'Civilians are Not a Target,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

Aug 20, 2017, at 01:19 pm

New York, Aug 20(Just Earth News): On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations and its partners are calling on all global leaders to do everything in their power to protect people caught up in conflict, and to stand with the health and aid workers who risk their lives to help them.

Knife attack now in Russian city, eight wounded

Aug 19, 2017, at 08:57 pm

Surgut, Aug 19 (IBNS) : Eight people were wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut on Saturday, media reports said.

Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police

Aug 19, 2017, at 08:01 pm

Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Finnish police on Saturday said they have identified an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager as responsible for Friday's stabbing spree that left two people dead.

Finland stabbing: At least two dead, six injured

Aug 19, 2017, at 04:16 pm

Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two people have reportedly died while six others have sustained injuries in a stabbing case in south-western Finland's Turku city, reports said.

Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict

Aug 19, 2017, at 12:15 pm

New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials on Friday stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those killed in service, while also drawing attention to the millions of people on Friday living in war zones.

More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN

Aug 19, 2017, at 12:14 pm

New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.

Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council

Aug 19, 2017, at 04:30 am

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen's man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials on Friday addressed the Security Council, calling on the international community to push for a political solution to the more than two-year-old conflict.

Finland stabbings: Man shot, arrested by police

Aug 19, 2017, at 02:08 am

Turku, Aug 18 (IBNS): Police have shot and arrested a man who stabbed several people in Finland's Turku city on Friday, media reports said.

Vice President condemns terror attack in Barcelona

Aug 18, 2017, at 07:15 pm

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona terror attack : Nationals of at least two dozen countries among dead and injured

Aug 18, 2017, at 07:10 pm

Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Citizens from at least two dozen countries have been injured or killed in the van attack in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils, The Guardian reported quoting the Catalan authorities.

Barcelona terror attack: Spanish police stop second attack, kill five terrorists

Aug 18, 2017, at 03:27 pm

Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS): The Spanish Police said they have killed at least five people to stop a second attack from taking place, hours after a previous strike claimed 13 lives while injuring dozens in Barcelona on Thursday, reports said.

Protecting aid workers ‘paramount,’ UN official stresses ahead of International Day

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:30 pm

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As conflicts around the world continue to take a massive toll on people’s lives, the top United Nations relief official stressed the importance of ensuring that the brave men and women who risk their lives to help those in need are not themselves a target.

UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.

UN chief Guterres condemns deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Condemning on Thursday's terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

Pregnant, breastfeeding women among most at risk in Yemen's cholera outbreak

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:24 pm

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): In the midst of the cholera outbreak in Yemen, where an average 5,000 people fall sick every day, the United Nations population agency is warning about the dangers to pregnant and breastfeeding women.

ICC orders former Mali Islamist to pay more than $3 million for damage to Timbuktu cultural sites

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:23 pm

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): For deliberately attacking religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued to Malian Islamist a nearly three million euros Reparations Order, due on 16 February 2018.

South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help

Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.

Terror Attack: 13 killed and 50 injured as van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona

Aug 18, 2017, at 06:00 am

Barcelona, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed and about 50 wounded when a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona's tourist area of Las Ramblas on Thursday, police said.

In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan

Aug 18, 2017, at 05:57 am

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief has called for international solidarity and resources to aid Sudan, which is one of the major hosting countries for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan.

UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

Aug 18, 2017, at 05:54 am

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human experts on Thursday cautioned.

Van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona's Las Ramblas, kills one

Aug 18, 2017, at 04:44 am

Madrid, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least person was killed and about 32 got injured as a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas avenue in the city centre on Thursday evening, media reports.

Prison riot kills at least 37 inmates in Venezuela

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:52 am

Caracas, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in Venezuela's Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state, reports said.

Australian senator wears burqa inside parliament, stirs up controversy

Aug 18, 2017, at 01:46 am

Melbourne, Aug 17 (IBNS): The leader of Australia's far right One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, stirred up a controversy in the parliament after she arrived there wearing a burqa, reports said.

'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:09 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Urging people everywhere to speak out against hate speech and hate crimes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for tolerance, respect for the other and the importance of recognizing diversity.

As tensions on Korean Peninsula grow, UN chief urges world to 'dial up' diplomacy

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:04 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Addressing the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said it was important “to dial down rhetoric and dial up diplomacy.”

Post-election Kosovo entering period of uncertainty that will demand strong leadership – UN envoy

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:03 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Following the parliamentary elections of 11 June, which took place without “major irregularities or incidents,” Kosovo has entered a “period of uncertainty” marked by reconfiguring the political landscape and a “functional void,” the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo Zahir Tanin told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Latin America and Caribbean at difficult juncture as foreign direct investment shrinks – UN

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:02 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations Latin America commission has reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the region declined by 7.9 per cent to $167.043 billion in 2016, due to low commodity prices, sluggish economic growth and global trend of shifting investment in developed economies.

Guterres appoints former German President Köhler as his Western Sahara envoy

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:01 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Wednesday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.

UN observers conclude FARC-EP arms removal process in Colombia

Aug 17, 2017, at 12:59 pm

New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): More than 8,000 weapons and over one million burned cartridges were transported to a central warehouse in Colombia as the United Nations political mission in the country concluded the process of the laying down of individual weapons of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) combatants.

Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect

Aug 17, 2017, at 03:39 am

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): A ground-breaking global convention on mercury on Wednesday goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage.