Jun 24, 2017, at 10:37 pm
Damascus, June 24 (IBNS): At least eight people has been killed in bombing against militant group Islamic Statein Syria's al-Raqqa province, a UK based war monitor reported on Saturday.
Ontarians are stocking up on booze as LCBO strike deadline looms
Jun 24, 2017, at 10:34 pm
Toronto, Jun 24 (IBNS) With a few hours left before a legal strike deadline, the Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU) is negotiating with Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) management to crunch out a fair deal for workers and avoid the looming strike.
Landmine explosion injures student in Pakistan
Jun 24, 2017, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad, June 24 (IBNS): A student was injured as a landmine exploded in South Waziristan area of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
More than 50 Taliban and ISIS terrorists killed in Afghanistan operations
Jun 24, 2017, at 08:27 pm
Kabul, June 24 (IBNS) : Over 50 insurgents belonging to the Taliban group and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan were killed during operations in northern Jawzjan province, state-run Khaama Press quoting the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
China: 100 feared buried following landslide
Jun 24, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Beijing, Jun 24 (IBNS): Local authorities in China are fearing over a 100 casualties after people went missing following a landslide on Friday, reports said.
INTERVIEW: Afghans need to see their Government taking the reins – UN envoy
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): Afghans need to see their Government taking the reins for security in the country, delivering much needed services and creating jobs, says the United Nations envoy to the country, Tadamichi Yamamoto.
Civilian casualties continue to rise in Yemen, warns UN human rights office
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): The United Nations Human Rights Office in Yemen continues to document reports of civilian casualties in the conflict and had verified 49 civilian deaths over the past month, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): Whether they are single, married, separated or widowed, women must be able to enjoy the inviolable right that they are not dependent on anyone, the United Nations has said, marking International Widow's Day.
Food insecurity threatens children in Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia – UNICEF
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): Calling for immediate humanitarian action amid rising malnutrition, thirst and disease, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that millions of lives are at risk in four countries stretching from Africa to the Middle East.
Lake Chad Basin: UNICEF warns 5.6 million children at risk of waterborne diseases in rainy season
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): More than 5.6 million children are at increased risk of contracting waterborne diseases, such as cholera and diarrhoeal infections, as the rainy season begins in conflict-affected areas of countries around Lake Chad, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Country-level action 'new frontier' for tackling soil pollution – UN agriculture agency
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): Nitrogen and metals, like lead and mercury, can strain farmable land by polluting soil, and damaging plants, and ultimately, posing risks to food security, according to the United Nations agriculture agency.
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday began a three-day visit to Haiti to reaffirm its support for the Haitian Government and people in strengthening institutions to contribute to the country's stability and development.
Pakistan: UN chief condemns separate deadly bomb attacks
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the twin bombing at a marketplace in Parachinar, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, and a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan.
More than $350 million pledged for refugees in Uganda; 'A good start, we cannot stop,' says UN chief
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:28 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): A 'Solidarity Summit' for refugees hosted by Uganda has raised some $358 million in pledges, the United Nations announced on Friday.
Security 'number one concern' of displaced Iraqis seeking to return home – UN study
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:26 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): With three million Iraqis remaining internally displaced across the country, the United Nations migration agency on Friday published findings of a study showing that the decision to return or remain displaced depends largely on how close their home is to the frontline of conflict.
UN opens international probe into alleged abuses in DR Congo's Kasai provinces
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:26 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday opened an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) restive Kasai provinces.
UN chief welcomes deployment of regional force to combat terrorism in the Sahel
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:23 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the deployment by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a joint force to tackle the threat of terrorism and organized crime in the Sahel region.
Strengthen existing protections to curb negative impact of sanctions, UN rights expert urges EU
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:22 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): Noting progress made by the European Union (EU) to ensure that its sanctions allow for legal remedy and offer a measure of due process, a United Nations expert has called for further strengthening such measures to ensure that the human rights of those impacted are protected to the greatest extent.
Twin blasts rock Pakistan, 25 killed
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:26 am
Islamabad, June 23 (IBNS): Twin blasts rocked Pakistan's densely populated area of Kurram Agency's Parachinar city on Friday, killing at least 25 people, media reports said.
South Asian popular culture focus of international conference
Jun 24, 2017, at 12:40 am
London, June 23 (IBNS): More than 30 distinguished academics from around the world are heading to Birmingham (UK) this week, as part of an international conference that focuses on the past, present and future of South Asian popular culture.
Global narcotics market 'thriving;' range of available drugs diversifying at alarming pace – UN
Jun 23, 2017, at 10:07 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN): Of the quarter of a billion people who used drugs in 2015, about 29.5 million – or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population – were engaged in “problematic use†and suffered from drug use disorders, including dependence, according to report out on Thursday from the United Nations drugs and crime agency.
Millions could escape poverty by finishing secondary education, says UN cultural agency
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:54 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN): While a new United Nations study shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed secondary school, data show high out-of-school rates in many countries, making it likely that education completion levels will remain well below that target for generations.
UNESCO chief deplores destruction of iconic mosque and minaret in Iraq's Mosul
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:51 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN): The head of the United Nations cultural agency on Thursday deplored the destruction of historic religious architecture in Iraq's Mosul city by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) fighters.
In Uganda, UN chief meets with South Sudanese refugees, urges world to show solidarity
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:51 pm
New York, June 23 (JEN) With Uganda hosting almost one million South Sudanese refugees “as sisters and brothers and sharing with them their land and everything they have,†United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to show solidarity with those that had fled their homes, as well as with the Ugandan Government and people.
Iraq's children caught in cycle of violence and poverty as conflict escalates, UNICEF warns
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:20 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): The past three years of intensifying conflict in Iraq have left the country's children trapped in a grinding cycle of violence and poverty, an assessment out on Thursday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling on the warring parties to immediately end hostilities.
UN chief appoints Lebanese official as head of operations in Libya
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:19 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): A Lebanese political science professor and political advisor to the United Nations in Iraq has been appointed as the Organization's top official in Libya.
Sri Lanka's food gap widens in wake of regional floods and drought, UN agencies warn
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:17 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): An extreme drought followed by floods has affected large swathes of cropland in Sri Lanka, United Nations agencies reported today, warning that the disaster threatens the food security of some 900,000 people.
Many aid groups unable to manage war zone risks, says UN-backed report
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:12 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): Humanitarian aid workers want to help people in some of the biggest war zones, but extreme risks and threats are paralyzing their operations, a United Nations-backed report on Thursday concluded.
At least 5 killed, 12 injured in Pakistan's Quetta bomb blast
Jun 23, 2017, at 05:39 pm
Quetta, Pakistan, June 23 (IBNS) : At least five people were killed and 12 injured in a car bomb explosion near Shohada Square in north-west Pakistan's Quetta city on Friday morning, Radio Pakistan said.
Healthcare has always been something bigger than politics: Obama's subtle jab at Trump
Jun 23, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Jun 23 (IBNS): While US President Donald Trump has been busy criticising his predecessor's healthcare policies since taking over, former president Barak Obama broke his silence finally with a Facebook post of an open letter on Thursday.