N. Korea launches short-range missiles toward East Sea
Mar 03, 2016, at 02:38 pm
Seoul, Mar 3 (IBNS) North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range missiles toward the East Sea, media reports said.
Twice as many girls as boys will never start school – UNESCO report
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics (UIS).
DPR Korea: Ban welcomes Security Council measure tightening and expanding sanctions
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its existing measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to the country's ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities that “threaten international peace and security.â€
Amid signs of hope in Syria, UNICEF chief sees 'harsh evidence' of war's toll on children
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Wrapping up his visit to Syria, the head of the United Nations children's agency has urged both the Government and armed opposition groups to facilitate access to all children in need, especially so the UN and its partners can implement a nationwide immunization programme.
Libya 'needs to move ahead now, or risk division and collapse,' UN envoy tells Security Council
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Libya needs to move ahead now or risk division and collapse, the top United Nations official in the country warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday, while presenting the latest report on political and humanitarian developments.
Drug treaties' aim is health, not 'war on drugs,' says UN expert report
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The ultimate goal of the international drug control treaties is to ensure the health and welfare of mankind, according to a United Nations-backed report, which this year underscored that the objectives of the conventions are often misinterpreted as mandating a “war on drugs.â€
Ban appoints long-serving UN tribunal jurist to head up courts' residual mechanism
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Judge Theodor Meron of the United States as President of the international body that will carry out the residual functions of the UN war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, for a new term that began on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General welcomes change of command in Afghanistan
Mar 02, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Mar 2 (IBNS) General John “Mick†Nicholson assumed command of NATO’s Resolute Support mission from General John F. Campbell on Wednesday, a NATO press release said.
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking 50 years since the unanimous adoption of two United Nations human rights treaties – respectively promoting respect for civil and political, and economic, social and cultural rights – a top UN official on Tuesday said the landmark covenants have helped extend rights to people crushed by tyranny and discrimination for generations.
UN hails launch of 'Day of School Feeding' as vital to Africa's development efforts
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:02 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations joined the African Union Tuesday in hailing African countries on the inaugural "Africa Day of School Feeding," as part of a key strategy to address the continent's development challenges through home-grown school meal programmes.
Senior UN relief official calls for end to discrimination against displaced Muslims in Myanmar
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:00 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Many of the Muslims displaced by inter-communal violence in Myanmar are still prevented from moving freely and often denied access to local hospitals, a senior United Nations humanitarian official said on Tuesday, calling for an end to such discriminatory practices.
Iraq: UN reports more than 400 civilians killed in February; cites 'viciousness' of attacks
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq claimed the lives of 670 people, including 410 civilians, in February 2016, the United Nations political mission in that country has reported.
Ban says Europe's border restrictions not in line with international law 'or human decency'
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In Spain on Tuesday evening, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the country's efforts to address some of “the most urgent issues on the international agenda,†including the plight of asylum seekers fleeing across the Mediterranean, and the devastating war in Syria.
War weary families in Central African Republic face dire food situation- UN
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to disrupt agriculture and severely constrain people's access to food, as they struggle with the effects of multiple poor harvests, disrupted markets and soaring prices for many staple foods, two United Nations agencies warned Tuesday.
War weary families in Central African Republic face dire food situation- UN
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:43 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Three years of conflict and ongoing displacements in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to disrupt agriculture and severely constrain people's access to food, as they struggle with the effects of multiple poor harvests, disrupted markets and soaring prices for many staple foods, two United Nations agencies warned Tuesday.
Syria: UN-mediated peace talks to resume on 9 March
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:39 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura on Tuesday announced that intra-Syrian peace talks he has been mediating in Geneva will resume next Wednesday, 9 March.
United Nations News Centre - 'Stand out and stand together,' says UN on Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:37 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response Tuesday called on the international community to celebrate individuality, as it observed Zero Discrimination Day, stressing that embracing diversity brings valuable benefits to all societies around the world.
UN warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Greece amid disarry in Europe over asylum
Mar 02, 2016, at 02:36 pm
New York, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Europe faces an imminent humanitarian crisis, largely of its own making, following a rapid build-up of people in already over-stretched Greece, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General to visit the United Arab Emirates
Mar 02, 2016, at 03:22 am
New York, Mar 1 (IBNS) NATO on Tuesday said its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
Secretary General in Baghdad: NATO stands with Iraq in the fight against extremism
Mar 02, 2016, at 01:44 am
Baghdad, Mar 1 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the bravery of Iraqi security forces and highlighted NATO support during an official visit to Iraq on Tuesday.
2030 Agenda's promise of well-managed migration and mobility must become a reality - UN deputy chief
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is that well-managed migration and mobility will benefit migrants and their families as well as countries of origin and destination, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday, urging Member States to work together to “make sure this promise becomes a reality.â€
Women and girls should be at core of disaster risk reduction, UN human rights monitors told
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:21 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Women and girls need to be at the core of disaster risk reduction, given that they often bear the brunt of climate change and hazards such as storms and floods, United Nations experts tasked with monitoring implementation of a landmark UN convention on ending discrimination against women heard on Monday.
UN development agenda seeks to reach 'those farthest behind,' Ban tells Human Rights Council
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the opening of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, senior UN officials emphasized the powerful link between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the right to development, highlighting that people on the front lines of armed conflict and humanitarian need are hoping the Organization can help ease their suffering.
New UN report finds migrants play critical role in Asia-Pacific development
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:00 pm
Syria: UN agency restores full rations thanks to boost in donor funding
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:58 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Monday that new funding pledged during a conference in London earlier this month will enable the agency to fully reinstate its food assistance to Syrians.
UN and OSCE 'best tools' to prevent disorder, Security Council told
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:56 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) continue to give the international community the best tools to prevent disorder and shape a future of a “rules-based international order,†the Security Council on Monday heard from the chairperson of the world's largest regional arrangement under the UN Charter.
Kosovo: Time to shift focus to development, rule of law, human rights, says UN envoy
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS) With Kosovo set to face “complex challenges†this year, it is an opportune time to perhaps shift local and international focus away from political battles towards more fundamental issues, such as the intrinsic links between post-conflict development, enforcement of the rule of law, and human rights, the head of the United Nations political mission there said on Monday.
UN condemns recent spate of deadly terrorist attacks in Iraq
Mar 01, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Muqdadiya in Iraq that killed scores of civilians and injured many more.
Russia: Woman detained after she was spotted with a severed child's head
Mar 01, 2016, at 12:38 am
Moscow, Feb 29 (IBNS): Police have detained a woman in Russian capital Moscow suspecting that she had murdered a child,media reports said.
Ban urges all involved in Comoros electoral process to refrain from violence
Feb 29, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Feb 29 (IBNS) With the provisional results being released after a slate of elections in Comoros, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the candidates and all the other actors and institutions involved in the electoral process to play by the rules and refrain from the use of violence.