Indian Consul General Toronto visits Dixie Gurudwara
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Toronto Aug 30 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia, paid a visit to the Dixie Gurudwara, the largest Sikh Temple in Canada.
Reverse ‘negative trajectory’ and restore hope for two-state solution, says UN Middle East envoy
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations senior official coordinating efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday reiterated a call for both sides to work towards a negotiated two-state solution which envisages the co-existence of Palestine and Israel as amicable neighbours.
UN cultural agency hails creation of world’s largest marine protected area
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday welcomed the establishment by US President Barack Obama of the largest nature reserve in the world, done through expanding a marine reserve in the state of Hawaii.
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): As World Water Week kick off on Monday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours – or more than 22,800 years – every day collecting this vital resource.
UNESCO’s head condemns killing of Indian paper’s bureau chief
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Monday condemned the murder of a bureau chief of a domestic daily newspaper in India.
Yemen: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘deeply concerned’ by failures to protect civilians
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official said on Monday he “is deeply concerned†by the devastating impact that the recent upsurge in fighting is having on civilians in Yemen and along the border the country shares with Saudi Arabia.
On World Day, top UN officials call for prompt entry into force of nuclear test ban treaty
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, senior United Nations officials on Monday called for the entry into force of a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Speaking at the end of a four-day visit to Nigeria, the United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IPDs) has called on the country’s authorities and the international community to act urgently to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in its northeast are protected.
UN agency stresses importance of investing in Colombia’s rural communities in wake of peace accord
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): A senior official at the United Nations rural development agency has stressed the importance of investing in Colombia’s small farmers and rural communities to ensure lasting peace in the country.
Sudan: Two UN agencies team up to help smallholder farmers, promote food security
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies – the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – on Monday agreed to strengthen their cooperation in Sudan to help smallholder farmers improve their production and thus promote food security.
Canada's crime rate surges back after 12 years
Aug 30, 2016, at 04:59 am
Ottawa, Aug 29 (IBNS): The national crime rate in Canada has increased three percent in 2015, showing the first increase in 12 years.
Upcoming peace conference an opportunity to transform Myanmar – UN rights expert
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:58 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): Speaking ahead of a major peace conference in Myanmar, a United Nations independent expert has urged its participants to prioritise human rights issues in their discussions over the coming days, and to do more to ensure the process is fully inclusive.
‘Make human rights the priority in all conservation efforts’ – UN experts urge governments
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:52 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): Ahead of the world’s largest forum for the adoption of conservation policies on protected areas, two United Nations experts on environment and indigenous peoples on Monday highlighted that effective and sustainable conservation requires respect for human rights.
UN rights expert condemns Iran’s ‘illegal’ execution of 12 people on drug-related charges
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:50 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has expressed outrage over the execution of 12 people on drug-related charges, just days after he had publicly appealed to the Iranian authorities not to go ahead with the capital punishment.
UN chief congratulates Gabon for peaceful presidential poll, urges acceptance of results
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:48 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): While congratulating the people and Government of Gabon for the holding of a peaceful and orderly presidential election on Saturday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday also urged all Gabonese to accept the poll results.
Afghanistan: Abducted Australian female aid worker released
Aug 30, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kabul/Sydney, Aug 29 (IBNS): Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop on Monday confirmed that an aid worker, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, has been released.
US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Bangladesh, meets Sheikh Hasina
Aug 29, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IBNS): Visiting Bangladesh for the first time, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday met country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Ban 'deeply concerned' over tensions in south-western Western Sahara
Aug 29, 2016, at 12:36 pm
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the tense situation that has developed in the narrow buffer strip in south-western Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the Mauritanian border as a result of changes in the status quo and the introduction of armed units from Morocco and the Polisario Front in close proximity to each other.
4 militants killed in Pakistan
Aug 29, 2016, at 02:20 am
Lahore, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed during a raid conducted by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast injures three sportsmen
Aug 29, 2016, at 01:19 am
Kabul, Aug At least three sportsmen were injured in a landmine blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad City on Sunday, media reports said.
Indonesian priest injured inside church in suspected terror attack
Aug 28, 2016, at 07:59 pm
Medan, Indonesia, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a suspected case of terrorist attack, a priest in a church in Indonesia's Medan city was injured after being stabbed by knife-wielding man on Sunday, media reports said.
UN envoy urges all sides to quickly agree truce to ease suffering in Aleppo
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Aug 28 (Just Earth News): Stressing that “time is of the essence†amid the increasingly dire situation in Aleppo, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Saturday called for all sides in the conflict to agree by Sunday on allowing aid delivery and repairs for the war-ravaged city's power and water systems to provide some relief for the nearly two million people trapped there.
Security Council strongly condemns DPRK missile launches
Aug 28, 2016, at 04:29 am
New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine on 23 August, which follows a series of recent tests and launches the Council said is a “grave violation†of the DPRK's international obligations and “in flagrant disregard†of repeated calls to halt such activity.
Italy conducts mass funeral for some victims of earthquake
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:41 am
Rome, Aug 27 (IBNS): Italy conducted mass funeral for some of the victims of the massive earthquake which hit the country on Wednesday.
‘Upskirt’ voyeurism charges against a man at the CNE
Aug 28, 2016, at 01:03 am
Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): Police charged and arrested 28-year-old, Daniel Alder, on account of allegedly using a hidden camera inside a toy owl to peek under women’s skirts at the 2016 Canadian National Exhibition.
Moscow warehouse fire: 16 killed
Aug 27, 2016, at 09:03 pm
Moscow, Aug 27 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a warehouse in Russia's Moscow city which left at least 16 people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh cops storm militant hideout, kill Dhaka cafe attack mastermind
Aug 27, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IBNS) : Three militants including the mastermind of Gulshan café attack, were killed during a joint forces raid on a house in Bangladesh's Narayanganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Satuday morning.
Trump promises to fix African-American problems
Aug 27, 2016, at 04:24 pm
Washington, Aug 27 (IBNS): Reiterating his stance about African-American voters, where US Presidential candidate Donald Trump had pronounced a week earlier that the coloured people in USA have nothing to lose, he promised to solve their problems, if elected in the Oval Office.
BC elderly couple forced to separate, questions Canada’s seniors’ care
Aug 27, 2016, at 03:17 pm
Toronto, Aug 27 (IBNS): A 83-year-old Wolfram Gottschalk and his 81- year- old wife Anita, who have been married for the past 62 years, have been forced to stay apart from each other for the past eight months in different healthcare facilities, owing to their health issues.
UN expert urges Iran to halt executions of 12 individuals for drug-related offences
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has called on the Government to immediately halt the execution of 12 individuals, all of whom have been reportedly sentenced to death for drug-related offences.