UN study uncovers horrors of sexual violence against Syrian refugee boys and men
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): A study carried out by the United Nations refugee agency has revealed disturbing details a little-known side to the Syrian conflict: sexual violence against boys and men.
China tops patent, trademark and design filings in 2017 – UN agency reports
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): Worldwide filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs reached record heights in 2017 amid soaring demand in China, which received more patent applications than the combined total of applications received by the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Patent Office, the United Nations intellectual property agency said on Wednesday.
Issue of Jerusalem must be resolved through direct negotiations between parties, UN chief stresses
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): In the wake of the announcement by the United States President recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed that there is no alternative to the two-state solution and that Jerusalem is an issue that must be resolved through direct negotiations between the parties.
Use fiscal stability to bolster inclusive, sustainable development in Asia-Pacific, UN report urges
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:52 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): Countries in the Asia-Pacific region should make the most of the prevailing stable economic conditions to orient their economies towards a more socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable path, the United Nations development wing in the region has urged.
New airstrikes leave at least 25 ISIS militants dead in East of Afghanistan
Dec 06, 2017, at 09:19 pm
Kabul, Dec 6 (IBNS) : At least 25 militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Somalia Partnership Forum stresses job creation and poverty reduction to promote stability
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:17 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): A gathering of senior representatives of the Somali Government, the United Nations and the international community concluded in Mogadishu on Tuesday with a call for greater investment in the country’s economic development to create more job opportunities, rehabilitate essential infrastructure, and improve the living conditions of the Somali people.
Donors make initial pledges of $857 million to fund UN refugee agency’s work in 2018
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Donor governments on Tuesday pledged an initial $857 million to fund the United Nations refugee agency’s work to help some 67 million displaced or stateless people worldwide in 2018.
Amid alarming spike in violence, looming famine, Yemen gripped by uncertainty – UN officials
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:15 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Yemen remains gripped by uncertainty after the assassination of the former president and a spike in brutal violence in and around its capital, Sana’a, the United Nations envoy for the war-torn country said on Tuesday.
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:14 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the discharge of drugs and some chemicals into the environment is one of the most worrying health threats on Tuesday, according to new research from the United Nations that highlights emerging challenges and solutions in environment.
Caring for the planet starts with ‘the ground we walk on;’ UN says on World Soil Day
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:14 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Soil is a major carbon storage system, essential for sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Tuesday, launching on World Soil Day a comprehensive global map showing the amount of carbon stocks contained in soil.
Young students getting better at reading, finds international study
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:12 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Reading literacy levels are on the rise across the globe, giving young students a set of strong skills to serve them in their futures as well as contributing to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular those related to inclusive and quality education.
Terror plot to assassinate British PM Theresa May foiled: Report
Dec 06, 2017, at 02:25 pm
London, Dec 6 (IBNS): British security forces have foiled terror plot to assassinate UK Prime Minister Theresa May, media reports said on Wednesday.
West and Central Africa lagging far behind world in HIV response, warns UNICEF
Dec 06, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News): Four in five children living with HIV in West and Central Africa are still not receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy and AIDS-related deaths among adolescents aged 15-19 are on the rise, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Syria: Eight killed in suicide blast
Dec 06, 2017, at 12:12 am
Homs, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a blast that hit Ekrema neighborhood in Homs city of Syria on Tuesday, media reports said.
Central African Republic: UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmet’ in country’s east
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:53 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing on Monday of a Mauritanian peacekeeper and the wounding of three others of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) by anti-Balaka militia in Bria in the country’ s east.
Iraq: Ambiguity over legal age of marriage could devastate childhoods, warn UN officials
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:42 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Voicing concern over proposed amendments to laws governing marriage in Iraq – in particular the ambiguity over the legal age of marriage – senior United Nations officials called on the country to ensure adequate protection for children across Iraq.
UN chief proposes ‘sweeping’ management reform to budget committee
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:40 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday proposed sweeping management reform to Member States in the General Assembly’s main administrative and budgetary body, including the adoption of an annual budget cycle, the granting of the power for him to redeploy resources within the approved budget, and the elimination of duplicate functions currently undertaken by different departments.
UN chief urges universal ratification of International Criminal Court’s founding treaty
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:38 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday stressed the importance of all States ratifying the treaty that established the International Criminal Court as the central institution of the global criminal justice system, known as the Rome Statute.
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:35 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Noting that the movement of people across borders is a global reality, a senior United Nations official stressed that policy decisions governing migration must be based on fact and not on perception or myth.
UN voices support for Somali Government’s efforts at first-ever security conference in Mogadishu
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:30 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): At Somalia's first-ever security conference, hosted by the country’s Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” in the capital, Mogadishu, participants agreed to speed up security sector reform and develop a plan to transfer primary responsibility for the country’s security from the United Nations-backed African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to its own security forces.
Urgent action needed to address rising global hunger, says UN agency head
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:28 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Immediate action is needed to address the rise in global hunger, the head of the United Nations food security agency has urged, highlighting the need to build resilience in poor and vulnerable communities.
UN chief calls for end to all armed clashes, airstrikes in Yemen
Dec 04, 2017, at 01:32 pm
New York, Dec 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to cease all air and ground assaults, expressing deep concern about the “sharp escalation” of armed clashes and airstrikes in the capital, Sana'a, and other parts of the war-torn country over the past several days.
Dec 04, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, Dec 4(Just Earth News): Persons with disabilities, as both beneficiaries and agents of change, can fast track the process towards inclusive and sustainable development, and for the 4030 Agenda to truly live up to its promise to 'leave no one behind,' all physical and cultural barriers must be removed to create societies that provide real opportunities for everyone everywhere, the United Nations has said.
Dec 03, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News): Top officials from across the United Nations system called on Saturday for the Saudi-led coalition to fully lift its blockade of Yemen's Red Sea ports, warning that unless commercial imports are resumed, “the threat of widespread famine in a matter of months is very real.”
Migration compact must balance regional, global realities, says UN envoy
Dec 02, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): A Global Compact on migration has to be “truly global” but it also has to take into account the regional specificities given the very diverse nature of the phenomenon, a senior United Nations official on international migration has said.
A survivor’s journey for justice: HIV advocate and UN retiree Eric Sawyer
Dec 02, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): "I contracted HIV before the discovery of the virus," Eric Sawyer began, as he told his story to an audience of nearly 50,000 gathered in New York’s Central Park earlier this year. The cheers and applause his heartfelt speech received would have been unimaginable three decades ago.
Central African Republic: ‘Restoring hope,’ UN agriculture agency helps ex-fighters start anew
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR) have traded their weapons for farming equipment, as part of a United Nations initiative, according to the UN agriculture agency.
Media coverage frames public thinking on migrants and migration – UN report
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): Changes in traditional media and growing use of social media are offering new avenues for “migrant-led” media and journalism as well as a unique opportunity for migrants to highlight their concerns and contributions – in their own words – the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
Massive underfunding hampering relief efforts for the displaced in DRC and Zambia – UN agency
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): With millions displaced within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and thousands more forced to flee across the border into Zambia, the United Nations refugee agency is appealing for urgent resources to make sure that relief programmes – hanging on by threads – do not collapse.
UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in Libya before year-end in the wake of shocking reports of rampant migrant abuse and squalid and overcrowded conditions at these facilities across the North African country.