Guinea Bissau: Security Council ‘ready to act’ if political crisis worsens
May 13, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern over the protracted political and institutional crisis in Guinea Bissau, the United Nations Security Council has said it is ready to take necessary measures if the situation further deteriorates.
DR Congo: UN agency appeals for support as ‘steady stream’ of refugees crosses into Angola
May 13, 2017, at 05:56 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): With violence and insecurity continuing to force people to flee Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region and seek refuge in neighbouring Angola, the United Nations refugee agency has called for a suitable place to shelter them as well as additional resources to support those in urgent need.
UN report assesses ‘huge benefits’ and challenges of green energy revolution
May 13, 2017, at 05:55 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): The latest United Nations report on energy-efficiency technologies shows that low-carbon technologies apparently aid clean air, save water and cut land use, and could reduce 25 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and 17 million tonnes of particulates a year.
Amid widening needs for displaced Somalis, UN refugee agency revises funding appeal
May 13, 2017, at 05:54 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has increased its funding appeal by $91 million to meet the humanitarian needs of Somali refugees in the region and the people displaced inside the Horn of Africa country.
Attack on Yemeni city could overwhelm humanitarian capacity, warns UN migration agency
May 13, 2017, at 05:53 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): Warning of the disastrous impact of an imminent attack on a western city and port and Yemen, the United Nations migration agency has called on all actors to use dialogue and talks rather than military force, which will put more civilians in danger.
UN agricultural agency links food security and climate change in new guidelines
May 13, 2017, at 05:52 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Friday unveiled guidelines to help Governments balance the needs of farming and climate change when making decisions, such as whether to refill a dried up lake or focus instead on sustainably using the forest on its shore.
UN rights office urges protection for Salvadoran trans activist and transgender people
May 13, 2017, at 05:51 am
New York, May 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday urged the Government of El Salvador to take urgent measures to protect a prominent transgender human rights defender, Karla Avelar, and other activists and individuals working on similar issues.
Syria: Agreement on ‘de-escalation zones’ could lift UN-facilitated political talks
May 12, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said on Thursday that next week’s UN-facilitated talks in Geneva will benefit from the dynamics of the negotiations which began in Astana, Kazakhstan, earlier this month, which saw an agreement between Russia, Iran and Turkey on ‘de-escalation zones’ in war-torn Syria.
Panama’s financial reform agenda must prioritize combating tax evasion – UN expert
May 12, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Following last year’s leak of confidential financial documents from a Panama law firm, a United Nations rights expert yesterday called on the countries’ authorities to continue to impose greater due diligence on financial and banking institutions.
The ‘cycle of revenge’ in South Sudan will hurt everyone – UN envoy
May 12, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Deteriorating security in parts of South Sudan coupled with increased displacement could worsen the humanitarian suffering in the country through outbreaks of diseases such as diarrhoea and even cholera, the United Nations envoy for the country has warned.
Security Council welcomes commitment of Colombian Government and FARC-EP to peace process
May 12, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The opposition in Colombia has begun to lay down arms, a move welcomed on Thursday by the United Nations Security Council which recently visited the country to see the peace efforts first-hand.
UN releases new funding to support critical aid operations in Central African Republic
May 12, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of a continuingly complex humanitarian scenario in the Central African Republic (CAR) – marked by multiplication of hotspots, increased displacement and growing needs – the head of United Nations humanitarian operations in the country on Thursday released $9 million for the most urgent and critical relief operations.
Uzbekistan: UN human rights office to work more closely with ‘country at a crossroads’
May 12, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday announced that the Central Asian branch of his Office will extend its coverage to Uzbekistan now that an agreement is in place, highlighting that the country is “at a crossroads.â€
International support for Somalia must focus on rebuilding security, averting famine – UN chief
May 12, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Opening a major conference on Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to support security efforts in the country battling Al-Shabaab and aid the more than six million Somalis affected by the violence and a deadly drought.
UN agriculture agency and World Bank reinforce partnership to end hunger and poverty
May 12, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations agriculture agency and the World Bank have opened a new chapter in their longstanding partnership by further strengthening their cooperation to end hunger and poverty at global and national levels.
Australian MP makes history, becomes first to breastfeed daughter in parliament
May 11, 2017, at 03:42 pm
Canberra, May 11 (IBNS): Australian Senator Larissa Waters wrote herself into the history books when she became the first MP to breastfeed her child in the nation's Parliament, reports said.
Earthquake hits China, 8 killed
May 11, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Beijing, May 11 (IBNS): A 5.5 earthquake hit Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday, killing at least 8 people,media reports said.
UN condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
May 11, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack against a convoy of the UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) that left four dead, one missing and 10 others evacuated.
Weather, climate and water challenges in spotlight at annual session of UN weather agency council
May 11, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Strengthening weather and climate services to protect lives, property and the economy from increasingly extreme and unusual weather is among the pressing issues being discussed at the annual session of the United Nations weather agency's coordinating body, which kicked off on Wednesday in Geneva.
In London, Secretary-General Guterres spotlights UN reform initiatives to rescue multilateralism
May 11, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In a public lecture in London, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed the need for reforming the United Nations to tackle main challenges the world is facing, including the changing nature of conflict.
UN-backed network brings together thousands to help tackle mosquito-borne diseases
May 11, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, the United Nations environment agency together with partners has launched a new collaborative platform that seeks to track and control the vector responsible for close to 2.7 million deaths annually.
Next month's ocean conference eyes cutting $35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN trade officials
May 11, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as $35 billion, fisheries experts from the United Nations trade and development agency on Wednesday said, highlighting one of the key issues that will be debated at next month's Ocean Conference.
On World Migratory Bird Day, UN spotlights common destiny for wildlife and people
May 11, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share the habitats on the Earth, the heads of two United Nations-backed environmental treaties said, marking World Migratory Bird Day.
Amid spreading cholera outbreak, UN migration agency aids South Sudanese
May 11, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): United Nations humanitarian workers are responding to a growing cholera outbreak in Ayod, the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, one of multiple counties throughout the country where the disease has spread since June 2016.
Buddha's message of compassion 'timeless' says UN chief on international day
May 11, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): Observing the Day of Vesak, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the global community to draw inspiration from the journey of Lord Buddha and embrace his message of compassion.
Syria: Air strikes kills 11 civilians
May 11, 2017, at 01:21 am
Aleppo, May 10 (IBNS): At least 11 civilians were killed in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa due to airstrikes, a war monitoring group claimed on Wednesday.
NATO Secretary General to visit Germany
May 10, 2017, at 09:41 pm
London, May 10 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Berlin on Wednesday.
May 10, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Pattani, May 9 (IBNS): Two bomb blast hit Muang district of Thailand left 37 people injured on Tuesday, media reports said.
May 10, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): The European Union (EU) has become over the past 60 years of its existence, a “superpower for peace†focused not only on regional stability and security but also on sustainable development for all, which “explains why all our actions, all our initiatives are always taken in full coordination and partnership with the United Nations,†the EU’s senior most diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN relief workers concerned about civilians in Mosul threatened by Iraqi forces, ISIL
May 10, 2017, at 02:18 pm
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News): As a new front opens in the fight between Iraqi forces and the group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in north-western Mosul city, United Nations humanitarian staff are raising concern about hundreds of thousands of civilians still living in the area.