Yemen: Focusing on local suppliers, UN agency reaches thousands more in need of food aid
New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has recorded a nearly five-fold increase in the number to whom it has provided assistance in hard-to-reach areas across war-torn Yemen, through an innovative, locally driven voucher initiative.
UNICEF working at ‘full strength’ in north-east Nigeria, despite attack on aid convoy
New York, Aug 1 (Just Earth News): Despite an attack on a humanitarian convoy in which one of its staff members was injured, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up its response to provide assistance to thousands of conflict-affected children in Nigeria’s Borno state, which has borne the brunt of violence by Boko Haram insurgents.
UN rights chief expresses concern about Iraq's fast-tracking of executions
New York, Aug 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Monday expressed serious concern that Iraq has created a committee to accelerate implementation of death sentences.
Syria: Russian chopper shot down
Moscow/Idlib ,Aug 1 (IBNS): A Russian helicopter was shot down in Syria's Idlib province on Monday, media reports said.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS) : Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Sayeed has asked the Pakistani government not to allow Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Pakistan, media reports said.
Yemeni peace talks extended for another week – UN envoy
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): With all eyes on Yemeni peace negotiations, the United Nations envoy for the country announced on Saturday that the UN-supported talks under way in Kuwait have been extended for an additional week.
Brussels, July 30 (IBNS): At least two people were arrested by the Belgium police in connection with an anti-terrorism case, media reports said.
Pilot immigration programme to boost economic development in Atlantic Canada
Prince Edward Island (Canada), July 30 (IBNS): Canada’s federal government recently allied with four premiers of Atlantic Canada to introduce a ‘New Atlantic Growth Strategy’ to boost the region’s economy by allowing immigration of new skilled workers, according to media reports in Canada.
On Friendship Day, Ban says lives can be enriched, future enhanced through unity and camaraderie
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): Marking the International Day of Friendship, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged everyone to unite in a shared spirit of human solidarity to overcome the crises confronting the global society.
Afghanistan: Explosion heard in Herat city, casualties feared
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): At least one person was reportedly killed in a heavy explosion in Afghanistan's Herat city on Saturday morning.
Security Council approves 228-strong UN police contingent for Burundi
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish a United Nations police officers component in Burundi for an initial period of one year to monitor the security situation and to support the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in monitoring rights violations and abuses in the crisis-gripped country.
South Sudan: Security Council approves two-week extension of UN Mission
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Fridayextended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed violence in the world’s youngest country.
DR Congo: Six years on, UN envoy calls for action in Walikale mass rape
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilians residents of the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict has called on the international community to be relentless in seeking accountability for the crimes.
UN envoy cites urgent need to establish 48 hour pause for humanitarian access to Aleppo
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):As the humanitarian crisis reaches distressing levels in Syria, particularly in and around battle-torn Aleppo, the United Nations envoy for the country welcomed on Fridayinitiatives aimed at assisting the civilian population trapped amid the fighting and, “under the right circumstances,†the implementation of humanitarian corridors.
After attack on convoy, UN suspends aid delivery in areas of restive north-eastern Nigeria
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The United Nations has temporarily halted humanitarian assistance missions in north-eastern Nigeria’s restive Borno state after on Thursday’s attack on a multi-agency aid convoy which had been delivering desperately needed relief aid in a remote area of the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).