UN says 13 million affected by disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:56 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : A staggering 13.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were affected by disasters between January and October 2015, a report from the United Nations relief wing revealed, warning the situation could be further exacerbated by the current powerful El Niño.
World Diabetes Day: UN calls for action to turn tide of growing global epidemic
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:52 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : With the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is emphasizing that people must take steps towards leading healthy lives while governments create conditions to stem the global epidemic.
UN Police play crucial role for success of peacekeeping missions : UN Officials
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:49 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Though generally far less numerous than the military component in United Nations peacekeeping operations, UN Police play a vital role in protecting civilians and training local forces, facing multiple challenges and dangers in fulfilling their mission, the Security Council heard on Friday.
Ukraine: UN warns 700,000 children at risk due to severely damaged heating systems
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:46 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : About 700,000 children in Donetsk and Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine are in danger of the potential failure of the heating systems during the winter months, said United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday adding that conflict in the region has heavily damaged the interlinked water, heating and electricity service.
Measles vaccination saved 17 million lives since 2000 :UN
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:41 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : The number of measles-related deaths has decreased by 79 per cent since the beginning of the century, but the United Nations health agency is warning that 2015 global milestones and measles elimination goals are off track.
UN relief official in Mali condemns attacks against humanitarian workers
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:35 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : In the wake of more than two dozen attacks against aid workers and their facilities in the past months, the top United Nations relief official in Mali, Mbaranga Gasarabwe, on Friday condemned the increasing violence against humanitarian organizations in the strife-torn country and warned that such attacks are violations of international law.
Refugees flee Yemen for strife-riven Horn of Africa, UN reports
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:32 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) :In a reversal of a multi-year boat exodus that has seen hundreds of thousands of Somalis risk death at sea to flee their strife-riven land to seek refuge in Yemen, thousands of Yemenis are now fleeing from their own war-torn country to Djibouti, Somalia’s neighbour, across the Gulf of Aden.
Burundi: UN experts urge Security Council to take steps to stop rights abuses
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:28 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of a new resolution on Thursday strongly condemning the ongoing killings and human rights violations in Burundi, a group of UN independent experts has expressed outrage at the situation and warned that the central African “is going towards an unacceptable path of atrocities.â€
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Beirut suburb
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:23 pm
New York, Nov14(Just Earth NEWS/IBNS) :The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh that killed at least 43 and injured more than 200 people.
UN condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris
Nov 14, 2015, at 04:16 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the “despicable" terrorist attacks carried out on Friday in various locations in and around Paris, and Ban has demanded the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage in the Bataclan theatre.
IS militant Jihadi John killed in U.S. forces conducted airstrike
Nov 14, 2015, at 05:32 am
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): The USA has said Islamic State militant who is known as Jihadi John has been killed during an airstrike in Syria's Raqqa on Thursday.
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:39 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Welcoming this past weekend's elections as "a significant achievement in Myanmar’s democratic transition," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday extended warm congratulations to the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for their landmark performance at the polls and to the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) for its dignified acceptance of the verdict of the people.
Lebanon: UN officials condemn attack in Beirut suburb, call for terrorists to be brought to justice
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative in Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh.
'Failure of refugee and migration governance is fatal,' deputy UN chief tells summit in Malta
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):At a summit on the relationship between Europe and Africa on refugees and migration, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General stressed the importance of searching for political solutions, strengthening institutions and continuing development efforts and assistance.
New allegations of sexual abuse resurface against ‘blue helmets’ in Central African Republic
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):After new reports of sexual exploitation and abuse surfaced against troops of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the head of the operation, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, strongly condemned the alleged incidents and announced that multifunction team would be dispatched to the location to gather the facts.
UN rights experts sounds alarm on 'critical situation' faced by indigenous peoples of Honduras
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Indigenous peoples in Honduras face a critical situation regarding their land and resource rights, access to social services and judiciary, as well as their vulnerability to violence and impunity, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned following a visit to the country.
Burundi: Security Council calls for political talks to resolve crisis peacefully
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Security Council on Thursday called on all parties in Burundi to engage in peace talks, warning of further action against those who incite more violence in the Central African country, where a recent upsurge has threatened hard-won stability after decades of ethnic strife and could lead to "potentially devastating consequences" for the entire region if it persists.
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) At a special meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed the need to promote and protect human rights in Venezuela and to defend even those who disagree with the State’s policies, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros vowed to continue employing truth to defend his country against "audacious accusations" and "imperialist attacks."
Top UN relief official in Libya welcomes release of aid workers held captive for months
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Two Libyan humanitarian workers affiliated with aid agencies were released on 7 November after being held captive for five months, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, Ali Al-Za’tari, said today, welcoming their release.
El Nino: 2.3 million Central Americans will need food aid, UN warns in latest alert
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:32 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Some 2.3 million people in Central America will need food aid as the current El Niño weather pattern, one of the strongest on record, exacerbates a prolonged drought, the United Nations warned on Thursday in the latest alert on the impact of the phenomenon which causes floods in parts of the world and drought in others.
In Iraq, UN reports close to 2,000 casualties in October from terrorism and conflict
Nov 13, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict killed a total of 714 Iraqis and injured another 1,269 during the month of October, according to casualty figures released on Thursday by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).
Beirut suicide attacks kill 37
Nov 13, 2015, at 02:56 pm
Beirut, Nov 13 (IBNS): Two suicide bomb attacks at a residential area in Lebanon's capital Beirut has killed at least 37 people, media reports said.
Investigation into killing of Philippines journalist urged by UNESCO chief
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday denounced the killing of radio journalist José Bernardo in the Philippines on 31 October.
Central Africa: UN refugee agency condemns attack on camp in Batangafo
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following a killing and revenge attack on a camp for internally displace people in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Batangafo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern about the spreading insecurity in the country and condemned the violent attack on the camp.
Central Africa: UN refugee agency condemns attack on camp in Batangafo
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following a killing and revenge attack on a camp for internally displace people in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Batangafo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern about the spreading insecurity in the country and condemned the violent attack on the camp.
Political polarization in Iraq threatens reconciliation efforts: UN official
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faces "immense challenges" to his efforts to bring reconciliation and broaden the political process in his strife-torn nation, confronting obstacles from all sides, the top United Nations official in the country warned the Security Council on Wednesday
Political polarization in Iraq threatens reconciliation efforts: UN official
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faces "immense challenges" to his efforts to bring reconciliation and broaden the political process in his strife-torn nation, confronting obstacles from all sides, the top United Nations official in the country warned the Security Council on Wednesday
UN conference reaches agreement on radio spectrum for global flight tracking
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:32 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): An agreement has been reached at the United Nations World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum to allow the use of satellites for real-time global flight tracking in civil aviation, which could help prevent a repeat of the "tragic loss" of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March 2014.
Ban warns against cuts in development aid to finance response to refugee crisis
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:29 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Reducing development assistance to finance the cost of refugee flows is counter-productive, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday, declaring that "helping people in need should not be a zero-sum game."
UN human rights experts welcome release of Egyptian journalist and rights defender
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): UN human rights experts on Wednesday welcomed the release of Egyptian journalist Hossam Bahgat but expressed their "grave concern" over the "very difficult environment" for journalists and human rights defenders in Egypt that deters reporting and intimidates writers and activists of all kinds.