UN expert calls for context-specific strategies to counter xenophobia in migration crisis
Jun 29, 2016, at 03:21 pm
New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged the world body’s Human Rights Council to address xenophobia and its conceptualization, trends and manifestations in the context of an acute migration crisis, and with an action plan “carefully adapted to domestic realities.â€
UN aid chief spotlights need to bridge humanitarian-development divides
Jun 29, 2016, at 03:17 pm
New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Tuesday stressed the need to transcend the divide between relief aid and development work, urging action on global commitments made at last month’s World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).
UN rights expert applauds media initiative to put spotlight on homelessness in San Francisco
Jun 29, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, June 29 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights expert on housing on Tuesday commended a large media initiative in the US city of San Francisco aimed at bringing the issue of homelessness to the forefront of discussions and encourage civil engagement.
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Istanbul airport attack kills 36
Jun 29, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Istanbul, June 29 (IBNS): At least 36 people were killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refuse to resign even after no confidence vote
Jun 29, 2016, at 05:06 am
London, June 28 (IBNS): UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has refused to resign from his post even as his party MPs passed a no confidence motion in his name.
UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Lebanon
Jun 29, 2016, at 04:09 am
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms†three consecutive terrorist attacks that occurred yesterday in the northern town of Qaa, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
UN agencies to meet on El Niño’s ‘devastating impact’ in Central America’s Dry Corridor
Jun 29, 2016, at 04:08 am
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News): With the El Niño climate event devastating Central America’s so-called Dry Corridor, where one of the worst droughts in decades has left 3.5 million people food insecure, United Nations agencies will gather this week to discuss ways to improve the long-term response to the weather developments in the region.
In Jerusalem and Gaza, Ban urges ‘courageous steps’ for lasting two-State solution
Jun 29, 2016, at 04:07 am
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):Following a meeting this morning in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the leader to take the “courageous steps†necessary for a negotiated two-State solution in order to bring lasting peace, security and dignity for the people of both Israel and Palestine.
Poverty and early deaths await millions of world's most disadvantaged children – UNICEF
Jun 29, 2016, at 04:05 am
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):Some 69 million children under five years of age will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women will have been married as children by 2030, unless the world focuses more on the plight of its most disadvantaged children, according to a United Nations report published on Tuesday.
Malayasia : Eight injured in hand grenade attack in bar-cum-restuarant
Jun 28, 2016, at 07:44 pm
Kuala Lumpur, June 28 (IBNS) Eight people were injured after a hand grenade was thrown at a bar and restaurant at Puchong in Malaysia's central Selangor state early Tuesday morning (June 28)., media reports said.
Racial hatred sweeps across UK since Brexit verdict, Cameron condemns
Jun 28, 2016, at 07:33 pm
London, June 28 (IBNS) Incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes are being reported in the UK since the country voted to break away from the European Union last week.
UN officials call for boost in solidarity and funding to meet growing humanitarian needs
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:37 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The international community must act with urgency and solidarity to deliver on the commitments generated at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, this past month, in order to adequately respond to and prevent crises and build resilience on a global scale, senior United Nations officials emphasized on Monday.
Secretary-General condemns killing of UN peacekeeper in Central African Republic
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the recent killing in Bangui of a peacekeeper serving with the UN operation in the Central African Republic (CAR), his spokesman said today.
UNESCO chief urges probe into killing of journalist in Mexico
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called for an investigation into the killing of journalist Zamira Esther Bautista in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:26 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms†a recent deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that killed several people, including a serving government minister.
Ban names humanitarian coordinator in Syria as new Deputy Special Representative for Liberia
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan as his Deputy Special Representative in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), succeeding Antonio Vigilante of Italy, who concluded his assignment on 15 June 2016.
UN allocates $13 million from emergency fund to support people in north-eastern Nigeria
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The top United Nations relief official on Monday released $13 million from a fund that supports rapid humanitarian responses – known as the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in areas of north-east Nigeria that have just become accessible.
UN deputy chief highlights benefits from and challenges confronting oceans
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, June 28 (Just Earth News): Addressing a gathering on laws affecting the world’s oceans, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Monday underscored that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, while also noting their connection to broader sustainable development aims.
In Jerusalem, Ban urges two-State solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
Jun 28, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that nearly 50 years of occupation of Palestinian land has not brought security for Israelis, stressing that only a negotiated two-State solution could bring the legitimate aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians to fruition.
El Niño puts more than 26 million children at risk in Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF
Jun 28, 2016, at 04:52 am
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News): One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
UNICEF deplores killing of children in eastern Syria
Jun 28, 2016, at 04:49 am
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has spoken out against the reported killing of 25 children in recent air-strikes in the Syrian town of al-Quriyah, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Iraq: UN sending extra food rations to provide for thousands displaced from Fallujah
Jun 28, 2016, at 04:47 am
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):Expressing concern about the extremely dire conditions for more than 85,000 people who have fled the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah and its surroundings over the last month, the United Nations food relief agency on Monday said it is sending additional rations to provide immediate food relief to the growing number of displaced.
NATO Secretary General to attend meeting of European Council
Jun 28, 2016, at 03:59 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in a session of the European Council.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet John Kerry
Jun 27, 2016, at 09:38 pm
Washington, June 27 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet Secretary of State of the United States John Kerry.
In Kuwait, Ban urges Yemeni delegations in peace talks to find lasting solution to end conflict
Jun 27, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):In Kuwait on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the situation in Yemen, urging the delegations involved in the UN-supported Yemeni peace talks to prevent a further deterioration of the situation and arrive at a comprehensive agreement ending the conflict.
Singapore Airlines flight catches fire, no casualty
Jun 27, 2016, at 03:28 pm
Singapore City, June 27 (IBNS) While making an emergency landing at the Changi airport , a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight on Monday caught fire.
On Day Against Drug Abuse, Ban calls for 'effective, compassionate' global response
Jun 27, 2016, at 04:34 am
New York, June 26 (Just Earth News):Marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, United Nations Secretary-General on Sunday called for “a global response that is simultaneously effective, compassionate and humane,†to the challenges posed by the world drug problem.
On International Day, UN chief urges end to 'dehumanizing' practice for victims of torture
Jun 27, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, June 26 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has on Sunday expressed support for and solidarity with the victims of torture and their families throughout the world, and underscored that torture must never be used under any circumstances, including during conflict or when national security is under threat.
Jun 27, 2016, at 04:17 am
Falluja, June 26 (IBNS): In a major development, the Iraq army has said it has seized Falluja city from militant group ISIS, media reports said.
Jun 26, 2016, at 08:54 pm
Beijing, June 26 (IBNS): At least 30 people were killed in a fire which erupted in a bus in China's Hunan Province on Sunday, media reports said.