At least 23 people die as northern California firestorm grows
Oct 12, 2017, at 03:24 pm
Napa, Oct 12 (IBNS): The death toll in the California firestorm incident has risen to 23 as the wildfire spread rapidly through the northern part of the state, forcing new evacuations, reports said.
New allegation of sexual abuse surfaces at UN mission in Central African Republic
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:27 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): United Nations Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) reported it had received an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that took place in Bambari by UN peacekeepers.
Despite progress on voter registration, DR Congo faces challenges on election timeline – UN envoy
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:26 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): The notion that elections would most probably not be held before the end of 2017 has regrettably led to the re-emergence of a climate of political uncertainty and tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a United Nations envoy for that country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
FEATURE: A woman’s strength is unlimited, says award-winning UN peacekeeper
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:24 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): “Being a girl child, I dreamt of occupying a powerful position to influence and create change in the community. It was the segregation of women that I experienced in my childhood that gave me the strength to add my voice in everything I did.â€
UN chief proposes $5.4 billion budget for 2018-2019
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:22 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday presented the Organization’s proposed programme budget for the 2018-2019 biennium, amounting to just under $5.4 billion, to the UN General Assembly’s main administrative and budget committee.
At UN, robot Sophia joins meeting on artificial intelligence and sustainable development
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): Artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate progress on global development goals, but also poses a range of complex challenges, including ethical questions, human rights issues and security risks, speakers told a United Nations event on Wednesday that featured a robot as one of the panellists.
Cutting greenhouse gases, reducing disaster risk, vital for sustainable development – UN envoy
Oct 12, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, Oct 12(Just Earth News): A new United Nations report has underscored the importance of a “risk-informed†approach to sustainable development and called for integrating global agreements on disaster risk reduction and climate change into national socio-economic planning.
‘EmPOWER’ girls before, during and after crises, UN says on International Day of the Girl Child
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The world’s 1.1 billion girls are a source of power, energy, and creativity – and the millions of girls in emergencies are no exception, the United Nations said on the International Day of the Girl Child, which kicks off a year-long effort to draw global attention to and action on the challenges and opportunities girls face before, during, and after crises.
UN launches innovative plan to significantly cut new HIV infections
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Despite a 50 per cent drop in AIDS-related deaths since the peak of the epidemic, new HIV infection declines among adults are lagging, prompting the United Nations to launch a 10-point plan that lays out immediate, concrete steps countries can take to accelerate progress.
Attacks against Rohingya ‘a ploy’ to drive them away; prevent their return – UN rights chief
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Brutal, well-organized, coordinated and systematic attacks have been carried out against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar, with the intention of not just driving them away but also preventing their return, a new United Nations human rights report has revealed.
Youth obesity increases 10-fold in four decades, UN-backed study reveals
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The number of obese children and adolescents aged five to 19 years worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, and if current trends continue, there will be more obese children and adolescents than those moderately or severely underweight by 2022, a United Nations-backed study shows.
Important to retain female politicians than recruiting: Justin Trudeau at Washington Summit
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:28 am
Washington, Oct 11 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, said it is important to retain female politicians than merely recruiting them, media reports said.
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US flies two supersonic bombers over Korean peninsula in show of force against North Korea
Oct 11, 2017, at 09:32 pm
Washington DC, Oct 11 (IBNS): The United States, in a 'show of force' against North Korea, flew two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula, according to media reports on Wednesday.
California fires: Death toll touches 15, over 150 missing
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:34 pm
Napa, Oct 11 (IBNS): The death toll in the deadly California fires has increased to 15, while scores of people are still missing, reports said.
Security Council condemns attack on UN mission base in DR Congo
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:29 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate into, and bring to justice those behind Monday’s attack on a peacekeeping mission base in North Kivu that resulted in the deaths of two “blue helmets.â€
Libya: Security Council endorses UN plan on restarting political process
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday endorsed the United Nations’ action plan to resume an inclusive political process in Libya.
Housing ‘most urgent need’ for hurricane-ravaged Dominica, UN agency reports
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Three weeks since category 5 Hurricane Maria ripped through Dominica, the scope of the damage remains daunting, with islanders in dire need of water, electricity, food and supplies, the United Nations migration agency reported on Tuesday as it continued to carry out an array of activities as part of the response.
Creating a healthy workplace improves mental wellbeing and productivity – UN
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): People spend a large proportion of time at work, where experiences there factor into their overall wellbeing, the United Nations said on World Mental Health Day, noting that depression and anxiety disorders are common mental disorders that have an impact on our ability to work, and to work productively.
Leaders ‘not interested’ in finding solution to Yemen crisis, UN envoy tells Security Council
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Parties to the conflict in Yemen are eroding the path to peace while the country’s people suffer amid a man-made humanitarian catastrophe, said on Tuesday a senior United Nations official, urging Security Council member countries to use their political and economic powers to pressure warring sides to commit to a path of peace.
New UN-led partnership to help curb unsustainable wildlife hunting, protect biodiversity
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): To help African, Caribbean and Pacific countries stop unsustainable wildlife hunting, conserve natural heritage and strengthen people's livelihoods and food security, the United Nations agriculture agency launched on Tuesday a €45 million multi-partner initiative.
'The death penalty has no place in the 21st century' – UN chief Guterres
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The death penalty does little to deter crimes or serve victims, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on all countries which have not forbidden the extreme practice to urgently stop executions.
UN agencies launch cholera immunization campaign for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:12 am
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): In a race to prevent a cholera outbreak among the more than half a million Rohingya refugee arrivals over the past six weeks in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, United Nations agencies launched on Tuesday a massive immunization campaign.
UN health agency establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:10 am
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to identify innovative ways to curb the world’s biggest causes of death and extend life expectancy for millions of people.
Disaster risk outpaces resilience in Asia-Pacific, warns UN regional commission
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:09 am
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Disaster risk is outpacing resilience in Asia-Pacific and putting people in this most disaster-prone region at risk of being pushed back into poverty, the latest report from a United Nations regional commission has revealed.
Homeless Syrian family finds new place after fire destroyed their Mississauga house
Oct 10, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Mississauga, Oct 10 (IBNS): A Syrian family, who had turned out to be homeless after their Mississauga house was destroyed in a fire, found a new place as an Iranian offered them an apartment, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 7 terrorists blown up by their own bomb
Oct 10, 2017, at 09:44 pm
Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): Explosion of their own bomb left at least seven Taliban insurgents killed and nine others injured in Alingar district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Boiler blast leaves 11 injured
Oct 10, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Dhaka, Oct 10 (IBNS): At least 11 people were injured in a boiler explosion at a steel manufacturing factory in Sitakunda upazila of Bangladesh city Chittagong on Tuesday, media reports said.
California: Deadly fire kills at least 10 people
Oct 10, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Napa, Oct 10 (IBNS): At least 10 people have lost their lives in a deadly fire which devoured parts of California's wine region, media reports said.
UN Treaty ‘beginning of the end for nuclear weapons,’ say Nobel Peace Prize winners
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Speaking to journalists at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, representatives of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner – International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) – urged countries around the globe to eliminate nuclear weapons.
UN concerned for safety of more than five million displaced in northern Iraq
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): As the Iraqi offensive in and near Hawija in Kirkuk Governorate is drawing to a close, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners expressed deep concern on Monday for the safety of civilian populations in the region.