Jeff Sessions is an honest man, democrats involved in witch-hunt, says Trump
Mar 03, 2017, at 04:14 pm
Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): Amid controversy and resignation involving his US presidential campaign and alleged link with Russia, US President Donald Trump came out in support of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Syrian Army recaptures Palmyra city
Mar 03, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Palmyra, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Syrian Army has captured Palmyra city from the militant group ISIS, media reports said.
China: Bus-truck collision kills 10
Mar 03, 2017, at 02:55 pm
Beijing, Mar 3 (IBNS): A cement tanker crashed into a bus in China's Yunnan Province on Thursday which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said on Friday.
‘Communicating SDGs’ key to achieving global development targets – senior UN official
Mar 03, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Bringing together a diverse array of partners to communicate the Sustainable Development Goals was a key focus on day two Global Festival of Ideas for Sustainable Development, a ‘playable’ United Nations conference that aims to chart a new way of thinking on addressing some of the world’s most complex development challenges.
Hunger persists in chronic conflict zones despite strong global harvests – UN
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:28 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Despite robust food supply conditions, droughts are worsening food security across swathes of East Africa, and access to food has been dramatically reduced in areas suffering civil conflicts, a new United Nations report has found.
UN-backed narcotics control body calls for more policies to address drug dependence among women
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:27 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Citing a significant rise over the past year in the number of women dying from drug overdoses globally, the independent expert body which monitors Governments’ compliance with the United Nations international drug control treaties is on Thursday calling for the implementation of gender-sensitive drug policies and programmes.
Civilian casualty figure in Iraq tops 1,000 – UN reports
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:26 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): More than 1,000 civilians were killed or injured last month in Iraq, the United Nations mission in the country has announced.
Financial speculation led to unsustainable global housing crisis, UN expert says
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): The world's money markets have priced people out of cities, a United Nations independent expert has said, blaming financial markets and speculators for treating housing as a “place to park capital.â€
UN envoy condemns firing of rocket from Gaza towards Israel
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:24 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Condemning a rocket fired from Gaza towards Israel, a senior United Nations envoy has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation of the situation.
Perpetrators of terrorist attacks in Kabul must be brought to justice, stresses UN Security Council
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:23 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Strongly condemning yesterday's terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the United Nations Security Council underscored the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of such “reprehensible†acts to justice.
Canada: Ontario wraps up pre-budget consultations
Mar 03, 2017, at 04:39 am
Toronto, Mar 2 (IBNS): Participation of people of Ontario in the budget process has been a part of Ministry of Finance’s plan to create jobs and grow the economy, a media release said.
Canada: Ontario hydro rates to be reduced by 25 percent, says Premier Kathleen Wynne
Mar 02, 2017, at 06:31 pm
Toronto, Mar 2 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government believes the reduction of financing costs of electricity generation contracts over longer periods would show immediate impact on reducing the hydro rates by 25 percent, thereby regaining the popularity of the Liberals, media reports said.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow says she wants to return to USA to fulifl husband's dreams
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) : Sunayana Dumala, the widow of Srinivas Kuchibhotla -- the Indian techie who was shot dead last month in Kansas City in a hate crime, says she wants to return to USA to fulfil her "husband's dream," The Times of India reported.
TransCanada suspends $15-bn lawsuit against US after Trump approves Keystone pipeline project
Mar 02, 2017, at 04:59 pm
Calgary, Mar 2 (IBNS): With the approval of Keystone pipeline project by US President Donald Trump, TransCanada Corp has suspended their lawsuit against the US government, which they had claimed towards damages and costs amounting to 15 billion dollars, said media reports.
War crimes committed by all parties in battle for Aleppo – UN-mandated inquiry on Syria
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The battle late last year for control over Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo was a stage of unrelenting violence, with civilians on both sides falling victim to war crimes committed by all parties, read a report issued on Wednesday by the United Nations-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:29 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Defence and security forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, in violation of international human rights law and standards, a UN report has found
'Make some noise' for safe, supportive HIV/AIDS care, says UN on Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:28 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agency leading the world's HIV/AIDS response is urging everyone to 'make some noise' for zero discrimination in healthcare settings.
Canada: Justin Trudeau praised in Donald Trump’s speech to Congress
Mar 02, 2017, at 02:06 am
Toronto, Mar 1 (IBNS): Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau was applauded by U.S. President Donald Trump in his first speech on Tuesday, to a joint session of the American Congress, media reports said.
Emergency visas are granted immediately now: India's Consul General in Toronto
Mar 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
In an exclusive interview with IBNS Toronto bureau, Consul General of India in Toronto, Canada, Dinesh Bhatia talks about improved consular services, trade between the two countries and his personal life
Afghanistan: Taliban leader among five casualties in US drone strike
Mar 01, 2017, at 04:32 pm
Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): At least five militants, including a Taliban leader, were among casualties in a drone strike, local Khaama Press reported.
US President condemns Kansas shooting
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:28 pm
Washington, Mar 1 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned the Kansas shooting incident which left an Indian national killed.
UN rights office disappointed with Thai Government’s refusal to criminalize enforced disappearance
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged the Government of Thailand to criminalize enforced or voluntary disappearance and torture.
Sustainable Development Goals critical for better future for all – deputy UN chief Amina Mohammed
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Delivering her first address as the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed underlined that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are essential for a safe and secure future that brings prosperity, opportunity and human rights for all.
Russia, China block Security Council action on use of chemical weapons in Syria
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With ‘no’ votes from permanent members Russia and China, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a resolution that would, according to press reports, have imposed sanctions against parties using chemical weapons in war-torn Syria.
People fleeing war more likely to find shelter in poorer countries, UN refugee agency
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Most of the 3.2 million people driven forcibly from their homes in early 2016 found shelter in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new study by the United Nations refugee agency.
With virtual and augmented reality, UN ‘ideas forum’ to explore collaboration on Global Goals
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Policy makers, activists and private sector representatives from over 80 countries will join gaming experts and simulators on Wednesday in Bonn, Germany, at the start of the first “playable†sustainable development conference organized by the United Nations and partners.
UN migration agency reports surge in displacement from Mosul as fighting intensifies
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:08 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency today reported thousands of new arrivals at Iraqi sites for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing Mosul’s western sector where fighting is taking place between the Government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists.
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:06 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official is calling the routes from sub-Saharan Africa into Libya and across the sea to Europe one of the “world’s deadliest and most dangerous for children and women,†as the agency reported that nearly half of the women and children interviewed after making the voyage were raped.
Yemen: UN verifies nearly 1,500 boys recruited for use in armed conflict
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:05 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to immediately release child soldiers, noting that the UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between 26 March 2015 and 31 January 2017.
South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:04 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called on all parties to ensure that humanitarians have immediate, safe and unhindered access across the nation.