Greece: UN agency outlines roadmap for tackling unemployment and weak economy
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:07 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), after meeting with Greek Government officials and labour representatives, has reaffirmed the agency’s support to the country’s economic revival and efforts to curb unemployment.
Ban takes call for action on climate change to Commonwealth summit in Malta
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took his call for urgent action on climate change to the Heads of Government of the 53-nation, 2.2-billion-people-strong Commonwealth on Friday, declaring that the stars seemed aligned for at last making major progress on the issue.
Rashid Khalikov, UN official from Russia, named to senior humanitarian position
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:04 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday named Rashid Khalikov, a veteran United Nations humanitarian official from Russia, as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Partnerships with the Middle East and Central Asia.
Ban appoints UN officials as Chef de Cabinet and Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:03 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as his Chef de Cabinet, and Patrick Carey of Ireland as his Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim.
West Africa cannot recover from Ebola epidemic on its own: UN health official
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following the flare-up of Ebola in Liberia 77 days after the outbreak was declared over, the region's top coordinator of the United Nations response to the epidemic said the three West African countries most affected by the deadly disease cannot recover from its ravages on their own.
2 suspects arrested in Mali hotel terror attack
Nov 28, 2015, at 12:44 am
Bamako, Nov 27 (IBNS) Mali police on Friday arrested two suspects on possible link with the recent terror attack at a hotel in the country's capital city killing about 22 people, according to reports.
ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh mosque attack: SITE
Nov 27, 2015, at 08:21 pm
Dhaka/ Washington, Nov 27 (IBNS) Militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Bangladesh’s Bogra district, US-based SITE Intelligence group said.
Surge in climate change-related disasters poses growing threat to food security: UN
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:12 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity over the last three decades, increasing the damage caused to the agricultural sectors of many developing countries and putting them at risk of growing food insecurity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned onThursday in a new report.
UN expert on DPR Korea warned 'nothing changed' two years after human rights report
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:11 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday warned that nothing has changed in the country since the UN Commission of Inquiry on DPRK presented its landmark report to the Human Rights Council two years ago.
Child brides in Africa could more than double to 310 million by 2050: UNICEF
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:09 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly half of the world's child brides in 2050 will be African, if current trends persist, due to the continent's rapid population growth and lagging social reforms, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for sharper focus on reaching the poorest and most marginalized girls with quality education and a host of other protective services.
UN nuclear watchdog's work impacting lives worldwide: Agency chief
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:07 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Eath News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday delivered an opening statement at the meeting of its Board of Governors by addressing issues of technical cooperation, nuclear applications, nuclear energy, safety and security, and nuclear verification.
Nairobi: Pope Francis calls for strong climate agreement during visit to UN office
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:05 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Pope Francis on Thursday called on world leaders to seal a strong agreement at the upcoming UN climate change conference (COP21), stating that transforming current development models is a "political and economic obligation", as he visited the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN agencies release guidelines for countries on pesticide legislation and labelling
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:59 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Some 30 years to the day after the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) first launched its International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, the agency is calling on countries to make sure that national regulatory frameworks governing the management of pesticides are kept up to date.
Retail company provides $10 million for refugees through UN agency partnership
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Tokyo-based Fast Retailing Company Limited, which owns the UNIQLO clothing chain has partnered with the United Nation refugee agency to announce a new agreement to support refugees worldwide, including provision of $10 million in funds and distribution of winter wear for new arrivals in Europe and expanding its internship programme in Japan and abroad.
UN weather agency delivers 'bad news' for planet, cites record heat
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the last major report before world leaders meet in Paris to draft measures to counter global warming, the United Nations weather agency on Wednesday delivered "bad news for the planet," warning that 2015 is likely to be the warmest year on record, breaching the symbolic and significant milestone of 1 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial era.
UN guidelines seek to make genetic diversity part of climate change adaptation
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:51 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the United Nations climate change conference in Paris just days away, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has issued new voluntary guidelines to assist countries in better managing and sustainably using genetic resources while addressing climate change.
Burundi: UN rights chief deplores suspension of human rights groups
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday deplored the Burundian authorities' suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including several working on peace and human rights issues, warning against a relapse into "full-fledged civil war."
Ban tells world why he cares 'so deeply' about climate change
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Reminding the world that the sooner action is taken to tackle climate change, the greater the benefits for all, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that for the nearly nine years, he has been at the head of the Organization, he has travelled the world to the front-lines of climate change, and spoken repeatedly with world leaders, business people and citizens about the need for an urgent global response.
Africa’s Sahel region can become hotbed for terrorist recruitment: UN official
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Without international aid to improve education and jobs, the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa will become fertile ground for recruiting terrorists among its tens of millions of disadvantaged people, the top United Nations official for the region warned the Security Council on Wednesday.
Ukraine: UN humanitarian agencies step up aid deliveries as bitter winter takes hold
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:38 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations agencies are stepping up aid deliveries to non-Government-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine where more than 100,000 people, cut off from assistance for months, are now facing added hardship with the approach of the bitter east European winter.
UN rights office alarmed by Nepal's violation on use of force towards protestors
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:35 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Alarmed by latest killings in violent clashes over the weekend in Nepal, bringing the death toll to at least 50 since protests against the new Constitution began in August, the United Nations human rights office on Wednesday urged Nepalese authorities to follow international standards on use of force, respect dissenting voices and engage them in a "meaningful, inclusive and open dialogue."
Tunisia: UN condemns deadly attack on bus carrying presidential gaurd
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:55 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council this evening condemned the attack on Tuesday in Tunis against a bus carrying Presidential Guards, which resulted in many deaths and injuries.
Children will bear the brunt of climate change: UNICEF report
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:53 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released ahead of the 21st United Nations climate change conference, known as COP21.
UN: More than 21 million people in Yemen need basic humanitarian aid
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Some 21.2 million people in Yemen – or 82 per cent of the population – require some kind of assistance to meet their basic needs, according to a recently-published overview of the country’s humanitarian needs for the next year carried out by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UNAIDS: Millions receiving HIV treatment globally through focused response
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:50 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Citing "extraordinary" progress in HIV prevention and response in the last 15 years, a new United Nations report found that many countries are adopting the Fast-Track Strategy developed by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), which allows more people to receive timely treatment for HIV, in an effort to end AIDS by 2030, as part of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals.
European border restrictions on refugees, migrants violate human rights: Ban
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:48 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Balkan States on Wednesday that border restrictions based on a refugee’s or migrant’s nationality infringed human rights, with the United Nations refugee agency reporting that 1,000 people are already stranded, 60 of them on hunger strike and 11 reportedly stitching up their mouths in protest.
Ban concerned over downing of Russian plane by Turkish Air Force
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:46 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seriously concerned over the downing of a Russian military jet by the Turkish Air Force earlier on Tuesday, and has urged all relevant parties to take urgent measures with a view to de-escalating tensions, according to his spokesperson.
'Orange the World' campaign kicks off efforts to end violence against women: UN
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:44 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): From parades to soccer matches, school debates, and the lighting up of hundreds of iconic monuments, starting on Wednesday a United Nations call to "Orange the World" will galvanize global action calling for an end to violence against women and girls, which according to the UN’s agency for gender equality (UN Women) affects one in three worldwide.
Central Yemeni city of Taiz under virtual siege, 200,000 need water, food: UN chief
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:42 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation in the central Yemeni city of Taiz has worsened amid intensified fighting since September, with 200,000 civilians living under virtual siege, in dire need drinking water, food, medical treatment, and other life-saving aid, the top United Nations relief official said on Tuesday.
World Bank unveils $16 billion business plan to boost climate resilience in Africa
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Noting the significant impact climatic activities have on African people and countries, the World Bank Group announced on Tuesday a new plan outlining actions required to increase climate resilience and low-carbon development in an effort to maintain the continent’s current and protect future growth and poverty reduction goals.