Ban to set up probe into deadly attack on UN-Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy in Western Aleppo
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will establish an internal United Nations Board of Inquiry to investigate the deadly 19 September incident involving a UN–Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) relief operation to Urum al-Kubra, a town in western Aleppo Governorate.
UNICEF completes mobile health campaign aimed at children and women in Yemen
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that, along with its partners, the agency has completed a drive reaching more than 600,000 children under five years old and some 180,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in conflict-torn Yemen with critical health and nutrition services.
UN refugee agency urges better measures for people crossing contact line in eastern Ukraine
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday called on authorities in Ukraine to help ease the plight of some 26,000 people who cross the dividing line between Government-controlled and non-Government-controlled areas of the crisis-gripped country daily.
As carbon dioxide levels hit 15 million year high, UN urges action to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) urged world leaders to take note of the profound implications of record-high carbon dioxide readings this month and appealed for their increased commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ban urges 'dialogue and diplomacy' by both India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions
Oct 01, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Oct 1(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the significant increase in tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of recent developments, particularly the reported ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) following an attack on an Indian army base in Uri on 18 September.
South Sudan: 100,000 people trapped in Yei, UN refugee agency warns
Oct 01, 2016, at 04:27 am
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): Urgent humanitarian assistance is needed for some 100,000 people trapped in the South Sudanese town of Yei, where the security situation deteriorated rapidly after renewed conflict broke out in Juba, the capital, in early July, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.
Rural Latin American and Caribbean areas need targeted agricultural policies, investments – UN
Oct 01, 2016, at 04:26 am
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): Economic growth is not enough to eliminate poverty in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, and governments need targeted policies and investments for agricultural development and correct historic inequality experienced by millions of people across the region, says a United Nations report released today.
Daycare supervisor accused of sexual assault
Oct 01, 2016, at 03:32 am
Toronto, Sept 30, (IBNS): A daycare supervisor in Toronto was accused of sexually assaulting a young boy, police said.
Woman trapped inside her car for an hour
Oct 01, 2016, at 02:48 am
Toronto, Sept 30 (IBNS): Toronto emergency crews rushed to the scene of a crash at Dundas Street West and Sterling Road, around midnight, media reports said.
World leaders gather in Israel to attend Shimon Peres' funeral
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:43 pm
Jerusalem, Sept 30 (IBNS): As many as 20 world leaders have arrived in Israel to attend the last rites of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed way on Wednesday following an illness.
UN-backed committee launches guides to assist aid workers in curbing sexual exploitation
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed inter-agency committee on Thursday launched two guides to assist aid workers worldwide in setting up sexual exploitation and abuse prevention and response systems in humanitarian settings.
Colombia: UN human rights chief reaffirms ongoing collaboration in wake of peace accord
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): Speaking to the media just days after the signing of the historic peace agreement in Colombia and ahead of the 2 October national poll in which Colombians will have their say on the accord, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated that his Office (OHCHR) will continue to follow the progress of the human rights aspects of the agreement.
UN officials optimistic of Paris climate accord’s entry into force by year’s end
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): Senior United Nations officials on Thursday announced that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is closer to entering into force, as India – a country that produces more than four per cent of global emissions – plans to submit its ratification at the end of the week.
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): With current armed conflicts and humanitarian crises driving massive population movements – and not just in Europe, though the continent has been heavily challenged – an upcoming United Nations report will confirm the troubling fact that human trafficking generally follows the overall migratory flows, a senior UN anti-crime official said on Thursday, urging States to back the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and other international tools to address the evolving and complex situation.
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): In an impassioned appeal to the Security Council, the top United Nations relief official on Thursday called on the global body’s primary organ for maintenance of peace and security to act immediately to end the bloodshed in Syria so that humanitarian assistance is able to reach those who desperately need it.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killing of at least 15 civilians in airstrike
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned the killing of at least 15 civilian men and the injuring of at least 13 others, including at least one boy, in an airstrike targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) conducted yesterday in the country’s eastern district of Achin.
Modernizing sub-Saharan Africa’s farming systems can boost livelihoods, help feed the world – UN
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): With Africa set to play an ever-growing role in feeding the world’s bourgeoning population, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on Thursday stressed that the sub-Saharan region needs modern, efficient – and above all mechanized and environmentally sound – farming system to meet global demand and transform the lives and economies of millions of rural families.
New Jersey train crashes into station, kills 1,injures several
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Jersey, Sept 29 (IBNS): A New Jersey Transit train plowed through a major station in Hoboken here on Thursday morning's rush-hour, killing at least one person and injuring several, media reports said.
UN relief wing appeals for urgent funding in DPRK following typhoon
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:34 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing has said that more than $28 million in funding is urgently needed to provide immediate assistance to the 600,000 people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea affected by Typhoon Lionrock.
UNICEF more than doubles funding appeal for children in north-east Nigeria
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:33 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revised its humanitarian appeal for Nigeria from $55 million to $115 million in order to be able to assist an additional 750,000 people who can now be reached across conflict-affected areas in the north-east of the country.
Security Council calls on Somali parties to address political challenges amid latest election delay
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Regretting an extension to the 2016 electoral process in Somalia announced by the country’s electoral body, the United Nations Security Council has called on all parties in the country to upload their commitments on the elections and to come to an agreement on the remaining political challenges without further delay.
On World Day, UN spotlights role of maritime transport as backbone of global economy
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:29 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The importance of shipping in supporting and sustaining on Thursday's global society makes it indispensable to the world and to meeting the challenges of the sustainable development agenda, top UN officials declared on Thursday, as the international community marked World Maritime Day.
Canada’s national bird yet to be decided
Sep 30, 2016, at 12:50 am
Toronto, Sep 29 (IBNS): The 'official' national bird of Canada is yet to be decided by the administration, according to media reports.
Airbnb epidemic worries Toronto realtors
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:26 pm
Toronto Sept 29 (IBNS): Realtors in Canada are worried because customers have been buying condos only to use them as short-term rentals, according to recent media reports.
Planned rebellion against police brutality by Toronto Raptors
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Toronto, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Toronto Raptors have been planning to take a stand against police brutality, according to media sources.
Plans for more green energy cancelled by Ontario
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Toronto, Sept. 29 (IBNS): In view of rising electrical rates, Ontario’s Liberal government decided to cancel plans to sign contracts for up to 1,000 megawatts of power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, media reports said.
NATO to host Defence Ministers meet in October
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:24 pm
Brussels, Sept 29 (IBNS): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will host Defence Ministers meet in October.
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:59 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): On 22 August 2014, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he had appointed Espen Barth Eide of Norway as his new Special Adviser on Cyprus, replacing Alexander Downer of Australia, who had stepped down four months earlier, in April.
‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:57 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Children in Aleppo are trapped in a “living nightmare,†a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday, stressing yet again, the direness of the situation, particularly for the children, in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo.
Republic of Korea: UN rights expert calls for probe in death of 69-year old protester
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:56 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Expressing dismay over the death of a protestor who was injured by the police use of a water cannon on a peaceful rally last year in the country, a United Nations human rights expert has called for a full investigation into the incident and to ensure that such a “tragedy†is never repeated.