Migration compact must balance regional, global realities, says UN envoy
Dec 02, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): A Global Compact on migration has to be “truly global” but it also has to take into account the regional specificities given the very diverse nature of the phenomenon, a senior United Nations official on international migration has said.
A survivor’s journey for justice: HIV advocate and UN retiree Eric Sawyer
Dec 02, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): "I contracted HIV before the discovery of the virus," Eric Sawyer began, as he told his story to an audience of nearly 50,000 gathered in New York’s Central Park earlier this year. The cheers and applause his heartfelt speech received would have been unimaginable three decades ago.
Central African Republic: ‘Restoring hope,’ UN agriculture agency helps ex-fighters start anew
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR) have traded their weapons for farming equipment, as part of a United Nations initiative, according to the UN agriculture agency.
Media coverage frames public thinking on migrants and migration – UN report
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): Changes in traditional media and growing use of social media are offering new avenues for “migrant-led” media and journalism as well as a unique opportunity for migrants to highlight their concerns and contributions – in their own words – the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
Massive underfunding hampering relief efforts for the displaced in DRC and Zambia – UN agency
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): With millions displaced within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and thousands more forced to flee across the border into Zambia, the United Nations refugee agency is appealing for urgent resources to make sure that relief programmes – hanging on by threads – do not collapse.
UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in Libya before year-end in the wake of shocking reports of rampant migrant abuse and squalid and overcrowded conditions at these facilities across the North African country.
UN relief wing appeals for record $22.5 billion in aid for 2028
Dec 02, 2017, at 06:31 am
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): A record level of aid funding – more than $22.5 billion – is needed to deliver lifesaving assistance around the world in 2028, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Friday.
World AIDS Day: If everyone, everywhere realizes right to health, epidemic can be defeated, says UN
Dec 02, 2017, at 06:30 am
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The world will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which include the target of ending AIDS by 2030 – without people attaining their right to health, the United Nations said Friday, marking World AIDS Day with a strong appeal for the full realization of this fundamental right by everyone, everywhere.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to visit Nottingham today
Dec 01, 2017, at 09:22 pm
London, Dec 1 (IBNS): Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle will visit Nottingham on Friday.
Is Trump suffering from severe health ailments?
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:51 pm
Washington, Dec 1 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is a very busy man. He's often seen tweeting about things that bothers the US (read him). At times, Trump tweets about his likability, his approval ratings et al. But the looming question about him doing the rounds this week is: Is Trump suffering from a serious health ailment?
Japan's Emperor Akihito to step down in April 2019
Dec 01, 2017, at 04:46 pm
Tokyo, Dec 1 (IBNS): Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to step down in April 2019, ending his 30-year-old rule, media reports said.
From thorny to tasty: UN agriculture agency looking at cactus as climate resilient food
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:29 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): With the reality of climate change becoming more real by the day, including its impact on food sources, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging communities around the world not to take the prickly cactus for granted.
Syria: UN-supported talks in Geneva extended until mid-December
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:28 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): Previewing what he said will be “not just a normal round of talks,” Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, insisted Thursday there should be no preconditions heading into the current round of discussions aimed at resolving the over six-year-long Syrian conflict that has resulted in immense human suffering.
Security Council hails ‘remarkable achievements’ one year after Colombian peace accord
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:27 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the signing and entry-into-force of the peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC-EP).
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:27 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday focused its attention on global efforts to stop the traffic in and destruction of cultural property, with the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) laying out steps to protect cultural heritage and ensure that it can serve “as a source of belonging and peace for all people in times of conflict.”
Antalya: South-South Development Expo closes with strengthened cooperation to achieve Global Goals
Dec 01, 2017, at 02:26 pm
New York, Dec 1(Just Earth News): The Global South-South Development Expo 2017 wrapped up on Thursday in Antalya, Turkey, with delegations from dozens of countries, key international organizations, and United Nations agencies reaffirming their commitment to strengthen partnerships and cooperation agreements to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Global blueprints on refugees, safe migration should include protections for children – UNICEF
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:03 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as it released a new report prior to a meeting next week on safe, regular and orderly migration.
New funding provides much needed boost for Yemen aid operations, but needs outstrip means
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:02 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): A United Nations-managed humanitarian emergency fund has allocated $70 million to strife-ridden Yemen, enabling critical life-saving relief operations across large parts of the country.
Bosnian war criminal drinks poison inside court, dies
Nov 30, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Hague, Nov 30 (IBNS): A Bosnian Croat war criminal, Slobodan Praljak, who was under trial, died after drinking poison inside the court during a hearing in The Hague, media reports said.
One in 10 medicines in developing countries substandard or falsified – UN health agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:01 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): Substandard or fake medicines that fail to prevent and cure disease – and could even cause death – are becoming more and more prevalent, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, calling on Governments to take urgent actions to tackle this global problem.
Four billion people have no social security protection - UN labour agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:00 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): More than half of the global population – some four billion people – have no social security protection, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.
Libya’s planned transit centre would keep migrants from risky Mediterranean crossing – UN agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:59 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for refugees and migrants in need of international protection – an initiative that offers viable alternatives to their dangerous journeys along the Central Mediterranean route.
South Sudan: UN envoy condemns ‘horrific’ killings of civilians in Jonglei
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:58 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The most senior United Nations official in South Sudan has condemned the “horrific” killing of some 45 civilians in the Jonglei region on Tuesday when a Murle ethnic group attacked a Dinka village.
On Day of Solidarity, UN reaffirms two-state solution as only answer to ‘question of Palestine’
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:58 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The Question of Palestine is inextricably linked with the history of the United Nations and is one of the longest-standing issues on the Organization's agenda, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:57 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): With actors from the Global South increasingly among the frontline responders in fragile and protracted crises, fully leveraging the comparative advantage of South-South cooperation has the potential to have great humanitarian and development impact, a senior United National relief official said on Wednesday.
UN aid chief spotlights challenges delivering relief inside war-torn Syria, urges continued support
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:56 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The conflict in Syria – now into its seventh year, longer than World War II – continues to ratchet up misery on its people, with millions living in besieged and hard-to-reach areas, a third of the country’s children out of school, and over half of its health facilities rendered inoperable, the United Nations top relief official said on Wednesday.
Malaria response at ‘crossroads,’ risks backward slide – UN
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:48 am
New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News):After unprecedented global success in controlling malaria, progress has stalled, the United Nations health agency reported on Wednesday, citing an estimated five million more cases in 2016 than in 2015, and around 445,000 deaths.
In Côte d'Ivoire, UN chief spotlights importance of AU-EU strategic partnership
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:47 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The importance of regional organizations grows with every decade that passes as they are essential to face the difficult challenges that threaten the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday at the African Union-European Union Summit in Côte d'Ivoire.
Lack of jobs, money for rent, add to woes in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, says UN agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:46 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): As temperatures plummet across eastern Ukraine, many – including the elderly – who fled their homes following hostilities are forced to return to their original place of residence due to lack of jobs and money to pay rent in the places they were sheltering, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
UN chief 'strongly condemns' latest ballistic missile launch by DPR Korea
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:45 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), his Spokesman has said.