Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record
Jul 23, 2016, at 03:52 am
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Some 26,500 South Sudanese, mostly women and children, have crossed into Uganda since fighting between rival forces erupted in and around the capital, Juba, on 7 July, the United Nations refugee agency reported on Friday.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of journalist in Ukraine
Jul 23, 2016, at 03:49 am
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Friday denounced the killing of award-winning journalist Pavel Sheremet and urged the authorities to bring those responsible for the crime to justice.
Afghanistan: Laghman bomb attack kills 6
Jul 22, 2016, at 09:35 pm
Kabul, July 22 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as a magnetic bomb went off in the Alishing district of Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Friday, media reports said.
US:Trump accepts Republican presidential nomination
Jul 22, 2016, at 03:44 pm
Cleveland, July 22 (IBNS): With the race for becoming the next US President gaining momentum, Donald Trump on Thursday formally accepted Republican nomination as US presidential candidate.
Rio Olympics: Brazil arrests 10 suspects for 'plotting terror'
Jul 22, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Sao Paulo, July 22 (IBNS): In a major development ahead of the Rio Olympics, which will be staged in Brazil from Aug 5, police have arrested 10 people who were suspected to be planing terrorist acts during the important sporting event of the year.
Ban welcomes new agreement with Inter Parliamentary Union; reiterates concern at South Sudan crisis
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday signed a new partnership agreement with the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) that will further strengthen the collaboration between the two organizations in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
UN officials alarmed by closure of access route in eastern Aleppo; call for ‘humanitarian truce’
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Thursday expressed grave alarm over developments in the eastern part of Aleppo city in Syria, where civilian, humanitarian and commercial movements have been effectively cut off following the closure of the last remaining access route in and out of the area.
Partnerships and coherence vital to development cooperation, UN deputy chief tells Forum
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief on Thursday stressed the importance of partnerships and coherent policy and action in tackling global challenges, including inequalities, conflicts, terrorism and climate change, and achieving the new international development goals.
Ban urges Turkish authorities to respect constitutional order, human rights amid state of emergency
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Following the declaration of a three-month state of emergency in Turkey as a result of an attempted military coup late last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Turkish authorities to ensure that constitutional order and international human rights law are fully respected.
As DR Congo polls approach, UN rights chief warns of threats to free speech, public assembly
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Concluding a four-day mission to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on Thursday commended the country’s efforts to strengthen human rights but cautioned that some of these advances may be under threat, especially what he saw as repression against opposition parties in the coming elections.
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Following its first-ever private discussions with the candidates vying for selection as the next United Nations Secretary-General, the UN Security Council on Thursday conducted the first round of informal polls on those seeking the world’s top diplomatic post.
Syria: After week of ‘horrific’ incidents, UNICEF calls for end to all violence against children
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): In a week marked by the brutal on-camera murder of a 12-year-old boy in Aleppo and the killing of more than 20 children killed during air strikes in Manbij, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an immediate end to all forms of violence against children in Syria and urged all parties to the conflict there to make every effort to avoid the loss of civilian lives.
2016 on pace to be hottest year ever as climate change trends reach ‘new climax’– UN
Jul 22, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 on track to be the hottest-ever on record, the United Nations weather agency said on Thursday.
South Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for the release of journalist Alfred Taban
Jul 22, 2016, at 03:01 am
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday urged the Government of South Sudan to immediately release Alfred Taban, a prominent journalist and chief editor of the daily English newspaper, Juba Monitor.
Poland: Suspected owner of online piracy site Kickass Torrents arrested
Jul 22, 2016, at 12:33 am
Warsaw, July 21 (IBNS): The police have arrested a man who is said to be the owner of online piracy website Kickass Torrents from Poland on Wednesday, media reports said.
Jul 21, 2016, at 09:10 pm
Kabul, July 21 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have foiled an attack on Supreme Court here on Thursday, media reports said.
Dubai residential skyscraper fire brought under control
Jul 21, 2016, at 04:13 pm
Dubai, July 21 (IBNS): A fire, which broke out at a residential skyscraper in Dubai on Wednesday, has been brought under control, officials said.
Turkey: Three months state of emergency declared
Jul 21, 2016, at 03:47 pm
Ankara, July 21 (IBNS): Following a failed coup in the country, Turkey's President has declared a state of emergency for three months in the nation.
UN chief invites leaders to fast-track ratification of Paris climate deal
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:51 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world leaders to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change and speed up the process to restrict greenhouse gas emissions.
UN agency steps up operations in South Sudan to thwart possible cholera outbreak
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:50 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): Dozens of people in South Sudan may have cholera, the United Nations children’s agency on Wednesday announced, saying it is working with partners to step up its operations to avoid a possible cholera outbreak in the country.
South Sudan: Demonstrators protest outside UN compound without incidents
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:49 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A thousand people on Wednesday demonstrated in front of a United Nations compound in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, the UN Mission in the country announced, and dispersed without incidents after handing over a petition.
Mali: UN mission decries deadly attack against Malian military camp
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:47 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a military camp and its checkpoints in Nampala, in the central part of the country.
New drive for pediatric HIV treatment launched at global AIDS conference
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:45 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A new global push to end paediatric AIDS by 2020 was launched on Wednesday at the 21st International AIDS Conference, the world’s largest forum devoted to any single health or development issue, said the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday.
UNICEF calls for urgent action to protect girls, women from sexual violence
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:44 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): A key adviser to the United Nations children’s agency on Wednesday decried the culture of impunity surrounding sexual violence against women and girls around the world, following a recent case of gang rape in India.
First progress report on Sustainable Development Agenda aims to leave no one behind
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:42 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The first ever progress report on the new global development agenda provides the most up-to-date statistics on poverty, hunger, education and sanitation, among others, so that the world can address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.
Torching of house in occupied West Bank draws UN official’s concern
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:41 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations official coordinating the peace process toward resolving the longstanding conflict between Israel and Palestine on Wednesday expressed concern about reports of yet another arson attack targeting a Palestinian family in Duma in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
UN agency starts food aid to 6.5 million people affected by severe drought in Malawi
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:40 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency has launched what is set to become the largest ever emergency food relief operation in Malawi, where an unprecedented El Niño-related drought has left nearly 40 per cent of the population in need of emergency assistance.
Trees contribute to reducing carbon footprints even after being cut down – UN report
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:38 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): Forests can contribute greatly to the fight against climate change even after trees have been logged, according to a new United Nations report which looks at the impact of wood products on carbon storage.
UN forum on indigenous issues urges talks between Mexican officials, teacher union wing
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:37 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations forum on indigenous issues on Wednesday urged Mexican officials to meet with a wing of the national union of teachers to resolve the conflict in the southern state of Oaxaca, where violent protests over education took at least six lives.
UN rights chief 'deeply troubled' by conviction of land reform activists in Paraguay
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:35 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday expressed concern over the recent ruling by the Court in Paraguay that convicted 11 land reform protestors, calling on the country's authorities to take urgent measures to ensure fair, independent investigations and guarantee access to justice.