As fires burn through Calais ‘Jungle,’ UNICEF urges protection of children remaining in the camp
Oct 28, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): “Deeply troubled†that last night, while fires burned in parts of the Calais refugee and migrant camp that has become known as “the Jungle†burned, many children were forced to sleep out in the cold, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday underscored that authorities on the ground must guarantee their protection.
UN health strategy making access to new, revolutionary hepatitis C treatment possible
Oct 28, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): According to the United Nations heath agency, since the approval of new medicines for hepatitis C – offering a cure rate of over 95 per cent, fewer side effects and complete cure within three months – about two years back, more than one million patients in low- and middle-income countries have been treated.
Destruction of cultural heritage is an attack on people and their fundamental rights – UN expert
Oct 28, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): When cultural heritage is under attack, it is also the people and their fundamental human rights that are under attack, a United Nations expert warned the UN General Assembly, issuing an urgent call to step up international action against the destruction of heritage such as monuments, historic sites and sacred places.
ISIL’s ‘scorched earth policy’ creating environmental and health havoc in Mosul, warns UN
Oct 28, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): Environmental pollution is adding “complexity and danger†to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive in Mosul, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Thursday, warning that fumes from burning stockpiles of sulphur dioxide, and oil wells that have been set ablaze, have led to further suffering for civilians in northern Iraq.
‘It’s your story – don’t lose it,’ UNESCO says marking World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Oct 28, 2016, at 04:26 am
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Archives are humanity’s collective memory bank, maintained in many public and private organizations, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said on Thursday, urging all public and private entities as well as relevant professionals to take urgent action to safeguard audiovisual works and records ‘as an integral part of our shared heritage.â€
Severe hunger in southern Madagascar likely persist into 2017 due to drought-hit crops, UN warns
Oct 28, 2016, at 04:24 am
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): The impact of severe El Niño-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly 850,000 people are acutely food insecure, is likely to persist into 2017 and requires an intensified humanitarian response, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Thursday.
Syria: Latest school attack in Idlib 'an outrage' and 'one more scar on future' – UNICEF chief
Oct 28, 2016, at 04:15 am
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that the latest school attack in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib may be “the deadliest†one since the war begin more than five years ago, and is a war crime if deliberate.
Japan: Prince Mikasa dies of heart failure, aged 100
Oct 27, 2016, at 08:20 pm
Tokyo, Oct 27 (IBNS): Prince Mikasa of Japan, the uncle of Emperor Akihito, died on Thursday of heart failure, reports said.
Oct 27, 2016, at 02:32 pm
Rome, Oct 27 (IBNS): Two earthquakes hit central Italy on Wednesday, triggering panic in the nation.
‘Stop draining the blood of Syrians’ – UN relief chief’s appeal to the Security Council
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): In another impassioned plea to the United Nations Security Council urging action to stop the bloodshed in war-ravaged Syria, the top UN humanitarian official stressed that since his last briefing to the body (on 29 September), 400 more Syrians had been killed and close to 2,000 injured in eastern Aleppo.
New solutions needed to tackle mounting sovereign debt crisis – UN trade and development agency
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Prior to a meeting on Wednesday at the United Nations on sovereign debt restructuring, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that in order to deal with sovereign debt crises – which are creating a growing threat to economic stability in many developing countries – the world is in need of new ways to tackle the problem.
Statistical capabilities need major upgrade to achieve 2030 Agenda – UN agriculture chief
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): “Tremendous†efforts and increased investments are expected from countries and international organizations in order to improve national statistical capacities in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Zero Hunger target, José Graziano da Silva, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said on Wednesday in Rome.
US abstains for first time in annual UN vote on ending embargo against Cuba
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): In a near unanimous action, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution underlining the need to end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, while also welcoming progress in the relations between the two countries.
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): United Nations human rights expert Ikponwosa Ero called upon government representatives gathered in New York for the General Assembly to take swift action to end a growing problem of violence and severe discrimination against people with albinism.
‘Nothing is more powerful than the human spirit,’ Ban tells memorial honouring fallen UN staff
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Joined by staff and families of the women and men of the United Nations who lost their lives between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2016, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a memorial service at UN Headquarters on Wednesday that “those who destroy may think bombs and bullets are the most powerful force […] but nothing is more powerful than the human spirit.â€
UN aid agencies stepping up assistance for those fleeing Mosul fighting
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): As newly-displaced Iraqis are starting to arrive at camps set up by the United Nations for people fleeing the ongoing military offensive to wrest Mosul from terrorists, the Organization’s health and refugee agencies have ramped up their own operations to provide assistance and to respond to what has thus far been a ‘moderate’ influx.
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): With nearly 400,000 children facing starvation in Nigeria, and citizens suffering with little to no protection, security, food or access to clean water, “Nigeria is facing the worst humanitarian crisis on the African continent,†Peter Lundberg, the acting United Nations Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, warned on Wednesday.
South Sudan: UN human rights chief warns of ‘alarming rise’ in ethnic hate speech
Oct 27, 2016, at 04:41 am
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): An alarming rise in hate speech and incitement to violence against certain ethnic groups in South Sudan has prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, to issue a warning that if the community and political leaders at the highest levels do not rein it in, mass atrocities in the country could erupt.
Ban condemns outbreak of violence and attacks on UN mission in Central African Republic
Oct 27, 2016, at 04:38 am
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the outbreak of violence, on 24 October, in the Central African Republic's (CAR) capital, Bangui, that killed at least four civilians and injured nine others.
Fires engulf parts of France's Calais migrant camp
Oct 26, 2016, at 06:06 pm
Calais, France, Oct 26 (IBNS): An overnight fire engulfed parts of a migrant camp in France's Calais, reports said on Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Tuesday urged the international community to show solidarity with the Haitian people as they struggle to cope with the impact Hurricane Matthew and an ongoing cholera epidemic, particularly through financial support for the new United Nations system-wide approach to tackle the spread of the disease.
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): The senior United Nations child rights envoy on Tuesday said she is heartened by the commitment of the Colombian Government and a the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC) to separate and reintegrate children associated with the armed group, despite the negative results of the recent referendum on the Colombian peace accord.
Women must have their ‘rightful place’ at the heart of building peace and security – UN chief
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): The urgent drive to bring women into their rightful place at the heart of building peace and security “must never stop,†United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Tuesday, calling for key steps towards that goal, including holding all UN peace operations accountable for putting women and girls at the centre of their work.
UN receives reports of executions and use of ‘human shields’ by ISIL in battle for Mosul
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): As Iraqi Government forces close in on Mosul, the United Nations human rights wing said on Tuesday that it continues to receive reports of grave violations against civilians, including extrajudicial killings and summary executions, by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) extremists.
UN agency supporting French authorities in transferring refugees from Calais ‘Jungle’
Oct 26, 2016, at 04:22 am
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday that it is assisting French authorities as they begin to close the refugee camp in Calais known as ‘the Jungle,†and “environment not fit for human habitation†and which highlights the need for greater responsibility sharing and coordination between European Union member States.
Mediterranean death toll in 2016 ‘worst we have seen’ – UN refugee agency
Oct 26, 2016, at 04:18 am
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): With just two months left in 2016, and despite a substantial drop in the number of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean, the number of people losing their lives has witnessed a three-fold overall increase this year, and in one particular route by more than five-fold, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
'An entire generation could be crippled by hunger' in Yemen – UN food relief agency
Oct 26, 2016, at 04:17 am
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency on Tuesday said it is increasingly concerned about deteriorating food security and growing rates of child malnutrition in war-plagued Yemen, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.
Australia: 4 killed on theme park ride
Oct 25, 2016, at 10:14 pm
Sydney, Oct 25 (IBNS): At least four people were killed on a ride at a theme park in Australia on Tuesday, media report said.
Theme park ride turns fatal for 4 in Australia
Oct 25, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Queensland, Oct 25 (IBNS): Four people died while taking a ride at an Australian theme park in Queensland, reports said.
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): With efforts to respond to the plight of more than 60 million internally displaced people (IDPs) around the world is falling short, a senior United Nations humanitarian official reiterated the UN relief wing's call for a new approach to the crisis, in terms of coordination as well as better prevention and better solutions.