One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty, UNICEF 'wake-up call' report shows
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): One in five children in high-income countries lives in relative income poverty, and an average of one in eight faces food insecurity, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Switzerland tops world innovation index; India and other emerging markets on the rise – UN agency
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Innovation is a key development tool that could boost economies and provide a way out of the growing squeeze on the world's food resources – one of the major challenges of the 21st century – according to a new United Nations report.
UN cooperation with African Union must be institutionalized, less 'ad hoc,' Security Council told
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations must move towards a more institutionalized approach for the joint planning, mandating, financing and supporting of African Union (AU) peace-support operations, the Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet told the Security Council on Thursday.
Independent UN probe reveals 'cruel and brutal nature' of human rights violations in Burundi
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): A United Nations-appointed panel of experts investigating human rights violations in Burundi on Thursday released the latest findings of their probe, noting that their initial fears concerning the scope and gravity of these abuses since April 2015 have been confirmed.
IAEA concludes safety review at Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in China
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:42 am
Haiyan, China, June 15(Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts on Thursday completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 in China.
UN envoy strongly condemns attack on popular restaurant in Somali capital
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Somalia on Thursday strongly condemned last night's attack on a pizza restaurant and an adjacent hotel in Mogadishu that reportedly killed at least 19 people.
Jun 16, 2017, at 04:41 am
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Many older persons are at risk of being abused by their own relatives, a United Nations human rights expert has warned, urging greater vigilance and more reporting of suspected cases, especially since many fear on the part of older persons may not speak up for fear of reprisals – or to protect family members from criminal prosecution.
London fire tragedy : Toll likely to rise as unknown numbers of bodies lie inside Grenfell Tower
Jun 15, 2017, at 07:23 pm
London, June 15 (IBNS) : The death toll from the devastating tower block fire in west London is expected to rise as investigators rummage through the debris in the search for other victims, The Telegraph reported.
Sydney: Man heading for Syria arrested at airport
Jun 15, 2017, at 04:29 pm
Sydney, June 15 (IBNS): A person has been arrested by Australian authorities at Sydney Airport as he was allegedly attempting to travel to the Syrian war zone, media reports said.
Leo Varadkar becomes PM of Ireland
Jun 15, 2017, at 02:18 pm
Dublin, June 15 (IBNS): Creating history, Leo Varadkar has been elected as the first gay Prime Minister of Ireland.
Closing gender gap at work can open doors to incredible benefits, UN report shows
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Reducing gender disparities at workplaces by 25 per cent by 2025 could inject nearly $5.8 trillion into the global economy and boost tax revenues, a new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed.
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief on Wednesday called on Member States to fund the Organization's new strategy to counter cholera in Haiti, stressing that the initiative is facing a critical shortage of resources.
Security Council briefed on proposal to reduce number of AU-UN troops in Darfur
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are proposing 44 per cent and 30 per cent reductions in their troop and police presence in Sudan's Darfur region as a step towards an eventual exit, a senior UN peacekeeping official told the Security Council.
Children hardest hit as cholera spreads in war-torn Yemen – UNICEF
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): As the outbreak of cholera in Yemen continues to spread at an alarming rate – with terrible impact on children – the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for immediate support to enable the country's health workers respond or risk even more deaths from the deadly disease.
Sharp increase in money migrants send home lifts millions out of poverty – UN report
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): A dramatic up tic in the amount of money migrants send home to their families in developing countries is helping to lift millions out of poverty, according to a new report out on Wednesday from the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
UN rights chief urges dialogue among Qatar and countries involved in diplomatic dispute
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Voicing alarm over the possible impact on the rights of people in the wake of decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar, the top United Nations human rights official called on all States involved to urgently resolve the dispute.
Head of UN human rights inquiry decries 'disastrous' civilian death toll in Syria
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Conflict in Syria continues to rage with “disastrous consequences†for civilians who continue to bear the brunt of the six-year war, the head of a United Nations-mandated human rights investigation said on Wednesday.
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Raising alarm over lack of safe drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the so called contact line in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine since 11 June, the top United Nations relief official on Wednesday called on all parties to the conflict to abide by their obligations under international law and ensure that civilian areas and infrastructure are not targeted.
Vanuatu, UN to test drones for vaccines delivery to inaccessible communities
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): The Government of Vanuatu and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are partnering to launch what may be the Pacific's first-ever trial of drones to deliver life-saving vaccines to inaccessible remote communities in the island nation.
UN aid official warns of 'disastrous consequences' of power cut in Gaza
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian Territory warned about the disastrous consequences of a further reduction in electricity supply to the Gaza Strip on the living conditions of two million Palestinians.
Put peace first,' UN chief says, kicking off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:12 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): True peace requires building bridges, combating discrimination and standing up for the human rights of the world's people United Nations Secretary-General said, kicking off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, with a strong appeal to citizens, governments and leaders everywhere to “put peace first.â€
London: Grenfall Tower fire claims 12 lives, death toll likely to rise
Jun 15, 2017, at 04:59 am
London, June 14 (IBNS): At least 12 people died in west London after the Grenfell Tower was engulfed in a massive fire on Wednesday.
Jun 14, 2017, at 09:58 pm
London, June 14 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as a massive fire broke out at Grenfell Tower in London on Wednesday, officials said.
Deaths reported in London tower fire, Mayor feels 'devastated'
Jun 14, 2017, at 09:29 pm
London, June 14 (IBNS): Several people have been killed and over 50 suffered injuries as a massive fire broke out at a high-rise in London city on Wednesday, reports said.
Several fatalities reported in London fire, 30 hospitalized
Jun 14, 2017, at 06:30 pm
London, June 14 (IBNS) : London Fire Brigade has confirmed a number of people have died after fire tore through Grenfell Tower block in North Kensington on Wednesday morning.
Massive fire breaks out at London high rise
Jun 14, 2017, at 02:53 pm
London, June 14 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at a tower block in London on Wednesday, officials said.
Experts urge support for most marginalized persons with disabilities, as UN forum begins
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): As the largest and most diverse international disability meeting in the world kicks off at the United Nations in New York, leading experts in the field are calling for greater recognition of a range of human rights and fundamental freedoms for persons with disabilities while focusing on helping the most vulnerable among them.
'Unprecedented' conference on rights of persons with disabilities gets under way at UN
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): A major intergovernmental meeting got underway at the United Nations on Tuesday, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to ensure the full implementation of a landmark treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities.
'Security vacuum' in Central Africa may be exploited by armed groups – UN envoy
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Central Africa on Tuesday expressed his concern that the withdrawal of troops from the regional force by some contributing countries would create a security vacuum that may be exploited by an armed group.
Mine action vital to success of UN peace mandates, Security Council told
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): The mitigation of the threats posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war is vital to the success of United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions, as well as to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, the return of displaced persons, and sustainable development, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.