Mali: UN condemns renewed clashes between armed groups in country's north
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with the Integrated Multidimensional UN Mission for Stabilization in Mali (MINUSMA), condemned the recent clashes in Kidal between forces of The Platform Movement and those of the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA), both of which are signatories to the country's peace agreement.
Aid reaches thousands affected by Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria – UN
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): In a cross-border humanitarian operation, a total of 31 metric tonnes of food and some non-food items have been distributed to about 15,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Banki, located in Nigeria's restive Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, the United Nations relief wing announced on Friday.
Security Council authorizes countries to help Libya destroy chemical weapons
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Following a request from the main international organization working to achieve a world free of chemical weapons, the United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution authorizing the transfer of such weapons out of Libya for their safe, timely destruction.
UN deputy aid chief urges support for millions in southern Africa hit by El Niño-induced droughts
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Wrapping up a visit to southern Africa, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief on Friday called for urgent action to assist millions of people across the region where local coping capacities have been impacted by the worst El Niño-induced drought in 35 years.
UN-backed AIDS conference closes with calls to end discrimination, bolster HIV care, support
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): As the 21st International AIDS Conference wrapped up in Durban, South Africa, the Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS), Luiz Loures, called for ending discrimination against patients, especially those from the most vulnerable populations.
Somalia: UN envoy calls for better protection of children affected by armed conflict
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia, a United Nations child rights envoy has called for better protection of children caught up in armed conflict, urging the country's authorities to treat former child soldiers as victims in need of protection rather than as criminals.
UN launches e-learning training to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations department providing logistical support to field missions announced on Friday the launch of a new mandatory online programme for all uniformed and civilian personnel to strengthen training on the standards of conduct, with a special focus on sexual exploitation and abuse.
Lebanon: Security Council calls for presidential and parliamentary polls by next May
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern over the two-year-long vacancy in the presidency of Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council on Friday urged Lebanese leaders to urgently convene a parliamentary session and called on all parties to negotiate a compromise agreement in order to end the country's political and institutional crisis.
Ban appoints Chilean national as Deputy Special Representative for Central African Republic
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Fabrizio Hochschild of Chile as his new Deputy Special Representative for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
UN body agrees framework to make globalization and trade work for billions across global south
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Friday wrapped up its fourteenth quadrennial conference, with delegations in Nairobi, Kenya reaching agreement on a framework that will guide the body's work over the next four years, largely focused on ensuring broad achievement of the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda.
UN agencies launch new tool to help displaced populations manage fuel needs
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies have issued a new technical handbook to assist humanitarian workers to address multifaceted problems related to cooking fuel for refugees and displaced people.
Multiple deaths feared in Munich shopping centre shooting
Munich, July 22 (IBNS): Several people are feared killed and many injured as gun shots were fired at a shopping center in Germany's Munich city, reports said.
Germany: Shots fired at Munich shopping center, several feared killed
Munich, July 22 (IBNS): Several people are feared killed at a shopping center in Germany's Munich where shots have been fired, media reports said.
Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): Some 26,500 South Sudanese, mostly women and children, have crossed into Uganda since fighting between rival forces erupted in and around the capital, Juba, on 7 July, the United Nations refugee agency reported on Friday.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of journalist in Ukraine
New York, July 22 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Friday denounced the killing of award-winning journalist Pavel Sheremet and urged the authorities to bring those responsible for the crime to justice.