Canada: Ontario hydro rates to be reduced by 25 percent, says Premier Kathleen Wynne
Mar 02, 2017, at 06:31 pm
Toronto, Mar 2 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government believes the reduction of financing costs of electricity generation contracts over longer periods would show immediate impact on reducing the hydro rates by 25 percent, thereby regaining the popularity of the Liberals, media reports said.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow says she wants to return to USA to fulifl husband's dreams
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS) : Sunayana Dumala, the widow of Srinivas Kuchibhotla -- the Indian techie who was shot dead last month in Kansas City in a hate crime, says she wants to return to USA to fulfil her "husband's dream," The Times of India reported.
TransCanada suspends $15-bn lawsuit against US after Trump approves Keystone pipeline project
Mar 02, 2017, at 04:59 pm
Calgary, Mar 2 (IBNS): With the approval of Keystone pipeline project by US President Donald Trump, TransCanada Corp has suspended their lawsuit against the US government, which they had claimed towards damages and costs amounting to 15 billion dollars, said media reports.
War crimes committed by all parties in battle for Aleppo – UN-mandated inquiry on Syria
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The battle late last year for control over Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo was a stage of unrelenting violence, with civilians on both sides falling victim to war crimes committed by all parties, read a report issued on Wednesday by the United Nations-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:29 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Defence and security forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, in violation of international human rights law and standards, a UN report has found
'Make some noise' for safe, supportive HIV/AIDS care, says UN on Zero Discrimination Day
Mar 02, 2017, at 05:28 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agency leading the world's HIV/AIDS response is urging everyone to 'make some noise' for zero discrimination in healthcare settings.
Canada: Justin Trudeau praised in Donald Trump’s speech to Congress
Mar 02, 2017, at 02:06 am
Toronto, Mar 1 (IBNS): Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau was applauded by U.S. President Donald Trump in his first speech on Tuesday, to a joint session of the American Congress, media reports said.
Emergency visas are granted immediately now: India's Consul General in Toronto
Mar 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
In an exclusive interview with IBNS Toronto bureau, Consul General of India in Toronto, Canada, Dinesh Bhatia talks about improved consular services, trade between the two countries and his personal life
Afghanistan: Taliban leader among five casualties in US drone strike
Mar 01, 2017, at 04:32 pm
Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): At least five militants, including a Taliban leader, were among casualties in a drone strike, local Khaama Press reported.
US President condemns Kansas shooting
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:28 pm
Washington, Mar 1 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned the Kansas shooting incident which left an Indian national killed.
UN rights office disappointed with Thai Government’s refusal to criminalize enforced disappearance
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged the Government of Thailand to criminalize enforced or voluntary disappearance and torture.
Sustainable Development Goals critical for better future for all – deputy UN chief Amina Mohammed
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Delivering her first address as the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed underlined that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are essential for a safe and secure future that brings prosperity, opportunity and human rights for all.
Russia, China block Security Council action on use of chemical weapons in Syria
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With ‘no’ votes from permanent members Russia and China, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a resolution that would, according to press reports, have imposed sanctions against parties using chemical weapons in war-torn Syria.
People fleeing war more likely to find shelter in poorer countries, UN refugee agency
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Most of the 3.2 million people driven forcibly from their homes in early 2016 found shelter in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new study by the United Nations refugee agency.
With virtual and augmented reality, UN ‘ideas forum’ to explore collaboration on Global Goals
Mar 01, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Policy makers, activists and private sector representatives from over 80 countries will join gaming experts and simulators on Wednesday in Bonn, Germany, at the start of the first “playable†sustainable development conference organized by the United Nations and partners.
UN migration agency reports surge in displacement from Mosul as fighting intensifies
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:08 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency today reported thousands of new arrivals at Iraqi sites for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing Mosul’s western sector where fighting is taking place between the Government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists.
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:06 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official is calling the routes from sub-Saharan Africa into Libya and across the sea to Europe one of the “world’s deadliest and most dangerous for children and women,†as the agency reported that nearly half of the women and children interviewed after making the voyage were raped.
Yemen: UN verifies nearly 1,500 boys recruited for use in armed conflict
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:05 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to immediately release child soldiers, noting that the UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between 26 March 2015 and 31 January 2017.
South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:04 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called on all parties to ensure that humanitarians have immediate, safe and unhindered access across the nation.
Trump meets CEOs of U.S. health insurance companies
Feb 28, 2017, at 06:42 pm
Washington, Feb 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has met CEOs of U.S. health insurance companies.
Feb 28, 2017, at 05:41 pm
Houston, Feb 28 (IBNS) : Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called upon President Donald Trump to speak out against hate crimes following the murder of an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, though White House made a statement, describing the last week's incident as "disturbing."
Pentagon spokesman discusses ISIS preliminary plan
Feb 28, 2017, at 03:20 pm
Washington, Feb 28 (IBNS): Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will present a preliminary version of the Pentagon’s new plan to rapidly defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria during a meeting of the White House Principals Committee, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said here.
In Yemen, UN aid chief rallies support for relief efforts to prevent famine
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): The parties to the conflict in Yemen need to continue providing humanitarian access, and the international community needs to step up its funding for life-saving operations, the United Nations relief aid chief said on Monday during his visit to the port city of Aden.
Refugees and migrants taking 'enormous risks' to reach Europe – UN agency
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): Increased border restrictions and lack of accessible legal ways to reach Europe have caused refugees and migrants to take more “diversified and dangerous journeys,†such as relying on people-smugglers or using flimsy boats to cross rough seas, a new report by the United Nations refugee agency has revealed.
Germany: UN rights panel highlights racial profiling against people of African descent
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:18 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): People of African descent in Germany suffer racial discrimination, Afrophobia and racial profiling in their daily lives, but their situation remains largely invisible to the wider society, a United Nations expert panel said on Monday at the end of its first official visit to the country.
Families report skyrocketing food prices, dire conditions in western Mosul – UN agency
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:17 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency on Monday said it is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation facing more than 750,000 people living in dire conditions in the western sections of Iraq's Mosul city, where fighting is taking place between the Government forces and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorists.
Kosovo: Talks between Belgrade and Pristina 'essential' to peace, UN envoy tells Security Council
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:16 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): There is no alternative to dialogue, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo on Monday told the Security Council, citing the importance of high-level talks between Belgrade and Pristina, and calling for continued international engagement to maintain peace and stability in Kosovo and the wider Balkans region.
UN health agency lists antibiotic-resistant bacteria which pose human threat
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency on Monday published its first-ever catalogue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.
Drought threatens 1.5 million Somalis; UN health agency scales up response
Feb 28, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): Less than half of the people in Somalia have access to basic health services, the United Nations health agency on Monday said, announcing that it is scaling up its response in the country amid a severe drought and worsening food crisis.
In Geneva, UN urges upholding human rights amid rising populism and extremism
Feb 28, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News): Disregard for human rights is a “disease,†United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told the opening session of the UN Human Rights Council, urging Member States to uphold the rights of all people in the face of rising populism and extremism.