UN launches innovative plan to significantly cut new HIV infections
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Despite a 50 per cent drop in AIDS-related deaths since the peak of the epidemic, new HIV infection declines among adults are lagging, prompting the United Nations to launch a 10-point plan that lays out immediate, concrete steps countries can take to accelerate progress.
Youth obesity increases 10-fold in four decades, UN-backed study reveals
Oct 12, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The number of obese children and adolescents aged five to 19 years worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades, and if current trends continue, there will be more obese children and adolescents than those moderately or severely underweight by 2022, a United Nations-backed study shows.
Security Council condemns attack on UN mission base in DR Congo
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:29 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate into, and bring to justice those behind Monday’s attack on a peacekeeping mission base in North Kivu that resulted in the deaths of two “blue helmets.â€
Libya: Security Council endorses UN plan on restarting political process
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday endorsed the United Nations’ action plan to resume an inclusive political process in Libya.
Housing ‘most urgent need’ for hurricane-ravaged Dominica, UN agency reports
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Three weeks since category 5 Hurricane Maria ripped through Dominica, the scope of the damage remains daunting, with islanders in dire need of water, electricity, food and supplies, the United Nations migration agency reported on Tuesday as it continued to carry out an array of activities as part of the response.
Creating a healthy workplace improves mental wellbeing and productivity – UN
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): People spend a large proportion of time at work, where experiences there factor into their overall wellbeing, the United Nations said on World Mental Health Day, noting that depression and anxiety disorders are common mental disorders that have an impact on our ability to work, and to work productively.
Leaders ‘not interested’ in finding solution to Yemen crisis, UN envoy tells Security Council
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Parties to the conflict in Yemen are eroding the path to peace while the country’s people suffer amid a man-made humanitarian catastrophe, said on Tuesday a senior United Nations official, urging Security Council member countries to use their political and economic powers to pressure warring sides to commit to a path of peace.
New UN-led partnership to help curb unsustainable wildlife hunting, protect biodiversity
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): To help African, Caribbean and Pacific countries stop unsustainable wildlife hunting, conserve natural heritage and strengthen people's livelihoods and food security, the United Nations agriculture agency launched on Tuesday a €45 million multi-partner initiative.
'The death penalty has no place in the 21st century' – UN chief Guterres
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The death penalty does little to deter crimes or serve victims, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on all countries which have not forbidden the extreme practice to urgently stop executions.
UN health agency establishes high-level commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:10 am
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency on Tuesday announced the establishment of a high-level global commission on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to identify innovative ways to curb the world’s biggest causes of death and extend life expectancy for millions of people.
Disaster risk outpaces resilience in Asia-Pacific, warns UN regional commission
Oct 11, 2017, at 04:09 am
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Disaster risk is outpacing resilience in Asia-Pacific and putting people in this most disaster-prone region at risk of being pushed back into poverty, the latest report from a United Nations regional commission has revealed.
UN Treaty ‘beginning of the end for nuclear weapons,’ say Nobel Peace Prize winners
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Speaking to journalists at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, representatives of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner – International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) – urged countries around the globe to eliminate nuclear weapons.
UN concerned for safety of more than five million displaced in northern Iraq
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): As the Iraqi offensive in and near Hawija in Kirkuk Governorate is drawing to a close, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners expressed deep concern on Monday for the safety of civilian populations in the region.
On World Day, UN spotlights posts’ contributions to development
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): The post plays an important role in the everyday lives of people and businesses, as well as contributes to global social and economic development, the United Nations postal agency said Monday, marking World Post Day.
Global unemployment passes 200 million in 2017, UN labour agency reports
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): More than 200 million people are out of work around the world – an increase of 3.4 million since last year, the United Nations labour agency said Monday, calling for policies that can recharge “sluggish†growth of small and medium-sized businesses.
UN emergency response fund reaches annual goal of $450 million, but more needed
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations global emergency response fund has reached its 2017 funding target of $450 million, but much more is required given that the number of people in need of assistance is at a record high.
DR Congo: Two UN ‘blue helmets’ killed in attack in North Kivu
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:18 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several injured in an attack on their base in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesperson said.
Rural areas have potential to feed and employ 'younger, more crowded planet' – UN report
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:17 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): Long seen as poverty traps, rural areas are in fact key to economic growth in developing countries when pegged to food production, according to a new United Nations agriculture agency report released Monday.
UNICEF warns of nutrition crisis affecting 165,000 children in Mali
Oct 10, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Oct 10(Just Earth News): A nutrition crisis, exacerbated by continuing violence, instability and displacement, is threatening the lives and futures of thousands of children in Mali, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Richard H. Thaler awarded Nobel Prize in Economics
Oct 09, 2017, at 09:36 pm
Oslo, Oct 9 (IBNS): American economist Richard H. Thaler has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday.
UN chief lauds Dominica's vision to become first climate-resilient nation after recent devastation
Oct 09, 2017, at 02:42 pm
New York, Oct 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Dominica on Sunday, taking stock of the immense damage caused by Hurricane Maria last month and the relief efforts underway, as well as paying tribute to its leaders for their vision to not only rebuild but to become the world's first climate-resilient nation.
Oct 09, 2017, at 02:42 pm
New York, Oct 9(Just Earth News): Having seen first-hand the destruction wrought by the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday called for the full mobilization of the international community to support the people of the affected areas, while stressing the need to accelerate climate action.
Study: Polyvictimization erodes school climate
Oct 08, 2017, at 09:54 pm
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): School officials focused exclusively on bullying prevention efforts might want to consider the findings of a new study showing the highly damaging effects of multiple forms of victimization on school climate.
London crash: Pedestrians injured, police detains one person
Oct 08, 2017, at 02:31 am
London, Oct 7 (IBNS): A number of pedestrians were injured in a crash with a car near Natural History Museum in one of the busiest streets of London on Saturday, media reports said.
As Bubonic and Pneumonic plagues spread in Madagascar, UN health agency ramps up response
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is rapidly scaling up its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has spread to the capital and port towns, infecting more than 100 people in just a few weeks.
Mali: Security Council urges parties to adopt timeline for implementing peace agreement
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Fridayexpressed a deep concern over the persistent delays in fully implementing key provisions of the peace agreement between the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups, urging the parties to adopt an agreed-upon timeline for implementation.
Central African Republic: More aid needed amid deteriorating security, UN relief official warns
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): In spite of humanitarian access to help tackle some of the most critical needs in several Central African Republic (CAR) hotspots, eroding security since the beginning of 2017 has sparked additional needs, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported on Friday.
Group's Nobel Peace Prize win spotlights need to end 'nuclear nightmare' says UN chief
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): Congratulating the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on being awarded on Friday the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, top United Nations officials said that the recognition is a reminder of the need to grim threats posed by such weapons to humanity.
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UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
Oct 07, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence – the most common form of violence against women in the Arab world – was spotlighted this week at the United Nations regional commission, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Join global treaty to root out the scourge of illegal fishing, urges UN food security agency
Oct 07, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): Calling for strengthening the fight against illegal fishing, the United Nations food security agency has urged all countries to join a landmark global treaty that aims to rid the world of the multibillion-dollar scourge.