Sep 23, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Emphasizing his country’s economic health, Alassane Ouattara, the President of Côte d'Ivoire, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that it will mobilize the necessary resources to implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and announced that his country would deposit the instruments of ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change before the end of the year.
Holy See calls on international community to ensure UN sustainability agenda has ‘human face’
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:31 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Recalling Pope Francis’ message to the General Assembly, last year, where he defined the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as an important sign of hope, Pietro Parolin, Observer of the Holy See, said that the Pope reiterated his appreciation for the actions taken by the United Nations and encouraged all to put these ambitious objectives into practice.
Lebanon is ‘not a country of permanent asylum,’ Prime Minister tells UN Assembly
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:29 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Lebanon is no longer able to assimilate additional displaced persons, and the United Nations should envision resettling the displaced Syrians within their national borders, the President of Lebanon’s Council of Ministers, Tammam Salam, told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Madagascar leader spotlights universality of 2030 Agenda in UN Assembly speech
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:28 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Addressing the leader’s debate at the United Nations General Assembly, the President of Madagascar on Thursday underlined the need to take the commitments made in 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Paris Agreement on climate change into practice.
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has never been about settlements, or about establishing a Palestinian state, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, saying “it’s always been about the existence of a Jewish State […] in any boundary.â€
Serious global collaboration needed in war on terrorism, Iraqi premier tells UN Assembly
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:23 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to declare that most of the land seized by Islamist extremists has been recaptured, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Thursday appealed to the international community for more aid to reintegrate those displaced and greater cooperation in the war on terrorism.
At UN, European leaders stress importance of international cooperation to tackle global challenges
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Emphasizing in an address to the United Nations on Thursday the magnitude of the challenges confronting the world, the Prime Minister of Norway underlined that effective international cooperation is essential to address poverty, conflicts, climate change, migration and terrorism.
Globalization is a ‘fact of life’ says Austrian Minister in UN General Assembly speech
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:28 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Globalization has brought enormous benefits to humankind, such as reduced international poverty, new technologies and reduced distances between countries, the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria told the United Nations this evenings, stressing that there needs to be a realization that the phenomenon also brings challenges.
At UN, West African leaders cite terrorism as singular challenge to global peace and development
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:27 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Underlining the importance of and complementarity between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development, the President of Guinea-Bissau called on world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to honour the commitments they made in the two global agreements.
Effective border controls make Australia successful 'immigration nation,' Prime Minister tells UN
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:26 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, stressed the need to resist “the rising tide of protectionism†but most importantly “the threat of conflict and instability.â€
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:24 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said that her country has already mainstreamed most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its national development plans.
‘A wall is not the solution’ for migration crisis, El Salvador’s President tells UN
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:19 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, the President of El Salvador, urged the international community to meet the complex challenges posed by mass migration with courage and to strengthen the activities of regional and global organizations dealing with the issue, especially to ensure the protection of the human rights of all people on the move.
Security Council adopts resolution on countering terrorist threats to civil aviation
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:18 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): The global aviation system is of vital importance to economic development and prosperity, and all States must strengthen, both individually and collectively, aviation security measures, in order to secure a stable and peaceful global environment, the United Nations Security Council declared on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:17 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to declare 2017 “the international year to end the Israeli occupation of our land and our people,†and exert all efforts to end the decades of injustice imposed upon the Palestinian people and provide a unique opportunity for peace, stability and coexistence to prevail in the region.
Sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti shows promising results – UNICEF
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:57 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): A sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti has shown encouraging results, with a major reduction in the number of water-borne infections for local residents, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Women’s empowerment vital for global development, Lithuanian leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:55 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Only by fully empowering women can the world achieve the ambitious development goals it has set itself and confront the multiple crises and threats that beset it, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
Ban: Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve development agenda
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Gender equality remains the greatest human rights challenge of our time, and one way to achieve the goal is by empowering women to have greater choices economically and control over their lives, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on Thursday, urging the international community to spearhead efforts that provide opportunities for women and girls.
At Assembly debate, President of Sierra Leone cites urgent need for UN Security Council reform
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:53 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Calling for urgent reform at the United Nations and in particular at the Security Council, the President of Sierra Leone on Thursday stressed that national and global efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not alone deliver the promise of an inclusive and fairer world.
Negotiated settlement a ‘win-win’ solution to benefit all Cypriots, President tells UN
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:51 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Cyprus’ President on Thursday highlighted progress made so far on negotiations between the two communities of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots towards a unified country.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:50 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): The century that began with terror in New York City should not continue with the spread of hatred, violence and destruction in the Middle East and North Africa, Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, underscoring that the most pressing issue that world leaders need to address is how to tackle terrorism in a comprehensive manner.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): While the current session of the United Nations General Assembly has opened in a context marked by turmoil, Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon said this morning there are nevertheless some “bright spots and glimmers of hope,†including the adoption by Member States of landmark agreements on climate change, development financing and sustainable development.
Ban calls on global leaders to take forward goals of World Humanitarian Summit
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:46 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): As the international community continues to work towards achieving the core humanitarian responsibilities agreed to at the World Humanitarian Summit this past May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday presented a road map to promote accountability for commitments made and report on progress attained.
IBM launches Toronto based innovation hub for start-ups
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:14 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): IBM in partnership with Ontario Centers of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, has launched the IBM innovation Space, a start up hub based in Toronto which aims to help entrepreneurs and start-ups to scale up and enter the global marketplace.
Ontario couple gets 18 month jail for child confinement
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:39 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): An Ontario based couple, who locked their 10-year-old nephew inside a bedroom and forcibly confined him for two years, have been sentenced imprisonment for 18 months.
Chinese Premier to discuss on extradition treaty in his Canada visit
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:11 am
Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Ottawa to meet his counterpart Justin Trudeau to press for an extradition treaty.
Tour bus rolls down at Banff lookout point: 1 woman killed
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:04 am
Calgary, Sep 22 (IBNS): One woman was killed and another man was seriously injured when a Hainan Airlines tour bus rolled uncontrollably off the Castle Mountain lookout point along the TransCanada Highway near Alberta's famous Banff National Park.
Canada: Man dies after falling at Devil's Punchbowl
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:51 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): A 38-year-old man succumbed to his injuries, after a fall early Wednesday morning at Hamilton's Devil's Punchbowl waterfall in Canada.
Toronto Airport faces lawsuits with its wheelchair services
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:31 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): According to a CBC News investigation report, Canada's busiest Pearson International Airport is facing a string of lawsuits for injuries and even a death allegedly resulting from problems with wheelchair services.
Oakwood village school’s new EQAO Maths results shines above the rest
Sep 23, 2016, at 01:25 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): The Maths test scores from Toronto’s J.R. Wilcox School has gone up this year compared to the rest of the province, according to media reports.
Free education to Syrian refugees who do not have permanent address
Sep 23, 2016, at 12:00 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Syrian refugee children, who do not have a permanent address to get enrolled in schools, according to the rules in Toronto, are being given free education by two Toronto School Boards, according to reports.