Terrorism: Twitter blocks additional 235,000 accounts
Aug 19, 2016, at 03:33 pm
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter, which is used by celebrities, politicians and common man across the globe to share their ideas and opinions on numerous issues, on Friday said it has suspended additional 235,000 accounts for violating its policies related to promotion of terrorism in the last six months.
'We have to be the hope' for people most in need, says top UN humanitarian official
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Praising the spirit and drive of relief workers, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien, has said the global humanitarian community is determined to not let political disagreements, conflicts or natural disasters get in the way of their ability to help the people who are most in need.
Syria: Citing lack of action, UN envoy cuts short humanitarian taskforce meeting
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Syria abruptly suspended the regular international humanitarian taskforce meeting in Geneva on Thursday shortly after it started, saying it made “no sense†to continue unless there is a pause in the fighting so aid convoys could reach besieged areas of the war-ravaged country.
UN rights experts urge Philippines to end wave of extrajudicial killings amid major drug crackdown
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Amid a recent massive anti-crime and anti-drug crackdown in the Philippines that has claimed the lives of more than 850 suspected criminals, two United Nations human rights experts on Thursday urged the Government to end the wave of extrajudicial executions and killings, stressing that drug charges should be “judged in a court of law, not by gunmen on the streets.â€
Long-term resettlement solutions needed for refugees on Manus Island – UNICEF Australia
Aug 19, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Amid news of an agreement to close the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday underscored the importance of finding permanent and sustainable resettlement solutions that address the needs of the refugees.
Turkey: 14 killed, 220 injured in attacks on police, military
Aug 19, 2016, at 05:04 am
Ankara, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least 14 people were killed and more than 220 were injured in the string of bombings in Turkey's Elazig city, media reports said.
UN reports reveal 'mixed' progress on efforts to end child refugee detention
Aug 19, 2016, at 04:21 am
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): While two new reports released on Thursday as part of a new global strategy by the United Nations refugee agency found an overall drop in the total number of refugee children detained in 12 focus countries, they also revealed mixed progress in two critical target areas: ensuring alternatives to detention, and improving detention conditions.
Sudan: Ban 'disappointed' at failure to reach truce agreement
Aug 19, 2016, at 04:19 am
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed disappointment that Sudan's warring parties failed to reach an agreement on a cessation of hostilities in Darfur and the two states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, during the last round of negotiations.
UNESCO chief denounces killing of Iraqi journalist
Aug 19, 2016, at 04:18 am
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Thursday condemned the killing of a Kurdistan TV cameraman on 14 August, the second such murder in Iraq in a week, urging measures to improve the safety of journalists in the country.
Syria conflict: Image of injured boy goes viral, receives shocked expressions
Aug 19, 2016, at 02:01 am
Aleppo, Aug 18 (IBNS): The haunting image of a 5-year-old boy rescued from the rubble after a devastating airstrike in Syria's Aleppo has gone viral and drew outrage in social media.
Argentina: Ruling to release woman jailed after miscarriage, a step forward for Human Rights
Aug 18, 2016, at 08:31 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): A ruling to release a woman sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage in Argentina is a step forward for human rights in the country, Amnesty International said.
Turkey: Car bomb detonation kills three, 50 injured
Aug 18, 2016, at 07:39 pm
Ankara, Aug 18 (IBNS): At least three people died and 50 others sustained injuries following the detonation of a car bomb near a police station in Turkey's Elazig city, reports said.
South Sudan: One year since peace deal, justice still elusive for victims
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:15 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): Renewed violence underscores the urgency of bringing to account those responsible for crimes under international law committed during South Sudan’s armed conflict, said Amnesty International and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) today, a year on from a faltering peace agreement.
Yemen: Ban again calls for end to hostilities as ground fighting, airstrikes escalate
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Alarmed by escalating airstrikes and ground fighting in Yemen and along the Saudi Arabia-Yemen border since, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeated his call on all the parties to the conflict to immediately cease all hostilities and for the Yemeni parties to return to the recently-ended direct talks facilitated by his envoy.
UN health agency names Michael Bloomberg Global Ambassador on noncommunicable diseases
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday named Michael R. Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and philanthropist, as its Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs).
UN and Ugandan government cut food rations amid influx of South Sudanese refugees
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Appealing to donors to urgently help bolster the humanitarian response in Uganda following an influx of thousands of people fleeing violence in neighbouring South Sudan, the United and the Ugandan Government on Wednesday announced that they will be forced to halve food rations or cash assistance in Uganda and put priority focus on those refugees most in need.
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of the illegal dumping of toxic waste in Côte d’Ivoire, a group of United Nations experts on Wednesday urged the Ivorian Government, all responsible States and the international community to use the opportunity to address the ongoing human rights impacts of the incident.
UN rights chief appeals to India and Pakistan for ‘full and unhindered’ access to Kashmir
Aug 18, 2016, at 01:18 pm
New York, Aug 18 (Just Earth News): Expressing deep regret at the failure of Indian and Pakistani authorities to grant the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) access to Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir respectively, the UN rights chief on Wednesday voiced concern about recent allegations of serious violations and reiterated a request for access to the region.
Security Council strongly condemns killings in eastern DR Congo, calls for government probe
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:10 am
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the 13 August killing of at least 50 civilians in a village in the restive North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:08 am
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Patricia Espinosa as the new Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in May this year.
South Sudan: UN chief launching special investigation into 11 July hotel attack
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:05 am
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): Alarmed by preliminary findings on the 11 July attack on a hotel in Juba, South Sudan, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and beaten by men in uniform, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an independent special investigation to examine this and other incidents and evaluate the overall response by the UN mission there.
US: Trump promises to reject bigotry and hatred if elected President
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:11 pm
Washington, Aug 17 (IBNS): As the US Presidential election is nearing, the promises are getting thicker from both the sides, with Donald Trump, the Republican nominee stating that he will reject bigotry and oppression if elected President.
UN aid chief releases $50 million 'lifeline' in emergency funds for people in urgent need
Aug 17, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations relief official released on Tuesday $50 million for severely underfunded aid operations in six neglected emergencies around the world from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which supports urgent, life-saving humanitarian responses.
UN health agency takes steps to help improve data on stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths
Aug 17, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality health care during pregnancy and childbirth, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Tuesday as it launched three new publications to help countries address and strengthen their classification, review, and investigation processes on these deaths, which are unrecorded or underreported.
Yellow fever: UN coordinating effort to vaccinate 14 million people in two African countries
Aug 17, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): Working with health ministries in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations health agency is coordinating one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa to protect more than 14 million people against yellow fever in an outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands of others.
UN chief congratulates Zambia on peaceful elections
Aug 17, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Zambia for the peaceful and orderly presidential, parliamentary and local elections, as well as the referendum on the Bill of Rights, held on 11 August.
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:19 am
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): The situation of civilians in Aleppo is “critical and demands immediate attention and response,†a United Nations-mandated human rights panel warned on Tuesday, expressing grave for the safety of the war-raved city’s people, including some 100,000 children, and urging countries with influence to pressure the parties to the conflict in Syria to return to political negotiations.
Bahrain authorities must end ‘systematic harassment’ of Shia population – UN rights experts
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:17 am
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday expressed deep concerns at what they see as “systematic harassment†of the Shia population and religious leaders, including stripping the citizenship of many, by authorities in Bahrain.
Yemen: Ban condemns reported coalition airstrike on rural hospital that leaves 11 dead
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:11 am
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): Reiterating his call on all warring parties in Yemen to immediately implement the cessation of hostilities, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the reported coalition airstrike yesterday on a hospital in the rural town of Hajjah that killed 11 people.
Aug 16, 2016, at 12:20 pm
New York, Aug 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations in Iraq has strongly condemned the death of a journalist who was seized by armed men in Dohuk city on 13 August and has called on the government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to implement urgent measures to guarantee the safety of all journalists and media professionals.