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.
UN ‘Global Open Day’ emphasizes Afghan women’s role in fighting violent extremism
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with Afghan civil society representatives on Wednesday in Kabul, senior UN officials stressed that securing women’s rights is essential to strategies that combat violent extremism and encouraged the Government to develop and implement human-rights based and gender sensitive polices to address to address its drivers.
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.
UN mission ‘outraged’ at killing of hostages in central Afghanistan
Oct 27, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the killing of 26 civilians who were earlier taken hostage by a group of armed men in country’s central Ghor province.
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.
Ontario nurse charged for eight first degree murder in care home deaths
Oct 26, 2016, at 10:58 pm
Toronto, Oct 26 (IBNS): A Woodstock-based nurse has been charged with eight counts of first degree murder in a series of death investigation at care homes, dating back nearly half a decade.
Pakistan: Officials arrest National Geographic's 'Afghan Girl'
Oct 26, 2016, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IBNS): An Afghan woman, who had gained fame after appearing on the cover of a 1985 issue of the National Geographic magazine, was arrested by Pakistani officials in Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
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.
Afghanistan: At least 23 civilians shot dead by militants
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:57 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): Militants kidnapped and shot dead at least 23 civilians from Ghor province of Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 45 militants killed in counter-terrorism operation
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): At least 45 militants, including 19 ISIS loyalists, were killed by Afghan forces recently in the country's Nangarhar province, reports said.
UN chief ‘condemns’ terrorist attack in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a terrorist attack on a police academy in Quetta, Pakistan earlier on Tuesday that claimed the lives of at-least 60 people and injured more than 100.
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.
Quetta attack: IS claims responsibility
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:16 am
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS): Militant group IS has claimed responsibility for the attack at a Police Training College in Pakistan on Monday which left 61 people killed, reports said.
Oct 25, 2016, at 11:03 pm
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS): Militant attack at the Police Training College in Pakistan on Monday night left 61 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
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.
El Niño drives concentration of C02 in atmosphere to new high – UN weather agency
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:34 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Globally averaged concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged again to new records in 2016, and, based on readings of the longest-established greenhouse gas monitoring station at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, the United Nations weather agency predicts that carbon dioxide concentrations will not dip below pre-2015 levels for many generations.
UN statistics forum addresses efforts to support Global Goal on gender equality
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:33 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): On Monday marks the start of the 6th Global Forum on Gender Statistics, a two day event in Helsinki, Finland, that will highlight ways to improve data on gender in order to support better policies for women and girls and Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN rights experts call on US to abolish mandatory detention of migrants
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention completed a two-week visit to the United States on Monday and called upon the Government to abolish its mandatory detention of migrants, particularly asylum-seekers, after it found serious racial and economic disparities and that many people were being held under punitive conditions.
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:31 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has regretted the decision of the South African Government to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and expressed hope that the country will reconsider its decision before the withdrawal takes effect.