arms, a move welcomed on Thursday by the United Nations Security Council which recently visited the country to see the peace efforts first-hand.
UN releases new funding to support critical aid operations in Central African Republic
May 12, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of a continuingly complex humanitarian scenario in the Central African Republic (CAR) – marked by multiplication of hotspots, increased displacement and growing needs – the head of United Nations humanitarian operations in the country on Thursday released $9 million for the most urgent and critical relief operations.
Uzbekistan: UN human rights office to work more closely with ‘country at a crossroads’
May 12, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday announced that the Central Asian branch of his Office will extend its coverage to Uzbekistan now that an agreement is in place, highlighting that the country is “at a crossroads.â€
International support for Somalia must focus on rebuilding security, averting famine – UN chief
May 12, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Opening a major conference on Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to support security efforts in the country battling Al-Shabaab and aid the more than six million Somalis affected by the violence and a deadly drought.
UN agriculture agency and World Bank reinforce partnership to end hunger and poverty
May 12, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations agriculture agency and the World Bank have opened a new chapter in their longstanding partnership by further strengthening their cooperation to end hunger and poverty at global and national levels.
UN experts urge India to restore internet and social media services in Jammu and Kashmir
May 12, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Raising alarm over the impact of internet and social media restrictions imposed by authorities in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government to protect the right to freedom of expression and to pursue an open and democratic dialogue to address the region's social and political conflicts.
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Secretary of State Tillerson to travel to Fairbanks
May 11, 2017, at 04:41 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Fairbanks, Alaska, May 10-11 to attend the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.
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US President Donald Trump invites South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Washington
May 11, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): US President Donald J. Trump has invited newly-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit his nation.
Australian MP makes history, becomes first to breastfeed daughter in parliament
May 11, 2017, at 03:42 pm
Canberra, May 11 (IBNS): Australian Senator Larissa Waters wrote herself into the history books when she became the first MP to breastfeed her child in the nation's Parliament, reports said.
Earthquake hits China, 8 killed
May 11, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Beijing, May 11 (IBNS): A 5.5 earthquake hit Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday, killing at least 8 people,media reports said.
Karachi shooting: Five injured
May 11, 2017, at 02:32 pm
Karachi, May 11 (IBNS): In a shooting incident in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, at least five people were injured, media reports said on Thursday.
UN condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
May 11, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack against a convoy of the UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) that left four dead, one missing and 10 others evacuated.
Weather, climate and water challenges in spotlight at annual session of UN weather agency council
May 11, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Strengthening weather and climate services to protect lives, property and the economy from increasingly extreme and unusual weather is among the pressing issues being discussed at the annual session of the United Nations weather agency's coordinating body, which kicked off on Wednesday in Geneva.
In London, Secretary-General Guterres spotlights UN reform initiatives to rescue multilateralism
May 11, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In a public lecture in London, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed the need for reforming the United Nations to tackle main challenges the world is facing, including the changing nature of conflict.
UN-backed network brings together thousands to help tackle mosquito-borne diseases
May 11, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, the United Nations environment agency together with partners has launched a new collaborative platform that seeks to track and control the vector responsible for close to 2.7 million deaths annually.
Next month's ocean conference eyes cutting $35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN trade officials
May 11, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as $35 billion, fisheries experts from the United Nations trade and development agency on Wednesday said, highlighting one of the key issues that will be debated at next month's Ocean Conference.
On World Migratory Bird Day, UN spotlights common destiny for wildlife and people
May 11, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share the habitats on the Earth, the heads of two United Nations-backed environmental treaties said, marking World Migratory Bird Day.
Amid spreading cholera outbreak, UN migration agency aids South Sudanese
May 11, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): United Nations humanitarian workers are responding to a growing cholera outbreak in Ayod, the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, one of multiple counties throughout the country where the disease has spread since June 2016.
Buddha's message of compassion 'timeless' says UN chief on international day
May 11, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): Observing the Day of Vesak, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the global community to draw inspiration from the journey of Lord Buddha and embrace his message of compassion.
Syria: Air strikes kills 11 civilians
May 11, 2017, at 01:21 am
Aleppo, May 10 (IBNS): At least 11 civilians were killed in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa due to airstrikes, a war monitoring group claimed on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb hits vehicle, 7 killed
May 10, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Kabul, May 10 (IBNS): A roadside bomb hit a vehicle in western Herat province of Afghanistan, killing at least seven people on Wednesday,media reports said.
NATO Secretary General to visit Germany
May 10, 2017, at 09:41 pm
London, May 10 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Berlin on Wednesday.
May 10, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Pattani, May 9 (IBNS): Two bomb blast hit Muang district of Thailand left 37 people injured on Tuesday, media reports said.
May 10, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): The European Union (EU) has become over the past 60 years of its existence, a “superpower for peace†focused not only on regional stability and security but also on sustainable development for all, which “explains why all our actions, all our initiatives are always taken in full coordination and partnership with the United Nations,†the EU’s senior most diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN relief workers concerned about civilians in Mosul threatened by Iraqi forces, ISIL
May 10, 2017, at 02:18 pm
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News): As a new front opens in the fight between Iraqi forces and the group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in north-western Mosul city, United Nations humanitarian staff are raising concern about hundreds of thousands of civilians still living in the area.
Mediterranean: Coast guard on alert after shipwrecks as smugglers take advantage of calm waters
May 10, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): About 9,900 migrants and refugees were rescued in the past few days trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, United Nations authorities have said, as rescuers are on the lookout for up to 245 people missing after two shipwrecks this weekend.
Central African Republic: UN Mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers
May 10, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has strongly condemned yesterday’s attack on one of its convoys in the country’s south that killed one Cambodian peacekeeper.
UN experts 'strongly' condemn brutal murder of journalist and rights defender in Maldives
May 10, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, May 9 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts have “strongly†condemned the murder of a prominent journalist and human rights defender in Maldives and called on the authorities to conduct a public inquiry into the killing and bring those responsible to justice.
May 09, 2017, at 11:22 pm
Kabul, may 9 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a blast at Parwan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.