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.
Baghdad blasts kills more than 20
Feb 29, 2016, at 04:09 am
Baghdad, Feb 28 (IBNS): More then 20 people were killed in bombings in Iraq's Baghdad city on Sunday, media reports said.
UK: Asian man's finger cut off
Feb 29, 2016, at 01:09 am
London, Feb 28 (IBNS): In an alleged racist attack, the finger of a man was chopped off with a meat cleaver in north England, media reports said.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg appreciates Indian advertisement
Feb 28, 2016, at 01:40 am
San Francisco, Feb 27 (IBNS) Praising the new Ariel Matic advertisement, Facebook Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has said that it is the most powerful video she has seen so far.
Prince William- Kate Middleton to visit India, Bhutan in April
Feb 28, 2016, at 12:47 am
London, Feb 27 (IBNS) Duke Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton will visit India and Bhutan from Apr 10 - 16, officials said on Saturday.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visits REDI School of Digital Integration
Feb 27, 2016, at 10:43 pm
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has visited REDI School of Digital Integration in Berlin which teaches refugees to code.
Feb 27, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Salamia, Feb 26 (IBNS) At least two people were killed as massive explosion hit Salamia city in Syria, a monitor said.
UN Security Council endorses cessation of hostilities pact in Syria
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:35 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)The United Nations Security Council on Friday endorsed the joint statement announced on Monday by United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) Ceasefire Taskforce, on the terms of a nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria, and demanded that the agreement take effect at midnight Damascus time.
South Sudan: UN deputy humanitarian chief calls for end to civilian suffering
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)The United Nations deputy humanitarian chief on Friday called on all parties to the conflict in South Sudan to protect civilians and grant safe and unhindered humanitarian access as she wrapped up a two-day visit to the African country.
General Assembly President announces meeting dates for UN Secretary-General candidates
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:24 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As the process to select the next United Nations Secretary-General gets under way, the President of the General Assembly announced on Friday that he will hold a series of informal dialogues and meetings with all potential candidates from 12 to 14 April.
Ban urges countries along Balkan route into Western Europe to keep borders open
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:19 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)Concerned with the increasing number of border restrictions along the Balkan land route, including in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on the countries to keep their borders open “in a spirit of responsibility sharing and solidarity.â€
Fiji: UNICEF steps up response as 'full picture' of Cyclone Winston's impact becomes clearer
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)As the full picture of the worst cyclone ever to hit Fiji becomes more apparent, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates that up to 120,000 children across the county may be badly affected.
UN rights expert urges Russia not to implement new extradition treaty with DRP Korea
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)A United Nations rights expert on Friday urged the Government of the Russian Federation not to implement an extradition treaty signed with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier this month.
UN opens support 'hubs' to boost protection for families and children on move across Europe
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)As part of a joint effort to increase protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, two United Nations agencies have agreed to set up special support centres for children and families along the most frequently used migration routes across the continent.
Security Council extends UN Guinea-Bissau office for another year
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, for an additional 12 months so that it can continue to assist the country in its path towards peace and reform.
UN deputy chief urges Member States to make 'responsibility to protect' a reality
Feb 27, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The principle of “responsibility to protect,†a call for putting into action legal commitments to protect populations from atrocity crimes, has seen mixed results since its inception in 2005, the United Nations deputy chief said today, urging the international community to make the protection of populations from such heinous acts “a living reality.â€
Mogadishu: Attack in hotel kills 9
Feb 27, 2016, at 01:47 pm
Mogadishu, Feb 27 (IBNS) At least nine people were killed as four militants attacked a hotel in Somalia capital Mogadishu, media reports said.
UN reports widespread human rights abuses in Libya, where ‘complete impunity prevails’
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A United Nations report published on Thursday has documented widespread human rights violations and abuses committed in Libya since the beginning of 2014, recommending urgent measures to address “the complete impunity that prevails†and to strengthen and reform the justice sector.
Humanitarian and ceasefire tracks for Syria 'moving in the right direction' – UN envoy
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) – International task forces established to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access and a ceasefire in Syria “are moving in the right direction,†a United Nations mediator said on Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline to accept a truce.
‘Put peace above politics,’ Ban tells leaders of South Sudan
Feb 26, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As part of the last day of his visit to South Sudan, United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with President Salva Kiir, stressing the urgency of forming a Transitional Government, as well as spoke by phone with former Vice-President Riek Machar and visited a protection of civilians site.
UN rights chief warns police agreement by five European countries will worsen refugee crisis
Feb 26, 2016, at 02:56 pm
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official expressed serious concern today over security measures adopted last week by the police chiefs of five European countries, which he warned are already negatively impacting the human rights of refugees and migrants in southern and central Europe and compounding the “already exceptionally difficult situation†in Greece.
Kabul: Eight Taliban members killed in blast
Feb 26, 2016, at 02:55 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS) At least eight Taliban insurgents were reported dead on Wednesday night after a bomb detonated near Ghazni Mosque in Andar District of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, reports said.
ISIS targets Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey in a new video
Feb 26, 2016, at 01:14 am
California/New Delhi, Feb 25 (IBNS) Militant group ISIS supporters have released a new video which targeted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey for protesting against the fringe unit on their social platforms.