UN agriculture agency takes step to help rice farmers bolster production
Mar 31, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): Concerned about global rice production and eradicating hunger around the world, the United Nations agricultural agency on Thursday announced that it has teamed up with an international research institute to enhance rice farming and make it more adaptable to climate change.
As famine looms, malnutrition and disease rise sharply among Somali children – UNICEF
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and cholera or acute watery diarrhoea – a combination that killed many children in the famine of 2011, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
Civilian protection, aid access at risk as violence flares in Central African Republic – UN
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): With a new outbreak of violence erupting in the Central African Republic (CAR), a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Thursday urged warring parties to protect vulnerable civilian populations as a matter of priority and ensure free movements of relief aid workers.
Toronto named one of Canada's best diversity employers
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:53 am
Toronto, Mar 30 (IBNS): Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced that City of Toronto has been named one of Canada's best diversity employers for the second consecutive year for its workplace diversity and inclusion programs among the 100 winners of 2017 best diversity employers in a Globe and Mail magazine.
UN refugee agency stresses importance of search missions after latest shipwreck in Europe
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): With nearly 150 people dead or missing in another shipwreck off the Mediterranean coast, the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday stressed the importance of saving lives at sea.
Yemen: UN envoy urges Security Council to put pressure on warring parties to discuss his proposal
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): United Nations envoy for Yemen has urged the members of the Security Council to put pressure on the warring parties in that country to engage constructively in discussing the peace process framework he had presented.
Canada: CIBC Toronto staff lose jobs to workers in India
Mar 31, 2017, at 04:48 am
Toronto, Mar 30 (IBNS): CIBC's decision to eliminate up to 130 jobs in its Toronto finance department and outsourcing the work to India has caused great concern among the employees losing their jobs, media reports said.
US President Trump thanks veterans on National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Mar 30, 2017, at 03:45 pm
Washington, Mar 30 (IBNS): Signing a new order, S. 305 into law, US President Donald Trump thanks veterans on the first ever National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
Pro-poor urbanization, sustainable infrastructure can unlock Asia-Pacific's prosperity – UN
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Some 400 million people in Asia and the Pacific still confront poverty as part of their daily lives due to widening income inequality, despite the region's impressive gains in reducing poverty in recent decades, a United Nations-backed report has found.
UN health agency highlights importance of measles vaccine amid Europe outbreak
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of measles cases have been reported in Europe – where the disease was believed to be nearing elimination – leading the United Nations health agency to urge families to vaccinate their children and for national authorities to take urgent measures to stop transmission at the borders.
In special address, Chile's President spotlights efficacy of UN Human Rights Council
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Addressing a special meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Chilean President on Wednesday stressed the importance of multilateralism and the work of the 47-member body.
Medicines should help, not harm, says UN health agency launching global patient safety 'challenge'
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Medicines should help, not harm, says UN health agency launching new global patient safety 'challenge'
In Jordan, UN chief calls for 'new Arab world,' united to tackle common challenges
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:45 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): Addressing the League of Arab States Summit in Jordan on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the importance of unity among the countries in the region to confront the challenges it is facing.
David Beasley of United States appointed as head of UN emergency food agency
Mar 30, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday announced the appointment of David Beasley of the United States as the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which delivers emergency food assistance around the world and works with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation – UN agency
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned, noting that nearly 27 million people are at risk in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
UN chief confirms the remains found in DRC those of the two missing experts
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:07 am
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed the deaths of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had been missing since 12 March, and vowed that the Organization would do “everything possible†to ensure that justice is done.
Gurcharan Garry becomes first South-Asian to be named President of the Toronto Real Estate Board
Mar 30, 2017, at 03:22 am
Brampton, Ontario, Mar 29 (IBNS) Gurcharan “Garry†Bhaura, Broker of Record for Century 21 President Realty, has been acclaimed President-Elect for Toronto Real Estate Board serving over 47,000 Realtors in the Greater Toronto market, thus becoming the first South Asian to don the mantle.
Canada: Risk of E. coli prompts CFIA to recall Robin Hood all-purpose flour
Mar 30, 2017, at 02:02 am
Toronto, Mar 29 (IBNS): A popular brand of all-purpose flour sold in Western Canada had been recalled after one person was reported sick due to possible E. coli contamination, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto celebrates April as the national poetic month
Mar 30, 2017, at 12:32 am
Toronto, Mar 29 (IBNS): To mark Toronto's proclamation of National Poetry Month in April and for the City's participation in a national Poetry City challenge, Anne Michaels, the City of Toronto's fifth Poet Laureate, read on Mar 28 her new poem "To Write" at the City Council, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Anti terrorism operation kills senior Taliban leader Nasir Ahmad
Mar 29, 2017, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Mar 29 (IBNS): The most senior Taliban leader, Nasir Ahmad, has been killed in an anti-terrorism operation, local Khaama Press reported.
Mobile solutions to empower, educate refugees and displaced persons take spotlight at UN forum
Mar 29, 2017, at 02:01 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Several initiatives to improve learning through mobile technologies were presented during the Mobile Learning Week 2017, a recently-concluded five-day event held at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In Senegal, UN General Assembly President calls for sustainable management of marine resources
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting a traditional fishing community in Senegal, the President of the United Nations General Assembly has called on the countries in the region to prioritize conserving and sustainably managing their marine resources.
DR Congo: UN and regional partners express concern about Kasaï unrest
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and regional partner organizations on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the situation in the central Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where at least two United Nations experts disappeared two weeks ago and dozens of police officers were reportedly found dead.
Belarus: UN expert decries Government’s return to mass violence against peaceful protestors
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-appointed independent expert on the human rights situation in Belarus has expressed dismay over the Government’s return to the policy of violent mass repression against peaceful demonstrators, non-governmental organizations, journalists and political opponents, and is calling on the authorities there to stop harassment and violence.
Protecting human rights essential in promoting sustainable supply chains – UN experts
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The only way to achieve socially sustainable supply chains is if human rights are protected and respected, a group of UN experts said on Tuesday in an open letter addressed to G20 leaders currently meeting in Geneva.
Half of all health facilities in war-torn Yemen now closed; medicines urgently needed – UN
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): More than 14 million people in Yemen have no access to health services, the United Nations health agency on Tuesday said, warning that transportation of medical personnel and treatment for the injured is getting increasingly difficult as this week the fighting enters its third year.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Mexican reporter in Chihuahua
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Tuesday denounced the killing of journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea in the capital of northern Mexican state Chihuahua on 23 March 2017.
Mosul: UN rights chief urges civilian protection as sniper fire, airstrikes kill dozens
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday deplored the massive loss of civilian lives in the western sections of Iraq’s Mosul city in recent days due to actions by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists as well as airstrikes by the Government forces.
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence over them to realize that the crisis is not only a tragedy for Syrian people but also a threat to regional stability and global security.
Around 22 million children could soon starve without urgent aid, UNICEF warns
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Millions of children are on the brink of starvation in the worst humanitarian crisis in decades, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday warned, urgently calling for nearly $255 million to respond to immediate needs in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.