Sarkar, the LA gunman, who killed his professor, also shot dead his wife
Jun 03, 2016, at 05:17 pm
Los Angeles, June 3 (IBNS) Mainak Sarkar, the gunman who killed a UCLA professor before committing suicide on campus Wednesday had a “kill listâ€, including a woman, who was also shot dead and is believed to be his wife, Los Angeles Times reported.
Top relief official says UN and partners doing ‘everything they can’ for people in Fallujah
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:46 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)Expressing his deep concern at the plight of civilians trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah in Iraq, the most senior United Nations relief official on Thursdayunderlined that the Organization and its partners are doing everything they can to scale up humanitarian assistance.
Security Council condemns Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Mogadishu
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:40 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)The United Nations Security Council on Thursdaystrongly condemned the deadly attack on 1 June 2016 perpetrated by Al-Shabaab militants on the Ambassador Hotel, Mogadishu.
Iraq: despite hundreds killed in May, UN says will of civilians ‘remains unshaken’
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)A total of 867 Iraqis were killed and another 1,459 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in May 2016, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
UN advisor foresees more humanitarian deliveries this month to besieged areas in Syria
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:33 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)United Nations Senior Advisor Jan Egeland said on Thursdaythere are plans to go to 11 besieged areas in Syria in the next few days, following the delivery yesterday of humanitarian supplies in the city of Darayya for the first time since it was besieged in 2012.
Cyprus: cultural rights are not ‘bargaining chip,’ UN expert warns
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:29 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News) The political division between Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus creates many obstacles to the exercise of cultural rights, which should not be considered as a bargaining chip, a United Nations human rights expert said on Thursdayat the end of her first fact-finding mission to the island nation.
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:25 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)Two United Nations agencies have joined forces to distribute seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan, helping them become more self-sufficient in a country facing a serious food crisis.
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)At a Security Council debate on Thursdayon sexual violence in conflict, senior United Nations officials stressed that in the past decade, the world has witnessed a fundamental shift in the way the issue is understood and addressed as a peace and security concern.
Afghanistan: UN mission concerned by civilian abductions and hostage-taking
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursdaysaid it is deeply concerned by the spate of abductions, hostage-taking and summary executions carried out in recent days against passengers travelling in civilian vehicles.
UN chief: Haiti can 'ill afford' prolonged period of transitional governance
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:06 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, taking note of the release of the report on the verification of the electoral process in Haiti, has underlined that Haiti can "ill afford" a prolonged period of transitional governance.
UCLA professor killing: Shooter identified as engineering student Mainak Sarkar
Jun 03, 2016, at 04:49 am
Los Angeles,Jun 2 (IBNS): The gunman who killed a professor of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was on Thursday identified as his former doctoral student, who was an Indian-American named Mainak Sarkar, media reports said.
Tiger skins and amulets seized from car leaving Thailand Tiger Temple
Jun 02, 2016, at 08:43 pm
Bangkok, Jun 2 (IBNS) Thai authorities caught a monk on Thursday who was trying to flee the country's now infamous Tiger Temple with a cache of skins, according to media reports.
Heavy rains,thunderstorm hit Pakistan, 30 killed
Jun 02, 2016, at 06:55 pm
Islamabad, June 2 (IBNS): Heavy rains and thunderstorm hit upper parts of Pakistan on Wednesday which left 30 people killed, media reports said.
External panel calls for ‘paradigm shift’ in UN Police operating model
Jun 02, 2016, at 04:13 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): As the United Nations’ role in countries affected by complex conflicts has grown in scale and scope throughout the years, UN Police (UNPOL) have increasingly become the central pillar of the Organization’s peace operations, working both to reinforce the provision of security and also to build or re-build a basic system of policing in countries, and as such, require a new operating model with enhanced capacities, an external review team has found.
Security Council strongly condemns recent failed ballistic missile launches by DPR Korea
Jun 02, 2016, at 04:10 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the most recent failed ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 31 May and 27 and 28 April, reiterating that the Government should refrain from further actions in violation of the relevant Council’s resolutions.
Ban ‘saddened’ by death of Polisario Front leader
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:58 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sadness over the death on Wednesday of Mohamed Abdelaziz, who had led the Polisario Front independence movement in the Western Sahara as its leader since 1976.
Syria: UN experts urge protection of civilians amid ISIL offensives in country’s north
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:30 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged immediate protection for thousands of civilians caught up in offensives by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in the Aleppo region of northern Syria.
Mali: Ban ‘outraged’ by latest attack on UN mission; urges authorities to investigate
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:27 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): In two separate incidents that took place yesterday in the Gao area of Mali’s restive north, terrorists attacked an outpost of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA), as well as the services of a local provider for the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the most recent in a string of deadly attacks against the UN in the country.
Michelle Yeoh and UN development agency enlist panda cubs to help promote Global Goals
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): Award-winning movie star Michelle Yeoh and two baby pandas have kicked off the Pandas for the Global Goals campaign, which urges the public to get involved in the fun of naming the cubs, as well as in the serious work of realizing theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted last year by the United Nations Member States.
Burundi: UN agency warns 4.6 million people facing food insecurity
Jun 02, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New York, June 2 (Just Earth News): Some 4.6 million people in Burundi are food insecure, with more than 500,000 of them requiring urgent emergency food assistance, the United Nations food relief agency has said, warning that food stocks are stretched as a result of the fragile socio-economic context in the country.
Digital economy has potential to drive ASEAN integration: IT leaders
Jun 02, 2016, at 02:39 am
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 1 (IBNS): In a session on the emergence of the digital economy in South-East Asia at the 25th World Economic Forum on ASEAN, global and regional IT leaders said that countries in the region could miss out on major opportunities.
"ASEAN leaders accept need for deeper integration and inclusive growth"
Jun 02, 2016, at 01:08 am
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 1 (IBNS) For ASEAN to achieve both growth and inclusion, countries in the region are required to pursue greater integration and their respective agendas of reform and liberalization, five South-East Asian leaders told nearly 600 business, government and civil society participants in the opening plenary of the 25th World Economic Forum on ASEAN.
US drone strikes must stop: Raheel Sharif
Jun 02, 2016, at 12:36 am
Islamabad, June 1 (IBNS) Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said the drone strikes conducted by the US in his nation are regrettable.
NATO Secretary General to visit France
Jun 01, 2016, at 11:18 pm
New York, June 1 (IBNS) The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Paris on Thursday.
Afghanistan: 9 killed in suicide attack
Jun 01, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Kabul, June 1 (IBNS): In a suicide attack, at least nine people were killed and 13 others were injured in an appellant court building in the capital of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN rights office condemns executions carried out by Gaza authorities
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:43 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office has condemned the execution of three men by authorities in Gaza today, despite serious and widespread concerns that international fair trial standards were not respected, and in spite of appeals by many local and international actors to halt the executions.
Chad: Two million people face hunger in Sahelian belt, UN agency warns
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:41 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): About two million people, or half the population, in the Sahelian belt of Chad face hunger and more than a quarter of them are in severe need of external assistance to meet their minimum daily food needs, the United Nations food relief agency said on Tuesday.
Côte d’Ivoire: UN envoy welcomes progress made in addressing sexual violence crimes
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): Concluding a three-day visit to Côte d’Ivoire, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has welcomed progress made thus far by the Government, and in particular by the national armed forces, in addressing sexual violence crimes in the country.
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): The verdict announced by a special court in Senegal on the conviction of the former President of Chad, Hissène Habré, of crimes against humanity sent “a strong signal†to those who perpetrate serious crimes of international concern, United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.
Senior UN relief officials express concern over Syrians trapped by fighting in northern Aleppo
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations humanitarian officials expressed deep concerned over the fate of an estimated 8,000 Syrians trapped by fighting around the towns of Mare’a and Sheikh Issa in northern Aleppo Governorate following advances in the past three days by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) into areas controlled by non-State armed groups.