Car bomb blast close to Turkish police HQ kills 2 officers
May 02, 2016, at 12:38 am
Ankara, May 1 (IBNS): A car bomb blast close to the police headquarters in southeastern Turkey on Sunday left at least two police officers dead, media reports said.
On international day, UN spotlights history and power of jazz in building peace
May 01, 2016, at 12:33 pm
New York, May 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Jazz is a universal message of peace that harmonizes rhythm and meaning, carries values significant for every woman and man, and provides unique opportunities for mutual understanding, the top United Nations cultural official said on Saturday, as music enthusiasts around the world celebrate International Jazz Day.
Yemen talks 'moving forward towards peace', UN envoy reports
May 01, 2016, at 12:32 pm
New York, May 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy for Yemen reported on Saturday that the latest session of peace negotiations among Yemeni parties in Kuwait “went on in a positive and constructive atmosphere and reflected a mutual desire to move forward in the talksâ€.
Kenya: Six-storey building collapses in Nairobi
Apr 30, 2016, at 04:21 pm
Nairobi, Apr 30 (IBNS) As rain created havoc in the country, a six-storey building collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, media reports said.
In Geneva, Ban welcomes first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in Games
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): During a visit to Geneva on Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in the international event, and received the Olympic Cup Award on behalf of the UN.
El Salvador: UN expert calls on Government to protect victims of contemporary slavery
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Friday called on the Government of El Salvador to develop and implement a wide range of initiatives to protect the victims of contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour and domestic servitude.
In recorded vote, Security Council approves one year extension of UN mission in Western Sahara
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Security Council on Friday, by recorded vote, adopted a resolution extending for one year the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), emphasizing “the urgent need for the mission to return to full functionality.â€
‘We have come too far to go back,’ says Ban on Day of Remembrance for chemical warfare victims
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has marked the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare with a call for reflection on the “terrible toll†of chemical weapons and for taking stock of efforts to chart a course to a world free from the menace of such weapons.
Ethiopia: UN agency calls for urgent funding for farmers ahead of cropping season
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With just six weeks left before the start of the main cropping season in Ethiopia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on Friday for urgent funding to help farmers sow their fields and prevent drought-hit areas of the country from falling deeper into hunger and food insecurity.
Mozambique: UN reports ‘worrying’ information about human rights violations
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights office said on Friday it has received “worrying information†about ongoing armed clashes in Mozambique between national security forces and members of Renamo, the former rebel group which became the main opposition party at the end of the 16-year civil war in 1992.
In Malawi, people with albinism face ‘total extinction’– UN rights expert
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Friday warned that the atrocities faced by persons with albinism in Malawi render them “an endangered people group facing a risk of systemic extinction over time if nothing is done.â€
'Monstrous disregard' for civilians, says UN rights chief, as hospitals bombed in Syria
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday said that the latest reports of civilian deaths and injuries in Syria, including bombings of marketplaces and medical facilities, reveal a “monstrous disregard for civilian lives by all parties to the conflict,†calling for urgent action by all relevant actors to resolve to help the people of Syria.
Ban welcomes appointment of transitional unity Government in South Sudan
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the appointment by South Sudan President Salva Kiir of the ministers of the Transitional Government of National Unity, urging the parties to complete the establishment of all transition institutions.
Syria: Airstrike destroys MSF-supported hospital in Aleppo killing 14
Apr 30, 2016, at 02:04 am
Aleppo, Apr 29 (IBNS) The bombing of the MSF-supported Al Quds hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday night has killed at least 14 people, including at least two doctors, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Friday.
Norway helicopter crash: 11 bodies found
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:45 am
Turoy, Apr 29 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed as a helicopter crashed off the western coast of Norway on Friday, media reports said.
Norway: Helicopter crashes with 13 onboard
Apr 29, 2016, at 10:30 pm
Turøy, Apr 29 (IBNS): A helicopter, which was carrying 13 people, crashed off the western coast of Norway on Friday, media reports said.
The Mall of Africa: South Africa gets its largest shopping mal
Apr 29, 2016, at 06:03 pm
Midrand, Johannesburg, Apr 29 (IBNS) Thousands of South Africans flocked to The Mall of Africa on Thursday, the newly opened mall in South Africa, reports said.
Sydney: One dead in shootout outside shopping mall
Apr 29, 2016, at 05:04 pm
Sydney, Apr 29 (IBNS) A man was reported dead and two others injured in a shootout which took place outside a shopping mall in south-west Sydney on Friday morning, according to reports.
Ukraine: Security Council meets on situation with sense of ‘urgency and hope’
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine enters its third year, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday met with both a sense of urgency and hope, as described by a senior UN political official.
Secretary-General appoints 12 new members to UN University Council
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General Irina Bokova of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) appointed 12 new members to the governing UN University (UNU) Council.
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire for a final period, extending it until the end of June next year, and also decided to terminate all arms, travel and financial sanctions against the country, with immediate effect.
Syria: human toll and suffering are 'sickening,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With hundreds of thousands of civilians killed, millions of people displaced and countless families torn apart, the UN relief chief on Thursday described the human toll and suffering in Syria as “sickening,†and said the global community should be “ashamed†that this is happening on its watch.
South Sudan: UN strongly condemns attack against mission compound in Bentiu
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack that took place on 25 April against the compound of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, where a rocket-propelled grenade landed inside the perimeter of the compound and partly damaged one of the containers located in the humanitarian hub.
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Thousands of displaced Iraqi families and Syrian refugees across Iraq now have better and flexible access to food, thanks to an innovative digital cash card launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
In address to Austrian Parliament, Ban urges ‘cooperative approach’ to EU asylum policies
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): From its leadership on major United Nations bodies to its peacekeepers in the field, development aid and defence of human rights, Austria is a very important, vital member of the world community, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during an address to the Parliament of Austria earlier on Thursday in Geneva.
‘Girls in ICT Day’ highlights need to promote technology careers for women – UN
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest growing sector.
PODCAST: Hunting a war criminal from the former Yugoslavia
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Two policemen working for the United Nations in the 1990s who were tasked with tracking down alleged war criminals from the former Yugoslavia have been talking about the “horror stories†they heard from the families of victim.
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy mediating a resolution to the crisis in Syria warned that the latest round of talks was overshadowed by a substantial deterioration of the cessation of hostilities, and called on the leaders of the Russian Federation and United States to help salvage the “barely alive†pact.
Workplace stress ‘a collective challenge’ as work-life boundaries become blurred – UN
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday outlined the findings of its latest research on the impact of stress in the workplace.
Boosting productivity key to economic growth in Asia-Pacific – UN
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As nations begin implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the next phase of Asia-Pacific economic growth should be driven by broad-based productivity gains and further rebalancing towards domestic and regional demand, the United Nations said on Thurssday in a new survey.