Opposition ends Socialist's rule in Venezuela
Dec 08, 2015, at 05:13 pm
Caracas, Dec 8 (IBNS) Just weeks after Argentina was rid of its long sustaining Left politics, another South American country suffered the same as the people of Venezuela decidedly ditched the Socialist party, marking the end of a 17-year old regime of theirs, in the recently concluded national elections.
Donald Trump reiterates his anti-Muslim stance
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS) A day after Barrack Obama called for truce among all religions and urged his people to stop spreading hate crimes against Muslims, Presidential candidate Donald Trump, reiterated his anti-Muslims stance on Monday, as he called for the barring of Muslims in America.
We have the unique opportunity to define our own destiny: Ban
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:22 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Calling climate change a defining issue of our time, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday told top government officials that the opportunity exists "to define our own destiny" at the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris.
Confronting conflicts, UN launches largest ever humanitarian appeal at $20.1 billion
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:20 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Warning that global suffering has reached levels not seen in a generation, the United Nations and its partners on Monday launched their largest ever humanitarian appeal, calling for 20.1 billion life-saving dollars for 2016, even as the 2015 appeal posts the largest funding gap on record – $10.2 billion.
Farm families in eastern Ukraine forced into 'difficult choices' to survive: UN agency
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:19 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The absence of financial, physical, social and human resources has left some 700,000 farm households extremely vulnerable in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, the results of a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) household survey revealed on Monday, and also warned of food insecurity among those families due to "skyrocketing" commodity prices.
Libya: UN envoy urges endorsement of political agreement as way forward for peace
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:17 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in Libya has emphasized that the political agreement reached after wide consultations among Libyan parties and facilitated by the UN for more than a year, is the basis to end the North African country’s conflict.
Yemen: Peace talks to start next week among warring parties, says UN envoy
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After several weeks of intensive consultations with the warring parties in Yemen, as well as with regional and international players, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country on Monday announced that the parties have agreed to open on 15 December in Switzerland, a series of talks aimed at establishing a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.
UNICEF ambassador Katy Perry calls for action on climate change in a weather report
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:13 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In an exclusive recording launched as world leaders gather on Monday in Paris, France, for the high-level segment of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and global pop star Katy Perry read a unique weather report to draw attention to the devastating effects of the phenomenon on the world’s children.
Amid violence in Syria: UN deputy relief chief urges greater civilian protection
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:11 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Against the backdrop of devastating attacks on health facilities resulting in the deaths of countless health workers along with their patients in Syria, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Kyung-wha Kang on Monday called for greater protection and assistance for Syrians caught up in the country’s four-year conflict.
Latin America faces task to reverse racial discrimination: UN rights chief
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:09 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, saying he was struck by the "enormity of the task" over the next decade to reverse five centuries of discrimination against the 150 million people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, has urged the region to draw on "the untapped potential in hitherto invisible communities."
Civil Aviation Day: UN agency calls for safer skies, more efficient procedures
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:08 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With global air transport doubling in flight and passenger volumes every 15 years, the United Nations aviation agency on Monday called for enhanced safety and efficiency to rule the world's skies.
Chad: Ban condemns suicide attacks, urges to address scourge of Boko Haram
Dec 07, 2015, at 01:50 pm
New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following the triple suicide attacks carried out on the island of Koulfoua on the Chadian side of Lake Chad on Sunday, which left more than 30 dead and many more injured, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon condemned the brutal attacks stating that these "despicable acts demonstrate yet again the brutality of Boko Haram."
Paying tribute to victims of Paris attacks, UN chief says 'today, I too am Parisian'='
Dec 07, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the margins of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) on Sunday, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the one hundred and thirty victims of the attacks which shook Paris almost one month ago.
Car bombing kills Governor of Yemen's Aden city, ISIS claims responsibility
Dec 07, 2015, at 12:52 am
Aden, Dec 6 (IBNS) Governor of Yemen's port city of Aden has been killed in a car bomb attack on Sunday, media reports said.
London Tube station attack is a terror incident: Police
Dec 06, 2015, at 02:54 pm
London, Dec 6 (IBNS): The Met Police on Sunday said they are treating the stabbing incident at a Tube station in east London as a 'terrorist incident'.
San Bernardino shooting : Female Suspect Made Facebook Pledge to ISIS
Dec 05, 2015, at 07:16 pm
Washington, Dec 5 (IBNS) The woman who helped carry out the shooting in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a Facebook posting, The New York Times reports.
Reports of abuses by Iraqi, Kurdish forces against Sunni Arabs increasing: UN
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Reports of human rights abuses against Sunni Arabs by Iraqi and Kurdish security forces in parts of Iraq reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are increasing, ranging from looting to extra-judicial killings, senior United Nations officials said on Friday.
UN bedside tool to help prevent maternal and newborn deaths worldwide
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday a new checklist for healthcare workers that will help reduce maternal and newborn deaths with "a single and practical bedside tool" designed to make a difference for women and infants in various settings around the world.
Fresh fighting in South Sudan forces thousands to flee into eastern DR Congo
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 4,000 people have fled to a remote region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to recent fighting between local groups, known as the 'Arrow Boys' and the South Sudanese Army in the Western Equatoria region of South Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Ensuring fundamental freedoms vital to peaceful elections in Venezuela: UN experts
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Voicing concerns over deteriorating restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Venezuela, United Nations human rights experts on Friday called on the Government to guarantee the safety of all individuals and their peaceful participation in the parliamentary elections, set for this Sunday.
As Ethiopia battles devastating drought, UN sends in emergency health team
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Ethiopia battling its worst drought in 30 years due to the El Niño weather pattern, with 8.2 million people already in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations has sent an emergency health team to help support the Government's response to a crisis that is expected to become even worse over the next eight months.
Southeast Asian nations pledge cooperation on Bay of Bengal migration: UN agency
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:20 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Southeast Asian countries on Friday affirmed that the only way to reduce loss of life at sea is by working together on comprehensive and sustainable approaches to mixed migration movements, the United Nations refugee agency said as the resumption of dangerous sea journeys in the region loomed.
UN-backed platforms show greenhouse gas emission reductions
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report by Yale University finds that the combined greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments recorded in two United Nations-backed platforms by cities, regions and companies alone surpasses the global emissions of the iron and steel sector.
Celebrity chefs serve up free meals from discarded food: UN agency
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:15 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): For those who have never tried 'rejected' veggie curry made with 'saved' coconut milk served with 'broken rice' and washed down with corn cob tea, two United Nations agencies have joined up with an Australian food charity for an event with a menu that also included 'fish scrap cake' and 'rescued' mango relish, accompanied by 'leftover' nine-grain followed by 'rescued' bread pudding for dessert.
COP21: UN emphasizes impact of young and future generations to tackle climate change
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:54 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The halls of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) grew livelier on Thursday as hundreds of participants gathered to mark "young and future generations day," an opportunity for youth to remind world leaders and negotiators of the need to reach an ambitious climate agreement to secure their future, according to the UN Envoy on Youth.
Yemen: Ban calls for investigation after Saudi-led airstrikes destroy health clinic
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:52 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the airstrikes carried out on Wednesday by the Saudi-led Coalition on a mobile health clinic run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Taiz city, Yemen, which injured seven people and destroyed the clinic.
Children under five account for one third of deaths from foodborne diseases: UN
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:51 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for more than half of all foodborne diseases globally and of all those who fall ill after consuming contaminated food, 420,000 people die – almost third of them children under the age of five, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday in its first ever report on the issue.
UN refugee agency concerned by violence at Greek border, calls for improved security
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As a result of restrictions imposed by the authorities along the Western Balkans route, tensions have been rising at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, prompting the United Nations refugee agency to call on the authorities of both countries to manage the border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles.
Food prices fall in November amid 'robust' global inventories: UN agency
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:44 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): November saw a decrease in major food commodity prices as the cost of most globally-traded staples fell, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported on Thursday as it also warned of deteriorating food security in areas affected by conflict or severe weather.
Fundamental change needed to address women's health in conflicts: UN
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Of the more than 100 million people in need of humanitarian aid this year due to conflict and natural disasters, 26 million are women and adolescent girls of reproductive age, yet efforts to meet their desperate needs are seriously underfunded, a United Nations report warned on Thursday, calling for fundamental change in the situation.