UN joins international community to salute park rangers' dedication and commitment
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, July 31(Just Earth News): Park rangers across the world face increasing challenges and risks due to a surge in poaching and illicit trafficking in wildlife, the head of the United Nations entity on protection of endangered species on Monday said, honouring the work of park rangers in protecting wild animals, plants and culture.
Philippines: UN experts urge Government to address spiralling rights violations
Aug 01, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, July 31(Just Earth News): A group of United Nations experts has urged the Government of the Philippines to immediately address reported human rights violations, including murder, threats against indigenous peoples and the summary execution of children.
Moscow directs to reduce US diplomatic personnel in Russia
Jul 31, 2017, at 03:05 pm
Moscow, July 31 (IBNS): in a major move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed that staff at US diplomatic missions in Russia will be reduced, media reports said.
'Act now' to help and protect trafficking victims, UN urges on World Day against the scourge
Jul 31, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, July 31(Just Earth News): Criminal groups feed off the instability created by conflicts, and as links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more widely known, the United Nations is calling on the international community to act now to help and protect trafficking victims and to end this crime forever.
Australian Security forces foil terror plot
Jul 30, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Sydney, July 30 (IBNS): Security forces in Australia have stopped a suspected plot to bring down an aeroplane, media reports said.
Xi calls for building strong army that can "defeat all invading enemies"
Jul 30, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Beijing, July 30 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday send out a strong message when he said that the country's military should be built strong enough so that it can have the capability to "defeat all invading enemies".
Four arrested in major counter terrorism operation: Australian police says
Jul 30, 2017, at 01:24 am
Sydney, July 29 (IBNS): The New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) said it has conducted multiple searches across Sydney on Saturday, resulting in the arrest of four men.
UN chief condemns DPR Korea's latest launch of ballistic missile
Jul 29, 2017, at 10:00 am
New York, July 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Friday's launch of a ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
UN peacekeeping chief warns Security Council about insecurity in Central African Republic
Jul 29, 2017, at 09:59 am
New York, July 29(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations peacekeeping operations has warned that the increased intensity of attacks on civilians and peacekeepers is bringing Central African Republic (CAR) to the tipping point.
Human rights defenders in Viet Nam should 'never be treated as criminals,' says UN rights office
Jul 29, 2017, at 09:58 am
New York, July 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations rights office expressed concern on Friday over the intensifying crackdown in Viet Nam against human rights defenders who have questioned or criticized the Government and its policies.
INTERVIEW: Preparing for Tripoli, new UN envoy in Libya seeks to work with Libyans
Jul 29, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, July 29(Just Earth News): Set to arrive in Libya next week, the new United Nations Special Representative said that he was coming to Tripoli to work with the Libyans, in an attempt to help find a solution out of the political crisis that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and pushed the country into a crisis that sees thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing to Europe and other countries in Africa.
Venezuela: UN rights wing urges calm ahead of controversial weekend polls
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:24 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office expressed deep concern on Friday at the risk of further violence in Venezuela, where elections for a Constituent Assembly convened by President Nicolas Maduro are due to be held on Sunday.
Tanzania: Attacks on persons with albinism decline; local attitudes must change, UN expert finds
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:23 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): Welcoming a drop in the number of reported attacks against people with albinism, a United Nations human rights expert has concluded that this group of people in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread attitudes that lead to violence against them.
In Honduras, senior UN official urges protection of human rights defenders
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): Visiting a newly established United Nations human rights office in Honduras, a senior official on Fridaystressed the need to protect human rights defenders in the country.
Wrapping up African trip, UN deputy chief vows to ensure displaced women return home in dignity
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief wrapped up her visit to two African countries – Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – where on Thursday she stressed the importance of women's participation in peace, security and development processes.
'Sustainable, inclusive societies,' priority for new President of UN economic and social body
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:03 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): A week after the High-Level Political Forum (HPLF) assessed the progress on implementing the 2030 Agenda, the newly elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOSC) has stressed her priority to push forward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN chief welcomes news crisis in Jerusalem's Old City has been 'defused'
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:02 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): After days of mounting tensions over the situation around Jerusalem's holy sites, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed news that the crisis in the Old City has been defused.
Migrant workers in south-east Asia lack access to fair, responsive legal remedies – UN report
Jul 28, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Access to justice is often out of reach for migrant workers in South-east Asia, the United Nations labour agency reported on Thursday in a study that shows non-governmental organizations assisting more often than Government officials or trade unions.
Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus
Jul 28, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus for six months, until 31 January 2018, following the recent failure to reach a settlement to the longstanding conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the Mediterranean island.
UN expert urges two Koreas to discuss human rights
Jul 28, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The proposed resumption of dialogue between the two Koreas is an opportunity to discuss and improve the human rights situation in the North, a United Nations expert has said at the end of his second visit to the South.
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:17 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Witnessing “complete devastation†in districts of Mosul, a senior United Nations relief official visiting Iraq lauded the massive humanitarian effort under way while indicating that the crisis is “far from over,†including for millions of Iraqis displaced throughout the country.
Burundi: UN envoy reiterates inclusive dialogue, regional support to political process
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:17 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy to Burundi on Wednesday urged African leaders, in solidarity with the UN, to support an inclusive dialogue between the Government and the opposition in a country where political upheaval has resulted in insecurity since April 2015.
UN condemns killing of two peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:16 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned yesterday's killing of two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic's (CAR) south-eastern city of Bangassou.
On International Day, UN spotlights threatened coastal mangrove ecosystems
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:15 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Coastal mangroves are among the most imperiled ecosystems on earth, with current estimates indicating that up to 67 per cent have been lost to date – according to the United Nations science wing.
DR Congo: UN rights chief names international investigators in Kasai abuses
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:14 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday named three international experts to investigate reports of killings, mutilations, rapes and other abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) restive Kasai provinces.
UN agency develops new guidelines to help countries better monitor forest resources
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:12 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations agriculture agency has created new guidelines to help countries develop a strong mechanism to monitor national forest resources.
Malnutrition and cholera 'a vicious combination' in war-torn Yemen – UN agency chiefs
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the country, and creating ideal conditions for diseases to spread, according to the heads of three United Nations agencies.
UN refugee agency seeks $9.5 million to assist Nigerian returnees from Cameroon
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): The UN refugee agency is seeking an additional $9.5 million to scale up its activities in northeast Nigeria, as a result of an unexpected surge in self-organized returns of Nigerian refugees mainly from Cameroon since the beginning of the year.
Amid rising tensions in Jerusalem, UN envoy warns of 'grave risk' of escalation in Middle East
Jul 26, 2017, at 12:48 pm
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on Middle East peace has warned that developments over the past 11 days at holy sites in the Old City in Jerusalem have demonstrated the “grave risk†that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could become a religious conflict that could ultimately engulf the rest of the region.
Peace is the 'bedrock' for women's development and human rights UN deputy chief says in DR Congo
Jul 26, 2017, at 12:47 pm
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): The importance of reversing the tragedies of violence, particularly against women and children, and ensuring that women's and girl's voices are heard in all aspects of society are at the core of the second leg of a high-level United Nations-African Union (AU) mission to Africa, which on Tuesday visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).