China: Fishing boat mishaps leave 31 missing
May 08, 2016, at 02:59 am
Beijing, May 7 (IBNS): At least 31 people went missing after two fishing boats capsized and one lost contact off east China coast, media reports said on Saturday.
Jemima Goldsmith congratulates Sadiq Khan
May 07, 2016, at 11:28 pm
London, May 7 (IBNS) Jemima Goldsmith, ex-wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, congratulated Sadiq Khan for becoming the first Muslim mayor of London.
May 07, 2016, at 04:56 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Mutual respect for different faiths and cultures is the “bedrock†of a world at peace and “prerequisite†for achieving many of the goals to which humankind and the United Nations aspire, the General Assembly was told on Friday.
Feature: Central African Republic’s Parliament seated after UN support for polls
May 07, 2016, at 04:53 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in the Central African Republic (CAR) met this week with the new National Assembly, which took office after a series of successful elections supported by UN peacekeepers in the country.
Karen AbuZayd, Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants
May 07, 2016, at 04:52 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Karen AbuZayd wants you to think of refugees and migrants in a positive way. The United Nations Special Adviser has been working behind the scenes since January to raise support for global compacts to support large movements of refugees and migrants. These will be up for discussion on 19 September 2016, when the UN will host a high-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing Member States together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030
May 07, 2016, at 04:49 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report released by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years.
‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts
May 07, 2016, at 04:47 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must boost efforts to build the capacity for disaster risk management and readiness to prevent El Niño weather extremes from causing humanitarian crises in affected countries and impeding their development, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
UN Advocate Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan calls for more coordination in aid community
May 07, 2016, at 04:46 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): People who are starving are not thinking about other anti-poverty goals, Princess Haya Al Hussein said at the United Nations, calling for cooperation and coordination among the humanitarian community to meet the world’s basic needs, starting with zero hunger.
Youth employment an ‘absolute priority’ in Latin America – UN labour chief
May 07, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Innovative solutions†with a concrete action plan are crucial to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America, the Director-General of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) told representatives at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, recently held in Colombia.
Political impasse adds ‘new layer of complications’ to Iraq’s complex challenges – UN envoy
May 07, 2016, at 04:43 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A profound political crisis has engulfed Iraq, adding “a new layer of complications to the already complex set of military, security, humanitarian, economic and human rights challenges,†the United Nations envoy for the country warned on Friday, urging the Government, constitutional and political leaders, and civil society to work together to break the impasse and advance reforms.
UN launches multi-partner trust fund for Zika virus response
May 07, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak.
Unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe ‘falling between the cracks’ – UNICEF
May 07, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
May 07, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights committee has completed its annual evaluation of the situation affecting millions of people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during which representations were made by civil society organizations, UN representatives and Palestinian officials on a wide range of issues affecting the Palestinian and Syrian people in territories occupied by Israel.
Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor
May 07, 2016, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country’s call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said on Friday, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people.
Syria: UN condemns camp bombing, underlines political solution ‘more urgent than ever’
May 07, 2016, at 01:09 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior United Nations officials on Friday “unreservedly†condemned yesterday’s bombing of two camps for displaced people in Sarmada, located in north-western Syria, which according to early reports by first responders, killed around 30 civilians including children.
Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb
May 06, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes that on Thursday left dozes of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian Governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime.
Ban appoints Malian national as Special Representative for UN Guinea-Bissau office
May 06, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).
May 06, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In his latest update on the Yemeni peace talks currently under way in Kuwait, the UN envoy for the conflict-torn country confirmed they are continuing despite a number of breaches of the cessation of hostilities yesterday, which he described as “worrying.â€
Hand-washing ‘entrance door’ for reducing health-care infections – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hand hygiene is the entrance door for reducing health care-associated infections and increasing patient safety, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) underscored on Thursday as it marked global Hand Hygiene Day.
May 06, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The readiness of some political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina to question and challenge the 1995 peace accord, including new attempts to undermine the sovereignty and authority of the State and its institutions, continues to cast a shadow over positive efforts to advance economic and social reforms, the United Nations Security Council was told on Thursday.
At World Humanitarian Summit, leaders must take ‘bold decisions’ for real change – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As world leaders prepare to gather for a first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey later this month, the United Nations humanitarian coordinators for the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday called on the international community to assume its responsibility in finding solutions to end the widespread conflict and humanitarian crises in the region.
At climate summit in Washington, UN officials call to take action ‘to the next level’
May 06, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Recalling that just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said it is time to take climate action to the next level.
Palm oil pushes global food prices up in April; cereal production outlook improves – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
Humanitarian operations to support Palestinian refugees continue near Syrian capital – UN agency
May 06, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following intense fighting between armed groups inside Yarmouk camp, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported that it has been able to continue its humanitarian operations in Yalda, near Damascus, since Monday.
On International Day, UN spotlights role of midwives in achieving development targets
May 06, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Every year, some 300,000 women still die during pregnancy and childbirth and almost three million babies do not survive their first four weeks of life, yet a majority of these deaths could be averted by trained midwives, the United Nations said on Thursday as it marked the International Day of the Midwife with a call for strengthened skills and investments in midwifery.
May 05, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations management official reported on Wednesday that the Organization’s financial situation is “sound and positive,†noting, however, that there is “some worry†regarding the areas of regular budget and reserves.
May 05, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The cessation of hostilities in Syria must be put back on track, the United Nations political chief on Wednesday told the Security Council, as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said “there can be no explanation or excuse†for waging war on civilians, in Aleppo or anywhere else in the crisis-riven country.
UNICEF calls for better protection of children under revised EU asylum rules
May 05, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS):As the European Union (EU) prepares for critical talks on the rules governing applications from people seeking protection in Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the interests and rights of children to be given greater priority.
UN officials urge innovation at session on integrating sustainability agenda
May 05, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Integration across sectors and disciplines, and between actors and institutions, is essential to drive forward and successfully implement the United Nations development agenda, the Vice-President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) emphasized at the conclusion of a three-day segment on promoting integration of the three pillars of sustainable development.
South Sudan: Security Council calls on transitional government to implement peace accord
May 05, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called on the newly formed transitional unity Government of South Sudan to end the cycles of violence and suffering and fully implement the peace agreement signed by warring parties in August 2015.