Karen AbuZayd, Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Karen AbuZayd wants you to think of refugees and migrants in a positive way. The United Nations Special Adviser has been working behind the scenes since January to raise support for global compacts to support large movements of refugees and migrants. These will be up for discussion on 19 September 2016, when the UN will host a high-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing Member States together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report released by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years.
‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must boost efforts to build the capacity for disaster risk management and readiness to prevent El Niño weather extremes from causing humanitarian crises in affected countries and impeding their development, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Friday.
UN Advocate Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan calls for more coordination in aid community
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): People who are starving are not thinking about other anti-poverty goals, Princess Haya Al Hussein said at the United Nations, calling for cooperation and coordination among the humanitarian community to meet the world’s basic needs, starting with zero hunger.
Youth employment an ‘absolute priority’ in Latin America – UN labour chief
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Innovative solutions†with a concrete action plan are crucial to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America, the Director-General of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) told representatives at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, recently held in Colombia.
Political impasse adds ‘new layer of complications’ to Iraq’s complex challenges – UN envoy
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A profound political crisis has engulfed Iraq, adding “a new layer of complications to the already complex set of military, security, humanitarian, economic and human rights challenges,†the United Nations envoy for the country warned on Friday, urging the Government, constitutional and political leaders, and civil society to work together to break the impasse and advance reforms.
UN launches multi-partner trust fund for Zika virus response
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak.
Unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe ‘falling between the cracks’ – UNICEF
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country’s call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said on Friday, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people.
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In his latest update on the Yemeni peace talks currently under way in Kuwait, the UN envoy for the conflict-torn country confirmed they are continuing despite a number of breaches of the cessation of hostilities yesterday, which he described as “worrying.â€
At World Humanitarian Summit, leaders must take ‘bold decisions’ for real change – UN
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As world leaders prepare to gather for a first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey later this month, the United Nations humanitarian coordinators for the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday called on the international community to assume its responsibility in finding solutions to end the widespread conflict and humanitarian crises in the region.
At climate summit in Washington, UN officials call to take action ‘to the next level’
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Recalling that just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said it is time to take climate action to the next level.
At regional session, UN agricultural agency urges sustainable development for better nutrition
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While many countries in Europe and Central Asia have made progress in reducing the prevalence of hunger, other forms of malnutrition still exist in the region and can only be combated by prioritizing food security, agriculture and rural development, the head of the United Nation’s agricultural agency said on Wednesday
UN agencies boost partnership on visualization of food security data for Yemen
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are boosting wider understanding of how families in conflict-torn Yemen struggle with persistent food insecurity, through a new interactive visualization of data captured by mobile technology and shared on an open source platform.
Nearly a quarter of the world’s school-age children live in crisis-hit countries – UNICEF
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost one quarter of the world’s school-age children – 562 million – live in countries affected by humanitarian emergencies – a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners has revealed.