In Juba, UN peacekeeping chief urges political solution for South Sudanese crisis
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): The security situation in South Sudan is “very worrisome,†the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Tuesday said, warning that the number of people fleeing the country showing no signs of slowing, and calling for a political solution to the hostilities.
At UN event, people with Downs Syndrome ‘speak up’ to influence government policy and action
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:01 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): On Tuesday, the call that people with Down Syndrome be included to fully and equally participate in all aspects of society echoed widely throughout United Nations Headquarters in New York.
DPR Korea facing ‘entrenched, largely forgotten’ humanitarian crisis, senior UN official warns
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Over two-thirds of the population in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) suffers from food insecurity, malnutrition, and a lack of access to basic health and sanitation services, according to a latest humanitarian report, which also appeals for $114 million to meet the urgent need of the most vulnerable.
Greener energy for a third of the world bodes well for all, says UN on International Forest Day
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Cautioning the impact of human activity such as practices use of woodfuel on world’s forests, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday called for better wood-energy conversions technologies and more sustainable management of forests so that everyone benefits.
Despite progress, world’s most marginalized still left behind – UN development report
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): A flagship United Nations report launched on Tuesday finds that although the average human development improved significantly since 1990, progress is uneven, with systemic discrimination against women, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.
‘Stand up against intolerance and eliminate discrimination,’ says UN chief Guterres
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of rising discrimination and violence against those perceived as different, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged the world to stand up against intolerance and build communities that recognize diversity not as a source of weakness, but a source of strength and richness.
UN approves $22 million loan to boost agricultural work to prevent famine in Somalia
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency will be further scaling up its activities in drought-hit regions of Somalia thanks to a $22 million loan approved this week by the UN emergency response fund.
Deteriorating security situation in DR Congo 'a source of major concern,' warns UN envoy
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday stressed the need for both the Government and the opposition groups there to show the same level of commitment and compromise which led to the signing on 31 December of an agreement on the electoral process, while also citing the UN peacekeeping mission's readiness to adapt to the deteriorating security situation.
UN agency voices concern about forced return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon
Mar 22, 2017, at 05:17 am
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed concern that forced returns of refugees from Cameroon’s far north region to crisis-gripped north-eastern Nigeria are continuing despite the recent signing of a tripartite agreement aimed at ensuring the voluntary nature of returns.
Warming earth threatens to release huge amounts of carbon – UN agency
Mar 22, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Rising temperatures could release massive amounts of carbon trapped in the Earth's soil, the United Nations agricultural agency on Tuesday reported, warning that soil management could make or break climate change response efforts.
Poetry gives us hope to scale and climb 'cloudy summits of our time' – UN cultural agency
Mar 22, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Poetry gives us hope, the United Nations cultural agency on Tuesday said, lauding verse's ability to shake us from everyday life and remind us of the surrounding beauty and the resilience of the shared human spirit.
Nowruz a reminder that heritage helps make resilient, sustainable societies – UN cultural agency
Mar 22, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): In a message on the occasion of Nowruz – the day that celebrates the arrival of the spring season – the head of the United Nations cultural agency urged everyone to embrace the day's values and be inspired by its universal message of peace and solidarity.
UN urges building more just, equal societies to increase people’s happiness and well-being
Mar 21, 2017, at 12:26 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Speaking at an event on Monday marking the International Day of Happiness, the deputy United Nations chief called for more inclusive, equitable and balanced approaches to development that promote sustainability, poverty eradication, happiness and well-being of all peoples.
Put Libya ahead of ‘narrow interests,’ UN envoy urges as situation worsens across the country
Mar 21, 2017, at 12:25 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Warning of escalating tension across the North African country due to mobilization of forces, worsening security situation in capital, Tripoli, as well as recent violence in Misrata and Benghazi, the United Nations envoy for Libya on Monday called on all parties to unite and to put the country ahead of their “own narrow interests.â€
UN disability rights committee opens with a call to spotlight gender issues
Mar 21, 2017, at 12:24 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations committee monitoring efforts to protect rights of persons with disabilities on Monday opened its spring session on Monday in Geneva with a call to pay special attention to gender issues.
Ahead of International Day, UN rights chief urges governments to target hate speech, crimes
Mar 21, 2017, at 12:23 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the United Nations human rights chief on Monday reminded Governments around the world that they have a legal obligation to stop hate speech and hate crimes, and called on people everywhere to “stand up for someone’s rights.â€
UN aid 'pushed to limits' as 320,000 more civilians may flee west Mosul
Mar 21, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, Mar 20 (Just Earth News): Humanitarian agencies are bracing for the possibility that in coming weeks about 300,000 to 320,000 civilians may flee the western districts of Iraqi's Mosul city where Government forces are fighting to oust the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists, a senior United Nations aid official in the country has said.
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Theresa May to trigger Brexit on Mar 29
Mar 21, 2017, at 02:23 am
London, Mar 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) is going to trigger the process of leaving European Union on Mar 29, according to BBC News.
Indian Catholic priest stabbed inside Melbourne church
Mar 20, 2017, at 03:32 pm
Fawkner, Melbourne, Mar 20 (IBNS): An elderly man has been charged with stabbing an Indian Catholic priest inside a church in Australia's Melbourne, reports said.
Ahead of International Day, UN and Smurfs team up to promote happiness and sustainable development
Mar 19, 2017, at 05:31 am
New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News): Every person – no matter how big, small or blue – can make the world more peaceful, equitable and healthy, the United Nations on Saturday told young people at a special ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that included the Smurfs and a handover of the key to Smurfdom.
UN forum in Paris to spotlight mobile learning for refugees and displaced persons
Mar 18, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): Education experts and government officials will gather at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 20 to 24 March, to discuss ways of expanding the use of mobile technologies to “reach people where they are†and improve education opportunities for refugees and displaced persons and others in emergency situations.
Toll on refugee and migrant children continues to mount one year after EU-Turkey deal – UNICEF
Mar 18, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that one year after the Balkan border closures and the European Union-Turkey Statement, which were aimed at stopping mass migration flows, refugee and migrant children face greater risks of deportation, detention, exploitation and deprivation.
‘Constant surveillance’ needed to tackle resurgent outbreak of avian influenza – UN agency
Mar 18, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food security agency called on Friday for rapid detection and response systems to address a new and potentially lethal outbreak of avian influenza in China.
In Europe, UN envoy urges political and financial support for Yemenis
Mar 18, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen on Friday called on the international community to do everything in its power to stop the fighting in the country, provide humanitarian aid, and promote a negotiated political settlement to the two-year long conflict.
More than 14,000 asylum-seekers relocated from Greece and Italy, says UN migration agency
Mar 18, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): European Union countries have welcomed more than 14,000 asylum-seekers from Greece and Italy since October 2015, the United Nations migration agency on Friday announced, encouraging EU member states to follow through on their commitments.
Smarter use of natural resources can inject $2 trillion into global economy by 2015 – UN
Mar 18, 2017, at 05:43 am
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has found that smarter and more efficient use of the world’s natural resources on Friday can yield an “environmental win-win’ by injecting $2 trillion into the global economy by 2050 while also offsetting the costs of ambitious climate change action.
South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency
Mar 18, 2017, at 05:42 am
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,†the United Nations refugee agency on Friday said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight months ago.
UN Broadband Commission urges public-private partnerships to reach 'the unconnected'
Mar 18, 2017, at 05:41 am
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): New public-private partnerships are essential if broadband is to reach everyone and help accelerate the achievement of global sustainable development goals, members of the United Nations broadband commission said on Friday.
EU-UN cash transfer plan for education aims to reach 230,000 refugee children in Turkey
Mar 18, 2017, at 05:40 am
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): The European Union and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have launched a large-scale cash transfer project to increase the number of refugee children attending school in Turkey.
UN announces interagency group to coordinate global fight against antimicrobial resistance
Mar 17, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Thursday announced the establishment of an Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, which will be co-chaired by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan.