Major new UN report sets course towards ‘pollution-free planet’
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:31 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): While pollution has considerably negative impacts on human health and ecosystems, it is controllable and avoidable through political leadership, high-level champions and commitments, as well with local level action, says a new report launched on Thursday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
DR Congo: UN mission deploys ‘blue helmets’ to protect civilians and refugees
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:30 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Responding to the worsening security situation near a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has deployed peacekeepers to deter any attacks on the city and to prevent escalation in clashes.
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:29 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Addressing the Security Council, the head of the newly-created United Nations counter-terrorism office on Thursday outlined a framework to devise a cohesive, well-coordinated programme to support Member States as well as the priority areas of such work.
On World Day, UN announces global initiative to end deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:28 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): The largest global anti-rabies initiative to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030 was announced, on Thursday, World Rabies Day, making it a priority disease for key international organizations and governments, according to the United Nations health agency.
UN maritime agency spotlights link between shipping and sustainable development
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:27 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Marking the World Maritime Day, the head of the United Nations maritime agency on Thursday highlighted contributions the shipping industry can make to the achievement of the global development goals.
Some 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year, UN health agency warns
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:25 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): About 25 million unsafe abortions, accounting for 45 per cent of all abortions, occurred every year from 2010 to 2014 worldwide, with 97 per cent of those unsafe procedures occurring in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, a new United Nations study has found.
Syrian parties should join next round of Geneva talks ‘without preconditions’ – UN envoy
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:21 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations is set to convene the next round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva by the end of October or in early November, the UN mediator told the Security Council on Wednesday.
France must bring counter-terrorism law in line with international rights obligations – UN experts
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:20 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): Warning of possible “discriminatory repercussions," especially for Muslims, two United Nations rights experts expressed concern over a new law that may perpetuate the emergency measures France introduced in 2015 – establishing a permanent state of emergency.
North Africa set to adopt five-year plan to boost youth employment – UN labour agency
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:20 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News):With a youth unemployment rate at 28.8 per cent – twice the global average – countries in North Africa need to adopt a broader, more concerted response to tackle the crisis, the United Nations labour agency warned on Wednesday.
At Security Council, UN official urges greater cooperation for more effective aviation security
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:19 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): Highlighting multifaceted threats to aviation security in the context of international peace and security, the head of the United Nations civil aviation body urged greater cooperation among Member States, at all levels, to make global aviation security more effective.
Sustainable tourism can advance global development, UN agency highlights on World Day
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:18 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): On World Tourism Day, the United Nations underscored the potential of sustainable tourism to advance economic, social, environmental and cultural sustainable development.
UN rights office issues business standards on treatment of LGBTI employees; major companies on board
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:17 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): Drawing on good practice from around the world, the top United Nation human rights official on Wednesday launched an unprecedented set of global standards to support the business community in tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people (LGBTI).
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:13 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said it has scaled up its humanitarian response the region.
UN chief welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift ban on women drivers
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:11 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive cars in the country.
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:11 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): With tens of millions of human trafficking victims worldwide, “now is the time to stand together and stamp out this abominable practice,†Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday told a high-level meeting at which Member States adopted a political Declaration reaffirming their commitment to implement a United Nations action plan to end the scourge.
Colombia: New UN Mission begins operation; focus on reintegrating ex-fighters
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:09 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): The second post-conflict United Nations mission in Colombia has started its operations, succeeding the UN entity which was mandated to verify the implementation agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) concerning the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, and laying down of arms.
Hanging of 42 prisoners in Iraq raises concern over flawed due process – UN rights chief
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:07 pm
New York, Sept 28 (Just Earth News): The mass hanging of 42 prisoners on Sunday in a prison in southern Iraq raises massive concerns over the country's use of the death penalty, the UN human rights chief said Wednesday.
Joao Lourenco swears as President of Angola, country gets new head of state after nearly 40 years
Sep 27, 2017, at 05:16 pm
Luanda, Sep 27 (IBNS): Joao Lourenco, 63, was sworn in as president of Angola, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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Joao Lourenco swears as President of Angola, country gets new head of state after nearly 40 years
Sep 27, 2017, at 04:16 pm
Luanda, Sep 27 (IBNS): Joao Lourenco, 63, was sworn in as president of Angola, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia lifts ban, to let women drive
Sep 27, 2017, at 03:37 pm
Riyadh, Sep 27 (IBNS): In a historic development, Saudi Arabia has decided to lift the ban on women drivers and let them drive, reports said.
Global ‘learning crisis’ threatens future of millions young students – World Bank report
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:47 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Schooling without learning is a terrible waste of precious resources and of human potential, the World Bank said on Monday, warning in a new report that millions of young students in low and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and secondary schools are failing to educate them to succeed.
Amid cholera outbreak in north-east Nigeria, UN steps up aid, warns pregnant women most vulnerable
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:46 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Large-scale displacement and a health system in tatters as a result of persistent violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group have left many – most worryingly, pregnant women and their unborn babies – vulnerable to cholera in the wake of an outbreak in August, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:45 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Since the beginning of September, the humanitarian situation in western Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated as armed groups have taken over several localities – particularly Bocaranga and Niem – which has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush where they cannot access aid, the United Nations relief wing reported on Monday.
The only world safe from use of nuclear weapons is a world completely free of them – UN chief
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:44 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): The only world that is safe from the use of nuclear weapons is a world that is completely free of them, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday as the United Nations marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
UN rights experts urge Member States to ‘go beyond statements,’ take action to help Rohingya
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:43 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): A month on from counter-terror operations following attacks on police outposts in Myanmar’s Rakhine province, seven United Nations rights experts have called on the Government to stop all violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community as well as on the global community to “go beyond†statements and take action to save them.
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:41 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): A window of opportunity for compromise over the 2015 peace agreement by warring parties in South Sudan is narrow, the United Nations envoy for the country said on Monday, stressing the urgency to find a political solution and for international support to the process.
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:40 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Since the beginning of September, the humanitarian situation in western Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated as armed groups have taken over several localities – particularly Bocaranga and Niem – which has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush where they cannot access aid, the United Nations relief wing reported on Monday.
UN envoy condemns killing of Israeli security personnel by Palestinian in West Bank
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:32 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Israel-Palestine peace efforts has condemned on Monday's fatal shooting attack by a Palestinian perpetrator against Israeli security personnel in the West Bank, deploring that such an incident undermines the prospect of a peaceful future for both sides.
At least three Israelis killed by Palestinian gunman
Sep 26, 2017, at 05:01 pm
East Jerusalem, Sep 26 (IBNS): At least three Israelis have been killed by an unidentified Palestinian gunman, reports said.
Sep 26, 2017, at 02:50 pm
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): Echoing the sentiments of other speakers from the Latin American and Caribbean, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela told the United Nations today that countries in the region are suffering extreme weather and climate catastrophes due to rampant consumption and consumerism in which they played no part.