With rising numbers of child deaths at sea, UN urges safety measures for those fleeing conflict
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Two children have drowned every day on average since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number is growing, three United Nations humanitarian agencies said today, calling for enhancing the safety of those escaping conflict and despair.
Two years on, Ukraine conflict affects over half a million children - UNICEF
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected the lives of 580,000 children living in non-government controlled areas and close to the front line in the east of the country, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said today, highlighting that 200,000 of them – or one in three – need psychosocial support.
South Sudan: Fighting in Malakal site leaves at least 18 dead, two of them MSF staff
Juba, Feb 19 (IBNS) As a result of fighting that erupted in the Malakal Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Malakal, South Sudan, at least 18 people were killed, two of them MSF South Sudanese staff members who were attacked in their homes.
Syria: Civilians under relentless attack
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) Civilians are under relentless attack in Syria’s five-year-old conflict, with 1.9 million people under siege, borders closed to refugees and rampant bombings of medical facilities and heavily populated areas, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on Friday, calling on UN Security Council member states – specifically France, Russia, UK and US as active participants in the Syrian conflict – to abide by resolutions they have passed to halt the carnage and ensure that their allies are applying due protection of civilians and avoidance of conflict in or over civilian areas.
Pope and Trump fight over 'Christianity' row
Washington, Feb 19 (IBNS) Making his presence felt in the upcoming US elections, the Pope on Thursday expressed his doubts over Presidential candidate and front runner Donald Trump being a Christian, as he said Trump's ideas of building a wall was conflicting to that of Christian belief.
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Seriously concerned at the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the dire humanitarian conflict it has produced, the United Nations Security Council on Friday urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to take urgent steps towards resuming a ceasefire.
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) While violence erupting in Israel and Palestine is regrettably showing “no sign of relenting,†the United Nations and its Quartet partners are actively seeking the way forward, the UN envoy for the Middle East peace process told the Security Council today, urging both sides to end the long-standing conflict.
Syria: humanitarian air drops ‘very concrete proposal,’ says UN envoy
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As United Nations inter-agency convoys completed the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 80,000 Syrians in five besieged towns, the UN Special Envoy for Syria on Thursday said the idea of air drops to locations that have yet to be reached “has become a very concrete proposal.â€
UN honours memory of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday honoured the memory of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, recalling his legacy in helping the world body find its footing in a new global landscape during the tumultuous early 1990s.
‘Migrant-bashing has dangerously become the norm’ in Europe - UN rights expert
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As the European Union summit starts in Brussels, a United Nations expert on the human rights of migrants warned on Thursday that it has become impossible in Europe to have a meaningful discussion about migrant's rights, diversity, and integration.
South Sudan: UN condemns violence in Malakal civilian protection site
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the violence that broke out overnight and continued on Thursday in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) civilian protection site in Malakal, in the northeast region of the country, claiming the lives of at least seven internally displaced persons and injuring approximately 40 others so far.
UN agency urges focus on rural development to 'break the chain of desperation'
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Recognizing that rural development plays a fundamental role in stabilizing communities and reducing migration and conflict, senior government officials have renewed their commitment at a United Nations conference in Rome to invest in smallholder agriculture and reduce poverty in developing countries.
Ghana: At least 53 dead as bus, truck collide
Accra, Feb 18 (IBNS) At least 53 people were reported dead after a bus collided with a cargo truck in Ghana on Wednesday evening, according to reports.
North Korea preparing to attack South Korea?
Seoul, Feb 18 (IBNS): North Korea is preparing for terror attacks on South Korea,media reports said on Thursday.
Ban condemns explosion reportedly caused by car bomb in Ankara
New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Secretary-General has condemned the explosion reportedly caused by a car bomb in the Turkish capital, Ankara, today, which reportedly killed more than two-dozen people.