Oct 06, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Wednesday that the Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is set to enter into force on 4 November, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation.
UN emergency teams ‘on the ground’ in the Caribbean to help respond to Hurricane Matthew
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:07 pm
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean region, United Nations emergency response teams have been deployed to Haiti and Jamaica to coordinate rapid assessments and support disaster response.
UN-backed treaty concludes summit with ‘game changing’ outcomes for wildlife protection
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Oct 8 (Just Earth News): The triennial conference of the parties to a United Nations-backed wildlife treaty concluded yesterday with actions that are expected to go a long way in ensuring protection for some of the most vulnerable plants and animals on the planet.
‘Sad of state affairs’ in Iraq as last month’s surge in violence leaves more casualties – UN
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations in Iraq has reported that civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in the country, with a more than 28 per cent spike in fatalities and a 17 per cent increase in injuries from August to September this year.
UN food relief agency to scale up emergency operations in southern Madagascar
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:03 pm
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): Following a visit to Madagascar, the Executive Director of the United Nations’ food relief agency has announced plans to scale up humanitarian operations in response to rising levels of hunger and malnutrition as a third consecutive year of drought deepens the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the island nation.
Portugal's António Guterres emerges as favourite for next UN Secretary-General
Oct 06, 2016, at 05:04 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres has emerged as the clear favourite to become the next United Nations Secretary-General following the sixth secret ballot held on Wednesday by the UN Security Council, which is expected to take a formal decision on Thursdayand forward Guterres’ name to the 193-Member General Assembly for final confirmation.
‘Keep Afghanistan on the path towards stability,’ Ban tells Brussels Conference
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:59 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Addressing a conference aimed at charting a way forward for conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to sustain its commitment to support the country and its people, while stressing the importance of holding both donors and the Afghan Government accountable for aid effectiveness.
Investing in early childhood development helps communities thrive – UN-backed report
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:58 am
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): An estimated 43 per cent – or 249 million – of children under five in low- and middle-income countries are at an elevated risk of poor development due to extreme poverty and stunting, according to a new United Nations-supported series from The Lancet.
Nearly 69 million new teachers needed to achieve global education goals, UNESCO reports
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:56 am
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): On World Teacher's Day, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued statistics revealing that close to 69 million new teachers are needed to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, the deadline of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Yemen: Security Council strongly condemns attack on vessel by Houthi forces
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:55 am
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned an attack by Houthi forces on a United Arab Emirates vessel operating near Bab al-Mandeb Strait on 1 October.
Torontonians support bike lanes in city poll
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:44 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): According to a new poll released this week, Torontonians have aided their overwhelming support for bike lanes in the city.
Canada violates international law as migratory children gets jailed: Advocacy groups
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:41 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): According to 46 medical and legal advocacy groups who are pressing the government to stop imprisoning hundreds of migrant children in Canada, believes it violates the Canadian and International laws.
Fishing Industry of Canada at a major risk of stock collapse
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:24 am
Ottawa, Oct 5(IBNS): Canada's Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner on Tuesday warned about the risk of suffering a major stock collapse that the $6billion fishing industry is to face soon.
Trade deficit in Canada shrinks to eight-month low as exports rise
Oct 06, 2016, at 04:02 am
Ottawa, Oct 5 (IBNS): Statistics Canada on Wednesday released a report stating Canada's trade deficit in August shrank to $1.94 billion, the lowest for eight months, as exports posted a third consecutive gain and imports stayed flat.
Gas shortage can affect Southern Ontario and parts of GTA: Experts
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:20 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): Drivers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) would soon start coming across gas stations where there would be a shortage in fuel due to restrictions that have been placed on a major pipeline.
Truck loaded with pigs for slaughtering crashes at Burlington
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:14 am
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): A transport truck carrying pigs to a slaughterhouse overturned in Burlington, setting free a few animals on the road.
Belgium: Two cops stabbed by attacker
Oct 06, 2016, at 02:07 am
Brussels, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least two policemen were stabbed in Belgian city Brussels on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 4 injured in Kabul explosion
Oct 06, 2016, at 12:24 am
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least four people were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US soldier dies in a fight against ISIS
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): A US soldier posted in Afghanistan succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday, adding to the number of deaths in the hands of ISIS.
UN deputy chief urges increased participation of young people in peace and security decision-making
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:16 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): With more young people around the world than ever before, it is necessary to include them when discussing global solutions related to peace, development and security, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
As Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti, UN relief agencies on standby to provide assistance
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:14 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): Hurricane Matthew has made landfall in Haiti, bringing strong winds and torrential rains to the tiny island, the United Nations weather agency reported on Tuesday, while UN relief agencies announced that they are mobilizing to assist, if requested, countries that are in the path of the dangerous Category 4 storm that is pummelling the Caribbean region.
Jailing teen blogger in Singapore sends wrong message on free expression–UN expert
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): After a Singaporean teenage blogger was sentenced to jail for his social media posts, a United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday warned that it is “exactly the wrong kind of message that any government should be sending to anybody, but especially to young people.â€
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, is seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, as well as the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a spokesperson from the High Commissioner’s Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
UN peacekeeping chief urges follow-up action to consolidate peace in Darfur
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:07 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): The security situation in Darfur, Sudan, remains volatile and the humanitarian impact of the conflict significant, the top United Nations peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, calling on the Government of Sudan and the international community at large to address the current challenges in the country.
‘The best humanitarian relief is to end the conflict,’ UN aid chief says in war-torn Yemen
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Concluding a three-day mission to Yemen, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Tuesday called on all warring parties to grant humanitarian access and uphold their responsibilities to protect civilians in a conflict that has injured and killed thousands of innocent civilians, and displaced some three million people.
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): Welcoming on Tuesday’s decision to postpone Palestinian municipal elections, the United Nations senior official coordinating efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict called on all Palestinians to work together to resolve differences.
Yemen: UN says shelling in Taiz leaves dozens of civilian casualties
Oct 05, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is reporting that casualties continue to mount in war-torn Yemen, including after an incident yesterday evening in the central city of Taiz, where artillery fire on a busy street next to a market in Bir Basha, Al Mudhaffar district, left six children dead, six wounded and more than a dozen other casualties.
Hijab wearing student barred from taking exam
Oct 05, 2016, at 05:18 am
Montreal, Oct 4 (IBNS): A female Muslim student who denied taking off her hijab at the time of her examination, now gets accommodated in a Montreal Junior college to take her exam.
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:59 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): The human rights calamity unfolding in Syria’s eastern Aleppo city demands bold new initiatives, including proposals to “limit the use of the veto†by the permanent members of the Security Council, the top United Nations human rights official declared on Tuesday.
FEATURE: Political differences, a dozen peacekeepers and two new wells in northern Haiti
Oct 05, 2016, at 04:58 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): Residents in Pilate, a remote town of some 40,000 inhabitants located on a mountain in northern Haiti, were treated to an unusual site recently: uniformed, foreign men hard at work laying concrete foundations for a well near the local hospital and school.