Pakistan: 20 killed by shrine custodian in Sargodha
Apr 02, 2017, at 08:39 pm
Islamabad, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least 20 people, including six members from one family, were killed and four others were injured by custodian of a shrine in Sargodha in Pakistan's Punjab province, media reports said on Sunday.
193 people die as three rivers overflow in Columbia
Apr 02, 2017, at 06:40 pm
Columbia, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least 193 people died as an avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers flooded a small city in Colombia in the US, media reports said.
Canada: Federal, provincial and indigenous leaders develop action plan to support First Nations
Apr 02, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): A new agreement has been recently signed to plan for the First Nation community's future by Indigenous, federal and provincial leaders in Kashechewan, media reports said.
Bombardier chairman desires his salary increase to be reversed
Apr 02, 2017, at 04:52 pm
Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): Senior Quebec cabinet ministers said on Friday that citizens and elected officials had been shocked regarding increased executive pay of senior executives of Bombardier, media reports said.
Saskatchewan Premier invites oil and gas companies to relocate, Alberta takes offence
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:59 pm
Calgary, Apr 1 (IBNS): Brad Wall, Premier of Canada's Saskatchewan province, appears to have ruffled his counterpart from Alberta, Rachel Notley, by inviting a few Calgary-based oil and gas firms to relocated to Saskatchewan.
IOM, Japan support internally displaced families in Libya
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:22 pm
Libya, Apr 1(Just Earth News): Japan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has committed USD 679,500 to support a 12–month project addressing the immediate needs of internally displaced families in Libya.
Mosul tops IOM’s 2017 funding appeal for Iraq
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Iraq, Apr 1(Just Earth News): As the Mosul battle to retake Iraq’s northern city approaches its seventh month, responding to the needs of affected people has become IOM’s top priority, according to the UN Migration Agency’s Iraq Crisis Funding Appeal.
Tailored village-specific policies bolster fight against traffickers in Indonesia
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Indonesia, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): The fight against human trafficking begins with grassroots leadership, the representatives of 13 at-risk Indonesian communities were told at Wednesday’s unveiling of a series of innovative village-specific counter trafficking policies developed by a district anti-trafficking task force with IOM’s assistance.
LGBTQ flag creator Gilbert Baker dies, aged 65
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:49 pm
New York City, Apr 1 (IBNS): Gilbert Baker, creator of the Rainbow flag, the symbol of the LGBTQ community, has died, reports said.
Toronto firm to undertake Hyperloops project to connect Calgary with Edmonton
Apr 01, 2017, at 04:39 pm
Calgary, Apr 01 (IBNS): A Toronto based new technology firm is likely to take up a project of Hyperloops, which is a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation that would propel a pod-like vehicle through a reduced-pressure tube, to connect Calgary with Edmonton, said media reports.
UN agency dispatches 3.5 million doses of yellow fever vaccine to counter outbreak in Brazil
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): In response to the yellow fever outbreak on-going in Brazil, some 3.5 million doses of vaccine from the emergency stockpile were deployed to the country through a United Nations-backed coordination mechanism, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
UN calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations on Friday called for recognizing the rights of people with the spectrum neurological condition, which is believed to affect 70 million people around the world.
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): The Paris Agreement on climate change remains a momentous diplomatic success, universally supported by all countries when it was adopted in 2015 at a United Nations conference, and as of on Friday, it has been ratified by 141 nations, surpassing the threshold for its entry into force.
INTERVIEW: Mark Bowden on his time in Afghanistan and on revamping international aid
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): The conflict in Afghanistan is “partially forgotten,†the former United Nations Deputy Special Representative for the country has warned, calling for more aid for displaced families and a greater focus on bridging the poverty gaps.
DR Congo: Security Council extends peacekeeping mandate, but reduces troop strength
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year but reduced the number of troops.
Incremental progress but ‘we’re not yet there,’ UN mediator on Syria reports
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:17 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): The latest round of the United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks concluded on Friday in Geneva where UN envoy Staffan de Mistura told journalists the discussions had been serious and the parties engaged, but “we’re not yet there.â€
Approval of Somalia’s new cabinet a ‘green light for action,’ says UN envoy
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the Somali Federal Parliament’s approval of a new cabinet, the United Nations envoy for the country expressed hope that the new Government will be able to address the challenges confronting the Horn of Africa nation.
UNESCO award for Dawit Isaak 'sign of hope' to free imprisoned Eritrean journalist
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:14 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): An imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist who was arrested in a crackdown on the media in September 2001 and was known for his critical and insightful reporting has won a prestigious United Nations prize dedicated to promoting press freedom.
Canada govt to invest 1.9 billion in GO train transit, Ontario welcomes decision
Apr 01, 2017, at 07:08 am
Toronto, Mar 31 (IBNS) The Federal Government in Canada will invest roughly $1.9 billion in the GO RER (Regional Express Railway) project thus upgrading the GO Transit train service, a move welcomed by Ontario.
UN, partners warn 108 million people face severe food insecurity worldwide
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:59 am
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people worldwide were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with 80 million in 2015, according to a United Nations-backed report on food crises that offers benchmark for action needed to avoid catastrophe.
Some 300 million people suffer from depression, UN warns ahead of World Health Day
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): More than 300 million people are now living with depression, which is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) released ahead of World Health Day.
Guterres voices 'disappointment and alarm' after latest Israeli settlement announcement
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:56 am
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, voicing concern about the latest decision to build a new settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
In Iraq, UN chief Guterres urges more support for those who have 'suffered enormously'
Apr 01, 2017, at 05:55 am
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the lack of resources for United Nations programmes assisting those displaced by the fighting in Iraq's Mosul Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to do more to help the people who have “suffered enormously and go on suffering.
Pakistan: Blast outside imambargah kills 22
Mar 31, 2017, at 10:02 pm
Peshawar, Mar 31 (IBNS): A blast outside an imambargah at a market in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province killed at least 22 people on Friday, media reports said.
South Korea: Park Geun-hye arrested, faces 13 charges
Mar 31, 2017, at 02:56 pm
Seoul, Mar 31 (IBNS): Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested on Friday morning, local The Chosunilbo reported.
Trump warns US companies against job loss, ahead of China meeting
Mar 31, 2017, at 02:46 pm
Washington, Mar 31 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has urged American companies to look for other alternatives and has warned against any further job losses, ahead of next week's meeting with China.
Colombia: UN receives 7,000 weapons from FARC-EP as hunt for hidden caches continues
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in Colombia is set to register some 7,000 weapons this weekend, but the search for other caches of weapons hidden by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) continues, the Mission’s chief has said.
Conflict now eroding food security in 'stable' areas of South Sudan – UN Mission
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country's more “stable†states, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operation there has said.
More must be done to place Syrian refugees; conflict sees worst violence in months – UN
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:55 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The world’s attention has moved away from Syria following the battle for Aleppo, despite the fact that the last few months have been “some of the worst†for civilians, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday told the Security Council, reiterating calls for an end to the six year conflict.
In Baghdad, UN chief Guterres pledges solidarity with Iraqi government and people
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): On what he called a “visit of solidarity†with Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the commitment of the country’s leaders to civilian protection and national dialogue, and pledged the ongoing support of the United Nations as the Government seeks to bolster aid delivery to needy populations and rebuild Iraq institutions.