Philippines: Voting starts in presidential elections
May 09, 2016, at 02:35 pm
Manila, May 9 (IBNS) Voting started in Philippines to elect a new President of the country on Monday.
In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering
May 09, 2016, at 12:43 pm
New York, May 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Small States like Seychelles have served as a “magnifying lens†for many issues that all nations must face, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the National Assembly on Sunday, calling for the archipelago's continued support as the UN tackles three critical challenges: climate change, global sustainability and easing humanitarian suffering.
Eight cops killed in Egypt, 2 militant groups claim responsibility
May 09, 2016, at 03:44 am
Cairo, May 8 (IBNS) Eight policemen were killed during an armed attack on them in Egypt's Cairo city on Sunday, media reports said.
Imran Khan mourns Khurram Zaki's death
May 09, 2016, at 03:16 am
Karachi, May 8 (IBNS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Sunday mourned the death of rights activist Khurram Zaki.
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Funeral prayer offered for slain Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki
May 09, 2016, at 01:56 am
Karachi, May 8 (IBNS) Several people participated in offering funeral prayers for slain rights activist Khurram Zaki outside the Chief Minister House in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 52
May 08, 2016, at 11:49 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS) At least 52 people were killed when two buses and a fuel tanker collided on a highway in Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Syria: Kidnapped three Spanish journalist released
May 08, 2016, at 10:53 pm
Aleppo, May 8 (IBNS): The Spanish government on Sunday said three journalists who were kidnapped in conflict-hit Syria have been freed, media reports said.
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Rights activist Khurram Zaki shot dead in Pakistan
May 08, 2016, at 09:44 pm
Karachi, May 8 (IBNS) Civil society activist Khurram Zaki was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
May 08, 2016, at 12:22 pm
New York, May 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The problems facing our planet – climate change, poverty and insecurity – will only be solved through a global, multilateral response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday as he began an official visit to the Seychelles, a small island nation with “big ideas,†having shown leadership on climate action, environmental protection and the fight against maritime crime.
Sadiq Khan takes oath as London Mayor
May 08, 2016, at 05:12 am
London, May 7 (IBNS) Labour's Sadiq Khan on Saturday took oath as the Mayor of London.
Nisha Desai Biswal calls Bangladesh trip as 'productive'
May 08, 2016, at 05:05 am
Washington, May 7 (IBNS): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Saturday said her visit to Bangladesh was productive.
China: Fishing boat mishaps leave 31 missing
May 08, 2016, at 02:59 am
Beijing, May 7 (IBNS): At least 31 people went missing after two fishing boats capsized and one lost contact off east China coast, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Spiritual leader hacked to death
May 08, 2016, at 01:34 am
Dhaka, May 7 (IBNS): A spiritual leader was hacked to death by unknown attackers at Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Jemima Goldsmith congratulates Sadiq Khan
May 07, 2016, at 11:28 pm
London, May 7 (IBNS) Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, congratulated Sadiq Khan for becoming the first Muslim mayor of London.
May 07, 2016, at 04:56 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Mutual respect for different faiths and cultures is the “bedrock†of a world at peace and “prerequisite†for achieving many of the goals to which humankind and the United Nations aspire, the General Assembly was told on Friday.
Feature: Central African Republic’s Parliament seated after UN support for polls
May 07, 2016, at 04:53 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in the Central African Republic (CAR) met this week with the new National Assembly, which took office after a series of successful elections supported by UN peacekeepers in the country.
Karen AbuZayd, Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants
May 07, 2016, at 04:52 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Karen AbuZayd wants you to think of refugees and migrants in a positive way. The United Nations Special Adviser has been working behind the scenes since January to raise support for global compacts to support large movements of refugees and migrants. These will be up for discussion on 19 September 2016, when the UN will host a high-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing Member States together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030
May 07, 2016, at 04:49 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report released by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years.
‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts
May 07, 2016, at 04:47 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must boost efforts to build the capacity for disaster risk management and readiness to prevent El Niño weather extremes from causing humanitarian crises in affected countries and impeding their development, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
UN Advocate Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan calls for more coordination in aid community
May 07, 2016, at 04:46 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): People who are starving are not thinking about other anti-poverty goals, Princess Haya Al Hussein said at the United Nations, calling for cooperation and coordination among the humanitarian community to meet the world’s basic needs, starting with zero hunger.
Youth employment an ‘absolute priority’ in Latin America – UN labour chief
May 07, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Innovative solutions†with a concrete action plan are crucial to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America, the Director-General of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) told representatives at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, recently held in Colombia.
Political impasse adds ‘new layer of complications’ to Iraq’s complex challenges – UN envoy
May 07, 2016, at 04:43 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A profound political crisis has engulfed Iraq, adding “a new layer of complications to the already complex set of military, security, humanitarian, economic and human rights challenges,†the United Nations envoy for the country warned on Friday, urging the Government, constitutional and political leaders, and civil society to work together to break the impasse and advance reforms.
UN launches multi-partner trust fund for Zika virus response
May 07, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak.
Unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe ‘falling between the cracks’ – UNICEF
May 07, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
May 07, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights committee has completed its annual evaluation of the situation affecting millions of people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during which representations were made by civil society organizations, UN representatives and Palestinian officials on a wide range of issues affecting the Palestinian and Syrian people in territories occupied by Israel.
Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor
May 07, 2016, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country’s call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said on Friday, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people.
Syria: UN condemns camp bombing, underlines political solution ‘more urgent than ever’
May 07, 2016, at 01:09 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior United Nations officials on Friday “unreservedly†condemned yesterday’s bombing of two camps for displaced people in Sarmada, located in north-western Syria, which according to early reports by first responders, killed around 30 civilians including children.
Bangladesh: Halt imminent execution after Supreme Court upholds death sentence, says Amnesty
May 06, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Dhaka, May 6 (IBNS) The Bangladeshi authorities should halt the imminent execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami and impose a moratorium on the death penalty, Amnesty International said after the country’s Supreme Court rejected his final appeal on Thursday.
Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb
May 06, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes that on Thursday left dozes of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian Governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime.
Ban appoints Malian national as Special Representative for UN Guinea-Bissau office
May 06, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).