New UN-Arab League agreement aims to prevent conflict-related sexual violence

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:58 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations and the League of Arab States on Tuesday signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in the Arab region.

Honouring past victims, senior UN officials call for modern forms of slavery to be tackled

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:56 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, senior United Nations officials on Tuesday reflected on past horrors, and warned that the world must also confront current and modern challenges posed by the many forms and manifestations of slavery.

UN chief welcomes signing by Sudanese Government of African Union roadmap agreement

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:55 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the African Union's latest initiative to accelerate progress towards ending the fighting in Darfur, South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states.

From anger to laughter: what happens when three top comedians walk into the UN?

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:54 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): What happens when three top comedians leave their Hollywood comfort-zone and walk into the United Nations to talk climate change and sustainability?

Senior UN official in Libya condemns reported executions, killings by armed groups

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:52 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in Libya on Tuesday condemned recent reported executions and killings of civilians in the northern part of the country and called for the responsible to be held to account.

One in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling, UN agency warns ahead of conference

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Supporting refugees is a global responsibility that must be widely shared, the UN refugee agency stressed on Tuesday ahead of a one-day high-level conference it is hosting in Geneva tomorrow, focused on refugees from Syria and the need for generating a substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for their plight.

Hunger and ongoing insecurity forcing South Sudanese to flee country, UN agency reports

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:19 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Growing food insecurity is causing more and more South Sudanese to flee into Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday, urging more funding for clean water, sanitation and health services, food and shelter.

Yemen's children 'locked in a vicious cycle of violence, loss and uncertainty,' UN warns

Mar 30, 2016, at 01:17 pm

New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Six children are killed or injured every day and children as young as 10 years old are recruited to fight in conflict-torn Yemen, according to a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, which also underscored that child recruitment has risen exponentially during the fighting and that the country is at risk of becoming a failed State.

EgyptAir hijacker arrested after airport standoff in Cyprus

Mar 30, 2016, at 04:29 am

Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) Security forces finally arrested the hijacker of EgyptAir plane on Tuesday following a long standoff and ensuring the release of all hostages in Cyprus.

Seven people still on board the hijacked Egyptian plane

Mar 29, 2016, at 10:00 pm

Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) At least three passengers and four crew are still on the the plane, hijacked by a man to Cyprus on Tuesday as Egypt corrects the hijacker's name.

Egypt Air hijack: All passengers, except crew and four foreigners released

Mar 29, 2016, at 07:19 pm

Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) Negotiation with the hijackers, who hijacked an Egypt Air jet travelling from Alexandria to Cairo and landed it at Cyprus's Larnaca airport, have resulted in the release of all the passengers, barring the crew members and four foreigners.

Hijacked Egypt Air plane lands in Cyprus

Mar 29, 2016, at 06:09 pm

Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) An Egypt Air jet, hijacked by at least one armed terrorist, while travelling from Alexandria to Cairo, landed in Cyprus's Larnaca Airport, according to reports.

Two years after her abduction, Japanese teen manages to escape

Mar 29, 2016, at 05:28 pm

Tokyo, Mar 29 (IBNS) A 15-year-old Japanese girl, who was kidnapped in 2014, managed to escape after more than two years in imprisonment, after her captor mistakenly left the door open while leaving for the market, according to reports.

Taiwan: Four-year-old beheaded in front of mother

Mar 29, 2016, at 04:59 pm

Taipei, Mar 29 (IBNS) A four-year-old girl was beheaded in front of her mother by an attacker, on Monday, in the country's capital, according to reports.

North Korea issue: Obama to meet Park Geun-hye, Shinzo Abe

Mar 29, 2016, at 03:13 pm

Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) President Barack Obama will host President Park Geun-hye of South Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan for a trilateral meeting on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday.

UN health agency calls for funding, access to Yemenis as conflict rages for second year

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:00 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in Yemen this week enters its second year, the United Nations health agency is calling for additional funding and access to the more than 80 per cent of the population in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

At Security Council, UN Women chief urges greater input, visibility of women in peace building

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:58 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Emphasizing the consistent, dependable and universal commitment of women to conflict prevention, the head of UN Women on Monday called for greater efforts to reach the goal of allocating at least 15 per cent of peace building resources to gender equality and women's empowerment.

In Tunisia, Ban welcomes country's democratic progress

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:56 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While in Tunisia's capital on Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the country's democratic progress while reaffirming the United Nations' support to its citizens and Government.

UN team sent to Central African Republic to investigate new allegations of sexual exploitation

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:54 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations has reported that a delegation led by the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for the Central African Republic visited Kemo prefecture to gather more information on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as to engage with local communities and authorities.

South-east Asia's children face 'double burden' of obesity and undernutrition – UN report

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:52 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A joint report released on Monday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has shed new light on the nutrition situation of children across the region.

UN chief strongly condemns Sunday suicide bombing in Pakistan

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:49 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that targeted a park in Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 60 people and wounding over 100, including many women and children.

UN envoy welcomes Sudan's signing of action plan to end use of child soldiers

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:48 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict has welcomed Sudan's signing of an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by national security forces as an important milestone for child protection there.

Pakistan: Qadri supporters ransack Islamabad, at least 16 civilians injured

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:51 am

Islamabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) At least 16 civilians were injured in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, as the Police clashed with Mumtaz Qadri's supporters on Monday, according to reports.

Pakistan: Paramilitary operation launched in Punjab

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:09 am

Lahore, Mar 28 (IBNS) In a bid to hunt down terrorists responsible for the Lahore attacks on Sunday, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday chaired a high-level security meeting in order to review the progress of a paramilitary operation in the country's Punjab province.

Bangladesh court rejects petition to remove as Islam state religion

Mar 28, 2016, at 10:38 pm

Dhaka, Mar 28 (IBNS) Setting aside a writ petition, Bangladesh High Court on Monday ruled that Islam will remain the state religion in the constitution of the Asian nation.

Lahore blast : PM Sharif cancels UK visit

Mar 28, 2016, at 08:15 pm

Islamabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday cancelled his visit to Britain following the massive blast in Lahore that left over 70 people dead, reports said.

Rocket attack on Afghan Parliament : No casualty report, investigation on

Mar 28, 2016, at 07:08 pm

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS) Afghanistan's Parliament came under attack on Monday when unidentified militants fired a rocket at the building in Kabul,Khaama Press reported.

Rocket attack on Afghan new Parliament building

Mar 28, 2016, at 05:40 pm

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS) Suspected terrorists made a rocket attack on the Afghan Parliament building on Monday morning, reports said.

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar claims responsibility for Lahore attack

Mar 28, 2016, at 02:21 pm

Lahore, Mar 28 (IBNS): Militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday which killed more than 60 people.

UN chief visits Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, meets Middle Eastern leaders in capital

Mar 28, 2016, at 12:59 pm

New York, Mar 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued his trip to the Middle East on Sunday with a visit to Jordan alongside World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, where they met with refugees from the Zaatari camp, as well as with senior government officials from Palestine, Turkey and Jordan, including King Abdullah II.