With international agreement on ceasefire monitoring, UN envoy praises Syrian delegations in Astana
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): The talks to strengthen the ceasefire in war-torn Syria ended on Tuesday in Astana, Kazakhstan, with agreement on how to monitor the effort started last month and praise from the United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura.
UN chief Guterres pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, pledging to actively pursue the abolition of all weapons of mass destruction and the strict regulation of conventional weapons.
In Helsinki, UN appeals for nearly $5B to help Syrians and host communities
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and partners on Tuesday appealed at an aid conference in Finland for $4.63 billion to help people inside Syria, those who fled and the communities hosting them.
UN, partners voice deep concern about 750,000 civilians as battle expands to western Mosul
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): A hundred days after the start of military operations to retake Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) militants, humanitarian partners are expressing deep concern about the plight of the estimated 750,000 civilians who are currently living in the western sections of the city where fighting is expected to start in coming weeks.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurates metro bus service in Multan
Multan, Jan 24 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the metro bus service in country's Multan area.
Afghanistan: Police arrest two foreign terrorists
Kabul, Jan 24 (IBNS): Afghan police have arrested two foreign terrorists in Sar-e-Pol province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Man arrested for keeping contact with ISIS militants
Kabul, Jan 24 (IBNS): Kandahar police have arrested a man for keeping links with ISIS militants, local Khaama Press reported.
Pakistan Army Chief visits Strike Corps at Multan Garrison
Rawalpindi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Strike Corps at Multan Garrison on Monday.
Shaun Chen, the Liberal MP of Scarborough North, pleasantly known in the Canadian Parliament as the “Hakka Chinese MP†speaks to India Blooms News Service in an exclusive session, recollecting the journey from his boyhood days to the present Parliamentarian position, politics and more.
Religious leaders deserve full support in quest for peace, says UN adviser on genocide prevention
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Religious leaders and faith-based organizations have a responsibility to contribute to peaceful societies and the international community must support these grassroots peacemakers in their daily activities, the United Nations official mandated to fight genocide on Monday told an international meeting on religion.
Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million people
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): A newly-launched United Nations-backed humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan is seeking $550 million in 2017 to support the most vulnerable and marginalized population of the conflict-torn country.
Seven million people in Lake Chad basin ‘living on the edge’ – UN relief official
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Spotlighting the desperate plight of millions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, the top United Nations humanitarian official for the Sahel region called on Monday for international solidarity with the people in urgent need.
Secretary-General Guterres approves updated UN whistleblower protection policy
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Approving an updated United Nations whistleblower policy on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres is seeking to enhance protection for individuals who report possible misconduct or cooperate with duly authorized audits or investigations.
More than words, ending Yemen crisis needs results, UN envoy says, concluding mission in capital
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, on Monday concluded a mission to Yemen with a call for a comprehensive political settlement of the crisis and the restoration of the cessation of hostilities, and underlined the need allow access of civilian commercial aircrafts to and from Sana’a airport.
At talks in Astana, UN envoy on Syria urges mechanism to oversee ceasefire
New York, Jan 23 (Just Earth News): International talks to extend the ceasefire in Syria started on Monday in the Kazakh capital of Astana, with the United Nations Special Envoy said the ceasefire can be solidified if a mechanism to oversee and implement it is created.