FEATURE: As Afghan war grinds on, a marginalized young generation raises its voice
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): It is “show time” on Asia Television in Western Afghanistan, as talk show guest Somaia Ramish replies to a pointed question about war and peace.
All 17 Global Goals interrelated, with strong links to gender equality – senior UN official
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Addressing challenges faced by women in the world of work is a key theme for a United Nations forum on leveraging the power of partnerships to drive the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN Security Council urges more protections for children in conflicts
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Deeply concerned about the abuse of children in war zones, the United Security Council on Tuesday– in a debate in New York which included Secretary-General António Guterres and his special envoy on the issue – urged countries and non-State actors to allow children access to education and healthcare during and post-conflicts.
Syria: UN agencies deliver critical food aid, medicines to families trapped in rural Damascus
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): As part of a humanitarian aid convoy to besieged towns on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, United Nations agencies have delivered desperately needed health supplies, hygiene kits and food rations for tens of thousands of people.
'Rethink ways to govern cities,' UN-Habitat chief urges on World Day
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Marking World Cities Day, a senior United Nations official on Tuesday spotlighted the need to find innovate ways to govern cities, as more than half of the world's population live in urban areas.
Nov 01, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Nov 1(Just Earth News): Multilateralism is facing challenges just when it is most needed, senior United Nations officials told a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) forum in Paris on Tuesday, calling for a “new humanism” to counter rising doctrines of withdrawal and rejection of others.
Rohingya refugees drown as boat capsizes in rough waters off coast of Bangladesh – UN
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:38 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): At least four Rohingyas fleeing unrest in Myanmar drowned when a small fishing boat capsized in rough seas off the Bangladesh coast, the United Nations reported Tuesday, also warning that with thousands of refugees still heading to Cox's Bazar every day, sprawling makeshift camps there are now dangerously congested and overcrowded.
UN sees 'worrying' gap between Paris climate pledges and emissions cuts needed
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:36 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Pledges made under the Paris Agreement are only a third of what is required by 2030 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, pointing to the urgent need to boost efforts by both government and non-government actors, the United Nations environment wing said on Tuesday.
Unrest in Cameroon's Anglophone regions sends thousands fleeing to Nigeria – UN agency
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:35 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is scaling up efforts with partners to provide humanitarian assistance to thousands of Cameroonians who have fled violence in that country's Anglophone regions to south-eastern Nigeria.
Ahead of Brazil Summit, UN reports 3 million people now have access to hepatitis C cure
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:34 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): A record 3 million people obtained treatment for hepatitis C over the past two years, and 2.8 million more people embarked on lifelong treatment for hepatitis B in 2016, the United Nations health agency reported Tuesday, the eve of the World Hepatitis Summit in Brazil, highlighting increasing momentum in the global response to the viral disease.
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:33 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): A United Nations forum opened on Tuesday in Manama, Bahrain, highlighting the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Canada's GDP in August declined by 0.1%
Nov 01, 2017, at 05:03 am
Ottawa, Oct 31 (IBNS): Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth declined by 0.1% in August, media reports said.
Sexual harassment case against David Peterson dismissed, accuser apologies
Nov 01, 2017, at 04:59 am
Toronto, Oct 31 (IBNS): Former premier David Peterson has received an apology from Ximena Morris, who accused the former of sexually harassing her after the Ontario Superior Court dismissed the lawsuit, media reports said.
Tunnel in North Korea's nuclear test site collapses, kills 200
Nov 01, 2017, at 12:44 am
Tokyo, Oct 31 (IBNS): At least 200 people have died as an under construction tunnel in North Korea's nuclear test site collapsed, according to Yonhap News Agency
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul, several feared killed
Oct 31, 2017, at 11:59 pm
Kabul, Oct 31 (IBNS): A blast rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan returns helicopters to US
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IBNS): Pakistan have returned five of the helicopters to the US which were given to monitor border areas of the nation with Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Woman kills 15 in-laws with 'poisoned lassi'
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:30 pm
Multan, Oct 31 (IBNS): At least 15 people were killed after consuming poisonous lassi in Tehsil Alipur's neighbourhood Lashari area of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Japan: Investigators recover dismembered bodies, man held
Oct 31, 2017, at 05:06 pm
Tokyo, Oct 31 (IBNS): Investigators in Japan arrested a man after they recovered several dismembered bodies from his apartment in Zama, near the Japanese capital Tokyo, reports said.
UN chief urges Security Council to 'be ambitious' in supporting Sahel anti-terror force
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Stressing the urgent need to help Mali and other countries in the Sahel address cross-border terrorism and organized crime, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday invited the United Nations Security Council to “be ambitious” in deciding how the UN supports the region's newly-established joint force.
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound'
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:49 am
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound' New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or D'aesh) may be largely pushed out of Syria's Raqqa governorate, but after years of oppression and nearly a year of intense fighting – marked recently by heavy airstrikes – humanitarian needs will continue to be large for some time, the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council Monday.
UN warns of 'looming humanitarian catastrophe' in DR Congo's strife-torn Kasai region
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Some 3.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-ravaged south-central Greater Kasai region are severely food insecure, struggling to feed themselves and in urgent need of assistance, the head of the United Nations food relief agency warned Monday.
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Progress has not been fast enough over the past year to reach global and regional targets on stopping the spread of tuberculosis (TB), or to make real headway in closing persistent gaps in TB care and prevention, the World Health Organization warned Monday.
UN experts sound alarm on mounting rights concerns in Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Maria
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island remains without an effective emergency response, a group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Monday, as they called on United States and Puerto Rican authorities to remove regulatory and financial barriers to reconstruction and recovery.
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): While the Asia-Pacific trade outlook for this year is positive, some uncertainties ¬– including the possible impact of structural rebalancing of China from export orientation to domestic consumption – are forecast for 2018, the United Nations commission for the region said Monday.
Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:24 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.
UNICEF warns 1,800 unaccompanied refugee children in Greece need proper shelter, care
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:23 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): Two-thirds of the nearly 3,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children currently in Greece are not receiving proper shelter and care, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Government leaders, entrepreneurs set to gather in Bahrain for UN forum on sustainable development
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum Tuesday in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Real Change that’s working for Brampton north
Oct 31, 2017, at 03:25 am
Brampton, Oct 30 (IBNS): The 2017 Fall Economic statement will deliver more Canada Child Benefit Support, cut the federal small business tax rate, enhance the Working Income Tax Benefit, and other measures to help the middle class and those working hard to join it.
Afghanistan: 12 injured in magnetic bomb blast
Oct 30, 2017, at 10:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured in a magnetic bomb blast on a vehicle in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Khaleda Zia to meet Rohingya refugees, distribute aides in Cox's Bazar
Oct 30, 2017, at 06:30 pm
Cox's Bazar, Oct 30 (IBNS): The opposition leader and the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, will be meeting the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, where she will distribute support materials.