Women in displacement sites in Nigeria’s Borno state face high risk of abuse – UN
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:17 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):New assessments of the protection risks faced by the affected people living in Nigeria’s restive north-eastern Borno state have concluded that women face a high risk of abuse in displacement sites, the United Nations humanitarian wing has reported.
Iraq: funding is running out to help people fleeing Fallujah, UN relief official warns
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:16 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday she is deeply concerned by the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the besieged city of Fallujah, warning that funding is insufficient to continue to carry out the massive relief operation that is currently under way.
UN announces launch of ‘ground-breaking’ school feeding analysis
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:15 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The United Nations on Thursday announced the release of a major analysis of global school meal practices, which offers guidance on how to design and implement large-scale sustainable national school feeding programmes that can meet globally approved standards.
Ireland: UN experts urge amending abortion ban subjecting women to suffering and discrimination
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:13 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):A woman in Ireland who was forced to choose between carrying her foetus to term, knowing it would not survive, or seeking an abortion abroad was subjected to discrimination and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as a result of Ireland’s legal prohibition of abortion, United Nations experts have found.
Obama pledges support to LGBT community, floats #LoveIsLove tweet
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:50 pm
Washington, Jun 9 (IBNS): US President Barack Obama on Wednesday, pledged his support towards the LGBT community, by tweeting about equal dignity with the hashtag Love Is Love.
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Tel Aviv, June 9 (IBNS) At least four people were killed as two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a popular open-air shopping and restaurant area in Israel’s Tel Aviv city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Nearly two years on, Secretary-General reunites with Hokule’a crew for World Oceans Day
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):Warning that we are dangerously close to breaking the limit of how we should use oceans, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday reunited with a Polynesian voyaging canoe crew who are using traditional methods to circumvent the world and highlight the importance of protecting our bodies of water.
Prosecutor for UN ex-Yugoslav tribunal warns of negative regional political situation
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The top official of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday updated the Security Council on the latest developments in his work, cautioning that while there have been positive developments in national war crimes justice and the Tribunal is on track to fulfil its mandate by the end of next year, the political situation in the region is not keeping pace.
UNESCO chief denounces killing of journalists in Somalia and Afghanistan
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Wednesday condemned the killings of a broadcast journalist in Somalia and a photojournalist and his interpreter in Afghanistan, who all lost their lives last Sunday.
Swedish Major General appointed to head UN observer mission in India and Pakistan
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:08 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General Per Lodin of Sweden as the head of the United Nations mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan.
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:06 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):Air pollution, climate change, unhealthy lifestyles and disconnection between people and the environment are increasingly affecting human health in the pan-European region, according to the latest report by the UN environment agency and the UN economic commission in Europe.
UN General Assembly adopts political declaration to fast-track progress on ending AIDS
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):At a high-level meeting on ending AIDS that opened at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Member States adopted a new political declaration that includes a set of time-bound targets to fast-track the pace of progress towards combating the worldwide scourge of HIV and AIDS over the next five years and end the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.
Ban calls for calm, commitment to rule of law amid reported clashes in Papua New Guinea
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed concern about reports of violent clashes between students and police in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea.
Syria: UN agencies deplore recent attacks in Aleppo; hundreds of people killed or injured
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The United Nations humanitarian wing on Wednesday spoke out against the latest escalation of violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where dozens of casualties have been reported in attacks on two medical facilities.
Opening of UN regional meeting highlights people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction
Jun 09, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):Disaster risk reduction is everyone's business, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday at the opening of a first-ever high-level meeting on strengthening disaster response and building capacities in the Americas, long considered one of the world's most exposed regions.
Security Council warned of increased risk for international terrorist attack
Jun 09, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):The threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) and its associates remains high and continues to diversify, the top United Nations political official on Wedesday told the Security Council warning of an increased risk of a major international attack.
UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attack in Tel Aviv
Jun 09, 2016, at 01:57 pm
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned on Wedesday's terrorist attack in Tel Aviv in which Palestinian assailants killed at least four Israelis and injured four others.
Ban: UN to continue following up on human rights allegations in Central African Republic
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:55 am
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he has taken note of the release earlier this week of a report by Human Rights Watch on the Central African Republic (CAR), stating that he shares the non-profit organization’s concerns regarding impunity for human rights violations.
Crimes against humanity committed in Eritrea, warns UN group
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:53 am
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):Officials in Eritrea have committed crimes against humanity, including enslavement, rape and torture, across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea.
Ahead of World Day, two UN agencies launch course to end child labour in agriculture
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:52 am
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):Ahead of the World Day Against Child Labour – to be observed this Sunday – two United Nations agencies on Wednesday launched an e-learning course aimed at ensuring that child labour prevention measures are included in agricultural and rural development programmes, particularly those targeting poor smallholders.
Ban commends India and United States for supporting early entry into force of Paris Agreement
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:51 am
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended a joint statement on climate change made by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama announcing their support for early entry into force of the Paris Agreement, and encouraged all countries to accelerate their domestic processes to join or ratify it.
Jun 09, 2016, at 04:50 am
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):On World Day, UN urges meaningful action to protect future health of oceans Healthy oceans are critical to sustaining life on Earth, by regulating the climate and providing a wide range of services, including natural resources, nutritious food and jobs that benefit billions of people, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on Wednesday, as the UN kicked off its celebrations to mark World Oceans Day.
NATO Secretary General to visit the Netherlands
Jun 08, 2016, at 09:09 pm
New York June 8 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to The Hague on Thursday.
Regional meeting on UN disaster risk reduction framework set to open in Paraguay
Jun 08, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News): The risk that natural disasters will affect more people in the Americas is increasing as urban centres across the continent continue to experience rapid growth, the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) for the region has said ahead of a key meeting in Paraguay on the issue.
UNAIDS appoints amfAR chair and fashion designer Kenneth Cole as Goodwill Ambassador
Jun 08, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday appointed the Chair of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) and leading fashion designer Kenneth Cole as a UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador.
Ban condemns terrorist attack in Istanbul that leaves at least 11 dead
Jun 08, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned on Tuesday’s terrorist attack in the centre of Istanbul, which claimed the lives of at least 11 people and injured dozens more.
Burundi: UNICEF concerned over arrests, school expulsion of students
Jun 08, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday it is concerned about the arrests, expulsions from school and injuries of students in Burundi schools, and has called for all parties involved in the political conflict in the country to fully respect the rights of children to education and to protect them from violence.
Selecting the next UN Secretary-General: informal briefings reopen
Jun 08, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, June 8 (Just Earth News):Two more candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General will be heard on Tuesday, answering questions on how they would promote sustainable development, improve efforts to create peace, protect human rights, and deal with huge humanitarian catastrophes should they be selected to lead the 193-member Organization.
Thousands continue to flee Boko Haram attacks on Niger town – UN refugee agency
Jun 08, 2016, at 05:10 am
New York, June 7 (Just Earth News):Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in south-east Niger following near back-to-back attacks since this past Friday by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of Bosso in the troubled Diffa region, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
UN human rights expert deplores sentencing of Tajikistan opposition leaders
Jun 08, 2016, at 05:02 am
New York, June 7 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday expressed dismay at the lengthy sentences imposed last week on the leadership of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).