UN and partners launch campaign to tackle new fungus strain threatening world’s bananas
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:52 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Wednesday that it is working with partners to help protect the world’s banana crops a new strain of fungus, known as Fusarium wilt TR4, which can last for years in the soil.
UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urgently appealed to Iran to halt tomorrow’s execution of Amirhossein Pourjafar, who was sentenced to death when he was 16 years old.
UNICEF and partner agencies in South Sudan help reunite 5,000 children with families
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): Since conflict broke out in South Sudan in 2013, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children and other partners have successfully reunited more than 5,000 children with their families.
UN chief announces trip to Central African Republic, where crisis is 'far from media spotlight'
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): Speaking to the press at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will be travelling to the Central African Republic early next week to draw attention to the fragile situation in the country “that is often far from the media spotlight.â€
Yemen: UNICEF warns conflict shutters one in 10 schools; teachers unpaid for a year
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The conflict in Yemen – now into its third year – continues to take a toll on millions of children, with their education now under threat, adding to an already long list of bitter hardships including malnutrition, displacement and violence, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
US: Three killed in shooting at business park in Maryland
Oct 19, 2017, at 04:41 am
Edgewood, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and several were injured in a shooting incident which took place at a business park in Harford County, Maryland, in the United States, media reports said.
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity terrorize and drive Rohingya out, says Amnesty International
Oct 18, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IBNS): More than 530,000 Rohingya men, women and children have fled northern Rakhine State in terror in a matter of weeks amid the Myanmar security forces’ targeted campaign of widespread and systematic murder, rape and burning, Amnesty International said today in its most detailed analysis yet of the ongoing crisis.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber arrested in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a suicide bomber on a bicycle in capital Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.
Imran Khan condemns loss of lives in Pakistan blast
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS): Former Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday condemned the Quetta bombing which left seven people killed.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wishes Diwali Mubarak, social media users react to choice of words
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Ottawa, Oct 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conveyed Diwali greetings on Twitter, saying "Diwali Mubarak", which drew several reactions from the users of the social networking site for the choice of his words.
Afghanistan: Grenade attack kills one in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:13 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were hurt in a grenade attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan, reports said.
Charges lay at unlicensed day support centre for disable people
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Vaughan, Oct 18 (IBNS): Investigators with York Regional Police District Criminal Investigations Bureau have laid several charges against the owners and staff at an unlicensed day support centre for people with disabilities in the city of Vaughan.
Portugal wildfire leaves 41 dead and many injured, fans political blame too
Oct 18, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Lisbon, Oct 18 (IBNS): Rain and a decline in wind speed helped firefighters in Portugal and Spain to tame the deadly wild fire raging through parts of both countries, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Seven policemen killed in Pakistan blast
Oct 18, 2017, at 06:37 pm
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS) : At least seven policemen were killed and 22 people injured in an explosion in Quetta, provincial capital of Pakistan's Balochistan on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 2 Taliban leaders
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:35 pm
Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Oct 18 (IBNS): Drone strike carried out by the US troops accounted for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press said.
China: Communist Party meeting begins in Beijing, Xi expected to retain post
Oct 18, 2017, at 03:06 pm
Beijing, Oct 18 (IBNS): The political fest has begun in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Wednesday morning.
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): A 10-day campaign launched by the Government of Nigeria will immunize nearly 874,000 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi, according to the United Nations health agency.
Libya: Smugglers holding refugees and migrants in deplorable conditions, say UN agencies
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): After weeks of conflict in western Libya, United Nations agencies have been working around the clock to meet the urgent needs of the more than 14,000 refugees and migrants who had been held captive in numerous locations in the coastal city of Sabratha – approximately 80 kilometres west of Tripoli.
UN report outlines path towards closing gender gap, realizing reproductive health rights
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): Vast inequalities threaten economies, communities and nations, trapping people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization, the United Nations said on Tuesday in a new report that outlines 10 actions countries can take on the path towards equality.
South Sudan's leaders must pull country back from 'impending abyss,' UN peacekeeping chief
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): Amid worsening security and the dire humanitarian and human rights situation in South Sudan, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Tuesday called on the international community to demand that the country's leadership act in a manner that is expected of them.
Joshua Boyle discloses reason behind his and wife's decision to have children in captivity
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:48 am
Ottawa, Oct 17 (IBNS): Joshua Boyle, who has been released from the Taliban captivity along with his wife last week, disclosed the reasons behind their decision to have kids in the captivity, media reports said.
Thousands of Rohingya refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border – UN
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Oct 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is concerned about the humanitarian condition of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees who are stranded in paddy fields near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
On International Day, UN chief urges action to address root causes of poverty
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, Oct 17(Just Earth News): Highlighting the importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure a life of dignity for all, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for redoubling of efforts to eradicate poverty it in its entirety.
Secretary-General welcomes launch of new UN mission in Haiti
Oct 18, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Oct 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterrs welcomed the establishment Monday of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), following the closure of its predecessor peacekeeping mission.
Afghanistan: Attack in Ghazni’s Andar district ends, 25 killed
Oct 18, 2017, at 01:15 am
Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS):The fierce clash, which erupted after a car bombing in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, left at least 25 people dead on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills 20 people, 160 injured
Oct 18, 2017, at 12:05 am
Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS): At least 20 people including Patkia police chief were killed, leaving 160 others injured as a massive explosion hit Gardez area of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Oct 17, 2017, at 10:50 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The General Assembly today elected, by secret ballot, 15 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
Explosion in Kabul city, driver killed
Oct 17, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Kabul, Oct 17 (IBNS) : An explosion took place in Kabul city earlier Tuesday leaving the driver of a vehicle dead, local Khaama Press reported.
Maltese journalist who reported on Panama Papers killed by car bomb
Oct 17, 2017, at 03:19 pm
Valletta, Oct 17 (IBNS): A Maltese investigative journalist who reported on the Panama Papers, has been killed by a car bomb, according to reports.