Sep 23, 2016, at 05:24 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday said that her country has already mainstreamed most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its national development plans.
‘A wall is not the solution’ for migration crisis, El Salvador’s President tells UN
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:19 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, the President of El Salvador, urged the international community to meet the complex challenges posed by mass migration with courage and to strengthen the activities of regional and global organizations dealing with the issue, especially to ensure the protection of the human rights of all people on the move.
Security Council adopts resolution on countering terrorist threats to civil aviation
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:18 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): The global aviation system is of vital importance to economic development and prosperity, and all States must strengthen, both individually and collectively, aviation security measures, in order to secure a stable and peaceful global environment, the United Nations Security Council declared on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:17 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to declare 2017 “the international year to end the Israeli occupation of our land and our people,†and exert all efforts to end the decades of injustice imposed upon the Palestinian people and provide a unique opportunity for peace, stability and coexistence to prevail in the region.
Sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti shows promising results – UNICEF
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:57 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): A sanitation initiative in south-eastern Haiti has shown encouraging results, with a major reduction in the number of water-borne infections for local residents, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Women’s empowerment vital for global development, Lithuanian leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:55 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Only by fully empowering women can the world achieve the ambitious development goals it has set itself and confront the multiple crises and threats that beset it, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
Ban: Greater focus on women’s empowerment can help achieve development agenda
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Gender equality remains the greatest human rights challenge of our time, and one way to achieve the goal is by empowering women to have greater choices economically and control over their lives, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on Thursday, urging the international community to spearhead efforts that provide opportunities for women and girls.
At Assembly debate, President of Sierra Leone cites urgent need for UN Security Council reform
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:53 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Calling for urgent reform at the United Nations and in particular at the Security Council, the President of Sierra Leone on Thursday stressed that national and global efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will not alone deliver the promise of an inclusive and fairer world.
Negotiated settlement a ‘win-win’ solution to benefit all Cypriots, President tells UN
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:51 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Cyprus’ President on Thursday highlighted progress made so far on negotiations between the two communities of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots towards a unified country.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:50 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): The century that began with terror in New York City should not continue with the spread of hatred, violence and destruction in the Middle East and North Africa, Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, underscoring that the most pressing issue that world leaders need to address is how to tackle terrorism in a comprehensive manner.
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): While the current session of the United Nations General Assembly has opened in a context marked by turmoil, Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon said this morning there are nevertheless some “bright spots and glimmers of hope,†including the adoption by Member States of landmark agreements on climate change, development financing and sustainable development.
Ban calls on global leaders to take forward goals of World Humanitarian Summit
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:46 am
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): As the international community continues to work towards achieving the core humanitarian responsibilities agreed to at the World Humanitarian Summit this past May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday presented a road map to promote accountability for commitments made and report on progress attained.
IBM launches Toronto based innovation hub for start-ups
Sep 23, 2016, at 04:14 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): IBM in partnership with Ontario Centers of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, has launched the IBM innovation Space, a start up hub based in Toronto which aims to help entrepreneurs and start-ups to scale up and enter the global marketplace.
Ontario couple gets 18 month jail for child confinement
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:39 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): An Ontario based couple, who locked their 10-year-old nephew inside a bedroom and forcibly confined him for two years, have been sentenced imprisonment for 18 months.
Chinese Premier to discuss on extradition treaty in his Canada visit
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:11 am
Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Ottawa to meet his counterpart Justin Trudeau to press for an extradition treaty.
Tour bus rolls down at Banff lookout point: 1 woman killed
Sep 23, 2016, at 03:04 am
Calgary, Sep 22 (IBNS): One woman was killed and another man was seriously injured when a Hainan Airlines tour bus rolled uncontrollably off the Castle Mountain lookout point along the TransCanada Highway near Alberta's famous Banff National Park.
Canada: Man dies after falling at Devil's Punchbowl
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:51 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): A 38-year-old man succumbed to his injuries, after a fall early Wednesday morning at Hamilton's Devil's Punchbowl waterfall in Canada.
Toronto Airport faces lawsuits with its wheelchair services
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:31 am
Toronto, Sept 22 (IBNS): According to a CBC News investigation report, Canada's busiest Pearson International Airport is facing a string of lawsuits for injuries and even a death allegedly resulting from problems with wheelchair services.
Oakwood village school’s new EQAO Maths results shines above the rest
Sep 23, 2016, at 01:25 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): The Maths test scores from Toronto’s J.R. Wilcox School has gone up this year compared to the rest of the province, according to media reports.
Free education to Syrian refugees who do not have permanent address
Sep 23, 2016, at 12:00 am
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Syrian refugee children, who do not have a permanent address to get enrolled in schools, according to the rules in Toronto, are being given free education by two Toronto School Boards, according to reports.
US military aircraft crashes in Japan
Sep 22, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Tokyo/Washington, Sept 22 (IBNS): A US military aircraft crashed off Okinawa, a Japanese island, on Thursday morning, CNN reported.
Recent attack in Afghanistan planned inside Pakistan, says Afghan Vice President
Sep 22, 2016, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Sept 22 (IBNS): Taking a stand with India post the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers died, Afghanistan too blamed Pakistan for the recent strike in the country's capital, citing the latter to be the place where the plan for such acts were conceived.
Second switched-at-birth case in Manitoba termed a gross-error
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:29 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A second set of DNA tests have confirmed that two men were switched at birth at a Norway House Indian Hospital in the same year and the government has appointed an independent third party to investigate what went wrong, reports said.
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): Uber, a ride-hailing company, has planned to dispatch sixty-five mapping vehicles across the Greater Toronto Area to pinpoint the best pickup and drop off points, according to media reports.
Crowded Toronto streets used by sexual predator to conceal crimes
Sep 22, 2016, at 03:03 pm
Toronto, Sep 22 (IBNS): A sexual predator has been assaulting teen girls in midtown Toronto and using busy pedestrian-filled streets to evade police and to conceal his crimes, according to recent media reports.
Global cooperation vital to achieve Agenda 2030, Thai leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:34 pm
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday that global cooperation is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that seek to eliminate poverty, hunger and a host of social ills by 2030, on the second day of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate.
At UN Assembly, President of Sri Lanka outlines plan for peace and sustainable development
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:33 pm
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Outlining steps towards reconciliation, democracy and alleviation of poverty, President of Sri Lanka expressed his commitment to take necessary action in order to achieve long-term peace and sustainable development, including protecting the environment.
Syria and Mediterranean shores show ‘past lessons not learned,’ Bosnia and Herzegovina tells UN
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, stressed on Wednesday that humanitarian aid cannot serve as a substitute for solutions addressing the root causes of conflict nor create conditions for lasting peace.
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:30 pm
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Despite significant global advances, in many places around the world peace, stability and sustainable economic development remain unattainable and brutal, long-term conflict have taken a toll on countless lives, Milo Ãukanovic, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, told the General Assembly on Wednesday, saying that against this background, the United Nations remains an indispensable forum for identifying joint responses.
Ban urges ramped up support to meet Peacebuilding Fund’s financial challenges
Sep 22, 2016, at 02:29 pm
New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Ban urges ramped up support to meet Peacebuilding Fund’s financial challenges The United Nations system is being pushed to its limits by an unprecedented number of conflicts and economic crises globally, as well as by climate change and inequalities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday, calling on the international community to help keep the Organization’s Peacebuilding Fund from falling into a dangerous financial position.