World's jobless to rise amid economic uncertainty, growing inequality – UN labour report
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) released its 2017 World Employment and Social Outlook report on Thursday, which finds economic growth trends lagging behind employment needs and predicts both rising unemployment and worsening social inequality throughout 2017.
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): While the ceasefire in Syria is largely holding, the United Nations envoy for the country cautioned on Thursday that the truce may be under threat as clashes in villages in the Wadi Barada valley has damaged water infrastructure and left more than five million people in and around Damascus facing water shortages.
Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko Haram, and urged for sustained support to national and regional security, political and humanitarian action.
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Armed fighting over land, water and other natural resources in Sudan's Darfur region continues to put civilians at risk, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council on Thursday, calling for long-term solutions that would allow 2.6 million displaced people to return or resettle.
UN agency hails new polio vaccination regimen in South-East Asia that curbs impact on global supply
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Amid a global shortage of injectable inactivated polio vaccines (IPV), a new inoculation regimen, employed by governments in the South-East Asian region, involving two fractional vaccine doses – each about a fifth of a full dose – provides the same level of protection against all polioviruses as does one full dose, the United Nations health agency said on Thursday.
Global food prices fall for fifth year in a row, but economic uncertainties remain for 2017 – UN
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Data from 2016 reveals that for the fifth year in a row, the prices of food around the world have declined, in some cases 1.5 per cent below 2015 levels, a monthly United Nations report revealed.
UN-backed campaign to help vaccinate millions of children against measles in north-east Nigeria
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported mass vaccination campaign is set to start on Fridayto protect more than 4.7 million children against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in north-eastern Nigeria.
'Cyprus can be symbol of hope' the world badly needs, says UN chief Guterres as conference opens
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported conference on Cyprus opened in Geneva on Thursday, bringing together the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot leaders in a dialogue chaired by Secretary-General António Guterres.
Mauritania aims to boost food production through new UN agency agreement
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): A new partnership between the United Nations rural poverty agency and officials in Mauritania could boost finances and nutrition for nearly 300,000 farmers in the southern part of the country.
Mexican President says his country will not pay for border wall with US
Mexico City, Jan 12 (IBNS): President Enrique Peña Nieto has said that Mexico will not pay for the US-Mexico border wall, according to media reports on Thursday.
Ontario Fertility Program celebrates first anniversary
Toronto, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Ontario Fertility Program (OFP) celebrated its first anniversary in the presence of Premier Kathleen Wynne at the YMCA in Young and Wellesley on Tuesday.
South Korea Scandal: Probe committee questions Samsung boss
Seoul, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Probe committee in charge of the South Korean scandal, involving President Park Geun-hye, has interrogated Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong and has marked him as a suspect, media reports said.
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): Highlighting that the Colombian peace process faced and continues to face a range of challenges but also offers “solid†opportunities, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country on Wednesday called on the United Nations Security Council for its continued attention and strong support to the country.
As millions suffer water shortages in Syria, UN looks to keep potable supply safe
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations expressed concern on Wednesday about fighting in the Wadi Barada area of west Damascus, which in addition to displacing thousands of people, has also restricted water supplies to some 5.5 million people in and around the Syrian capital.
World Bank sees ‘moderate’ pick up for global economy in 2017 despite weak investment
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News): Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 per cent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday.