New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): A new report from the United Nations human rights wing calls attention to more than 60 years of separation between families on the Korean peninsula, and urges action in order to alleviate the suffering of families.
Recent violence in Central African Republic spotlights subregion's volatility, Security Council
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier in 2016, the recent outbreak of violence there had demonstrated the extremely fragile situation in the country, the Secretary-General's Acting Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), told the Security Council on Wednesday.
On International Day, top UN aviation official recalls contributions of civil aviation
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): In a message on the International Civil Aviation Day, celebrated annually on 7 December, the head of the United Nations civil aviation agency underlined the socio-economic importance and contribution of air travel and aviation.
In Vienna, Ban says UN and Austria will continue cooperation in promoting shared goa
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Kicking off what is likely to be his final overseas trip before leaving office at the end of the month, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Austria on Wednesday, meeting the President-elect, foreign ministry officials, and press in Vienna.
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has delivered its Order on the case concerning Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) and the request by Equatorial Guinea to indicate provisional measures.
UN aid agencies ramp up response amid the worst southern African drought in decades
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Following the worst El Niño-induced drought in decades in southern Africa, United Nations humanitarian agencies and partners on Wednesday launched a revised Action Plan to outlining their response to the needs of an estimated 13.8 million people as the region enters the peak of the lean season with largely depleted food stocks due to poor and failed harvests.
Ban urges peaceful resolution of impasse in DR Congo
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the announcement of the continuation of the mediation led by the Conférence épiscopale des églises du Congo (Catholic Church - CENCO) to achieve a more inclusive consensus on the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all political actors in the country to recommit themselves to this dialogue.
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official has stressed that that recent successes in the fight against cholera in Haiti demonstrate that when the UN and Haitian authorities receive the necessary funds, real progress can be made, and that eventually, "cholera will go."
UN rights expert urges Australians to stand up against country's 'alarming' hate speech and racism
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights expert on contemporary forms of racism on Wednesday urged all Australians – from the Government to the media and civil society – to stand up against “alarming†hate speech and racism racial discrimination in the country, especially against indigenous people, refugees, migrants, and Musli
Toronto: Suspicious item found in garage turned to be bomb
Toronto, Dec.7 (IBNS): Suspicious item found in a children's toys box inside the home's garage turned out to be a bomb in Toronto, reported CP24.
Pak: PIA flight PK-661 carrying over 47 passengers crashes, no survivors reported
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IBNS): All 47 passengers on board PIA flight PK-661, which crashed near Abbottabad in Pakistan on Wednesday, are killed, latest media reports said.
Canada requires universal and all-inclusive pharmacare based on a 'defined model'
Toronto, Dec. 7 (IBNS): A citizen-driven panel investigating the idea of national pharma-care recommended that the drug coverage in Canada should be all-inclusive, free from any disparities between the provinces and territories in Canada, according to media reports.
US cannot eliminate Taliban or end violence in Afghanistan, says Barack Obama
Washington, Dec 7 (IBNS): Outgoing President of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama said that his country cannot eliminate the Taliban nor end violence in Afghanistan.
Death toll in Aceh earthquake rises; more feared trapped
Jakarta, Dec 7 (IBNS): Death toll in the Wednesday morning earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia, has risen to 54,including children, according to media reports.
Air Force One: Enraged Trump urges govt to cancel Boeing orders
Washington, Dec 7 (IBNS): Donald Trump, the US President-elect who has made a name for himself 'firing contestants' from the TV show The Apperentice, looks like he's back with his favourite catchphrase 'you're fired'.