Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): To help raise awareness on challenges that children affected and uprooted by conflict face in accessing school, UNICEF has been working with Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Khost
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost City on Monday, media reports said.
Afghan Defense Minister and Army chief resign days after Taliban attack on Army base
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS) : The Afghan defense minister Abdullah Habibi and the Afghan national army chief of staff Qadam Shah Shaheem have resigned from their post, state news agency Khamaa press said on Monday.
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Ontario responds to UN officials’ call for urgent action to prevent famine
Toronto, Apr 23 (Just Earth News): Responding to the UN officials' call for urgent action to prevent famine in African region, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has stated that Ontario is contributing $2.5 Million for Emergency Relief Efforts in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.
Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,†the Human Rights Director for the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) said on Sunday as he wrapped up a visit to the north-western Wau region.
US citizen detained in North Korea
Washington/Seoul, Apr 23 (IBNS): An US citizen has been detained in North Korea, South Korean media reported on Sunday.
UN and World Bank sign new partnership to build resilience for the most vulnerable
New York, Apr 23(Just Earth News): Building resilience for the world's most vulnerable people by reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security, and sustaining peace in crisis-affected situations will be the focus of a new partnership framework agreed by the United Nations and World Bank.
Mother Earth Day: Environmental and climate literacy vital for a cleaner, greener planet, says UN
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs, the United Nations is emphasizing on Mother Earth Day.
UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.
US: Vivek Murthy dismissed as Surgeon General
Washington, Apr 22 (IBNS): The White House administration has dismissed an Indian-American who was appointed as the Surgeon General.
Afghanistan: Attack on ANA base kills 130 soldiers
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): At least 130 soldiers were killed and 65 others were injured as militants attacked an army base in Afghanistan's Balkh province, local media reports said on Saturday.
Project Raphael: YRP concludes report, arrests 104 trying to buy child sex
Toronto, Apr 22 (IBNS): The investigators of the York Regional Police Human Trafficking Team completed Project Raphael, a four-year investigation, with the arrest of 104 men attempting to purchase sex with children.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Taliban base attack kills at least 70 soldiers
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): An attack at an army base in Afghanistan's Balkh province accounted for at least 70 soldiers as militants targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base's mosque, media reports said.
Taliban attack kills eight Afghan soldiers
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide attack carried out by militants, local Khaama Press reported.