On International Day, UN promotes online literacy in digital world
Sep 09, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): New technologies open opportunities to improve lives and connect globally, but they can also marginalize those who are illiterate and lack other essential skills needed to navigate them, a senior United Nations official on Friday said, highlighting that some 750 million adults worldwide are not literate.
UN scales up response as 270,000 flee Myanmar into Bangladesh in two weeks
Sep 09, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency on Friday confirmed that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, and the number of new arrivals continues to increase.
At high-level forum, UN stresses importance of education in building ‘culture of peace’
Sep 08, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): Education can promote ideals of non-violence, equality and mutual respect, United Nations officials said on Thursday at a high-level event on how to achieve a culture of peace amid current global challenges and threats to stability, prosperity and the planet.
UN, partners seek $106 million in humanitarian aid for drought-hit Kenya
Sep 08, 2017, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Kenya on Thursday appealed for $106 million to scale-up their response to the most urgent needs resulting from the egregious effects of the drought in northern Kenya.
Former US President Obama to visit Toronto, will speak on global citizenship
Sep 08, 2017, at 07:04 am
Toronto, Sep 7 (IBNS): Former US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Toronto late this month to speak on global citizenship, media reports said.
Bank of Canada raises benchmark interest rate to one percent
Sep 08, 2017, at 07:02 am
Ottawa, Sep 7 (IBNS): Bank of Canada on Wednesday increased the benchmark interest rate by 0.25% to 1% making the second consecutive hike in the present year, media reports said.
UN supporting national relief efforts as Hurricane Irma threatens nearly 50 million people
Sep 08, 2017, at 05:24 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are supporting relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which has already wreaked havoc on Antigua and Barbuda and other Caribbean islands and is en route towards the United States.
Marginalization, perceived abuse of power pushing Africa’s youth to extremism – UN study
Sep 08, 2017, at 05:22 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): Deprivation, marginalization and perceived state violence or abuse of power are pushing young Africans into the clutches of violent extremism, a groundbreaking study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reveals.
Global food prices fall in August as cereal output heads for record high – UN
Sep 08, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up expectations for larger grain inventories, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
Pakistan admits LeT, JeM operate from its soil
Sep 07, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IBNS): Putting decades of denial aside, Islamabad on Wednesday finally admitted that international terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba operate from within Pakistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing near US base injures at least four
Sep 07, 2017, at 06:32 pm
Kabul, Sep 7 (IBNS): A suicide bombing near the US base in Afghanistan's Bagram left at four injured, local Khaama Press reported.
Toronto Transit Commission investing $500,000 to study subway air quality
Sep 07, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Toronto, Sep 7 (IBNS): The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is investing $500,000 for studying air quality in the subway system, after Environmental Science & Technology journal reported earlier this year that high concentrations of pollutants were found in the agency’s underground lines, media reports said.
China remains persistent in denuclearizing Korean Peninsula: President Xi Jinping
Sep 07, 2017, at 02:10 pm
Beijing, Sept 7 (IBNS): During a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that his country remained persistent on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Military action not first choice against North Korea: Donald Trump
Sep 07, 2017, at 01:56 pm
Washington, Sept 7 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that military action was not his'first choice' against North Korea.
FEATURE: Does drone technology hold promise for the UN?
Sep 07, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): Drone technology appears to be taking off at the United Nations, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being used for various purposes, including in humanitarian, development and peacekeeping operations.
Suspected cholera cases complicate already complex crisis in northeast Nigeria – UN relief wing
Sep 07, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): Over 530 suspected cases of cholera, claiming some 23 lives, have been registered in Nigeria’s Borno state, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported on Wednesday.
UN summit spotlights financial need to combat land degradation
Sep 07, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations body tasked with addressing desertification on Wednesday stressed the importance of financing for national commitments to combat land degradation, as a global summit on the issue got underway in China.
Sep 07, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Sept 7(Just Earth News): Highlighting increased atrocity crimes – genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity – in many parts of the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for concrete action to protect the vulnerable and to reverse such negative trends.
Mali: UN chief condemns latest attack on peacekeepers
Sep 07, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned an attack against a United Nations convoy in the Kidal region of Mali that left two peacekeepers dead and two others seriously injured.
Ahead of Hurricane Irma, UNICEF preparing supplies and communication lines to youth
Sep 07, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): If Irma stays on its current track as a category 5 hurricane, it will bring devastating damage within hours to parts of the Caribbean, affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday cautioned.
Syria: UN probe documents use of chemical weapons and other crimes against civilians
Sep 07, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): Despite reduced violence in some places in Syria, warring parties continued to perpetrate unthinkable crimes against civilians, including the use of chemical weapons by Government forces, a group of United Nations investigators said on Wednesday as they released a new report.
Conflict, widespread poverty stall progress on education rates over past decade – UNICEF
Sep 07, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): Pervasive levels of poverty, protracted conflicts and complex humanitarian emergencies have led to stagnation in reducing the global out-of-school rate over the past decade, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to call for more investments.
Bangladesh: Rohingya boat capsizes, 6 bodies recovered
Sep 06, 2017, at 10:32 pm
Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS):A boat capsized in Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, leaving at least six Rohingya refugees dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
ISIS-K kills two Afghan soldiers for serving in the military
Sep 06, 2017, at 05:22 pm
Kabul, Sep 6 (IBNS): The ISIS-K has executed two brothers for serving in the national army, reports said.
DPRK's nuclear risk 'most dangerous crisis we face on Tuesday,' warns UN chief Guterres
Sep 06, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday “unequivocally†condemned the latest nuclear and missile tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), denouncing them as “profoundly destabilizing for regional and international security.â€
Imposing sanctions on Mali, Security Council targets those undermining peace process
Sep 06, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday established a sanctions regime on Mali, introducing a travel ban and assets freeze that will apply to individuals and entities engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the conflict-torn African country.
In Ethiopia, UN agency chiefs say more investment is needed to bolster drought-prone areas
Sep 06, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): More investment is needed in long-term projects to protect people in developing countries from droughts, the heads of the United Nations food agencies on Tuesday said after a visit to Ethiopia where 9.5 million people are hungry.
'New Urban Agenda,' reform of UN-Habitat take spotlight at high-level General Assembly talks
Sep 06, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief on Tuesday said that the Organization is failing to deliver sufficiently in cities, and its work in and on urban areas must be reinvigorated, as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting on a new UN approach to the rapidly urbanizing world.
Colombia: UN welcomes ceasefire pact between Government and ELN rebels
Sep 06, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Sept 6(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) of a temporary bilateral cease-fire from 1 October 2017 to 12 January 2018.
Third round of NAFTA talks to be held in Canada later this month
Sep 06, 2017, at 06:28 am
Ottawa, Sep 5 (IBNS): Canada is all set to host the third round of NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) negotiations in later part of September, media reports said.