Toll on refugee and migrant children continues to mount one year after EU-Turkey deal – UNICEF

Mar 18, 2017, at 01:59 pm

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that one year after the Balkan border closures and the European Union-Turkey Statement, which were aimed at stopping mass migration flows, refugee and migrant children face greater risks of deportation, detention, exploitation and deprivation.

‘Constant surveillance’ needed to tackle resurgent outbreak of avian influenza – UN agency

Mar 18, 2017, at 01:58 pm

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food security agency called on Friday for rapid detection and response systems to address a new and potentially lethal outbreak of avian influenza in China.

In Europe, UN envoy urges political and financial support for Yemenis

Mar 18, 2017, at 01:57 pm

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen on Friday called on the international community to do everything in its power to stop the fighting in the country, provide humanitarian aid, and promote a negotiated political settlement to the two-year long conflict.

More than 14,000 asylum-seekers relocated from Greece and Italy, says UN migration agency

Mar 18, 2017, at 01:56 pm

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): European Union countries have welcomed more than 14,000 asylum-seekers from Greece and Italy since October 2015, the United Nations migration agency on Friday announced, encouraging EU member states to follow through on their commitments.

Smarter use of natural resources can inject $2 trillion into global economy by 2015 – UN

Mar 18, 2017, at 05:43 am

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has found that smarter and more efficient use of the world’s natural resources on Friday can yield an “environmental win-win’ by injecting $2 trillion into the global economy by 2050 while also offsetting the costs of ambitious climate change action.

South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency

Mar 18, 2017, at 05:42 am

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight months ago.

UN Broadband Commission urges public-private partnerships to reach 'the unconnected'

Mar 18, 2017, at 05:41 am

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): New public-private partnerships are essential if broadband is to reach everyone and help accelerate the achievement of global sustainable development goals, members of the United Nations broadband commission said on Friday.

EU-UN cash transfer plan for education aims to reach 230,000 refugee children in Turkey

Mar 18, 2017, at 05:40 am

New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The European Union and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have launched a large-scale cash transfer project to increase the number of refugee children attending school in Turkey.

Canada Goose goes on sale in Toronto and New York

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:57 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The Toronto-based company Canada Goose, popular for its winter jackets and for its $900 parkas with fur-lined hoods, has gone public in stock markets in Toronto and New York under the symbol “GOOS,” media reports said.

Trudeau detaches himself from Senate in Meredith's case

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:46 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been compelled by NDP's democratic reform critic to put more pressure on the Senate to strengthen its disciplinary actions in the Senator Don Meredith’s case of sexual relationship with a teenager, media reports said.

Canada: Toronto Public Health alarmed at rise of Mumps in city

Mar 18, 2017, at 04:44 am

Toronto, Mar 17 (IBNS): The investigation by the Toronto Public Health (TPH) has revealed the cases of Mumps virus in Toronto has almost doubled from 28 early in the month to 43 as of March 15, media reports said.

If passed, private bill will turn Alberta's clock to Standard Time

Mar 17, 2017, at 06:31 pm

Calgary Mar 17 (IBNS ): If the proposed bill to abolish daylight savings time is passed by the Alberta legislature then this Canadian province is likely to see the introduction of a new Alberta Standard Time, according to media reports.

Great progress on healthcare, says Donald Trump

Mar 17, 2017, at 03:11 pm

Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS): Updating people on his government's healthcare plan, US President Donald Trump said that they are making 'great progress'.

UN announces interagency group to coordinate global fight against antimicrobial resistance

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:56 pm

New York, Mar 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Thursday announced the establishment of an Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, which will be co-chaired by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan.

Guterres grateful for US support as largest UN contributor; will work with Member States on reform

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:56 pm

New York, Mar 17 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres is committed to reforming the United Nations and stands ready to discuss with the United States and any other Member State how best to create a more cost-effective Organization that can tackle the enormous challenges facing the international community, his spokesman said on Thursday.

Employers must address all aspects of gender-based violence in workplace – UN Women chief

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:55 pm

New York, Mar 17 (Just Earth News): Tolerating violence against women in the workplace will have a huge cost to employers, including lost productivity, legal expenses, high turnover, sick leaves and harm to corporate reputation, panellists on Thursday told a United Nations-hosted discussion, urging Governments and institutions alike to take responsibility for putting in place adequate standards and measures to prevent such practices.

Relief operations in western Mosul reaching ‘breaking point’ as civilians flee hunger, fighting – UN

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:53 pm

New York, Mar 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Iraq are scrambling to get emergency sites ready amidst a mass exodus from West Mosul, with nearly 700,000 civilians still living in the city where Iraqi forces are fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.

Half of Central African Republic’s people need aid; UN Security Council to meet on peace operations

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:17 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The Security Council is on Thursday discussing the peace efforts in the Central African Republic (CAR), where half of the population urgently needs aid despite a huge funding gap, according to the United Nations humanitarian arm.

UN appeals for nearly $170 million to aid pastoralists in northern Kenya

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:14 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Thursday appealed for $166 million to aid Kenyan pastoralists and farmers whose livestock and crops are suffering amid what the Government declared a “national drought disaster.”

Somalia: UN-backed cholera vaccination campaign targets 450,000 people

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:13 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The Government of Somalia has launched an oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign on Thursday with the support of the United Nations health agency, targeting over 450,000 people in seven high-risk areas around the country.

France: Government issues terror attack alert

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:33 am

Grasse, Mar 16 (IBNS): The French Government has issued an alert on terror attack after a shooting took place in a school of Grasse in the French Riviera on Thursday, according to a media report.

Bangladesh Police storm terrorist hideout; four suspected terrorists dead

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:47 pm

Dhaka, Mar 16 (IBNS): Four suspected terrorists died in Bangladesh after police raided their hideout in the port city of Chittagong, according to media reports.

US: Federal judge blocks Trump's travel ban

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:54 pm

Washington, Mar 16 (IBNS): A Hawaiian federal judge has blocked US President Donald Trump's new travel ban, hours before its implementation, reports said.

UN reports slow women’s political parity; launches latest ‘Women in Politics’ map

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:50 pm

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): Women’s voices are still missing from the executive branches of governments and parliaments worldwide, slowing achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations agency tasked with supporting gender equality on Wednesday said at the launch of a visual representation of women’s political empowerment.

Peace in Syria an imperative ‘that cannot wait,’ UN chief Guterres says as war enters seventh year

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:49 pm

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): As the brutal war in Syria enters its seventh year, peace “is a moral and political imperative both for the Syrian people and for the world,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the conflict parties to fully back a fragile ceasefire and ensure aid access, as well as to support UN-facilitated talks set to pick up again late this month.

Canada to invest in infrastructure projects in Lennox Island First Nation communities

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:19 am

Toronto, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Government of Canada has announced about an investment of $1.8 million towards infrastructure and planning projects in Lennox Island First Nation, media reports said.

At Security Council, UN officials urge governments to implement rules on prosecuting traffickers

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:13 am

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): Human trafficking thrives in countries where the rule of law is weak or non-existent, top United Nations officials on Wednesday told the Security Council, calling on Governments to make better use of the tools created under the UN flag to stop the victimization of men, women and children.

Yemen ‘one of worst hunger crises in the world,’ UN-supported study finds

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:12 am

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): An estimated 17 million people in Yemen are hungry, according to analysis released on Wednesday by the United Nations and humanitarian partners, up more than 20 per cent in the past nine months.

Conference Board of Canada predicts oil industry losing another $1.1B this year

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:21 pm

Toronto, May 15 (IBNS): Canada's oil industry is expected to lose money as a whole in 2017, the Conference Board of Canada said recently, media reports said.

UN launches 'Platform of Champions' calling to end global gender pay gap

Mar 15, 2017, at 01:08 pm

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): With women being paid an average of 23 per cent less than men, the United Nations has launched a high-profile network to call for equal pay for work of equal value.