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.
Miss Philippines wins Miss Universe title, hosts apologizes for wrong announcement
Las Vegas, Dec 21 (IBNS): Hosts of the Miss Universe contest have apologized for a mistake by the anchor during a love broadcast when Miss Colombia was initially announced as the winner of the title on Sunday.
Yemen: UN envoy adjourns peace talks till January pending enforcement of a proper ceasefire
New York, Dec 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In the face of numerous violations of the cessation of hostilities in Yemen, the Special United Nations Envoy on Sunday decided to adjourn peace talks in Switzerland for a month to allow for bi-lateral in-country and regional consultations to achieve a ceasefire.
Spirit of solidarity 'must inspire our collective response' to world's major challenges,says Ban
New York, Dec 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS) On International Human Solidarity Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed to the newly-adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and called for joint action to implement its targets and create a better future for all.
Lebanon: UN reports rocket fire from south towards Israel and Israeli mortar retaliation
New York, Dec 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Three rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel today, and Israel retaliated with some eight rounds of 120mm mortar, but no casualties have so far been reported from either side, according to United Nations peacekeepers.
Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya over bomb scare
Nairobi, Dec 20 (IBNS): An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa following a bomb scare, media reports said on Sunday.
Yemen: UN-sponsored talks continue amid 'alarming' reports of ceasefire violations
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As United Nations-sponsored consultations on Yemen continued today, the UN envoy facilitating the talks expressed deep concern at numerous reports of violations of the three-day-old ceasefire and urged the parties to respect that agreement and allow access to the country’s most-affected districts.
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In its first resolution to focus on the politics of ending Syria’s five-year-long war, the Security Council on Friday gave the United Nations an enhanced role in shepherding the opposing sides to talks for a political transition, with a timetable for a ceasefire, a new constitution and elections, all under UN auspices.
UN experts urge end to harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Gravely concerning at continued reports that human rights defenders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Hebron, are being subjected to physical attacks and death threats, United Nations independent experts on Friday denounced such harassment as "unacceptable" and called for it to end immediately.
Some 90 per cent of voters in Central African Republic favour new constitution - UN mission reports
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Ninety per cent of voters in the Central African Republic (CAR) are in favour of the new Constitution, according to partial election results, while campaigning is now under way for the presidential elections and the final list of parliamentary candidates has been published, the United Nations mission in the country reported today.
Global forced displacement for 2015 on track to break all records, topping 60 million - UN
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Forced displacement this year is likely exceed all previous records, for the first time topping 60 million, meaning that one out of every 122 persons on Earth has been forced to flee their home, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.
Syria: UN chief meets with international partners on resolving crisis
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday joined diplomats from the International Syria Support Group meeting in New York to discuss a solution to the country’s five-year war, and he is expected to brief the Security Council later on Friday on the latest developments.
UN agency issues guidance to help countries deal with refugee protection and security concerns
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Concerned over growing polarization of political debate concerning refugees in some countries, the United Nations on Friday released guidance aimed at helping States deal with security concerns while maintaining refugee protection, saying the two were not "mutually exclusive."
On Migrants Day, UN remembers thousands who lost their lives this year trying to reach safe harbour
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Global candlelight vigils marked the International Day of Migrants on Friday to remember that the more than 5,000 women, men and children who lost their lives in arduous journeys in search of protection and a better life as, United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon said 2015 will be remembered as a year of human suffering and migrant tragedies.
Help 'can't come soon enough' for thousands of children out of school in northern Mali - UNICEF
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Despite the immense needs in conflict-affected areas of northern Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is hampered by constrained access and limited funding, and is thus calling for "action now" to help the more than 380,000 children who remain out of school in the region.