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In conflict-affected Nigeria, UN agency teams with health workers to help the displaced
Aug 31, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Skilled health personnel are desperately needed in north-eastern Nigeria, the United Nations population agency on Wednesday said, after training hundreds of health providers in Borno State on the basics of reproductive health needs.
Militant group ISIS threatens to 'behead' former porn star Mia Khalifa
Aug 30, 2017, at 11:32 pm
New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Former adult star Mia Khalifa has revealed that she has been threatened by militant group IS.
Missile launch over Japan a meanigful prelude, more to follow : Kim Jong Un
Aug 30, 2017, at 06:53 pm
Pyongyang, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Warning that Tuesday's missile launch over Japan was a "meaningful prelude to containing" the US Pacific territory of Guam, North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has said that his regime would conduct more ballistic missile tests, media reports said.
'Sustaining peace' strategy must cover entire peace continuum – UN deputy chief
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Addressing how best United Nations peacekeeping operations can augment global efforts to sustain peace, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the nature of on Tuesday's challenges requires seamless work across peace and security, human rights and sustainable development.
UN extends solidarity to flood-devastated Texas after record-shattering rainfall
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations is reacting to the devastating images from Tropical Storm Harvey, which has affected an area the size of Spain in the southern United States, and which is likely to worsen in the coming hours as the rain continues.
UN aid chief allocates $45 million to tackle neglected emergencies in four countries
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations aid chief released on Tuesday $45 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to four countries “struggling in crises away from the headlines†– Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan – where more than 21 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance.
Urgent funding needed to ensure full food rations for refugees in Tanzania – UN agency
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Amid a funding shortage has forced the reduction of rations for some 320,000 refugees in north-west Tanzania, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that it urgently requires $23.6 million to guarant
UN migration agency, Libyan authorities boost support for rescued migrants
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency is working with Libyan authorities to help rescue more migrants off the Libyan coast.
In Palestine, UN chief says two-state solution 'only way to guarantee peace'
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday reiterated his call for a political solution to the Middle East conflict that would end Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and would create an independent Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.
UN chief urges all countries to join legally-binding treaty against nuclear tests
Aug 30, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all countries to sign and ratify a global treaty that bans nuclear explosions on the Earth's surface, in the atmosphere, underwater and underground.
UN chief Guterres condemns latest ballistic missile launch by DPRK
Aug 30, 2017, at 04:29 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Children's access to safe water and sanitation is a right, not a privilege – UNICEF
Aug 30, 2017, at 04:27 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): In countries beset by violence, displacement, conflict and instability, children's most basic means of survival – water – must be a priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, warning that children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to drinking water.
Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second child August
Aug 29, 2017, at 10:45 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Social network giant Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have welcomed their daughter August.
Kabul explosion: Death toll rises to four
Aug 29, 2017, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, Aug 29 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul explosion, which has been deemed a 'suicide attack', has risen to four, local Khaama Press reported.
Jailed German male nurse suspected of murdering at least 90 patients
Aug 29, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Berlin, Aug 29 (IBNS): A German male nurse who was earlier jailed for killing two patients with lethal drugs, may have killed 88 others, according to a three-year police investigation, reports said.
North Korea fires short range missile over Japan
Aug 29, 2017, at 03:19 pm
Pyongyang, Aug 29 (IBNS): North Korea fired a short range missile directly over Japan early on Tuesday morning, prompting the latter to warn its residents to take cover, reports said.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson on Monday underscored that when it comes to the environment, everything is connected.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Libya's future prosperity and stability depends on the international community further strengthening and unifying its efforts on behalf of the whole country, as well as Libyans themselves “seizing the window of opportunity†that is before them to ensure peace, the head of the United Nations mission there said on Monday.
Cholera spread slows in Yemen; locals pitch in to help curb outbreak – UN agency
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): The weekly number of reported new cholera cases in Yemen has declined by one third since late June, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said, praising Yemenis for leading a “heroic daily fight†against the outbreak, which remains the worst in the world.
UN chief Guterres meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem, pledges to fight anti-Semitism
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Reiterating his commitment to fighting anti-Semitism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is committed to protecting Israel and its right to exist.
INTERVIEW: Preventing conflict key to relieving suffering, stresses outgoing UN humanitarian chief
Aug 29, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Preventing conflicts from breaking out in the first place, and holding perpetrators accountable for their actions once they do, is vital to relieving the suffering seen in many parts of the world, according to the top United Nations humanitarian official, Stephen O’Brien.
Twin explosions in Baghdad kills 25
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Baghdad, Aug 28 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Iraqi city of Baghdad on Monday which left at least 25 people killed, media reports said.
UAE President orders release of 803 prisoners
Aug 28, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Dubai, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a major development, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has ordered the release of 803 prisoners.
Guterres 'shocked' by Guatemala's decision to expel UN anti-corruption official
Aug 28, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Aug 28(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres is shocked to learn that the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, has issued a statement declaring 'persona non grata' the head of a United Nations-backed independent anti-corruption commission, according to the UN Spokesman.
In Kuwait, UN chief Guterres lauds country's humanitarian leadership, regional diplomacy
Aug 28, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Aug 27(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, on an official visit to Kuwait, expressed gratitude to not only the Gulf country's leadership in humanitarian action, but the “dialogue […] and promotion of understanding Kuwait has shown in relation to all conflicts in the region.â€
Buckingham Palace suspect was brandishing sword: Police
Aug 27, 2017, at 02:30 am
London, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said a man who was arrested outside the Buckingham Palace was brandishing a sword.
US President Trump signs memo to ban Obama-era plan to recruit transgenders in the military
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:17 pm
Washington, Aug 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump signed a memo directing the US military not to accept transgender men and women as recruits, according to media reports on Saturday.
Man shot dead in Brussels after he attacks soldiers with knife, shouts Allahu Akbar
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:56 am
Brussels, Aug 26 (IBNS) A man who attacked two soldiers in Brussels city centre in the capital of Belgium with a knife shouting "Allahu Akbar" was shot dead on Friday, said officials.
Syria: UNICEF cites conflict's 'staggering' impact on children; calls for urgent protection
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Aug 26(Just Earth News): Six and a half years of war in Syria has inflicted untold suffering on the country's children, a senior United Nations official said on Friday, urging parties to the conflict to stop the violence and live up to their legal obligations to children.
On first visit to Somalia since elections, UN political chief lauds progress
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Aug 26(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations political office visited Somalia this week, where he praised the “real forward momentum†in the country's political development, and reiterated UN support as the Horn of Africa country tackles its challenges, such as the fight against the group Al Shabaab.