Access to higher education doesn't always lead to lower unemployment: UN agency
Nov 18, 2015, at 04:03 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Workers with post-secondary education are more likely to be unemployed in lower-income countries, reflecting a "mismatch" between skilled persons and the number of available jobs matching their competencies and expectations, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Somalia: UN official calls for global support to improve human rights situation
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:59 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While noting significant improvement in several sectors in long-troubled Somalia, a senior United Nations official on Tuesday warned that the country's progress is "at risk" without increased support from international partners to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights.
After Beirut and Paris terror attacks, Security Council discusses root causes of conflict
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:57 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council held an already scheduled debate on conflict prevention on Tuesday amid added urgency fuelled by last week's terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing that counter-terrorism must also tackle such root causes as bad governance, injustice and exclusion.
UN expert denounces Paris attacks as crime against humanity
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:54 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth Neews/IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, denounced in the strongest possible terms the 13 November terrorist attacks in Paris, saying they may constitute a crime against humanity in which people were targeted "simply for participating in cultural life."
Drought in Botswana is learning opportunity to achieve water security: UN rights expert
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged Botswana to take the current extreme drought in the southern African country as an opportunity to develop a strategy for providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all as "a short-cut to prevent illnesses and deaths" in the long run.
UN calls on countries to protect health from impacts of climate change
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the United Nations climate conference (COP21) starting in Paris in less than two weeks away, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday underlined that climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year, and called on countries to take strong actions to address the issue.
UN-backed conference adopts measures to tackle threats to migratory waterbirds
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:47 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS):With many of the world's migratory waterbirds under heightened threat due to human activities and climate change, a United Nations Environment Programme-supported conference has adopted action plans to tackle various dangers those vulnerable species face and provide guidance on their sustainable use.
Cambodia: Ban calls arrest warrant for opposition leader worrisome development
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:45 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): For the second time in three weeks the United Nations has expressed concern over increasing tensions between Cambodia’s Government and opposition, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday calling the arrest warrant issued against opposition leader Sam Rainsy "worrisome."
Tech companies commit to protecting children from online sexual exploitation: UNICEF
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:43 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in Abu Dhabi, leading information technology companies, governments and international organizations on Tuesday pledged to protect millions of children from online sexual exploitation, said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Biodegradable plastics are not the answer to reducing marine litter: UN
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:41 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Widespread adoption of products labelled "biodegradable" will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine environment, accord to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Ban phones election victor, mentions UN support for democratic reform
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:39 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday phoned Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), to congratulate her on its resounding success in this month's elections, pledging continued United Nations support for democratic reform efforts.
French investigators searching for another suspect in the Paris attacks
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:00 pm
Paris, Nov 18 (IBNS): French officials are looking for another suspect in connection with the deadly militant attacks in Paris last week that left more than 120 people dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Russia plane crash was a terrorist act: Official
Nov 17, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Moscow, Nov 17 (IBNS): Russia has confirmed that it was an act of terror that had brought down the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt recently, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Four carriages of train derail, 12 killed
Nov 17, 2015, at 08:58 pm
Quetta, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least 12 people died as four carriages of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed in Pakistan's Bolan district on Tuesday, media reports said.
France launches fresh airstrikes on IS strongholds in Syria
Nov 17, 2015, at 05:56 pm
Paris/Washington, Nov 17 (IBNS) France has launched fresh airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria as the Pentagon chief urged European countries to join a military coalition to defeat Islamic Statein the wake of the Paris attacks, The Guardian reports.
Obama refuses to block entry of Syrian refugees, says strategy against IS working
Nov 17, 2015, at 05:31 pm
Antalya, Turkey, Nov 17 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama has declared that his strategy against the Islamic State is working, while rejecting calls for blocking entry of Syrian refugees, The New York Times reports say.
Hollande calls for constitution amendment to eradicate IS
Nov 17, 2015, at 04:40 pm
Paris, Nov 17 (IBNS) French President Francois Hollande on Monday called for amendment to the constitution to fight potential terrorists at home and for an aggressive drive to "eradicate" the Islamic State abroad, The New York Times says in a report.
Harvard University evacuates four buildings following bomb scare
Nov 17, 2015, at 03:05 pm
Washington, Nov 17 (IBNS): The Harvard University on Monday said it evacuated four buildings on it campus after receiving an 'unconfirmed bomb threat'.
Ethiopia: UN allocates emergency funds to tackle severe drought
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Ethiopia experiencing its worst drought in decades the United Nations is reporting deepening food insecurity and "severe emaciation and unusual livestock deaths" as the Organization's humanitarian wing has allocated $17 million in emergency funding to help the Government tackle climate challenges and ensure timely food relief.
Spike in number of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe: UNICEF
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With record numbers of child refugees and migrants – 700 a day seeking asylum in Europe –the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it has identified five groups of vulnerable children and is mobilizing tailored actions to meet their needs.
'Tolerance must be taught, nurtured and defended,' says Ban
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:52 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the "other;" it brings obligations to act, and must be taught, nurtured and defended, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday, calling on the world to recognize the mounting threat posed by those who strive to divide, and pledge to forge a path defined by dialogue and mutual understanding.
Warring factions in Libya show little regard for civilian life: UN
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:50 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Libya continues to be embroiled in political strife and deadly violence – with all parties committing possible war crimes amid multiple armed conflicts affecting several regions and contributing to a general breakdown of law and order, according to a new United Nations human rights report released on Monday.
El Niño on track to be among worst ever, but world better prepared for fallout: UN
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The current El Niño, a weather pattern of devastating droughts and catastrophic floods that can affect tens of millions of people around the globe, is expected to strengthen further by year's end, on track to be one of the three strongest in 65 years, according to the latest update from the United Nations weather agency.
Status quo simply cannot continue in Syria: UN humanitarian chief
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:43 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than five years since the unrest in Syria began, senior United Nations officials on Monday stressed to the Security Council that the status quo in the war-torn country cannot continue, highlighting the effects of the conflict on civilians, especially women and children.
Widespread misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance threatens public health: WHO
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:40 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A recent multi-country survey revealed that people are confused about the rising threat of antibiotic resistance to public health and are unclear about how to prevent it from growing, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday at the launch of a global campaign at the initiation of the first World Antibiotic Awareness Week.
Israeli punitive demolitions of Palestinian homes violates international law: UN official
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:38 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While recognizing Israel's "serious security challenges," a senior United Nations official on Monday called its punitive demolition of the homes of alleged attackers "inherently unjust" and against international law, noting that 20 Palestinians, eight of them children, were made homeless in the past three days.
'No turning back in Myanmar,' says UN human rights expert in wake of elections
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:35 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Welcoming the recent elections in Myanmar as 'a new chapter in the country's history,' United Nations Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Monday reaffirmed her commitment to work with all parties in the country to improve the human rights situation there, saying "the people have expressed the will for change. There is no turning back now."
France observes a minute of silence to mourn Paris attacks
Nov 17, 2015, at 04:29 am
Paris, Nov 16 (IBNS): France on Monday noon fell silent nationwide to mourn for the victims of the deadly Paris attacks that left about 129 people killed on Friday.
Paris attacks were organised from Syria?
Nov 16, 2015, at 09:56 pm
Paris, Nov 16 (IBNS) French PM Manuel Valls has said that the militant attacks carried out in French capital Paris on Friday were organised from Syria, media reports said.
Despite improvements in road safety, world still facing fatality figures: Ban
Nov 16, 2015, at 01:53 pm
New York, Nov 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is highlighting that despite improvements in road safety, the world still faces some shocking injury and fatality figures.