At least 18 die in B'desh garment packaging factory fire
Sep 10, 2016, at 06:13 pm
Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): At least 18 people were reported dead after fire broke out in a garment packaging factory in Bangladesh's Tongi in Gazipur district, reports said.
Florida: 3-year-old son dies in hot pick up truck, father arrested
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:32 pm
Florida, Sept 10 (IBNS): A 23-month-old Florida boy died inside a pickup van, after he was left there for eight hours, reports said.
Transgender rights welcomed by most Canadians
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:26 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to an online survey conducted by the Angus Reid institute, the majority of Canadians were in favor of transgender rights
Bee deaths a major concern: Environmentalists
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:24 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report published by the Daily News, more than a million bees died in South Carolina, Americas due to the aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate Zika virus.
Hydrostor: Storing Canada's surplus hydro power
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:22 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): According to a recent report released by Geographic Canada, power system operators should explore the possibility of combining energy sources of wind and solar with hydro to store the energy for future use.
UOT students parade to celebrate the new school year
Sep 10, 2016, at 05:20 pm
Toronto, Sep 10 (IBNS): Students from various colleges under the University of Toronto paraded down the streets in the downtown core of Toronto, blocking traffic one way, to showcase they are back to school.
UN expert calls on Ukraine to step up its efforts to protect the rights of the internally displaced
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): At the conclusion of an official visit to Ukraine, a United Nations human rights expert has called on the Government to step up its response to prevent and address internal displacement and to provide durable solutions to the persons already displaced.
UN Special Envoy for Syria welcomes ceasefire understanding; pledges UN support
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): Welcoming a new ceasefire understanding on cessation of hostilities in Syria, announced on Friday at the end of a marathon meeting between senior officials from United States and Russia, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura has said that the UN would do "whatever it can" to support an early restoration of a cessation of hostilities.
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): On Friday the UN refugee agency expressed concern over basic services and security in a territory formerly controlled by Boko Haram insurgents, as hundreds of internally displaced people are returning to their devastated villages and towns in the north-eastern state of Borno – only recently liberated by the Nigerian armed forces.
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): Strongly condemning another underground nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon reiterated his call on the leadership of the country to reverse its course and commit to a path of denuclearization.
UN emergency fund releases $7 million to strengthen protection for Somalis
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): To strengthen protection services to internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund recently released $7 million to scale up life-saving and life sustaining assistance.
UN emergency fund releases $7 million to strengthen protection for Somalis
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): To strengthen protection services to internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund recently released $7 million to scale up life-saving and life sustaining assistance.
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): Countries in the south-east Asian sub-region have agreed to establish a dedicated funding stream to build preparedness for health emergencies in the region, which is also one of the most disaster-prone in the world, the United Nations health agency has said.
Sep 10, 2016, at 03:57 am
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Concluding a ten-day official mission to Mexico, a United Nations expert group has called on the country's authorities and business sector to ensure adequate consultation with individuals and communities affected by development projects and business operations.
China opposes North Korea's fifth nuclear test move
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:47 am
Beijing, Sept 9 (IBNS): As North Korea reportedly conducted fifth nuclear test, China on Friday opposed the move and said the country stands firm for denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
Spain: Train derails, 4 killed
Sep 09, 2016, at 11:17 pm
O Porriño, Sept 9 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a train derailed in passenger train en route to Porto (Portugal) from Vigo in Galicia derailed in Spain's northwestern town O Porriño, media reports said on Friday.
NATO condemns North Korea nuclear test
Sep 09, 2016, at 09:19 pm
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): As North Korea made fifth nuclear test, NATO on Friday called the incident as 'disturbing'.
Rescuers bring down stranded cable car passengers in French Alps
Sep 09, 2016, at 08:25 pm
Paris, Sep 9 (IBNS): At least 33 tourists who were trapped in cable cars in the French Alps on Thursday have been rescued, according to media reports on Friday.
North Korea conducts nuclear test?
Sep 09, 2016, at 03:06 pm
Seoul, Sept 9 (IBNS): South Korea on Friday said North Korea is believed to have conducted fifth nuclear test.
New UN-supported water supply system inaugurated in Haiti’s Saut d’eau region
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): As part of its quick impact projects, the United Nations mission Haiti has inaugurated a new water supply system which is expected to provide for more than 13,800 people – more than half of whom are women – in parts of the country’s Central Department (Département du Centre), the mission said on Thursday.
Security Council urges warring parties in Yemen to resume talks with UN envoy
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday urged the parties to the conflict in Yemen to immediately resume talks with the UN envoy for that country and discuss his proposal for a comprehensive agreement covering both security and political issues.
London conference on UN peacekeeping sharpens focus on planning, pledges and performance
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Countries contributing to United Nations peacekeeping missions on Thursday adopted a communique that focuses ways to improve the planning of operations, implement the pledges of support made by countries, and enhance the performance of troops on the ground.
London conference on UN peacekeeping sharpens focus on planning, pledges and performance
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Countries contributing to United Nations peacekeeping missions on Thursday adopted a communique that focuses ways to improve the planning of operations, implement the pledges of support made by countries, and enhance the performance of troops on the ground.
Improved cereal production expected but staple food prices also rise – UN agricultural agency
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Despite a fall in global grain prices and the expectation of improved cereal production, global staple food prices have risen in August, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Noting greater vulnerability of the health of migrant populations, including heightened risks of infectious diseases, malnutrition, substance abuse and maternal and neonatal mortality, the United Nations health agency has urged a regional meeting of health officials in south-east Asia for an increased focus on their health needs.
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): A United Nations envoy continued on Thursday his consultations with Gabon’s political parties and diplomatic community as part of efforts to ease tensions which have arisen since the announcement of results of the country’s presidential election held on 27 August.
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the start of the 2016 summer Paralympic Games, which got underway in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the Games not only showcase the extraordinary abilities of athletes living with a disability, they also promote the rights of all persons with disabilities.
UN food relief agency and partner to roll out €348 million EU cash aid to refugees in Turkey
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Following the European Union’s (EU)announcement on Thursday of a cash-transfer programme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said the agency and the Turkish Red Crescent will use their combined expertise to deliver the cash directly to those who need it most.
Colombia: UN official welcomes start of reintegration of children from FARC-EP on Saturd
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) that they will begin the separation and reintegration of all children under the age of 18 associated with the FARC-EP on Saturday.
At East Asia Summit, Ban expresses concern over tensions on Korean Peninsula and in South China Sea
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News):Wrapping up an 11-day trip to Asia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday hailed the region’s economic growth and progress on development, but expressed concerns about some challenges facing the countries there, including the tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea.