UN migration agency releases funding for emergency response to Congolese fleeing Kasaï
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:42 am
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency released emergency funding in the amount of $100,000 to kick-start relief operations in Angola for the 1.1 million Congolese displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) south-central Kasaï region.
Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen: UNICEF
Apr 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
Amman, Apr 25 (Just Earth News): The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance.
Kenya: Nairobi road accident leaves 27 dead
Apr 25, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Nairobi, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least 27 people have been reported dead in an accident in Kenyan capital Nairobi following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck, reports said.
France presidential polls: Marine Le Pen steps aside as FN leader
Apr 25, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Paris, Apr 25 (IBNS): Following her advancement to the second round of presidential polls in France, far right leader Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside from the National Front (FN) party leadership, reports said.
Russia: Grenade explosion kills 1
Apr 25, 2017, at 02:31 pm
Moscow, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least one student was killed in a grenade blast in south Russia's Dagestan, media reports said Tuesday.
World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Vaccinations stave off 26 potentially deadly diseases, the United Nations health agency is emphasizing on the first day of World Immunization Week, which also marks the halfway point of the Organization's goal to stop millions of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Yemen
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland will convene a one-day conference in Geneva, tomorrow, to draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.â€
Status of declaration on indigenous peoples' rights in spotlight as UN forum opens in New York
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, senior UN officials on Monday underscored the need to do more to ensure that indigenous peoples are able to benefit from global development agenda, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Starvation looms for 20 million, UN agricultural advisory group told at opening session
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): If nothing is done soon, 20 million people will starve to death over the next six months in South Sudan, Somalia, north-eastern Nigera and Yemen, the United Nations agricultural chief on Monday warned the UN agency's Council.
UNESCO launches first-ever policy guide on Holocaust education and genocide prevention
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations educational and cultural agency has launched a first-ever policy guide for education on the Holocaust and, more broadly, genocide and mass atrocities.
UN calls for probe and accountability following possible landmine blast in eastern Ukraine
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday called for an investigation into a possible landmine explosion in eastern Ukraine after a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission was killed and two others were injured.
Ahead of World Malaria Day, UN says 'let's close the gap' in prevention coverage
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Apr 24(Just Earth News): On the eve of World Malaria Day, the United Nations health agency called on Monday for accelerating scaled-up efforts to prevent malaria, which remains a major public health threat, killing one child every two minutes worldwide in 2015.
Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): To help raise awareness on challenges that children affected and uprooted by conflict face in accessing school, UNICEF has been working with Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Khost
Apr 24, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost City on Monday, media reports said.
Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,†the Human Rights Director for the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) said on Sunday as he wrapped up a visit to the north-western Wau region.
UN and World Bank sign new partnership to build resilience for the most vulnerable
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:46 pm
New York, Apr 23(Just Earth News): Building resilience for the world's most vulnerable people by reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security, and sustaining peace in crisis-affected situations will be the focus of a new partnership framework agreed by the United Nations and World Bank.
Mother Earth Day: Environmental and climate literacy vital for a cleaner, greener planet, says UN
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs, the United Nations is emphasizing on Mother Earth Day.
UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Addressing ‘fragility’ of societies key to preventing conflicts, stresses UN chief
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting that a key trigger common to nearly all conflicts is the element of fragility – fragility of States, of institutions, or of societies – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for increasing investments in preventative measures that address the problem of fragility before it turns into conflict.
UN envoy welcomes restored Internet service in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa was relieved to learn that Cameroon President Paul Biya instructed that full internet services be restored in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon.
UN food relief agency air-lifts food, medical supplies to 31,000 famine-stricken Somalis
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): As the drought intensifies in south and north-eastern Somalia, the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Friday airlifted to Mogadishu enough high-energy biscuits to assist 31,000 people for three days.
Global CEOs call for greater disclosure of climate risks
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:56 pm
Geneva, Switzerland, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The heads of major global businesses are urging G20 governments to formally accept that companies should disclose climate-related financial risks.
Cuba needs new laws and stronger action targeting human trafficking – UN rights expert
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:41 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has urged Cuba to consider introducing new legislation to ensure that everyone who falls victim to trafficking in persons can be identified and helped, and the authorities can take action against offenders.
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:40 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): New data published by the United Nations health agency has revealed that a vast majority of the estimated 325 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection lack access to life-saving testing and treatment, placing them at a great risk of chronic liver disease, cancer, and even death.
Spread of literacy among women highlighted in UNESCO anniversary global review
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:39 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant up tic in their enrolment and completion of primary education over the last five decades, even as overall funding for adult literacy has remained low, a recently-launched study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found.
UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:38 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where some 9,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled this month alone.
UNICEF calls for action to prevent more deaths in Central Mediterranean as attempted crossings spike
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:37 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting increases in number of migrants, including children, attempting to reach European shores using the Central Mediterranean route, and consequent rise in number of deaths, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for safe and legal pathways for those who are fleeing conflict, poverty and depravation.
Paris attacker was on police watch-list, say reports
Apr 21, 2017, at 04:55 pm
Paris, Apr 21 (IBNS): The Islamic State jihadist, who killed at least one police officer and injured two others by firing on a bus in Paris on Thursday, was already on police watch-list, reports said.
Paris shooting kills one, IS claims attack
Apr 21, 2017, at 03:01 pm
Paris, Apr 21 (IBNS): At least one policeman was killed and two others injured in a 'terror attack' in central Paris, media reports said.