UN food relief agency launches innovation project to spur progress towards ending hunger by 2030
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency launched on Monday an initiative to identify and nurture new technologies and business models which will contribute to the global goal of ending hunger by 2030.
UNESCO names Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner as agency’s Artist for Peace
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations cultural agency, has appointed musician Kudsi Ergüner, as an Artist for Peace in recognition of his efforts to promote the universal values of music, his contribution to the protection of musical heritage support for the International Decade of the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022), and his unwavering commitment to the ideals of the Organization.
UN launches ‘Sendai Seven’ campaign aimed at boosting disaster risk management
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy dealing with disaster risk reduction on Monday launched a new multi-year campaign that aims to reduce disaster losses, improve management of disaster risk, and save lives.
Syria: UN airlifts bring humanitarian lifeline to northeast governorate of Al Hassakeh
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The first United Nations World Food Programme-chartered flight carrying relief aid reached Al Hassakeh Governorate in Syria’s northeast over the weekend, an area cut off from food and humanitarian supplies for more than six months.
Stand up for and invest in teenage girls, UN says on World Population Day
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): Leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the rights of teenage girls, particularly those who are poor, out of school, exploited, or subjected to harmful traditional practices, the United Nations has said, marking World Population Day with a call to bolster the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by investing in better opportunities for teen girls.
UN condemns heavy fighting in South Sudanese capital, urges calm, access to displaced civilians
New York, July 10 (Just Earth News): The United Nations is again urging calm in the wake of heavy fighting in and around the South Sudanese capital of Juba, with the UN mission reporting that it has mobilized peacekeepers to protect civilians and the Security Council strongly condemning days of violence in the area, which also saw UN and diplomatic officials targeted, as the world's youngest country on Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of its independence.
Pyongyang, July 9 (IBNS): South Korea's military have accused its neighbour North Korea of test firing submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), reports said.
‘Prevailing calm should not be confused with stability,’ warns UN envoy for Lebanon
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Lebanon has asked the UN Security Council to devote greater attention to situation there, including the deteriorating security conditions, weakening State institutions and the need for continued dispersal of funding for the refugees hosted by the country.
INTERVIEW: Rapid response team, funding, vital to eliminating cholera in Haiti – UN official
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): A rapid response mechanism is crucial to tackling an endemic disease such as cholera and eliminating it in Haiti, the deputy head of the UN mission there said on Friday, emphasizing that the effectiveness of such efforts requires predictable financing.
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The Central African Republic’s (CAR) considerable progress over the past two years risks being reversed unless national authorities demonstrated commitment to inclusive and transparent governance, and to addressing the root causes of the crisis afflicting the country, the United Nations peacekeeping chief warned on Friday.
INTERVIEW: Sustainable Development Goals must be owned by everyone, says senior UN officia
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): Ahead of next week’s United Nations High-Level Political Forum, Assistant Secretary-General Thomas Gass talks about sustainable development, leaving no one behind, and why this time “it’s for realâ€.
Meeting with Chinese Premier, Ban commends country’s leadership on UN 2030 Agenda
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, where he welcomed China's efforts towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as its support to other countries in their own implementation.
Syria: UN relief wing sounds alarm on behalf of some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Aleppo
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along the Castello road, the only road in and out of that part of the city.
Ahead of South Sudan's fifth anniversary of independence, renewed violence draws UN concern
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): As South Sudan prepares to make its fifth anniversary of independence, United Nations officials on Friday expressed concern over the continuing violence in parts of the country and the resulting forced displacement of people, both internally and throughout the neighbouring region.
UN condemns this week's deadly gun violence in US
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations officials on Friday spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need for more to be done to fight discrimination.