Bolivia: UN human rights office condemns killing of vice minister and three miners
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:55 am
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday spoke out against the killing of a government minister by a group of striking miners last Thursday, as well as deadly clashes between police and people opposed to a new mining law.
UN food relief agency needs $48 million for school meals programme in West and Central Africa
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:53 am
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency on Tuesday warned that it urgently needs $48 million for its school meals assistance programme in West and Central Africa to avoid having more than 1.3 million children across West and Central Africa risk missing out its school meals as widening financial constraints force it to reduce its reach in the region.
UN human rights office welcomes France’s court ruling to suspend seaside ban on burkini
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:50 am
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday welcomed last Friday’s decision by France’s highest administrative court to suspend the ban on “inappropriate†beachwear, which was adopted by a seaside town and had been widely interpreted as targeting the burkini and other forms of dress worn by Muslim women.
100-year-old Indian woman runs to win gold in Vancouver
Aug 31, 2016, at 01:00 am
Vancouver, Aug 30 (IBNS): 100-year-old woman from India Man Kaur, challenges her age as she competes and wins gold in 100-meter dash at the America’s Masters Games in Vancouver.
Bugfest at Canadian National Exhibition
Aug 30, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Toronto, Aug 30 (IBNS): Every year the Canadian National Exhibition awes its fans and visitors with some innovative concoctions. This year the Ex allowed crickets and beetles to enter officially as they were dished out in the food plates.
Bangladesh SC upholds Jamaat-e-Islami leader death sentence
Aug 30, 2016, at 10:11 pm
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IBNS): Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the review petition against death sentence to Jamaat-e-Islami top leader Mir Quasem, according to media reports.
More than 300 reindeer killed in lightning in Norway
Aug 30, 2016, at 06:35 pm
Oslo, Aug 30 (IBNS) : More than 300 wild reindeer were recently killed by lightning at a Norwegian national park, National Geographic said quoting officials.
N Korea: Kim Jong-un orders public execution of two senior bureaucrats
Aug 30, 2016, at 06:30 pm
Pyongyang, Aug 30 (IBNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered public execution of two senior bureaucrats with anti-aircraft guns, reports said.
Kyrgyzstan: Heavy explosion in Chinese Embassy kills one
Aug 30, 2016, at 04:46 pm
Bishkek, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least one person was killed in a suicide blast inside the Chinese Embassy compound in the southern part of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's capital, reports said.
Indian Consul General Toronto visits Dixie Gurudwara
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Toronto Aug 30 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia, paid a visit to the Dixie Gurudwara, the largest Sikh Temple in Canada.
Reverse ‘negative trajectory’ and restore hope for two-state solution, says UN Middle East envoy
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations senior official coordinating efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday reiterated a call for both sides to work towards a negotiated two-state solution which envisages the co-existence of Palestine and Israel as amicable neighbours.
UN cultural agency hails creation of world’s largest marine protected area
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday welcomed the establishment by US President Barack Obama of the largest nature reserve in the world, done through expanding a marine reserve in the state of Hawaii.
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): As World Water Week kick off on Monday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours – or more than 22,800 years – every day collecting this vital resource.
UNESCO’s head condemns killing of Indian paper’s bureau chief
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Monday condemned the murder of a bureau chief of a domestic daily newspaper in India.
Yemen: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘deeply concerned’ by failures to protect civilians
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official said on Monday he “is deeply concerned†by the devastating impact that the recent upsurge in fighting is having on civilians in Yemen and along the border the country shares with Saudi Arabia.
On World Day, top UN officials call for prompt entry into force of nuclear test ban treaty
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, senior United Nations officials on Monday called for the entry into force of a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Speaking at the end of a four-day visit to Nigeria, the United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IPDs) has called on the country’s authorities and the international community to act urgently to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in its northeast are protected.
UN agency stresses importance of investing in Colombia’s rural communities in wake of peace accord
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): A senior official at the United Nations rural development agency has stressed the importance of investing in Colombia’s small farmers and rural communities to ensure lasting peace in the country.
Sudan: Two UN agencies team up to help smallholder farmers, promote food security
Aug 30, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies – the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – on Monday agreed to strengthen their cooperation in Sudan to help smallholder farmers improve their production and thus promote food security.
Canada's crime rate surges back after 12 years
Aug 30, 2016, at 04:59 am
Ottawa, Aug 29 (IBNS): The national crime rate in Canada has increased three percent in 2015, showing the first increase in 12 years.
Upcoming peace conference an opportunity to transform Myanmar – UN rights expert
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:58 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): Speaking ahead of a major peace conference in Myanmar, a United Nations independent expert has urged its participants to prioritise human rights issues in their discussions over the coming days, and to do more to ensure the process is fully inclusive.
‘Make human rights the priority in all conservation efforts’ – UN experts urge governments
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:52 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): Ahead of the world’s largest forum for the adoption of conservation policies on protected areas, two United Nations experts on environment and indigenous peoples on Monday highlighted that effective and sustainable conservation requires respect for human rights.
UN rights expert condemns Iran’s ‘illegal’ execution of 12 people on drug-related charges
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:50 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has expressed outrage over the execution of 12 people on drug-related charges, just days after he had publicly appealed to the Iranian authorities not to go ahead with the capital punishment.
UN chief congratulates Gabon for peaceful presidential poll, urges acceptance of results
Aug 30, 2016, at 03:48 am
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): While congratulating the people and Government of Gabon for the holding of a peaceful and orderly presidential election on Saturday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday also urged all Gabonese to accept the poll results.
Afghanistan: Abducted Australian female aid worker released
Aug 30, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kabul/Sydney, Aug 29 (IBNS): Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop on Monday confirmed that an aid worker, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, has been released.
US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Bangladesh, meets Sheikh Hasina
Aug 29, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IBNS): Visiting Bangladesh for the first time, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday met country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Ban 'deeply concerned' over tensions in south-western Western Sahara
Aug 29, 2016, at 12:36 pm
New York, Aug 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the tense situation that has developed in the narrow buffer strip in south-western Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the Mauritanian border as a result of changes in the status quo and the introduction of armed units from Morocco and the Polisario Front in close proximity to each other.
4 militants killed in Pakistan
Aug 29, 2016, at 02:20 am
Lahore, Aug 28 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed during a raid conducted by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast injures three sportsmen
Aug 29, 2016, at 01:19 am
Kabul, Aug At least three sportsmen were injured in a landmine blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad City on Sunday, media reports said.
Indonesian priest injured inside church in suspected terror attack
Aug 28, 2016, at 07:59 pm
Medan, Indonesia, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a suspected case of terrorist attack, a priest in a church in Indonesia's Medan city was injured after being stabbed by knife-wielding man on Sunday, media reports said.