Istanbul airport attack kills 36, Islamic State suspected

Jun 29, 2016, at 06:49 pm

Istanbul, June 29 (IBNS): After Brussels, a busy airport in Istanbul became the newest target of the terrorists as three suicide bombers suspected to be Islamic State members, killed 36 people and wounded nearly 150 late on Tuesday in Turkey's Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul before blowing themselves up, officials said.

World condemns Istanbul airport attack killing 36

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:55 pm

Brussels, June 29 (IBNS) Faced with terrorism on its soil after a deadly attack in the Istanbul airport late on Tuesday left 36 dead and over 140 injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the attack should be seen as a turning point in the global fight against terrorism.

NATO condemns Istanbul airport attack

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:34 pm

Brussels, June 29 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has condemned the terrorist attack in Istanbul‎ that left 36 dead and 140 wounded late on Tuesday.

Secretary-General condemns deadly terrorist attack at international airport in Istanbul

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:38 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned on Tuesday’s terrorist attack at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, according to his spokesperson.

Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan elected to Security Council

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:35 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan to serve on the world body’s Security Council for a period of two years, starting from 1 January 2017.

Senior UN relief official warns of demographic challenges and growing humanitarian needs in the Sahel

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:31 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): More than 9.2 million people in the Lake Chad Basin are in need of humanitarian assistance and more than 4.4 million face severe food insecurity, a senior United Nations relief official said on Tuesday, appealing for greater efforts from the international community and development partners to meet the region’s growing needs.

Iraq: UN envoy condemns bombing of mosque as showing ‘total disdain for Islam’

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:28 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned the suicide bombing yesterday that killed or wounded a number of civilians at a mosque in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, noting that the attack showed the terrorists’ total disdain for Islam.

Recalling recent Lesbos visit, Ban urges European leaders to act with ‘compassion and foresight’ on refugee issue

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:24 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged European leaders meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to act with “compassion and foresight,” and find humane solutions for refugees that not only uphold international law and protect human rights, but also save lives.

UN expert calls for context-specific strategies to counter xenophobia in migration crisis

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:21 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged the world body’s Human Rights Council to address xenophobia and its conceptualization, trends and manifestations in the context of an acute migration crisis, and with an action plan “carefully adapted to domestic realities.”

UN aid chief spotlights need to bridge humanitarian-development divides

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:17 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Tuesday stressed the need to transcend the divide between relief aid and development work, urging action on global commitments made at last month’s World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).

UN rights expert applauds media initiative to put spotlight on homelessness in San Francisco

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:12 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights expert on housing on Tuesday commended a large media initiative in the US city of San Francisco aimed at bringing the issue of homelessness to the forefront of discussions and encourage civil engagement.

Istanbul airport attack kills 36

Jun 29, 2016, at 02:49 pm

Istanbul, June 29 (IBNS): At least 36 people were killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuse to resign even after no confidence vote

Jun 29, 2016, at 05:06 am

London, June 28 (IBNS): UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to resign from his post even as his party MPs passed a no confidence motion in his name.

UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Lebanon

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:09 am

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” three consecutive terrorist attacks that occurred yesterday in the northern town of Qaa, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.

UN agencies to meet on El Niño’s ‘devastating impact’ in Central America’s Dry Corridor

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:08 am

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News): With the El Niño climate event devastating Central America’s so-called Dry Corridor, where one of the worst droughts in decades has left 3.5 million people food insecure, United Nations agencies will gather this week to discuss ways to improve the long-term response to the weather developments in the region.

In Jerusalem and Gaza, Ban urges ‘courageous steps’ for lasting two-State solution

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:07 am

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):Following a meeting this morning in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the leader to take the “courageous steps” necessary for a negotiated two-State solution in order to bring lasting peace, security and dignity for the people of both Israel and Palestine.

Poverty and early deaths await millions of world's most disadvantaged children – UNICEF

Jun 29, 2016, at 04:05 am

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):Some 69 million children under five years of age will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been married as children by 2030, unless the world focuses more on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, according to a United Nations report published on Tuesday.

Pakistan govt announces four-day holiday for Eidul Fitr festival

Jun 28, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Islamabad, June 28 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Tuesday announced four-day holiday for the upcoming Eidul Fitr festival for government organisations, semi-government organisations, banks and educational institutions in the country, media reports said.

Malayasia : Eight injured in hand grenade attack in bar-cum-restuarant

Jun 28, 2016, at 07:44 pm

Kuala Lumpur, June 28 (IBNS) Eight people were injured after a hand grenade was thrown at a bar and restaurant at Puchong in Malaysia's central Selangor state early Tuesday morning (June 28)., media reports said.

Racial hatred sweeps across UK since Brexit verdict, Cameron condemns

Jun 28, 2016, at 07:33 pm

London, June 28 (IBNS) Incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes are being reported in the UK since the country voted to break away from the European Union last week.

UN officials call for boost in solidarity and funding to meet growing humanitarian needs

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:37 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The international community must act with urgency and solidarity to deliver on the commitments generated at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, this past month, in order to adequately respond to and prevent crises and build resilience on a global scale, senior United Nations officials emphasized on Monday.

Secretary-General condemns killing of UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:34 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the recent killing in Bangui of a peacekeeper serving with the UN operation in the Central African Republic (CAR), his spokesman said today.

UNESCO chief urges probe into killing of journalist in Mexico

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:31 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called for an investigation into the killing of journalist Zamira Esther Bautista in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:26 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms” a recent deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that killed several people, including a serving government minister.

Ban names humanitarian coordinator in Syria as new Deputy Special Representative for Liberia

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:22 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), succeeding Antonio Vigilante of Italy, who concluded his assignment on 15 June 2016.

UN allocates $13 million from emergency fund to support people in north-eastern Nigeria

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:19 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The top United Nations relief official on Monday released $13 million from a fund that supports rapid humanitarian responses – known as the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in areas of north-east Nigeria that have just become accessible.

UN deputy chief highlights benefits from and challenges confronting oceans

Jun 28, 2016, at 03:16 pm

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News): Addressing a gathering on laws affecting the world’s oceans, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Monday underscored that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, while also noting their connection to broader sustainable development aims.

In Jerusalem, Ban urges two-State solution to Israel-Palestine conflict

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:54 am

New York, June 27 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that nearly 50 years of occupation of Palestinian land has not brought security for Israelis, stressing that only a negotiated two-State solution could bring the legitimate aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians to fruition.

El Niño puts more than 26 million children at risk in Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:52 am

New York, June 27 (Just Earth News): One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.

UNICEF deplores killing of children in eastern Syria

Jun 28, 2016, at 04:49 am

New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has spoken out against the reported killing of 25 children in recent air-strikes in the Syrian town of al-Quriyah, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.