Sep 30, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): With current armed conflicts and humanitarian crises driving massive population movements – and not just in Europe, though the continent has been heavily challenged – an upcoming United Nations report will confirm the troubling fact that human trafficking generally follows the overall migratory flows, a senior UN anti-crime official said on Thursday, urging States to back the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and other international tools to address the evolving and complex situation.
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): In an impassioned appeal to the Security Council, the top United Nations relief official on Thursday called on the global body’s primary organ for maintenance of peace and security to act immediately to end the bloodshed in Syria so that humanitarian assistance is able to reach those who desperately need it.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killing of at least 15 civilians in airstrike
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned the killing of at least 15 civilian men and the injuring of at least 13 others, including at least one boy, in an airstrike targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) conducted yesterday in the country’s eastern district of Achin.
Modernizing sub-Saharan Africa’s farming systems can boost livelihoods, help feed the world – UN
Sep 30, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Sept 30 (Just Earth News): With Africa set to play an ever-growing role in feeding the world’s bourgeoning population, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) on Thursday stressed that the sub-Saharan region needs modern, efficient – and above all mechanized and environmentally sound – farming system to meet global demand and transform the lives and economies of millions of rural families.
New Jersey train crashes into station, kills 1,injures several
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:58 am
New Jersey, Sept 29 (IBNS): A New Jersey Transit train plowed through a major station in Hoboken here on Thursday morning's rush-hour, killing at least one person and injuring several, media reports said.
UN relief wing appeals for urgent funding in DPRK following typhoon
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:34 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing has said that more than $28 million in funding is urgently needed to provide immediate assistance to the 600,000 people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea affected by Typhoon Lionrock.
UNICEF more than doubles funding appeal for children in north-east Nigeria
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:33 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revised its humanitarian appeal for Nigeria from $55 million to $115 million in order to be able to assist an additional 750,000 people who can now be reached across conflict-affected areas in the north-east of the country.
Security Council calls on Somali parties to address political challenges amid latest election delay
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Regretting an extension to the 2016 electoral process in Somalia announced by the country’s electoral body, the United Nations Security Council has called on all parties in the country to upload their commitments on the elections and to come to an agreement on the remaining political challenges without further delay.
On World Day, UN spotlights role of maritime transport as backbone of global economy
Sep 30, 2016, at 04:29 am
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): The importance of shipping in supporting and sustaining on Thursday's global society makes it indispensable to the world and to meeting the challenges of the sustainable development agenda, top UN officials declared on Thursday, as the international community marked World Maritime Day.
Canada’s national bird yet to be decided
Sep 30, 2016, at 12:50 am
Toronto, Sep 29 (IBNS): The 'official' national bird of Canada is yet to be decided by the administration, according to media reports.
Airbnb epidemic worries Toronto realtors
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:26 pm
Toronto Sept 29 (IBNS): Realtors in Canada are worried because customers have been buying condos only to use them as short-term rentals, according to recent media reports.
Planned rebellion against police brutality by Toronto Raptors
Sep 29, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Toronto, Sept 29 (IBNS): The Toronto Raptors have been planning to take a stand against police brutality, according to media sources.
Plans for more green energy cancelled by Ontario
Sep 29, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Toronto, Sept. 29 (IBNS): In view of rising electrical rates, Ontario’s Liberal government decided to cancel plans to sign contracts for up to 1,000 megawatts of power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, media reports said.
NATO to host Defence Ministers meet in October
Sep 29, 2016, at 09:24 pm
Brussels, Sept 29 (IBNS): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will host Defence Ministers meet in October.
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:59 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): On 22 August 2014, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he had appointed Espen Barth Eide of Norway as his new Special Adviser on Cyprus, replacing Alexander Downer of Australia, who had stepped down four months earlier, in April.
‘No words left’ to describe suffering of children in Aleppo –UNICEF
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:57 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Children in Aleppo are trapped in a “living nightmare,†a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday, stressing yet again, the direness of the situation, particularly for the children, in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo.
Republic of Korea: UN rights expert calls for probe in death of 69-year old protester
Sep 29, 2016, at 12:56 pm
New York, Sept 29 (Just Earth News): Expressing dismay over the death of a protestor who was injured by the police use of a water cannon on a peaceful rally last year in the country, a United Nations human rights expert has called for a full investigation into the incident and to ensure that such a “tragedy†is never repeated.
South Carolina school shooting: 2 students, 1 teacher injured
Sep 29, 2016, at 06:21 am
Townville, Sept 29 (IBNS): At least two children and a teacher were shot at an elementary school in US state of South Carolina on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN health agency declares elimination of measles in the Americas
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:35 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): The region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, the United Nations health agency has declared.
Ban calls on UN Security Council for decisive steps to end attacks on hospitals, medical staff
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:34 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): Denouncing a surge in “horrific attacks†on hospitals, clinics and medical staff, most recently in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council on Wednesday to take decisive steps to end such obvious war crimes and hold the perpetrators accountable.
Improved UN database spotlights huge global disparities in access to cancer care
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): A revamped global database launched on Wednesday by the United Nations atomic agency highlights startling disparities across the world when it comes to access to treatment and care for cancer.
UN food relief agency reaches town in northern Iraq for first time in two years
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:31 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): For the first time in more than two years, the United Nations food relief agency has distributed urgently-needed food for people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat, which was under siege and cut off from humanitarian access from 2014 until earlier this month.
On World Day, UN urges rabies control beyond human and animal health services
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:30 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): Officials at the United Nations on Wednesday urged human and animal health authorities around the world to step up and more effectively address rabies – a preventable but fatal disease that still claims the lives of an estimated 60,000 people each year – as the international community marks World Rabies Day.
UN pays tribute to Shimon Peres, 'tireless' worker for Middle East peace
Sep 29, 2016, at 04:29 am
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid tribute to Shimon Peres, former Israeli President and the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who passed away early Wednesday at the age of 93.
Funeral ceremony of Ex-Israel President Shimon Peres to be held on Friday
Sep 29, 2016, at 02:11 am
New Delhi, Set 28 (IBNS): The funeral ceremony for former President of Israel Shimon Peres will take place on Friday on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Toronto: Home depot pulls out 'Scary Pepper Creeper' after voyeurism complaint
Sep 29, 2016, at 01:55 am
Toronto, Sept 28 (IBNS): After a "serious crime" complaint lodged due to the "Scary Pepper Creeper" Halloween decoration, Home Depot has said it would pull out the item from its stores, this season.
Mayor Tory to host housing summit to discuss social housing issues
Sep 29, 2016, at 01:51 am
Toronto, Sept 28 (IBNS): Mayors from across Canada will be joining Mayor John Tory later this week as part of a housing summit where municipal leaders will discuss "the affordable and social housing crisis facing Canadian cities."
Microtransit services a good option for hard-to-serve areas
Sep 28, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Toronto, Sept. 28 (IBNS): Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong had foreseen privately-owned vans operating on-demand in low-density areas as a viable option and accordingly planned to put forth a proposal to this effect before the commission’s board, reported Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter, thestar.com.
21 killed in Afghanistan drone attack
Sep 28, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Kabul, Sept 28 (IBNS): At least 21 militants and civilians were killed in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
No loss of life reported yet from Indonesia volcano eruption
Sep 28, 2016, at 06:51 pm
Jakarta, Sep 28 (IBNS): Indonesian authorities are searching for several hundred tourists after a volcano erupted at one of the country's most popular hiking destinations, according to media reports on Wednesday.