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.
Bullies target physical appearance, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation – UN reports
Jan 18, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Nearly a quarter of a million children and young people world-wide are bullied each year, according to a report released on Monday by the United Nations educational and cultural agency, which found that bullies like to pick on children because of their looks, have ethnic or cultural differences, or due to gender or sexual orientation.
Jan 18, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): In a message to an event spotlighting the growing challenges of anti-Muslim discrimination as well as hatred in various contexts, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appealed on Monday for drawing strength from the principles of inclusion, tolerance and mutual understanding to recognize the value of diversity.
Ethiopia: UN-backed humanitarian appeal launched, seeking $948 million in 2017
Jan 18, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): On the heels of failed rains and a calamitous El Niño in Ethiopia, the country's Government on Monday launched an appeal for $948 million to urgently address food and non-food needs, while the United Nations agriculture agency warned that a new drought may put the East African nation's hard fought gains at risk.
Somalia: Only early action will avert another catastrophe, says senior UN relief official
Jan 18, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Faced with a 'slight but steady' increase in the number of people in need, the humanitarian community in Somalia launched on Monday an $864 million to reach 3.9 million people with urgent life-saving assistance, the United Nations relief wing reported.
Mexico: Gunman kills five in nightclub shooting
Jan 17, 2017, at 05:22 pm
Cancun, Jan 17 (IBNS): An unknown gunman opened fire at a night club in Mexico's Cancun, killing at least five people and injuring nine others, media reports said.
Turkey nightclub attack: Suspect captured
Jan 17, 2017, at 03:23 pm
Istanbul, Jan 17 (IBNS): Security officials have arrested the main suspect in the New Year's Eve attack at a night club in Istanbul, media reports said.
UN agency envoy Forest Whitaker honoured for work in peacebuilding, conflict-resolution
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Actor and United Nations agency special envoy Forest Whitaker is on Monday being celebrated as a leader in peacebuilding and conflict-resolution, empowering young people in communities touched by violence and poverty.
Ongoing violations of child rights highlighted as UN monitoring body opens annual session
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Children face the ongoing violations of their rights worldwide, including poverty, violence and discrimination against them, a senior United Nations human rights official told the body that monitors implementation of a global treaty on the matter.
UN envoy in Yemen meeting with President, senior officials to push for greater aid access
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is on Monday in Aden, highlighting the need for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid and move along the peace process.
UN Data Forum explores ways to improve and modernize national statistical systems
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): With the statistical community facing myriad challenges as countries begin to implement the new 15-year global plan for sustainable development, it is imperative to modernize, improve capacity and cooperate at a truly global level, the top United Nations economic and social affairs official told a gathering of more than 1,500 data experts on Monday.
New UN manual aims to address management of violent extremists in prison settings
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:45 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges brought on by and the need to address violent extremism and radicalization in prisons, the United Nations agency mandated to prevent international crime and assist criminal justice reform unveiled a new manual that offers practical advice on managing violent extremist prisoners, disengaging them from violence and facilitating their social reintegration upon release.
UN refugee agency lauds Europe's rescue efforts in Mediterranean amid 'tragic start' to New Year
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency praised the Italian Coastguard in coordination with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for rescuing some 1,500 people from boats on the Mediterranean struggling in rough weather throughout the weekend.