Syria: UN, Security Council welcome Astana talks and look forward to intra-Syrian negotiations
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and the Security Council have welcomed the international talks on Syria held in the Kazakh capital of Astana, and, in separate accounts to the press, said they look forward to the resumption of the intra-Syrian negotiations.
UN envoy strongly condemns attack on UN team near Nigeria-Cameroon border
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Strongly condemning an attack against a United Nations monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted in the death of five persons, the UN envoy for West Africa and the Sahel region, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, called on both countries to take swift action to bring the perpetrators to justice.
With more people sedentary, UN health agency urges everyone to get moving
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression and other non-communicable diseases, according to the United Nations health agency, which is urging people to get up and get active.
Expressing concern about planned Israeli settlements, UN urges return to negotiations
Feb 02, 2017, at 05:01 am
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): The recent announcement by the Israeli Government to advance 5,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank could be an “obstacle†to peace, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday said.
Feb 02, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern that a new Executive Order by the United States President Donald Trump is in breach of the country's human rights commitments, a group of United Nations rights experts have called on the US to live up to its human rights obligations and provide protection for those fleeing persecution and conflicts.
UN agency creates tool box of new technologies, good practices to help keep food safe
Feb 02, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): From avian flu to locusts and E. coli bacteria, food is contaminated every day by diseases and pests, leading the United Nations agricultural agency to create a set of emergency prevention tools to save lives and improve food safety and security.
NATO extends support to Libya in its fight against ISIL
Feb 02, 2017, at 02:14 am
Brussels, Feb 1 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday for talks on the security situation in Libya.
UN fund allocates $6 million to help thousands in violence-hit parts of Central African Republic
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations relief official on Tuesday approved an allocation from the Organization’s humanitarian emergency response fund to assist the response to new emergencies triggered by a surge of violence in the Central African Republic’s Kaga Bandoro, Bambari and Bria areas.
Ukraine: UN ‘gravely concerned’ by deteriorating situation as violence flares in Donetsk
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): Amid outburst of violence in Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council and the top humanitarian official there expressed grave concern on Tuesday about the “dangerous deterioration†of the situation in the country’s eastern region and its severe impact on the local civilian population.
Syria: UN-supported talks delayed until 20 February to give opposition time to unite
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Syria on Tuesday said that he asked the Security Council to postpone the UN facilitated talks that had been scheduled for 8 February in Geneva until 20 February, in order to give the war-torn country’s opposition time to unite and participate as one group.
Founders of ‘Lonely Planet’ awarded UN agency’s lifetime achievement award
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): Hailing the impact of the popular ‘Lonely Planet’ travel guidebook series on global tourism, the United Nations tourism agency on Tuesday awarded its founders with its 13th Lifetime Achievement Award.
Managing national borders ‘cannot be based on any form of discrimination’ – UN chief Guterres
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): Refugees fleeing conflict and persecution are entitled to protection, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, expressing concern at decisions around the world that have undermined the integrity of the international refugee protection regime.
Cut off by fighting, thousands of Yemenis urgently need aid and protection – UN official says
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): The senior United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen voiced extreme concern on Tuesday about the safety and well-being of citizens in the south-eastern part of the country, where military operations are cutting off services and causing harm to civilians.
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Banks, UN set standards on channelling investments for sustainable development
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Nearly 20 leading global banks and investors, totalling $6.6 trillion in assets, have launched a United Nations-backed global framework aimed at channelling the money they manage towards clean, low carbon and inclusive projects.
UNICEF launches $3.3 billion appeal to assist millions of children affected by conflict, disasters
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of ever increasing number of children driven from their homes due to conflict, disasters and climate change, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched a $3.3 billion appeal to provide emergency assistance in 48 countries around the globe.
Moussa Faki Mahamat elected as incoming Chair of the African Union Commission
Jan 31, 2017, at 09:05 pm
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan 30 (IBNS): Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected incoming Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission by AU heads of State and Government, who form the Assembly of the African Union.
Yemen: UN envoy condemns attack on building used to monitor cessation of hostilities
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Yemen strongly condemned on Monday the attack on the De-escalation and Coordination Committee building, which regularly houses UN Staff, in Dhahran Al-Janoub, which is in Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border.
World must implement pledges on women’s empowerment and rights – UN Women deputy chief
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Speaking at a consultation in preparation for the Commission on Status of Women, a body exclusively dedicated to promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, a senior United Nations official on Monday called for sustained commitment and leadership to ensure a successful outcome of the Commission.
UN agency ‘alarmed’ by uncertainty facing refugees in the process of being resettled in US
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Monday said he is “deeply worried†by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being resettled to the United States after the country suspended its refugee programme last week.
UN mission in South Sudan ‘deeply concerned’ by clashes between Government and opposition forces
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Amid an outbreak of violence in the South Sudanese city of Malakal, the United Nations mission in the country on Monday called on the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the SPLA in Opposition to silence the guns.
At Youth Forum, UN calls on young people to help realize a better future for all
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention challenges such as climate change, unemployment and inequality, confronting young people around the world, including in places where peace prevails, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for the youth to speak up and share their stories.
Myanmar: UN rights expert condemns killing of prominent Muslim lawyer
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Monday strongly condemned the brutal murder of a respected Muslim lawyer and constitutional law expert in Myanmar, who was also the legal adviser to the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
At African Union Summit, UN chief Guterres spotlights need to strengthen cooperation
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent.
Warning of dire food shortages in Horn of Africa, UN agricultural agency calls for urgent action
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): With only one-quarter of expected rainfall received in the Horn of Africa in the October-December period, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday called for an immediate response to prevent widespread drought conditions from becoming a catastrophe.
UN releases $100 million to sustain relief operations in world's most neglected crises
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday released $100 million from the organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain operations in nine “neglected crises†where levels of vulnerability are alarmingly high but funding remains critically low.
As new drought hits Ethiopia, UN urges support for Government's 'remarkable' efforts
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News): Commending the Ethiopian Government and humanitarian partners on the response to last year's El Niño drought that left 10.2 million people needing food assistance, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Sunday said the international community must show “total solidarity†with country as it faces a new drought.
South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional partners on Sunday reiterated their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan and urged the parties to ensure an inclusive political process, both in the proposed National Dialogue and in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:44 am
Beijing, Jan 29 (IBNS): A tiger attacked a man in a Chinese zoo which left him dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Jan 29, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Jan 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agencies dealing with global refugee and migration issues on Saturday expressed the hope that the United States will continue its strong leadership role and long tradition of protecting those who are fleeing conflict and persecution.
UK , Jordan standing shoulder to shoulder in fight against Daesh
Jan 28, 2017, at 02:00 pm
London, Jan 28 (IBNS): Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has praised the crucial role Jordan plays in the fight against Daesh, following a meeting today with His Majesty King Abdullah II, officials said.