UN envoy 'deeply concerned' by growing tensions in Gaza stemming from pay cuts
Apr 09, 2017, at 12:03 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process on Saturdaycalled for Palestinian unity amid concerns over local pay cuts.
Bruno Tshibala appointed new Congolese Prime Minister
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:33 pm
Kinshasa, Apr 8 (IBNS): Congolese President Joseph Kabila has appointed Bruno Tshibala as the new Prime Minister of the nation on Saturday, reports said.
Police arrest two in connection with Stockholm terror attack
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:18 pm
Stockholm, Apr 8 (IBNS): The Swedish police have arrested two men in connection with the Stockholm terror attack, which killed at least four people after a stolen lorry barged into a supermarket on Friday, media reports said.
Syria: As US responds militarily to chemical attack, UN urges restraint to avoid escalation
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Fridayurged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this week.
UN agencies in Colombia stepping up response efforts in aftermath of devastating landslides
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): Responding to the devastating landslides in Colombia's Mocoa municipality that have claimed at least 300 lives, left more than 370 missing, and destroyed hospitals and infrastructure, United Nations relief agencies have stepped up their response to alleviate humanitarian suffering among the affected people.
UN, humanitarian partners to launch $40M appeal for flood-hit Peru
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:19 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Peru are expected on Fridayto launch an appeal for $39.2 million to provide urgently needed aid to people affected by the latest flooding in Peru.
UN condemns deadly Stockholm attack; wants those responsible to face justice
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, Apr 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Fridaycondemned the attack in Stockholm, Sweden, and expressed hope that those responsible for the violence will be swiftly brought to justice.
'Horrible attack' in South Sudan town sends thousands fleeing across border – UN refugee agency
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts of neighbouring South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria province, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Children in east Ukraine need urgent care to overcome trauma of conflict – UNICEF
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:19 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): More than 200,000 children, or one in four, in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine require urgent and sustained psychosocial support to address their traumatic experiences, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Marking the twenty-third anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres on Friday said the only way to honour the memory of the victims is to ensure such events never happen again.
UN emergency food agency resumes full food rations in Kenyan refugee camps
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations emergency food agency resumed rations this month to refugees in Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma camps, but cautioned that there is not enough funding to also provide cash transfers through the summer.
UN rights agency condemns PLO's executions in Gaza, urges moratorium on death penalty
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday strongly condemned the execution of three men in Gaza for “collaboration with the occupier†and urged authorities to halt all further executions and comply with Palestine's obligations under international law.
Sweden truck attack: Police asks residents to avoid centre of Stockholm
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:02 am
Stolkholm, Apr 7 (IBNS): Following the truck attack in Stockholm, which left at least three people dead, police asked residents to avoid the centre of the city, media reports on Friday.
Sweden: Truck drives into crowd in Stockholm, 3 killed
Apr 08, 2017, at 01:26 am
Stockholm, Apr 7 (IBNS): Joining the lists of recent attacks in various parts of the world, a truck with high speed drove into the crowd in the streets of central Stockholm leading to the death of at least 3 people and injuring several others, on Friday, media reports.
Apr 07, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): United Nations peacekeepers face a raft of challenges – terrorism, hostile host governments, floods of illicit weapons, and sometimes being deployed to places where peace itself is at stake – Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, underscoring that all parts of the UN have a role to play in making sure 'blue helmets' can deliver on the mandates assigned to them.
Cost of renewables fell in 2017, lowering global investment in clean energy – UN
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2017, even as investment in clean energy fell, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday reported.
Zika could end up costing Latin America and the Caribbean up to $18 billion, UN reports finds
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): In addition to the impact on public health, the tangible impact of the Zika outbreak, such as on gross domestic product (GDP), could cost the Latin American and the Caribbean region as much as $18 billion between 2015 and 2017, a new United Nations report has revealed.
At Security Council, new UN peacekeeping chief urges faster implementation of Mali peace deal
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The new United Nations peacekeeping chief on Thursday stressed the need for the parties to the conflict in Mali to redouble their efforts to accelerate the implementation of their 2015 peace agreement while expressing a concern about the volatile security situation in the landlocked West African country.
Sport is force of social empowerment and an engine for equality – UNESCO
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): There is no more powerful platform for promoting shared values than sport, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, said in a message marking the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
UN General Assembly creates International Day for small, medium-sized enterprises
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Recognizing the importance of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in achieving the new global development goals, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday designated 27 June as International Day for those actors.
Strengthening the UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Following his analysis of the report of the High-Level External Independent Review Panel on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Jane Holl Lute of the United States as Special Coordinator on improving the Organization’s response to sexual exploitation and abuse, in February 2017.
Post latest missile test, Security Council condemns DPRK's 'highly destabilizing behaviour'
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling it “in grave violation†of the country's international obligations under six of the body's resolutions passed between 2007 and 2017.
Global food prices fall in March as sugar and vegetable oils slide – UN
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday reported that global food prices fell in March amid large available supplies and expectations of strong harvests, and also projected “robust cereal harvests†in 2017.
Indian Coast Guard ship in Sri Lanka to strengthen ties
Apr 06, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Colombo, Apr 6 (IBNS) : Indian Coast Guard Ship CGS Shoor has arrived the island nation on April 4 for a five-day visit to strengthen corporation between Sri Lankan and Indian coast guard operations.
Chemical attack, if confirmed, would be largest in Syria, UN Security Council told
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:12 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): Briefing an emergency meeting of the Security Council following the reports of alleged chemical weapons use in Khan Shaykhun, southern rural Idleb, Syria, a senior United Nations official for disarmament affairs said that while many details are not yet fully known, new information continues to come in on the incident.
Bridging global infrastructure gap tops agenda at annual UN Partnership Forum
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): Addressing the Partnership Forum convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), senior UN officials on Wednesday discussed how to promote infrastructure growth in the least developed countries, particularly in Africa, to reach the world's development goals by 2030.
UN envoy for Iraq condemns suicide bombings in Tikrit
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties. New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties.
Protecting refugees, ensuring security of countries 'complimentary goals, special UN forum told
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Apr 6 (Just Earth News): Protecting refugees and assuring the safety of countries that receive them are complementary goals, a senior United Nations official on Wednesday said in a special security forum that discussed denying safe havens to people who finance or commit terrorist acts, or to terrorists who try to abuse the asylum system.
Top UN official in DR Congo concerned about rising number of civilian deaths in Kasai
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:10 am
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday expressed concern about a reported rise in the number of civilian casualties in the central Kasai region as a result of clashes between the Kamuina Nsapu militia and the Congolese security forces.
Humanitarian needs have never been greater in Syria, UN chief tells Brussels conference
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:07 am
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Speaking at a major international conference on Syria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to increase support for the victims of the conflict in the war-ravaged country as well as for the neighbouring ones that are sheltering millions of refugees.