Adhere to safeguards, avoid pushing back refugees, UNICEF, UN rights experts urge Europe
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News): As Europe Union leaders gather on Friday in Malta to discuss new measures on migration, including increased cooperation with Libya, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN rights experts underlined the need to ensure that children are protected and that migrants should not be pushed back to places where their safety is at risk.
Rights expert urges UN Member States to halt Israel’s illegal settlements in West Bank
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to ensure Israeli compliance with Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), which affirms that all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
Early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics can save lives and money – UN
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News): Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency on Friday said, particularly in developing countries where the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed too late.
Iraq: UN fears new wave of displacement as fighting escalates in Mosul and Hawiga
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:31 am
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are seeking to retake from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists.
UN report details 'devastating cruelty' against Rohingya population in Myanmar's Rakhine province
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): In a report issued on Friday, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's northern Rakhine state indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity.
International collaboration on wheat rust can curb threat to global supplies – UN agen
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:27 am
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): As new data shows that wheat in Africa, Asia and Europe is increasingly threatened by fresh groups of wheat rust, the United Nations agricultural agency is highlighting the need for early detection and rapid action to keep the fungus under control.
Search for missing Toronto filmmaker continues
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:15 am
Toronto, Feb.3 (IBNS): The mysterious disappearance of Toronto filmmaker entered the third day on Friday, media reports said.
Toronto: Disabled student locked in school bus for six hours
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:06 am
Toronto, Feb. 3 (IBNS): A Toronto school bus driver has been fired after leaving a disabled student locked inside school bus for six hours last week, media reports said.
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:51 am
Milan, Feb 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Italy on Friday, as per the USGS webiste.
Iran is playing with fire: Trump
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:23 am
Washington, Feb 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday accussed Iran of "playing with fire".
Good jobs are coming back to U.S: Trump
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:14 am
Washington, Feb 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday said 'good jobs' are coming back to the country.
Pakistan: Ferry capsizes in River Ravi, several missing
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:58 am
Karachi, Feb 3 (IBNS): A ferry capsized in River Ravi near Nankana Sahib area of Pakistan which left several people missing, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Ferry capsizes in River Ravi, several missing
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:51 am
Karachi, Feb 3 (IBNS): A ferry capsized in River Ravi near Nankana Sahib area of Pakistan which left several people missing, media reports said on Friday.
Toronto: Coyotes pose a serious threat for pet owners
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:28 am
Toronto, Feb .3 (IBNS): A Mississauga family’s beloved pet dog was attacked and killed by a coyote on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Paris: Soldier shoots attacker
Feb 03, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Paris, Feb 3 (IBNS): A French soldier on Friday shot and injured a man, who was carrying a knife, in Paris city, media reports said.
Canada: New study indicates concept of our life in a holographic universe
Feb 03, 2017, at 09:29 pm
Toronto, Feb 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Canada, United Kingdom and Italy have provided the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram, media reports said.
Romanians continue to protest against corruption decree, government refuses to budge
Feb 03, 2017, at 07:20 pm
Bucharest, Feb 3 (IBNS): Thousands of people in Romania's capital, Bucharest, continue with their protest against the government decree that will free dozens of officials jailed for corruption, according to media reports on Friday.
Israeli PM Netanyahu planning to set up new settlement in West Bank, US opposes
Feb 03, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Jerusalem, Feb 3 (IBNS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to set up new settlement in West Bank for the first time in more than two decades, according to media reports on Friday.
Afghanistan: Five Taliban hideouts destroyed in anti-terror operations
Feb 03, 2017, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 3 (IBNS): At least five Taliban hideouts have been destroyed in joint military raids in Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
Mattis reiterates Washington's security commitment to Seoul
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:54 pm
Seoul, Feb 3 (IBNS): U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has retiterated his nation's security commitment to South Korea.
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Opening amid backlash against globalization and a marked shift towards marginalization in some parts of the world, a United Nations forum heard an outpouring of optimism and strong belief in collective action by youths and UN Member States for people, planet, peace and shared prosperity.
Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine extracting heavy civilian toll, UN Security Council hears
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in eastern Ukraine, the top United Nations political and humanitarian officials underlined on Thursday that continuing fighting in the region, with only short periods of respite, have exasperated human suffering.
Marching towards peace, FARC-EP begins turning in arms – UN Mission in Colombia
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): More than 200 men and women of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) marched on Thursday to demobilization camps, two months after a peace deal that ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest running conflict, United Nations monitors coordinating the process reported.
Days of ISIL are numbered, says UN envoy as nation prepares for unified Iraq
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The military campaign to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists from Iraq is nearly won, but the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue for months, if not years, the United Nations top official for the country said on Thursday.
Global food prices up in January; cereal prices keep rising despite improved supplies – UN
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Global food prices rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as markets remain well supplied, United Nations monthly figures show.
EU should seek common approach to address tragic loss of life on Mediterranean – UN agencies
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a meeting of the European Council, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies have called on European leaders to take “decisive action†to save lives of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea along its central route in hopes of a better future.
Low and middle income countries bear disproportionate burden of cervical cancer – UN agency
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Noting that cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year and that 85 per cent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, the United Nations health agency underlined the importance of vaccinating girls against the cancer-causing virus and screening programmes to detect and treat precancerous lesions.
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UN court decides to hear case between Kenya and Somalia concerning maritime delimitation
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The International Court of Justice – the principal judicial organ of the United Nations – on Thursday issued a verdict, admitting an application submitted by Somalia, over the maritime delimitation between it and Kenya in the Indian Ocean.
Urgent scale-up in funding needed to stave off famine in Somalia, UN warns
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia on Thursday warned that without a massive and urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance in the coming weeks, famine could soon be a reality in some of the worst drought-affected areas in the African country.
Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting be repaired.
Feb 03, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): More than 2,500 children in the Donetsk region of Ukraine are without heat, electricity or water, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to call for an end to fighting in the area so that the infrastructure can be repaired.