Refugees flee Yemen for strife-riven Horn of Africa, UN reports
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) :In a reversal of a multi-year boat exodus that has seen hundreds of thousands of Somalis risk death at sea to flee their strife-riven land to seek refuge in Yemen, thousands of Yemenis are now fleeing from their own war-torn country to Djibouti, Somalia’s neighbour, across the Gulf of Aden.
Burundi: UN experts urge Security Council to take steps to stop rights abuses
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of a new resolution on Thursday strongly condemning the ongoing killings and human rights violations in Burundi, a group of UN independent experts has expressed outrage at the situation and warned that the central African “is going towards an unacceptable path of atrocities.â€
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Beirut suburb
New York, Nov14(Just Earth NEWS/IBNS) :The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh that killed at least 43 and injured more than 200 people.
UN condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have condemned the “despicable" terrorist attacks carried out on Friday in various locations in and around Paris, and Ban has demanded the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage in the Bataclan theatre.
IS militant Jihadi John killed in U.S. forces conducted airstrike
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): The USA has said Islamic State militant who is known as Jihadi John has been killed during an airstrike in Syria's Raqqa on Thursday.
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Welcoming this past weekend's elections as "a significant achievement in Myanmar’s democratic transition," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday extended warm congratulations to the National League for Democracy (NLD) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for their landmark performance at the polls and to the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) for its dignified acceptance of the verdict of the people.
Lebanon: UN officials condemn attack in Beirut suburb, call for terrorists to be brought to justice
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative in Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Thursday in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh.
'Failure of refugee and migration governance is fatal,' deputy UN chief tells summit in Malta
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):At a summit on the relationship between Europe and Africa on refugees and migration, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General stressed the importance of searching for political solutions, strengthening institutions and continuing development efforts and assistance.
New allegations of sexual abuse resurface against ‘blue helmets’ in Central African Republic
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):After new reports of sexual exploitation and abuse surfaced against troops of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the head of the operation, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, strongly condemned the alleged incidents and announced that multifunction team would be dispatched to the location to gather the facts.
UN rights experts sounds alarm on 'critical situation' faced by indigenous peoples of Honduras
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Indigenous peoples in Honduras face a critical situation regarding their land and resource rights, access to social services and judiciary, as well as their vulnerability to violence and impunity, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned following a visit to the country.
Burundi: Security Council calls for political talks to resolve crisis peacefully
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Security Council on Thursday called on all parties in Burundi to engage in peace talks, warning of further action against those who incite more violence in the Central African country, where a recent upsurge has threatened hard-won stability after decades of ethnic strife and could lead to "potentially devastating consequences" for the entire region if it persists.
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) At a special meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed the need to promote and protect human rights in Venezuela and to defend even those who disagree with the State’s policies, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros vowed to continue employing truth to defend his country against "audacious accusations" and "imperialist attacks."
Top UN relief official in Libya welcomes release of aid workers held captive for months
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Two Libyan humanitarian workers affiliated with aid agencies were released on 7 November after being held captive for five months, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, Ali Al-Za’tari, said today, welcoming their release.
El Nino: 2.3 million Central Americans will need food aid, UN warns in latest alert
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Some 2.3 million people in Central America will need food aid as the current El Niño weather pattern, one of the strongest on record, exacerbates a prolonged drought, the United Nations warned on Thursday in the latest alert on the impact of the phenomenon which causes floods in parts of the world and drought in others.
In Iraq, UN reports close to 2,000 casualties in October from terrorism and conflict
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict killed a total of 714 Iraqis and injured another 1,269 during the month of October, according to casualty figures released on Thursday by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).