DR Congo: UN seeks $64 million to tackle humanitarian crisis in Kasaï region
Apr 27, 2017, at 05:59 am
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has appealed for $64.5 million to respond to the urgent needs of 731,000 people over the next six months in the Kasaï region, the latest “humanitarian hotspot†in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Thailand: Man kills baby daughter, self live on Facebook
Apr 26, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Phuket, Apr 26 (IBNS): A Thai man murdered her daughter and later committed suicide, with the entire saga being recorded live on Facebook, reports said.
South Sudan’s political process ‘not dead’ but needs ‘resuscitation’ – UN envoy
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The political process in South Sudan is not dead but requires significant resuscitation, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the crisis-torn country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN agency and Chinese bike-share firm team up to raise awareness about climate change
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations development agency is teaming up with ofo, a China-based bike sharing platform, to raise public awareness about climate change, it was announced on Tuesday.
Indigenous peoples are ‘moral compass of humanity,’ special UN General Assembly meeting told
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:04 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): Endorsement of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not equal implementation, speakers told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at a special meeting to celebrate the Declaration’s tenth anniversary and renew commitment to its tenets as a vital solution towards attaining a just and sustainable world.
Nearly $1.1 billion pledged for beleaguered Yemen at UN-led humanitarian conference
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:49 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community on Tuesday raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the United Nations chief calls “the world’s largest hunger crisis.â€
UN Commission celebrates 70 years of ‘connecting countries and driving progress in Europe’
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:48 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which impact the daily lives of its citizens.
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to pilot malaria vaccine trial – UN
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:47 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency’s regional office for Africa has announced that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a breakthrough pilot programme to make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:45 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): Undernutrition and obesity are the two sides of malnutrition, and together they contributed to the loss of billions of dollars for economies in Latin America, a United Nations-backed study has found, warning that unless more is done to mitigate this health burden, the region faces a “frightening†future.
Somalia: UN launches lifesaving vaccination campaign for children facing measles threat
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:44 am
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News): Almost 30,000 young Somali children, many of them displaced by a searing drought, are being vaccinated against measles this week in a United Nations-backed emergency campaign in one of the country’s hardest-hit towns.
UN migration agency releases funding for emergency response to Congolese fleeing Kasaï
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:42 am
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency released emergency funding in the amount of $100,000 to kick-start relief operations in Angola for the 1.1 million Congolese displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) south-central Kasaï region.
Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen: UNICEF
Apr 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
Amman, Apr 25 (Just Earth News): The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance.
Kenya: Nairobi road accident leaves 27 dead
Apr 25, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Nairobi, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least 27 people have been reported dead in an accident in Kenyan capital Nairobi following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck, reports said.
France presidential polls: Marine Le Pen steps aside as FN leader
Apr 25, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Paris, Apr 25 (IBNS): Following her advancement to the second round of presidential polls in France, far right leader Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside from the National Front (FN) party leadership, reports said.
Russia: Grenade explosion kills 1
Apr 25, 2017, at 02:31 pm
Moscow, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least one student was killed in a grenade blast in south Russia's Dagestan, media reports said Tuesday.
World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Vaccinations stave off 26 potentially deadly diseases, the United Nations health agency is emphasizing on the first day of World Immunization Week, which also marks the halfway point of the Organization's goal to stop millions of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Yemen
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland will convene a one-day conference in Geneva, tomorrow, to draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.â€
Status of declaration on indigenous peoples' rights in spotlight as UN forum opens in New York
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, senior UN officials on Monday underscored the need to do more to ensure that indigenous peoples are able to benefit from global development agenda, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Starvation looms for 20 million, UN agricultural advisory group told at opening session
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): If nothing is done soon, 20 million people will starve to death over the next six months in South Sudan, Somalia, north-eastern Nigera and Yemen, the United Nations agricultural chief on Monday warned the UN agency's Council.
UNESCO launches first-ever policy guide on Holocaust education and genocide prevention
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations educational and cultural agency has launched a first-ever policy guide for education on the Holocaust and, more broadly, genocide and mass atrocities.
UN calls for probe and accountability following possible landmine blast in eastern Ukraine
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday called for an investigation into a possible landmine explosion in eastern Ukraine after a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission was killed and two others were injured.
Ahead of World Malaria Day, UN says 'let's close the gap' in prevention coverage
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Apr 24(Just Earth News): On the eve of World Malaria Day, the United Nations health agency called on Monday for accelerating scaled-up efforts to prevent malaria, which remains a major public health threat, killing one child every two minutes worldwide in 2015.
Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): To help raise awareness on challenges that children affected and uprooted by conflict face in accessing school, UNICEF has been working with Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Khost
Apr 24, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost City on Monday, media reports said.
Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,†the Human Rights Director for the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) said on Sunday as he wrapped up a visit to the north-western Wau region.
UN and World Bank sign new partnership to build resilience for the most vulnerable
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:46 pm
New York, Apr 23(Just Earth News): Building resilience for the world's most vulnerable people by reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security, and sustaining peace in crisis-affected situations will be the focus of a new partnership framework agreed by the United Nations and World Bank.
Mother Earth Day: Environmental and climate literacy vital for a cleaner, greener planet, says UN
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs, the United Nations is emphasizing on Mother Earth Day.
UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Addressing ‘fragility’ of societies key to preventing conflicts, stresses UN chief
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting that a key trigger common to nearly all conflicts is the element of fragility – fragility of States, of institutions, or of societies – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for increasing investments in preventative measures that address the problem of fragility before it turns into conflict.