Toronto-based charity helps Chechens LGBT find asylum in Canada
Sep 03, 2017, at 05:48 am
Toronto, Sep 2 (IBNS): A Toronto-based charity, Rainbow Railroad, claimed that they helped 31 out of 35 LGBT from Chechens find asylums in Canada, media reports said.
Donald Trump to visit US state of Texas
Sep 03, 2017, at 01:49 am
Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS); US President Donald Trump will visit US state of Texas on Saturday to meet people hit by Hurricane Harvey recently.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 1
Sep 03, 2017, at 12:12 am
Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Head-on collision between two cars on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan killed at least one person, media reports said on Saturday.
US President Trump announces Oklahoma Congressman James Bridenstine as NASA head
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:43 pm
Washington, Sep 2 ((IBNS): James Bridenstine, 42, a former Navy aviator, has been named as the head of NASA by US President Donald Trump, according to media reports on Saturday.
Condemning violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, UN chief urges restraint
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged restraint and calm in Myanmar's Rakhine state, cautioning that the situation may otherwise lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
Iraq: ISIL targeting civilians to 'avenge' loss of Tal Afar, UN envoy says
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Fighters from the Islamic State (ISIL) are indiscriminately targeting civilians to avenge for their loss of Tal Afar, the top United Nations political representative in Iraqi on Friday said, condemning the latest attack in Baghdad.
Casualties from cluster munitions double in 2016; Syrians most-affected – UN-backed report
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:38 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Even as countries continue to ratify and implement the international treaty prohibiting the use of cluster munitions, casualties from these notorious weapons doubled in the past year, with civilians accounting for nearly all the victims, according to a United Nations-backed civil society report.
Guterres says UN ready to support relief efforts in South Asia countries hit by floods, landslides
Sep 02, 2017, at 09:37 am
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Saddened by the loss of life and the devastation caused by widespread floods and landslides due to torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the United Nations is ready to support ongoing relief efforts.
Canada's GDP registers growth of 4.5% in second quarter
Sep 02, 2017, at 06:30 am
Ottawa, Sep 1 (IBNS): The GDP of the country registered a growth of 4.5% in the second quarter making the best start to a calendar year since 2002, media reports said.
Jamaican teen dies after being shot by police in Canada
Sep 02, 2017, at 06:27 am
Toronto, Sep 1 (IBNS): A Jamaican teen, who came to Canada recently in pursuit of a new life, died after he was shot by Peel police at Mississauga’s Credit Valley Town Plaza in late July, media reports said.
UN allocates $21M to meet urgent needs in newly-accessible areas across Sudan
Sep 02, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, Sept 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday allocated $21 million to provide life-saving food support, nutrition, water and sanitation, health and other assistance to thousands of Sudanese in newly accessible areas in Darfur's Jebel Marra area, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
Afghanistan: UN mission confirms at least 44 civilians killed, injured in latest airstrikes
Sep 02, 2017, at 05:01 am
New York, Sept 1(Just Earth News): At least 28 women and children were killed and an additional 16 injured in air strikes this week in Afghanistan, the United Nations political mission in the country said in initial findings of its probe into the deaths.
Canada's Royal Ontario Museum holding interactive exhibition on the rare Blue Whale
Sep 01, 2017, at 08:31 pm
Toronto, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto is holding an original exhibition titled ‘Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story’, until September 4.
Myanmar: UN expert urges efforts to break 'worsening cycle of violence' in Rakhine
Sep 01, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Sept 1(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, affecting not just the Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim populations but also other communities.
Canada's First Nations people blockade portion of disputed land in Caledonia
Sep 01, 2017, at 06:22 am
Caledonia, Aug 31 (IBNS): A blockage by members of First Nations in Caledonia due to a land dispute barred a portion of Argyle Street for last three weeks, media reports said.
UN chief welcomes release of arrested leaders in Cameroon
Sep 01, 2017, at 04:27 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed yesterday's release of several leaders of the English-speaking regions in Cameroon's South West and North West as well as the dropping of all charges against them.
Sep 01, 2017, at 04:25 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group in Syria are losing sight of the obligation to protect civilians as the battle to retake Raqqa from ISIL is being waged at the cost of their lives, the top United Nations human rights official warned on Thursday.
Benazir Bhutto assassination verdict : Five acquitted, two sentenced, Musharraf declared absconder
Aug 31, 2017, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Five accused persons in the Benazfir Bhutto murder case were acquitted and two sentenced to imprisonment on as the Anti-Terrorism Court hearing the case for over nine years announced its verdict on Thursday, Geo News reported.
11,000 US soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan: Pentagon
Aug 31, 2017, at 08:16 pm
Washington/Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): The US defence headquarters, Pentagon, has confirmed that there are at least 11 thousand American soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan.
Harvey Floods: Houston chemical plant to explode in coming days
Aug 31, 2017, at 05:13 pm
Houston, Aug 31 (IBNS): A chemical plant is expected to explode or catch fire in the flood hit city of Houston, reports said.
UN agriculture chief says Uganda 'leading example' of sustainable refugee response
Aug 31, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agriculture agency on Wednesday called for greater funding for a sustainable response to the refugee crisis in Uganda, as he concluded a visit to the country's north hosting those crossing the border for safety.
'Time to shift from logic of war,' put interests of Syrian people first, UN Security Council told
Aug 31, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): Calling for creative ways to work towards peace in Syria, the United Nations Special Envoy on Wednesday outlined the political path forward, which includes holding another round of the so-named Astana talks and behind-the-scenes efforts by the international community.
Aug 31, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday extended its authorization of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 May 2018, approving a reduction of its uniformed personnel to a maximum 21,626 by 31 December 2017, with an eye towards the gradual handover over of responsibilities to Somali security forces.
Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon
Aug 31, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Aug 31(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for one year.
Quebec to distribute welfare cheques to refugees staying only in temporary shelters
Aug 31, 2017, at 06:11 am
Montreal, Aug 30 (IBNS): Quebec has planned to distribute welfare cheques to only those refugees who are staying in temporary shelters, media reports said.
Google to venture into household with range of appliances
Aug 31, 2017, at 06:10 am
Ottawa, Aug 30 (IBNS): Google has decided to venture into the household by providing services through a range of appliances, media reports said.
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In the Gaza Strip, UN chief appeals for Palestinian unity; reveals dream of two-state solution
Aug 31, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Visiting Gaza for the first time since taking office as United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres on Wednesday called for Palestinian unity, saying division “only undermines the cause of the Palestinian people.â€
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Syria: UN adviser warns trapped civilians face greater risks as Raqqa fighting intensifies
Aug 31, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations adviser on the prevention of genocide on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the deteriorating situation of up to 25,000 civilians trapped in Syria's Raqqa, noting that civilians are used as human shields in this de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group under intense bombardment.
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Human rights violations indicate 'repressive policy' of Venezuelan authorities – UN report
Aug 31, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Extensive human rights violations and abuses have been committed in the wake of anti-Government protests in Venezuela and point to “the existence of a policy to repress political dissent and instill fear in the population to curb demonstrations,†a report by the United Nations human rights office has found.
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In conflict-affected Nigeria, UN agency teams with health workers to help the displaced
Aug 31, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Skilled health personnel are desperately needed in north-eastern Nigeria, the United Nations population agency on Wednesday said, after training hundreds of health providers in Borno State on the basics of reproductive health needs.