Future of food security depends on irrigation methods that adapt to climate change – UN agency
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that in order to adapt agriculture to a changing climate, new approaches to irrigation will need to be developed and implemented worldwide.
New UN survey reveals extensive damage to health system in war-torn Yemen
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): There are critical shortages in medical doctors in over 40 per cent of all Yemeni districts, with more than half of all health facilities closed or partially functioning as the conflict continues, a new World Health Organization (WHO) survey has revealed.
UNICEF renews call for protection of children after kindergarten hit in deadly Damascus attack
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that a kindergarten in Harasta, Rural Damascus, was reportedly hit in an attack yesterday, killing at least four children and injuring many others.
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his “full support†to the talks between the Greek Cypriot leader and the Turkish Cypriot leader, concentrated on the chapter of territory, as well as other outstanding issues interdependently, kicked off on Monday in Switzerland.
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as ‘COP 22,’ opened on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco, just days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement which has now been ratified by 100 countries.
Iraq: As anti-ISIL operation intensifies, civilians increasingly at risk, UN official warns
Nov 08, 2016, at 04:13 am
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): Amid the intensification of the military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) in northern Iraq and its impact on civilians, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in the country has raised alarm their safety and called on all sides to ensure that they are protected.
Mali: Ban strongly condemns attack that kills two civilians and one peacekeeper
Nov 08, 2016, at 04:09 am
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the deadly attack yesterday in northern Mali that claimed the life of two Malian civilians and killing one peacekeeper from Togo while injuring seven others.
Guy Ryder re-elected as ILO Director-General for a second term
Nov 08, 2016, at 02:04 am
Geneva, Nov 7 (IBNS): The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has re-elected Guy Ryder as Director-General for a second five year-term to start in October 2017.
Australia: Burglar shot with bow and arrow
Nov 08, 2016, at 12:32 am
Sydney, Nov 7 (IBNS): An angry person shot a burglar, who attempted to steal his car, with a bow and arrow,media reports said.
MARRAKECH: UN climate conference to continue momentum after Paris Agreement comes into force
Nov 07, 2016, at 12:47 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): Three days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement, the Marrakesh Conference, which begins Monday, 7 November, in Morocco, will give United Nations Member States and the world the opportunity to maintain momentum on climate action and continue strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change.
Nov 07, 2016, at 12:46 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): To achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of peace, prosperity and dignity for all on a healthy planet, it is essential to recognize the shared duty of care towards the environment in peacetime and during war, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday.
Colombia: UN Mission, Government and FARC-EP to start joint ceasefire monitoring and verification
Nov 07, 2016, at 12:43 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): The tripartite Mechanism coordinated by the UN Mission in Colombia, with the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP), will begin to monitor and verify the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities tomorrow, Monday, 7 November.
Two detained in Istanbul airport
Nov 06, 2016, at 09:09 pm
Istanbul, Nov 6 (IBNS): Triggering panic at the Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, two people in motorcycle refused to stop at a checkpoint, making the police to fire shots in the air, media reports said.
UN chief highlights importance of preparedness to reduce tsunami risks
Nov 06, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): In his message marking the first World Tsunami Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of reducing current and future levels of risk, particularly through strengthening preparedness.
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): Ahead of the inaugural World Tsunami Awareness Day on 5 November, two survivors of the most devastating tsunami in recent history – a Czech supermodel and a member of the Spanish family featured in the film The Impossible (2012) – have joined the United Nations’ commemoration of the Day.
One year on, UN experts urge Brazil to urgently boost efforts to address impacts of dam collapse
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): Voicing concern over the many pressing human rights impacts on some six million people since the worst mine disaster occurred in Brazil one year ago, a group of United Nations human rights experts on Friday issued a strong call on the Government to immediately redouble efforts to solve health problems and speed up the resettlement process of those affected.
‘Climate action starts in the kitchen,’ says UN, launching #Recipe4Change campaign
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): With the Paris Agreement on climate change entering into force on Friday, famed chefs Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca are joining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund) to tackle climate change from a different perspective: sustainable cooking.
One month after Hurricane Matthew, needs in Haiti remain ‘vast,’ UN reports
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummelled the tiny island one month ago on Friday, the United Nations warned that while its seems as if “the world has moved on,†Haiti’s needs are vast, exemplified by the nearly 600,000 children being stalked by disease, hunger and malnutrition and in need of assistance.
Some 3,500 people fleeing South Sudan each day due to ongoing conflict – UN refugee agenc
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): The ongoing conflict in South Sudan has led to immense suffering and displacement, with an average of 3,500 people fleeing the country each day to neighbouring countries, prompting the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), national authorities, and other humanitarian actors to race to create safe and humane conditions for arrivals – 90 per cent of whom are women and children.
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:45 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters have taken some 1,600 civilians to Mosul city in an attempt to shield themselves from airstrikes, and that nearly 400 women from Kurdish, Yezidi or Shi’a Muslim communities in Tal Afar are now being held captive.
On historic day for climate action, Ban urges sustained momentum for better, safer future
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:44 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the same determination going forward to implement the Agreement as well as to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Pregnant women, children among the victims in latest Mediterranean tragedy – UNICEF
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea this week, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
Liberian land rights defenders on run after threats from police
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:31 am
Washington, DC Nov 4 (IBNS): Alfred Brownell, a campaigner for the land rights of Liberia's local communities, and his staff at Green Advocates have gone underground after threats from the police.
Innovative film marks 120th anniversary of the first medical X-ray
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:19 am
Birmingham, Nov 4 (IBNS): On World Radiography Day and the International Day of Radiology, to be observed on Nov 8, a new film has been commissioned to coincide with the anniversary of the first medical X-ray performed in Birmingham 120 years ago.
South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief sets up task force after probe into mission’s performance
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): After an independent inquiry found that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) failed to protect civilians as deadly violence broke out in and around its premises in the capital, Juba, in July, the top UN peacekeeping official on Thursday announced that he has established a task force to carry out the probe’s recommendations, which include ensuring greater accountability of the mission’s leadership.
UN agency working to address women’s health and protection needs in storm-hit Haiti
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): With some 546,000 women of reproductive age in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged greater attention to women’s vulnerability in the aftermath of the storm, which devastated not only people’s livelihoods but health facilities and other vital infrastructure.
UN Security Council ‘strongly condemns’ ceasefire violations in Mali
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): Strongly condemning repeated violations of the ceasefire arrangements by the Plateforme and Coordination in and around northern Mali’s restive Kidal town, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday warned that such acts threaten the viability of the peace agreement in the country and called on the armed groups to immediately cease hostilities and return to dialogue.
Ban welcomes announcement of adoption of new Constitution in Côte d'Ivoire
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Thursday the announcement of the adoption of the new Constitution in Côte d'Ivoire by the Commission Electorale Indépendante, which followed the 30 October constitutional referendum.
Displaced amid Mosul offensive, close to 10,000 children in urgent need of aid, says UNICEF
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): Some 20,700 people have been displaced since the operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from terrorists started on 17 October, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, estimating that 9,700 of them are children in urgent need of assistance.
African Union-UN mission in Darfur welcomes unilateral six-month truce by two armed groups
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): Welcoming a six-month unilateral cessation of hostilities by the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minnawi and the Justice and Equality Movement-Gibril, the African Union (AU)-United Nations mission in Darfur on Thursday called on Abdul Wahid El Nur, the leader of the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid to also make a similar declaration.