South Sudan: Senior UN official urges Security Council to support peace process revitalization
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:53 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The arrival of the dry season in South Sudan could lead to more fighting that would undermine the political process and cause additional civilian casualties and displacement, a senior United Nations official cautioned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases, new UN-backed data reveals
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:52 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): Almost half of identified child trafficking cases has begun with a family member’s involvement, new data from the United Nations migration agency has revealed.
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:50 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): As the most vulnerable countries continue to face serious development challenges, South-South cooperation offers enormous opportunities and potential to effectively support them in accelerating progress on implementing globally agreed goals, a senior United Nations official has said.
Antalya: UN launches new initiative to empower and train young leaders in Global South
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:50 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): A new UN partnership that will empower young leaders in the Global South to become agents of change was launched Tuesday during the Global South-South Development Expo 2017 in Antalya, Turkey.
Ensuring family farmers’ access to food key to tackling global hunger – UN agency
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:49 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): Family farmers need more support and access to food, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency has said, urging lawmakers to consider legislation that improves productivity and boosts social protections to tackle the global hunger challenge which, he warned, is at an “inflection point.”
Violence drives more Rohingyas to Bangladesh; in Myanmar, Pope appeals for tolerance – UN
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from Myanmar every day, the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday.
UNESCO chief calls for investigation into killing of Nigerian photographer
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency defending press freedom on Tuesday denounced the killing of a Nigerian photographer, calling for an investigation into the incident.
Mount Agung eruption: Bali airport closed, thousands of tourists stranded
Nov 29, 2017, at 04:46 am
Karangasem, Nov 28 (IBNS): With ashes from erupting volcano Mount Agung sweeping Bali for the second day, the Indonesian government kept the island's airport closed on Tuesday, media reports said.
Kenya: President to be sworn-in, security bolstered in capital
Nov 28, 2017, at 05:37 pm
Nairobi, Nov 28 (IBNS): Security has been bolstered in Kenya's capital Nairobi ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the President, who will be entering his second term in office, reports said.
Australia: Man planning terror attack arrested by police
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:00 pm
Melbourne, Nov 28 (IBNS): Australian police have arrested a 20-year-old man, who they suspected of planning a terror attack during New Year's Eve, reports said.
Feature: Six months after ISIL, life is returning to Mosul despite hidden bomb threats
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): Mosul’s Al Qasoor Water Treatment Plant is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River which bisects the city that was, until about six months ago, one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Level (ISIL).
Partnerships ‘the only way’ to tackle global challenges, says UN industrial development chief
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) was reappointed for a second term on Monday as the 17th UNIDO General Conference opened in Vienna, Austria.
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday warned that more than 11 million Yemeni children – almost every single Yemeni boy and girl – are in acute need of humanitarian assistance, despite the successful delivery of 1.9 million doses of vaccines to Sana’a airport on Sunday.
‘No preconditions’ accepted from Syrian parties, UN envoy says ahead of Geneva talks
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Nov 28(Just Earth News): Ahead of fresh intra-Syrian talks on Tuesday in Geneva, the United Nations mediator said on Monday that the crisis now has the potential to move towards “a genuine political process.”
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Nov 27(Just Earth News): Solutions to today’s critical development challenges exist in the Global South, and every country – large or small, emerging economy or least developed – has something to offer to the world, a senior United Nations official said on Monday, as the 2017 Global South-South Cooperation Expo opened in Antalya, Turkey.
UN strongly condemns attack that kills peacekeeper in Central African Republic
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:26 am
New York, Nov 27(Just Earth News): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned Sunday's attack allegedly perpetrated by the anti-Balaka group against a convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, in which one peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and three others were injured.
Prince Harry to marry American actress Meghan Markle
Nov 27, 2017, at 10:04 pm
London, Nov 27 (IBNS): Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle, officials said on Monday.
Russia airstrikes kill at least 53 civilians in Syria
Nov 27, 2017, at 07:03 pm
Damascus, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 53 civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by Russia in Syria, observers said.
Bali volcano: Mount Agung erupts, airport closed down
Nov 27, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Jakarta, Nov 27 (IBNS): The eruption from Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, has forced the closure of the resort island's main airport, reports said.
Nov 27, 2017, at 05:33 am
New York, Nov 26(Just Earth News): Reflecting on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for investment in women and girls, decrying gender inequality as perhaps the most pervasive disparity around the world.
Explosion rocks Chinese factory, casualties feared
Nov 26, 2017, at 10:16 pm
Beijing, Nov 26 (IBNS): Casualties are feared as an explosion rocked a factory in China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, media reports said.
UN expo to highlight vital role of South-South cooperation in achieving Global Goals
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Nov 25(Just Earth News): A United Nations expo next week in Turkey is set to highlight the critical role of South-South cooperation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in light of the vast array of knowledge, skills, expertise and resources that is, and can further be, shared among developing countries.
No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, Nov 25(Just Earth News): Unless the international community tackles violence against women, the world will not eradicate poverty or reach any of the other Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message today for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Egypt: UN chief and Security Council condemn attack on Sinai mosque
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:26 am
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on al-Rawdah Mosque during Friday prayers in the town of Bir al-Abed in North Sinai, Egypt, that left scores of people dead and wounded.
UN experts urge China to ‘immediately and unconditionally’ release human rights lawyer
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Voicing concern that the trial of a human rights lawyer – leading to his imprisonment – fell short of international standards, a group of United Nations rights experts has appealed to the Government for the lawyer’s immediate and unconditional release.
Security Council deplores deadly attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:19 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Condemning “in the strongest terms” an attack against the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali that left several uniformed personnel dead, the Security Council on Friday called on the country’s authorities to swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.
In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Concluding a two-day visit to Iran, the top United Nations humanitarian official said the Organization is ready to fill any gaps in the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake on 12 November that struck the Iran-Iraq border.
UN rights expert calls on Mexico to investigate killing of state-level Ombudsperson
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:10 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Strongly condemning the attack on a state-level Ombudsperson and his family in Mexico, the United Nations expert on human rights defenders has called on the authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Mediterranean crossing still world’s deadliest for migrants – UN report
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:08 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Crossing the Mediterranean to Europe is “by far the world’s deadliest” journey for migrants, with at least 33,761 reported to have died or gone missing between 2000 and 2017, a United Nations report finds.
Egypt attack: President Sisi vows to respond forcefully
Nov 25, 2017, at 06:00 pm
Cairo, Nov 25 (IBNS): Reacting to the deadly terrorist attack in Egypt, which killed 235 people, President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi has said the country will respond forcefully, media reports said.