UN reports more than 300 migrant deaths on Mediterranean crossing in first two months of 2017
Feb 25, 2017, at 11:39 am
New York, Feb 25 (Just Earth News): An estimated 366 migrants died at sea during their Mediterranean journey to Europe in the first 53 days of 2017, down from 425 of the comparable period of last year, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
At global UN consultation, health leaders underline need for action on migrant health
Feb 25, 2017, at 05:01 am
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of health systems struggling to adapt to the growing needs of migrants around the world, health leaders from over forty countries, meeting at a United Nations consultation underscored the call for international collaboration to improve the health and well-being of migrants and their families.
UN rights experts urge action to curb 'invisible threat' of toxic air
Feb 25, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts are calling for strong, urgent action by States to ensure that people around the world can enjoy the human right to live in environments free from contamination.
Wave of violence in Pakistan shows a horrific disregard for human life: Amnesty
Feb 24, 2017, at 10:38 pm
Islamabad, Feb 24 (Just Earth News) Over the past fortnight, a series of bomb attacks claimed by a slew of armed groups has claimed the lives of more than 120 people and injured several more, raising concerns about the protection of human life, said Amnesty International.
Syria suicide attack: 42 killed
Feb 24, 2017, at 10:24 pm
Al-Bab, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least 42 people were killed in suicide attack carried out by militant group IS in Swesan area near al-Bab city of Syria, a monitor group reported.
Afghanistan: ISIS militant killed before attacking forces
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:34 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least one ISIS militant was killed before attacking the Afghani forces, local Khaama Press reported.
Hate Crime: US man guns down Indian engineer in Kansas city bar, another wounded
Feb 24, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kansas, Feb 24 (IBNS): In what is treated as a hate crime in USA, an Indian engineer was shot dead and two others were injured when an American man opened fire on them at a Kansas city bar after shouting "get out of my country".
Indian engineer shot dead in Kansas city bar, attacker shouted get out of our country
Feb 24, 2017, at 05:26 pm
Washington, Feb 24 (IBNS) : An Indian engineer was shot dead and two others were injured when an American man opened fire on them at a Kansas city bar in what being described as a hate crime.
Pregnant woman among seven killed in Chicago shooting
Feb 24, 2017, at 04:42 pm
Chicago, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least seven people, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead in Chicago on Wednesday, media reports said.
Perpetrators of recent terrorist attack in Iraq must be held accountable – UN Security Council
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Condemning, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack on 16 February in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of such reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Amid renewed violence that has led to “successive gross violations†of international humanitarian law in two north-eastern provinces of the Central African Republic (CAR), the most senior United Nations relief official in the country has called for free and unhindered access to civilians impacted by the clashes between rival armed groups.
'We need to start now’ on road to peace, UN envoy says as Syria negotiations open in Geneva
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the representatives of the Syrian Government and its opposition to the United Nations-facilitated negotiations that opened on Thursday in Geneva, Staffan de Mistura reiterated the need to work together for a political solution.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a major donors conference in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, seeking to generate global action to tackle the complex crisis in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin, the top United Nations relief official highlighted that investing in support for the region will in turn help strengthen broader security around the world for all to benefit.
UN health agency reports depression now ‘leading cause of disability worldwide’
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, the United Nations health agency on Thursday reported, estimating that it affects more than 300 million people worldwide – the majority of them women, young people and the elderly.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Launching an unprecedented global campaign, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging everyone to eliminate the use of microplastics and stop the excessive, wasteful use of single-use plastic, to save the world’s seas and oceans from irreversible damage before it’s too late.
Security Council extends mandate of UN Guinea-Bissau peacebuilding office through 2018
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended for another year the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, and urged all political actors in the country to implement the provisions of the Conakry Agreement signed last October.
Pakistan: 10 killed in powerful explosion in Lahore
Feb 24, 2017, at 04:53 am
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least 10 people died after a powerful explosion took place in an under-construction building in Pakistn's Lahore city on Thursday, media reports said.
Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency
Feb 24, 2017, at 04:21 am
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Acute shortage of critical medicines, limited fuel for electricity and specialized medical staff such as intensive care doctors and nurses having left Yemen have put innocent lives in danger, the United Nations health agency has warned.
Pakistan: Lahore blast kills 8
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:06 pm
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): A blast in Pakistan's Lahore city has killed at least eight people on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Lahore explosion kills 7
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:02 pm
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in an explosion in Pakistan's Lahore city on Thursday, media reports said.
Mosul: Iraqi forces storm airport
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Mosul, Feb 23 (IBNS): In an attempt to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces have attacked the airport in the city, media reports said on Friday.
Syria negotiations may not yield breakthrough, but momentum needs to be maintained – UN envoy
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): A day before negotiations on the crisis in Syria kick off in Geneva, the United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country acknowledged that while he is “not expecting a breakthrough,†the proactive momentum needs to be sustained, and the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council that the country’s humanitarian needs would remain critical for a long time.
Central African Republic: Four UN peacekeepers wounded in ambush by armed group
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic has reported that its troops on patrol were ambushed yesterday outside of Ippy in Ouaka prefecture.
OSCE seeks to defuse conflicts, combat radicalization and build trust, UN Security Council told
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Multilateral cooperation is the only way to achieve peace, security and stability, and there is no alternative to it, Austria’s Foreign Minister told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, underscoring the work of his country in its role as the Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion – UN
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Sounding the alarm on behalf of more than 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing devastating levels of food insecurity, Secretary-General António Guterres joined other top United Nations officials on Wednesday calling for “strong and urgent†action from the international community to help the already-fragile countries avert catastrophe.
Haiti: New grant to help UNICEF strengthen efforts to tackle cholera
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): A new grant from the Government of Japan will allow the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help reduce cholera-related morbidity and mortality in Haiti in 2017 and 2018, the UN agency said in a news release.
Business-as-usual not an option with future global food security in jeopardy, cautions UN agency
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Warning that diminishing natural resources and a changing climate have put humankind’s future ability to feed itself “in jeopardy,†the United Nations underlined on Wednesday that while the planet still has the potential to produce enough food, “major transformations†are needed to make production sustainable and to ensure that all of humanity benefits.
Nigeria seeks $1 billion to provide life-saving aid to millions in country's northeast – UN
Feb 23, 2017, at 03:59 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): As relief organizations increase response to the humanitarian emergency in the north-east of Nigeria, timely donor support amounting to a little over $1 billion is required to sustain life-saving assistance to millions people devastated by Boko Haram-linked violence, the United Nations relief aid wing has said.
Protests against government is planned, says Donald Trump
Feb 22, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed dissent against his government as staged incidents by liberal activists.
Trial of Gaddafi regime a 'missed opportunity for justice' – UN human rights chief
Feb 22, 2017, at 02:57 pm
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Pointing out that the recent trial in Libya of members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime fell short of international fair-trial standards, the United Nations human rights wing and the UN mission in the North African country called on authorities to address flaws identified in a new report.