UN rights office concerned about Thailand’s deportation of Chinese activists
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Voicing strong concern over the deportation of two Chinese activists by the Thai Government and their risk of being tortured and ill-treated by the authorities once sent back to China, the United Nations on Friday urged Thailand to stop deporting individuals while calling on China to ensure its human rights obligation to those extradited.
Security Council calls for eradicating ISIL safe havens in Syria and Iraq
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Friday evening called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq and destroy its safe haven, warning that the group intends to mount further terror attacks like those that devastated Paris and Beirut last week.
Security Council calls for eradicating ISIL safe havens in Syria and Iraq
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Friday evening called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq and destroy its safe haven, warning that the group intends to mount further terror attacks like those that devastated Paris and Beirut last week.
Mali hotel attack leaves 27 killed, no more hostages held
Bamako, Nov 20 (IBNS): In a shocking act of terror, gunmen on Friday stormed into a luxury hotel in Mali's capital Bamako and claimed at least 27 lives after taking over 100 people as hostage, media reports said.
Mali hotel attack: 18 killed, no more hostages held
Bamako, Nov 20 (IBNS): At least eighteen people have lost their lives after gunmen stormed into a luxury hotel in Mali capital Bamako on Friday and took over 100 people as hostage, media reports said.
Bamako, Nov 20 (IBNS) Gunmen stormed into a hotel in Mali capital Bamako on Friday, media reports said.
Islamic State threatens to blow up White House
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS) The Islamic State group in a new video released on Thursday threatened to blow up the White House and launch more attacks in Paris, media reports said.
Israel spy Jonathan Pollard to be freed by the US
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS) Israel spy Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted in America for selling classified information will finally be released on parole, the BBC reported.
Kenya: 50 km traffic congestion disrupts normal life
Nairobi, Nov 20 (IBNS) Kenyan commuters travelling through the Nairobi-Mombasa highway found themselves trapped in a bizarre 50 km long traffic congestion that prevented movements of vehicles for over 48 hours, according to reports by the BBC.
UNESCO hails philosophy as force for individual and collective emancipation
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking World Philosophy Day, the head of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has stressed that sustainability calls for new ways of thinking about ourselves and the planet and as such, "philosophy and all the humanities will be essential."
UN protocol on ending modern slavery edges closer to entry into force
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the ratification by Norway, following a similar action by Niger, of the International Labour Organization (ILO) protocol on forced labour, a significant step has been taken towards ending the scourge, as the agency's binding instruments generally provide that an adopted protocol only comes into force 12 months after being ratified by two member States.
Settling Israeli-Palestinian conflict would help curb terrorism: UN envoy
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would help counter the extremism behind the "abhorrent terrorist attacks" in Paris, Beirut and the Sinai, a senior United Nations official on the Middle East peace process said on Thursday, referring to last week's bloody attacks and the downing of a Russian plane in Egypt last month.
UN Millennium Development Goal target to reduce malaria burden achieved
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With roughly six weeks left under the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – a set of eight universally-agreed goals adopted in 2000 to rid the world of extreme poverty and disease by 2015 – global leaders, diplomats and health experts are gathering at the UN on Thursday in New York to celebrate the progress made against one of the world’s leading killers: malaria.
Security Council condemns murders of Chinese, Norwegian citizens by ISIL
New York, Nov 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Condemning in the strongest terms the 'heinous and cowardly' murder of Chinese citizen, Fan Jinghui, and Norwegian citizen, Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), the members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday emphasized that such continued acts of barbarism "do not intimidate them, but rather stiffen their resolve."
Sudan: For first time in four years, UN relief agencies visit areas in Central Darfur
New York, Nov 20 (IBNS): Insufficient food, shelter, health services are among the top challenges displaced people are facing in Central Darfur , the United Nations relief wing has warned in a latest humanitarian update on the situation in Sudan.