State Parties to UN-backed treaty agree to aim for clearance of cluster bombs by 2030
Sep 08, 2016, at 11:33 am
New York, Sept 8 (Just Earth News): An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs ended on Wednesday in Geneva, with an agreement on a target to complete by 2030 clearance of these explosive remnants of war that kill large numbers of civilians.
Multisectoral approach needed to address different facets of malnutrition – UN health agency
Sep 08, 2016, at 02:43 am
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the importance of a multipronged approach to address the challenges brought on by occurrence of both under nutrition, and overweight and obesity, often within the same communities, and even in the same households in several south-east Asian countries.
Three Afghan teenagers jailed in Austria for sodomising compatriot
Sep 07, 2016, at 05:10 pm
Salzburg, Austria, Sept 7 (IBNS): Three Afghan asylum seekers were jailed in Austria's Salzburg city after they were found guilty of sodomising another Afghan boy, reports said.
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:05 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief said on Tuesday that collective global action is needed to overcome barriers to implementation of States’ legal commitments to protect populations from atrocity crimes – the principle known as “responsibility to protect†or R2P.
Manufacturing growth expected to remain low in 2016 – UN report
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:03 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report has indicated that global manufacturing growth is expected to remain low in 2016 due to weakened financial support for productive activities.
In hard-hitting speech, UN human rights chief warns against populists and demagogues
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:02 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): In a hard-hitting speech, the United Nations human rights chief has strongly warned against the impact that populists and demagogues are having on society, and called for more effort to safeguard human rights law.
UN and south-east Asian health officials re-affirm commitment to ending neglected tropical diseases
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:01 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): Health ministers in south-east Asia on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to achieve the target of controlling, eliminating and eradicating neglected tropical diseases (NTDS), with the United Nations health agency voicing its support for their efforts.
UN-backed report finds urgent need for greater headway to achieve world education goals
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:59 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): There is an urgent need for greater headway in education without which, on current trends, the world will be half a century late for achieving the education-related goals contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a new United Nations-backed independent report.
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:58 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned the ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday, 5 September.
UNICEF deeply concerned about impact of unrest in southern Thai provinces on children
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:57 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in Thailand has expressed deep concerns over the continuing violence in the country’s restive southernmost provinces and its impact on children, including an explosion that killed a four-year-old girl and her father on Tuesday.
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:55 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory could easily produce twice the gross domestic product (GDP) it generates now, while unemployment and poverty could recede significantly, according a new United Nations report.
As peace talks stall, violence soars once again in Syria – new UN report warns
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:54 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): Although February’s ceasefire agreement created an all-too-brief respite in fighting, there has been a tragic increase in violence targeting Syrian civilians, crushing hopes of peace in the war-torn country, a group of United Nations experts warned on Tuesday.
Greek volunteers awarded top UN humanitarian honour for efforts with migrants and refugees
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:53 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): A Greek human rights activist and a Greek volunteer rescue team – Efi Latsoudi and the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) – have been jointly awarded this year’s Nansen Refugee Award for their efforts to aid refugees arriving in Greece during 2015.
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:20 am
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency charged with eradicating rural poverty has been awarded the inaugural Africa Food Prize – and dedicated it to “the millions of African women who silently toil to feed their families.â€
Iraq: UN food relief agency’s supplies reach Qayyarah’s 30,000 people under 2-year siege
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:19 am
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency has delivered urgently-needed aid to more than 30,000 people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Qayyarah in the past week, reaching an area that has been under siege and inaccessible for more than two years.
UN human rights office 'deeply worried' about situation in Cambodia
Sep 07, 2016, at 04:18 am
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over recent incidents of intimidation of opposition politicians and their supporters, civil society, and peaceful demonstrators in Cambodia, the United Nations human rights arm has called on the authorities to create an environment that is conducive the enjoyment of human rights.
Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa crowned Miss World Japan
Sep 07, 2016, at 02:06 am
Tokyo, Sept 6 (IBNS): Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa has been crowned Miss World Japan recently.
President Obama cancels meeting with Filipono counterpart following insult
Sep 06, 2016, at 06:56 pm
Vientiane, Sep 6 (IBNS): U.S. President Barack Obama, who arrived in the capital of Laos on Monday midnight from China, has cancelled his meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, the media reported on Tuesday quoting White House sources.
UN Security Council concludes 'very positive' three-day visit to South Sudan
Sep 06, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan on Monday by reaffirming its support for peace in South Sudan and reiterated its calls to the government to fulfill commitments announced in a joint communique.
Annual meeting on UN-backed treaty aims to set target date for cluster bomb abolition
Sep 06, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs opened in Geneva on Monday, with a call to set a target date to achieve a world free of these explosive remnants of war that kill large numbers of civilians.
Saudi Arabia: Ban, Deputy Crown Prince discuss Palestine refugees, Yemen and climate pact
Sep 06, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday met with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince, who is also Second Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, discussing the country's financial support for the UN Palestine refugees agency, the conflict in Yemen, protection of children, as well as the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing mechanisms for 2030 Goals
Sep 06, 2016, at 04:28 am
New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable development and climate action, urging further efforts by G20 countries to fulfill their commitments.
On World Day, UN chief says 'charity is one of best investments for common future'
Sep 06, 2016, at 04:27 am
New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): “Charity is one of the best investments we can make in our common future,†United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday, the International Day of Charity, noting that the world is now seeing the dramatic rise of philanthropy in developing countries.
Series of blasts kill 18 across Syria
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Damascus, Sept 5 (IBNS) : In all 18 people were killed in a series of explosions that rocked government-held territories across Syria on Monday, the state-run media reported.
North Korea launches three ballistic missiles
Sep 05, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Pyongyang, Sept 5 (IBNS) : North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday morning, CNN International reported quoting South Korea's military.
Sep 05, 2016, at 11:53 am
New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): Expressing a serious concern over the ongoing political impasse in Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Security Council on Sunday urged leaders in the West African country to find a solution to the crisis, and ensure a functioning government.
Gabon: Ban speaks with President and opposition leader; calls for end to violence
Sep 05, 2016, at 11:51 am
New York, Sept 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, and Jean Ping, presidential candidate of the Démocratie Nouvelle party, to help end violence that ensued the recent, closely-contested presidential election in the African country.
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:22 am
New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): At a G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the conference's focus on sustainable development and climate change, urging all countries to take early action on these.
UN Secretary-General condemns bomb attack on night market in Philippine
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:21 am
New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Friday's bomb attack on a night market in Davao City in the Philippines that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens, his spokesman said on Sunday.
UN report urges Somalia to ensure freedom of expression as it is critical to political transition
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:19 am
New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): A United Nations report on freedom of expression in Somalia released on Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront journalists, human rights defenders and political leaders, including numerous killings, arrests, intimidation and closure of critical media outlets.