Violence shuts schools, deprives children of medical care in Syria's East Ghouta, warns UNICEF
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Five of the more than 130 children who require immediate medical evacuation have died as they could not access treatment they needed due to the continuing violence across Syria's eastern Ghouta, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported, adding that most schools are closed there.
DR Congo: Over a dozen UN peacekeepers killed in worst attack on 'blue helmets' in recent history
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Governments and the private sector have not kept up with the game-changing pace of digital technologies, exposing children to new risks and harms – both on and offline – and leaving millions of the most disadvantaged behind, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Monday in a new report.
LinkedIn: Germany spy agency alleges Chinese intrusion
Dec 11, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Berlin, Dec 11 (IBNS): Sounding alert, German spy agency BfV has stated that China is snooping on the former's internal matters using social networking site LinkedIn, reports said.
Venezuela: Maduro bars opposition from taking part in next Presidential polls
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Caracas, Dec 11 (IBNS): Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has barred opposition parties from taking part in Presidential polls, scheduled for 2018.
Not enough being done to shield civilians from violence in Somalia – UN report
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): The armed conflict in Somalia continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods, displacing millions of people, and impeding access to humanitarian relief for communities in need, according to a United Nations report launched today in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
ICAN receives 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:01 am
Oslo, Dec 10 (IBNS): The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award on Sunday.
'Genocide should not be part of our present or our future,' UN adviser says on day to honour victims
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations office that coordinates efforts on genocide prevention has launched an appeal for Member States to ratify the 1948 genocide convention by the end of 2018 if they haven't done so.
UN political chief, DPRK officials agree Korean Peninsula faces 'most tense and dangerous' situation
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): In their meetings this week, the United Nations political chief and senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) shared the view that the Korean Peninsula faces the most tense and dangerous peace and security situation in the world.
UN agency begins assisting thousands of West African migrants to leave Libya
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and the Government of Niger welcomed the first 504 people from Libya to Niger, kicking off a voluntary mass evacuation of nearly 4,000 migrants.
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Security Council considers measures to support regional force in the Sahel
Dec 09, 2017, at 05:56 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution clarifying the ways in which the international community, including the UN mission Mali – known by its French acronym MINUSMA – is expected to provide support to a multi-country joint military force conducting counter-terrorist operations in the Sahel.
UN chief calls for $1 billion in donor contributions to emergency response fund
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called for $1 billion in donor contributions to the Organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world – as humanitarian needs have increased from $5.2 billion in 2005 to over $24 billion on Friday.
Human Rights Day: UN to launch campaign for 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations will on Sunday kick off in Paris, France, a year-long campaign to honor the foundational human rights document, which next year marks its 70th anniversary.
UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘risk of violent escalation’ after US decision on Jerusalem
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): Wednesday’s decision by United States President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been widely welcomed in Israel but it has also caused much anger among Palestinians and anxiety across the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations envoy on the region’s peace process told ta special Security Council meeting on Friday.
UN chief condemns attack that leaves at least 14 peacekeepers dead in volatile eastern DR Congo
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
Gaza: UN official releases funds to enable life-saving aid programmes in enclave
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations aid and development official in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) on Friday released $2.2 million to support health, food and livelihood programmes in the Gaza Strip.
UN Security Council holds special meeting on Middle East
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, is briefing the Security Council on Friday on the situation in the region following Wednesday's announcement by President Donald Trump that the United States would officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Australia legalises same sex marriages
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:35 pm
Canberra, Dec 8 (IBNS): It's a 'gay' time in Australia! With MP's voting overwhelmingly in favour of same-sex marriages, the country's LGBTQ population finally revelled in their new found freedom, donning rainbow clothes.
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:58 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The relationship between United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff and the vulnerable people in South Sudan they are working for must be one of mutual trust and confidence, said a senior UN official, noting that instances of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel not only breaks down that relationship, it also destroys the trust communities have in the Organization.
Children not a ‘bargaining chip’ in tug of war between Syrian parties – UN advisor
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations advisor for Syria said Thursday that obstacles stopping humanitarians from delivering aid and carrying out medical evacuations in besieged parts of the war-ravaged country are not being lifted, and “children are dying” as a result.
South Sudan: Security Council urged to do more to protect civilians, help end violence
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:56 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): With the conflict in South Sudan entering its fifth year, senior United Nations officials on Thursday expressed concern about the precarious security situation and bleak humanitarian conditions in the world’s youngest country.
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The humanitarian situation in war-torn eastern Ukraine is worse than ever, and people are at breaking point, the senior-most United Nations aid official in the country said on Thursday, as he launched a response plan.
Conflicts, drought drive hunger despite strong global food supply – UN agriculture agency
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): Despite strong global food supply, localized drought, flooding and protracted conflicts have intensified and perpetuated food insecurity, the United Nations agriculture agency reported Thursday.
Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses which may also amount to crimes against humanity,” and called on those responsible to be held to account.
UN health agency launches first global monitoring system for dementia
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:20 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency on Thursday launched the first global monitoring system for dementia, which is expected to affect 152 million people worldwide by 2050 – triple the current 50 million – amid the aging of the global population.
Global cooperation vital to maximize benefits of migration, says UN envoy
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:19 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): Commitment and cooperation from the global community is critical to maximize the benefits of migration and to overcome its challenges, said a senior United Nations official at the conclusion of a stocktaking meeting on the Global Compact on international migration.
DR Congo: Hunger crisis, scarce funds could push Kasais to brink of catastrophe, UN agency warns
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:18 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): An acute hunger emergency ravaging Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s strife-torn Greater Kasai region could transform into a long-term disaster if additional resources are not made available urgently, the United Nations food relief agency warned on Thursday.
Hamas leader calls for new uprising over US recognition to Jerusalem as Israel capital
Dec 07, 2017, at 10:08 pm
Gaza, Dec 7 (IBNS) : Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has called for a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, after US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
‘Mission accomplished,’ president of UN tribunal for Former Yugoslavia tells Security Council
Dec 07, 2017, at 06:36 pm
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): After more than 24 years of operations, the United Nations tribunal set up to prosecute crimes committed during conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s, has now completed all judicial work, the court’s President told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
UN designates 2021-2030 ‘Decade of Ocean Science’
Dec 07, 2017, at 06:35 pm
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday designated the years 2021 to 2030 as the ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development’ to boost international coordination and cooperation in research and scientific programmes for better management of ocean and coastal zone resources and reducing maritime risks.