'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
First of 33,000 Congolese refugees relocated to new settlement in Angola – UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): More than 1,500 Congolese refugees who have fled violence and ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been relocated from reception centres in northern Angola to a newly established settlement, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said.
UN migration agency assists population in wake of devastating floods in Sierra Leone
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): After learning Monday that devastating floods and mudslides left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, the United Nations migration agency released $160,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief for the West African country.
UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Calling on the Kenyan authorities to avoid violence, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday urged the Government to make an immediate announcement that it will cooperate and ensure accountability for reported abuse by security forces which has led to deaths and injures, including among children.
One UN peacekeeper killed, another injured in coordinated attack on mission base in central Mali
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:48 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen.
Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:47 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people in the ongoing rescue efforts.
UN chief Guterres condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:46 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack carried out yesterday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
Fighting famine: 'Unprecedented crisis' putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:45 am
New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations food relief agency said, spotlighting on Monday its worldwide campaign to fight famine.
Amid soaring food insecurity in DR Congo, UN agencies call for food aid, supplies
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:28 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than one in ten people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are hungry due to escalating and prolonged conflict and displacement, United Nations agencies on Monday reported, warning that the situation will worsen unless urgent support comes in time.
Yemen's cholera epidemic surpasses half-million suspected cases, UN agency says
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health agency on Monday said, warning that the disease is spreading quickly due to a lack of clean water or health access.
17 killed, 8 wounded in Burkina Faso terror attack on restaurant
Aug 14, 2017, at 06:35 pm
Ouagadougou,Barkina Faso, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" that began late on Sunday in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, media reports said quoting the Government.
Congratulating Kenyan people on peaceful elections, UN chief stresses dialogue to ease tensions
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated on Saturday the people of Kenya for their peaceful participation in the presidential elections, and, stresses the importance of dialogue to defuse tensions, called on the political leaders to send clear messages to their supporters urging them to refrain from violence in the wake of the polls.
In Iraq, UN Youth Envoy says young people are 'most valuable force we have to shape a better future'
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): As International Youth Day events kicked off worldwide on Saturday , at a special event in Iraq, the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, pledged to do everything in her power to ensure the voices of youths, including those working to build peace, are heard.
INTERVIEW: Meet the new UN Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:42 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): Hailing from Sri Lanka, the second-ever United Nations Youth Envoy is no stranger to rolling up her sleeves to get things done.
Youth can play 'critical role' in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – UN chief
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:39 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): In the lead-up to International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August, the United Nations kicked off a commemorative event at its New York Headquarters with a message from Secretary-General António Guterres, who underscored his commitment to young people.
UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:37 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine state in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.
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After four years of conflict, uncertainty lingers for displaced Ukrainians – UN refugee agency
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:35 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth year, nearly 1.6 million internally displaced people are struggling to find safety, adequate housing and access to employment, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Iraq: UN refugee agency steps up humanitarian support for families returning to Mosul
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has been stepping up its assistance for people, including thousands of returnees, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which had until recently been the scene of a fierce battle for control between terrorist fighters and the Government forces.
UN agency sounds alarm as drought-stricken herders in Ethiopia face massive livestock losses
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Drought has devastated herders' livelihoods as it exhausted pastures and water sources, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday, stressing that supporting them to get back on their feet and prevent further livestock losses are crucial in the Horn of Africa country, where hunger has been on the rise this year.
Over 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home so far this year – UN agency
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United Nations migration agency and partners have found.
Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save the lives of mothers and newborns
Aug 11, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq's healthcare system – with pregnant women and their babies paying for it with their lives, according to three United Nations agencies.
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday.
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United Nations children's agency.
Smugglers throw 300 African migrants off boats headed to Yemen – UN agency
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): A total of 300 migrants have reportedly been forced from boats over the past two days by smugglers off the coast of Yemen – many feared dead or missing, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
UN agency begins moving hunger-relief assistance to Nigeria's troubled northeast
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian agency fighting hunger has begun transporting food assistance to Nigeria's crisis-hit northeast, where people – displaced by Boko Haram violence and the fight against it – face the threat of famine.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Expert concludes review of new information on death of former-UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday received an expert report that summarizes the new information made available by Member States and other sources and assesses whether and to what degree that information helps to establish the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic deaths of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others traveling with him.
Guterres appoints British journalist to lead UN global communications department
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alison Smale, a British journalist, to head the Organization's Department of Public Information as Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress in several countries has been made in formally recognizing indigenous peoples, but overwhelmingly they continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.