Jan 20, 2017, at 01:40 pm
Switzerland , Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Leaders from business and policy-making are not expecting a return to 1930s-style trade war, despite the populist backlash in parts of the world against globalization and free trade. Nevertheless, the reality is that nationalism and protectionism are on the rise globally and the case for globalization needs to be made, agreed panellists in a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
Secretary-General Guterres: UN to focus more on conflict and crisis prevention
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:26 pm
Switzerland, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): In a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said his priority at the UN would be reform of the organization’s peace strategy and architecture to recalibrate focus towards prevention – and not just resolution – of conflict. Pointing out that peace-keeping consumes over 70% of the UN’s budget, he said: “On Thursday, most of our operations take place in countries where there is no peace to keep. Peace-keepers become, inevitably, parties to the conflict.†By preventing conflicts and helping countries that finally emerge from conflict, the UN will be able to limit its peace-keeping role.
UN rights expert welcomes US decision to lift most unilateral sanctions on Sudan
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday welcomed the decision of President Barack Obama to lift most sanctions unilaterally imposed by the United States on Sudan.
At Davos forum, UN chief Guterres calls businesses ‘best allies’ to curb climate change, poverty
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for a new generation of partnerships with the business community to limit the impact of climate change and to reduce poverty.
Processed foods drive surge in obesity rates in Latin America and Caribbean – UN-backed report
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are prevalent particularly among women and children, according to a new United Nations-backed report.
Gambia: Security Council backs regional efforts to ensure peaceful transfer of power to Barrow
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Urging all Gambian parties to respect the outcome of the 1 December election recognizing Adama Barrow as the country’s President-elect, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed its support for the commitment of West African States to “ensure, by political means first, respect of the will of the people.â€
Syria: Ceasefire a ‘disappointment’ for aid access; UN envoy invited to Astana talks
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Despite a cessation of hostilities in war-ravaged Syria, aid workers are still unable to reach many people desperately needing assistance, the United Nations reported on Thursday, also announcing that Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura will attend upcoming talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana.
UN rights expert urges Saudi Arabia to use economic plan to bolster women’s rights
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): An independent United Nations expert on Thursday urged Saudi officials to use their bold new plan for economic transformation to improve the human rights of women and the poor.
UN agencies, partners launch new plan to address plight of refugees and migrants in Europe
Jan 20, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee and migration agencies along with a host of partners on Thursday unveiled a new strategy and appeal to help address the challenges confronting hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants in Europe.
UN agency eyes recycling wastewater for large-scale farming
Jan 20, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): With agricultural land thirsty and water increasingly scarce, the United Nations agricultural agency is on Thursday hosting an international event to discuss the use of municipal liquid waste for farming.
Turkey: UNICEF cites risk of 'lost generation' of Syrian children despite enrolment increase
Jan 20, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): More than 40 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Turkey are missing out on education, despite a sharp increase in enrolment rates, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
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IFAD to host high-level conference on innovative approaches to financing for rural development
Jan 20, 2017, at 04:03 am
Rome, Jan 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is joining forces with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Brookings Institution and the University of Warwick to host an international conference in Rome aimed at advancing global efforts to end extreme poverty and hunger by 2030 through greater investments in rural development and innovative financing for smallholder agriculture that benefits the rural poor.
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): Briefing the United Nations Security Council on its resolution 2231, which endorsed a plan of action on Iran’s nuclear programme, the top UN political official called on the international community for continued support and contribution to the implementation of the agreement.
Top UN humanitarian official in Syria allocates $19 million for emergency response in Aleppo
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:45 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): Amid an overall scale-up in relief operations in Syria, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, Ali Al-Za’tari, approved on Wednesday $19 million from the Syria Humanitarian Fund to sustain immediate life-saving and early recovery assistance for tens of thousands of people in war-ravaged Aleppo.
Three months after Hurricane Matthew, 1.5 million Haitians face hunger – UN agencies report
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): While the number of Haitians facing hunger in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew has declined steadily in the three months since the deadly storm ripped through the tiny island nation, more than 1.5 million people nevertheless remain food insecure, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
2016 was the hottest year ever recorded – UN weather agency
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): The world has just witnessed the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the United Nations weather agency reported on Wednesday, highlighting new records in indicators of human-caused climate change, as well as loss of Artic sea ice.
Mali: UN condemns suicide bombing of Gao military camp as ‘direct attack’ on peace process
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the suicide-vehicle attack earlier on Wednesday perpetrated against a military camp in the northern Mali city of Gao that reportedly left at least 50 people dead and dozens injured.
UN forum wraps up in South Africa with a call for better data to improve people’s lives
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum concluded on Wednesday with the launch of a global plan that outlines a vision and a “to-do†list for better data to improve people’s lives, including through new ideas, solutions and strengthened collaboration in the field of statistics.
Following Chelsea Manning’s commutation, UN expert urges pardons for other whistleblowers
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the commutation of United States army officer Chelsea Manning’s 35-year sentence for leaking classified military documents, a United Nations independents human rights expert on Wednesday called on Governments to recognize the contributions of whistleblowers and pardon those serving prison sentences.
Amid outpour of sympathy, UN emergency responders aid bombed Nigerian camp
Jan 19, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): United Nations humanitarian helicopter and emergency medical personnel are in north-eastern Nigeria following a military airstrike that hit a displacement camp killing dozens of people, including aid workers, and wounding a reported 100 others.
Yemen: Ongoing humanitarian crisis adding to migrants woes, says UN migration agency
Jan 19, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the plight of migrants from the Horn of Africa arriving in Yemen – which itself has seen more than 2.1 million people internally displaced due to ongoing conflict and the resulting humanitarian crisis – the United Nations migration agency has called for additional support for the vulnerable.
UK employers place Birmingham in graduate recruitment top six
Jan 18, 2017, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The University of Birmingham is among the six UK universities most frequently targeted by Britain’s top employers looking for graduate recruits, according to a newly published report.
NATO Secretary General to attend the World Economic Forum
Jan 18, 2017, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi,Jan 18 (IBNS): Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday 19 January and Friday 20 January 2017.
Nigeria: Military accidentally drops bomb on refugees, kills at least 52
Jan 18, 2017, at 05:45 pm
Abuja, Jan 18 (IBNS): An error by the Nigerian military turned fatal as they accidentally dropped a bomb on a refugee camp in Rann, killing at least 52 people and injuring hundreds, reports said.
Modest economic growth not an indication of revived global demand – UN report
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): A modest global recovery is projected for 2017-18 should be seen as more of an indication of economic stabilization than a signal of a robust and sustained revival of global demand, a new United Nations economic report has found.
Syria: Heavy fighting forces UN food relief agency to suspend airdrops in Deir ez-Zor
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:29 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it has been forced to suspend airdrops to residents of the besieged Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor because of heavy fighting between Government forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh).
At Security Council, senior UN envoy cautions against 'unilateral' action in Middle Eas
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): Unilateral actions threaten to unravel the two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, the United Nations focal point on the Middle East on Tuesday told the Security Council, stressing that both sides must do their part to create the necessary conditions to launch direct negotiations.
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations adviser called on Tuesday for a new “consortium†of donors committed to improving Haiti's water supply and sanitation services to help finally eradicate cholera from the island, in support of the newly-elected President Jovenel Moïse.
At Cape Town Forum, UN Women and partners seek ways to close gender data gaps
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): With only 41 per cent of countries regularly producing data on violence against women and only 13 per cent of countries having a dedicated gender statistics budget, the first-ever United Nations World Data Forum on Tuesday explored ways to close these data gaps.
One journalist killed every four days in 2016, UN agency finds
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom.