New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Adopting a new resolution today, the Security Council welcomed the completion of judicial work of the United Nations tribunal set up in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, following delivery of the court’s last judgment on 14 December and its impending closure, set for 31 December 2015.
With parties 'deeply divided over path to peace,' Yemen faces Balkanization, Security Council warned
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Security Council must act now to end the fighting in Yemen or face the irreversible Balkanization of the country, creating safe havens for terrorists and potentially shattering regional stability, the United Nations human rights chief warned on Tuesday.
Security Council approves six-month extension of UN observer force on Golan Heights
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The Security Council on Tuesdayextended the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months, until 30 June 2016, underscoring the need for the Force to have at its disposal all necessary means to carry out its mandate safely and securely, “including technology and equipment to enhance its observation of the area of separation and the ceasefire line, and to improve force protection, as appropriate.
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) World Food Programme (WFP) trucks have begun distributing 1,300 tons of food to Libyans in dire need of assistance, but with nine days left in the year, the United Nations aid plan for more than 2.4 million people for 2016 has received zero funding, the top UN humanitarian official in the strife-torn country said on Tuesday.
Ban, concerned over political uncertainty in Haiti, urges transfer of power through polls
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern on Tuesdayover growing political uncertainty in Haiti and urged the two candidates in the presidential run-off there to help the electoral process move forward while preserving the country’s democratic gains.
Syria: Security Council demands immediate humanitarian access across battle lines
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In its first resolution on Syria since granting the United Nations an enhanced role in seeking to end the five-year-long war, the Security Council on Tuesdaydemanded that all parties, particularly the Syrian authorities, immediately open routes across conflict lines and borders to let in vital humanitarian aid.
Refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe in 2015 top unprecedented one million- UN
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The number of refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe in 2015 has topped an unprecedented one million – at least 3,600 died or went missing in the crossings – the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported today, calling for much more to be done to receive and aid those uprooted by persecution, conflict and poverty.
Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency forces one million children from school - UNICEF
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Violence and attacks against civilian populations in northeastern Nigeria and its neighbouring countries have forced “a staggering†one million children out of school in a conflict that has dealt “a huge blow for education in the region,†the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
Malaysia gets its first Sharia compliant airline
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IBNS) Malaysia's Rayani Air who started operations on Sunday, has become the first Sharia compliant airline in the country.
Amid dire humanitarian situation, some 2.5 million now internally displaced in Yemen - UN
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The situation in Yemen has substantially deteriorated since the conflict broke out in early 2015, with a nine per cent increase in the internally displaced persons (IDPs), which have reached 2.5 million, according to a recent United Nations-backed report on the issue.
Syria: Senior UN officials paint grim picture as Government, allies reportedly attack hospitals
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS)Hospitals, markets and bakeries have been hit, scores of civilians are killed and injured almost daily, and doctors themselves have become targets in escalating fighting and airstrikes in Syria, reportedly by the Government and its allies, a senior United Nations relief official reported on Monday, voicing outrage.
Lebanon: Ban condemns rocket fire towards Israel as 'serious ceasefire violation,' urges restraint
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced great concern on Monday over yesterday's firing of rockets from South Lebanon towards Israel, calling it "a serious violation" of the ceasefire, noted Israel's retaliatory mortar attack, and urged maximum restraint.
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations refugee agency, together with two European partners, urged Hungary on Monday to refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance, fear and fuel xenophobia against refugees and migrants, including a campaign running through Christmas and into the New Year.
Syrian journalist's murder denounced by UNESCO chief
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations agency responsible for defending the freedom of the media on Monday denounced the murder of a Syrian journalist from an organization reporting on human rights abuses in the area of the country controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
UN agencies collaborate to help Sudan mitigate climate change while combatting hunger
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Two United Nations entities on Monday announced a cooperation agreement to help Sudan manage its natural resources in a way that is compatible with combatting hunger and improving livelihoods while at the same time mitigating the effects of climate change.