Chile becomes latest nation to resettle Syrian refugees through UN-backed programme
Oct 14, 2017, at 03:00 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): Sixty-six Syrian adults and children arrived in Santiago, Chile from Lebanon on Thursday, making the South American country the newest to resettle Syrian refugees under a United Nations-backed programme.
UN ramps up aid delivery amid surge of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:53 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): The speed and scale of people fleeing Myanmar has triggered a humanitarian emergency in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of refugees now depend on humanitarian assistance for shelter, food, water and other life-saving needs, says the United Nations migration agency.
Libya: UN agencies scale up response as fighting displaces thousands in Sabratha region
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:52 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): United Nations relief agencies have upped their response in western Libya’s Sabratha region following intensification of conflict that has already driven over 15,000 people from their homes.
On International Day, UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:44 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace nearly 14 million people worldwide each year, warns a United Nations-backed study released Friday – International Day for Disaster Reduction.
UN chief strongly hopes ‘breakthrough’ accord on Iran's nuclear programme remains in place
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:40 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations Spokesman on Friday said Secretary-General António Guterres sees the adoption of the 2015 accord reached between Iran and a group of six countries on monitoring Iran's nuclear programme as an important breakthrough to consolidate global peace and security.
Civilians who fled Mosul still vulnerable, need assistance – UN official
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:28 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): One year since the start of the military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator said hundreds of thousands of people are vulnerable and still need assistance.
UN rights office 'deeply concerned' over arrests of LGBT people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:27 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed deep concern about a wave of arrests in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia of more than 180 people perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), many of whom have reportedly been mistreated by law enforcement officials.
Quebec: Uber wishes to negotiate with transport minister Fortin on new regulations
Oct 14, 2017, at 04:17 am
Montreal, Oct 13 (IBNS): After threatening to cease operations in Quebec, Uber has expressed its willingness to negotiate the new regulations imposed by transport minister André Fortin, media reports said.
Toronto doctor accused of sexual intimacy with minor girl, police file charges
Oct 14, 2017, at 04:15 am
Toronto, Oct 13 (IBNS): Police have alleged a Toronto doctor of creating sexual intimacy with a 15-year old girl and later injecting her with medication, media reports said.
Father-daughter breaking internet with their interesting images
Oct 14, 2017, at 01:57 am
London, Oct 13 (IBNS): A father and daughter duo is breaking the internet with their interesting posts and picture on social media.
Indian man found hanging from tree in Sharjah
Oct 14, 2017, at 01:45 am
Sharjah, Oct 13 (IBNS): An Indian man has committed suicide in Sharjah, media reports said.
North Korea threatens to launch missiles towards Guam
Oct 14, 2017, at 01:19 am
Seoul, Oct 13 (IBNS): North Korea has once again threatened to launch missiles towards the US territory of Guam, media reports said.
Donald Trump calls ObamaCare a 'broken mess'
Oct 13, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Washington, Oct 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday called the ObamaCare as a 'broken mess'.
American-Canadian family held hostage for five years by Taliban freed by Pakistan Army
Oct 13, 2017, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Pakistani Army has said it has freed a North American family of five who were held hostage by the Afghan Taliban.
California fires: Death toll climbs to 31, officials announce names of 10 victims
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Napa, Oct 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the northern California wildfire has risen to 31, officials said on Thursday.
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): After a brief mission to Libya, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said the Government “can and should†lead efforts to urgently address arbitrary detention, torture and other grave violations that must be brought to an end in the crisis-torn North African country.
In Geneva, UN Member States and experts discuss demographic, economic dimensions of migration
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): United Nations Member States began Thursday in Geneva the sixth thematic session of discussions on the proposed Global Compact on Migration, during which delegates and experts will examine the issue of labour mobility of migrants.
Relief aid is saving lives, but world must tackle root cause of famine: conflict – UN chief
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Until fighting stops and development takes root, communities and entire regions will continue to face hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the link between conflict and famine.
UN and partners launch plan to stop transmission of bovine tuberculosis to humans
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Stressing the damaging impact on poor rural communities in Africa and South-East Asia of animal tuberculosis’ (bovine TB) transmission to humans, United Nations health experts launched the first-ever roadmap to combat the so-called zoonotic TB.
Silencing opposition voices threatens Cambodian democracy – UN rights expert
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Civil and political rights in Cambodia are “under threat†as the main opposition party is being dissolved in the parliament, a United Nations human rights expert warned Thursday, also voicing concern that the dissolution may affect upcoming elections in the country.
INTERVIEW: Few global issues as urgent as tackling climate and disaster risks – UN official
Oct 13, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Recent devastating natural events – from hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in South Asia and earthquakes in Mexico – have again shone a spotlight on the importance of efforts to reduce disaster risk, and how impossible it is to achieve global development goals without addressing such hazards.
In phone call, UN chief offers congratulations and support to Palestinian President
Oct 13, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated by phone Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, on the intra-Palestinian agreement, signed earlier Thursday in Cairo.
Ahead of UN mission's closure, envoy reports greater stability, security in Haiti
Oct 13, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Haiti has seen a significant turnaround from profound instability, widespread political violence, and a climate of lawlessness that in 2004 impacted the every-day lives of millions of Haitians, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean islands country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Oct 13, 2017, at 05:10 am
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): New latrines will be constructed in the Rohingya camps and settlements of Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district to provide sanitation coverage to some 250,000 people, averting a major disease outbreak, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Thursday.
Latin America and Caribbean falling off ‘zero hunger’ path towards 2030 – UN report
Oct 13, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): The total number of persons that suffer from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased, reversing decades of progress, even as overweight and obesity emerged as a major problem in all countries in the region of the Americas, a United Nations-backed report shows.
US withdrawal from UNESCO 'loss for multilateralism,' says cultural agency's chief
Oct 13, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voiced “profound regret†on Thursday over the United States' decision to withdraw from the agency.
UN chief Guterres welcomes peaceful elections in Liberia
Oct 13, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Tuesday's peaceful holding of the presidential and House of Representatives elections in Liberia and reiterated the continued support of the UN to the consolidation of peace and democracy in the West African country.
Canada-U.S. deal possible, says Donald Trump after meeting Justin Trudeau
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:42 am
Washington, Oct 12 (IBNS): After meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of a bilateral deal between the two countries, media reports said.
Kidnapped Canadian couple in Pakistan released after five years
Oct 13, 2017, at 03:40 am
Ottawa, Islamabad, Oct 12 (IBNS): A Canadian couple, who were kidnapped in 2012 during backpacking through Central Asia, have been released after five years, media reports said.
Seal meat dish: Toronto restaurant faces flak from animal rights activists
Oct 12, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Toronto, Oct 12 (IBNS): A restaurant in Toronto is engaged in a bitter battle with animal rights advocates after the latter objected to one of its dishes on the menu, reports said.