Afghanistan: Airstrike kills at least four ISIS militants in Nangarhar
Oct 09, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Achin, Nangarhar, Oct 9 (IBNS): At least four Islamic State militants have been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes near Bangladesh, at least 11 dead
Oct 09, 2017, at 03:04 pm
Cox's Bazar, Oct 9 (IBNS): At least 11 Rohingya refugees have died after a boat carrying them capsized near the Bangladeshi coast on Monday morning, local Dhaka Tribune reported.
UN seeks more funds to assist Rohingya amid world's fastest growing refugee crisis
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are seeking more funds to cope with the mass exodus of people fleeing violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh, which the top UN aid official described the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.
FEATURE: In Western Afghanistan, an ancient love of poetry thrives again
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): As she begins to read her poem, Fatema’s voice is faint and unsure of itself. She has been writing poetry only for the last six months because, as she explains, she wants to get in touch with her inner feelings. What emerges in her recitation has echoes of Afghanistan’s ancient past, and signs of a new and modern passion. What is heard, translated from Dari, is a short narrative about the horrors of war – “The color of blood and cold corpses … fresh bodies thrown into battle†– and Fatema’s own story, one that ends with the hope that, “somewhere between the lines, set in the sweetness, is a space without war.â€
Oct 05, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): The human tragedy unfolding in southern Bangladesh is staggering in its scale, warned two senior United Nations officials on Wednesday as they wrapped up a mission to Cox’s Bazar with calls for a “significant increase in assistance†for the thousands of Rohingyas have settled in the area after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
In Bangladesh, UN aid chief urges scaling up response for Rohingya refugee crisis
Oct 04, 2017, at 10:58 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): With over half a million Rohingya refugees having fled their homes in Myanmar since violence erupted in late August, the top United Nations humanitarian official has underscored that the solution to the crisis needs to be found within Myanmar.
SDGs ‘take off’ in Nepal’s skies with UN development programme-airline partnership
Oct 04, 2017, at 10:57 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): Through a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a private aircraft company, airplanes flying in Nepal’s skies will bear UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) branding icons, disseminating the globally-agreed targets far and wide.
As Rohingya crisis continues, UNICEF seeks funds to reach 720,000 children in need
Oct 03, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): Amid the deepening refugee crisis in Bangladesh and its attendant toll on children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNCEF) launched on Monday an appeal for its emergency response to reach some 720,000 children – both in Rohingya refugee and host communities – with protection and assistance.
In Bangladesh, UN food relief agency chief urges support amid massive Rohingya influx
Oct 02, 2017, at 07:17 pm
New York, Oct 2(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations food relief agency called on Sunday for an end to the “horrors†driving Rohingyas by the tens of thousands from their homes in Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh.
Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water
Sep 30, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open.
Horrific accounts of sexual violence against Rohingya ‘just tip of the iceberg’ – UN agency
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:26 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Warning that the horrific accounts of rape and sexual assault against Rohingya women and girls fleeing unrest in Myanmar could be “just the tip of the iceberg,†the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) underscored the need to ensure that such violence is prevented and called for additional resources so that it can reach all those in need of assistance.
Hafiz Saeed and Lashkar liability for us : Pak Foreign Minister
Sep 27, 2017, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IBNS) : Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has reportedly admitted that Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba are a "liability" for the country and for the south Asian region, The Times of India reported. but said the country "needs time to get rid of this liability".
China blocks WhatsApp, beefs up surveillance ahead of Communist Party gathering
Sep 26, 2017, at 04:18 pm
Beijing, Sep 26 (IBNS): Beijing has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in order to bolster online surveillance ahead of the upcoming Communist Party meeting, reports said.
Parties to Afghan conflict show renewed interest in political engagement, UN envoy says
Sep 26, 2017, at 02:46 pm
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): Although efforts over the past few years to reach a political solution to the Afghan conflict have led to little progress, the top United Nations envoy in the country today reported a renewed interest in political engagements for peace.
In Bangladesh, UN refugee chief warns influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond
Sep 26, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief on Monday called for ramped-up support for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last month, warning that the massive influx of people seeking safety far outpaces capacities to respond.
Death toll of Hindus rises in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Sep 26, 2017, at 03:44 am
Naypyidaw, Sep 25 (IBNS): The death toll of Hindus in Myanmar's Rakhine state has risen from 28 to 45, a recent media report stated.
Bangladesh govt rejects reports on plot to kill PM Sheikh Hasina
Sep 25, 2017, at 03:35 am
Dhaka, Sept 24 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government has rejected some media reports which claimed that attempt to assassin Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was made recently.
Pakistan: Three terrorists killed during operation
Sep 25, 2017, at 12:16 am
Lahore, Sept 24 (IBNS): Security forces have killed three suspected terrorists in Gara Madda area of Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan Navy successfully fires anti-ship missile from chopper
Sep 23, 2017, at 09:18 pm
Islamabad, Sept 23 (IBNS): In a major development, the Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile from its Sea King helicopter in northern Arabian Sea, media reports said on Saturday.
Myanmar photographers released on bail in Bangladesh
Sep 23, 2017, at 06:25 pm
Dhaka, Sep 23 (IBNS): Bangladesh authorities have release two Myanmar photographers covering the Rohingya crisis for German magazine, according to media reports on Saturday.
UN scales up response as number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar nears 500,000
Sep 23, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 23(Just Earth News): With the number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar arriving in south-east Bangladesh edging towards half a million, United Nations agencies are stepping up delivery of life-saving aid to two official refugee camps, where the health concerns are quickly growing.
Sep 23, 2017, at 01:18 pm
New York, Sept 23(Just Earth News): Addressing global leaders at the 72nd annual general debate at the United Nations, the Prime Minister of Bhutan underscored that the impacts of climate change – illustrated by devastating hurricanes and floods, and record-setting temperatures year after year – are very real.
To address terrorism, ‘we must stamp out its root causes,’ Pakistan leader says at UN Assembly
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:20 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the Prime Minister of Pakistan underscored that any strategy to combat global terrorism must focus on addressing the issue of State sponsored terrorism, as well as resolve the root causes behind such violence.
Addressing Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh proposes UN-monitored ‘safe zones’ in Myanmar
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:19 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Myanmar must stop “ethnic cleansing†in Rakhine state, and “safe zones†should be created inside that country to protect all civilians, under the supervision of the United Nations, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the General Assembly on Thursday.
Nepal: UN chief welcomes holding of local elections as ‘crucial step’ for upcoming polls
Sep 22, 2017, at 04:54 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the holding of the third phase of the local elections in Nepal earlier this week and congratulated the people of the South Asian nation for the peaceful conduct of the polls.
World oblivious to suffering of other minorities in Rakhine, says Myanmar Vice-President
Sep 21, 2017, at 09:29 pm
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Informing world leaders that the violence, suffering and mass displacement in Myanmar’s Rakhine province affects not just Muslim and Rakhine communities, but also other minority groups – to which most of the world has been oblivious – the country’s Vice-President stressed his Government’s deep concern over the situation.
Bangladesh : Nine killed, 20 injured as truck carrying relief for Rohingyas falls into ditch
Sep 21, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Dhaka, Sep 21 (IBNS) : At least nine people were killed and eight others injured when a truck carrying relief for Rohingyas veered off the road and fell into a roadside ditch near Bangladesh's in Bandarban on Thursday, Bangladesh's leading daily New Age reported.
Afghanistan: Intelligence operatives foil Taliban attack, four arrested
Sep 21, 2017, at 07:55 pm
Kabul, Sep 21 (IBNS): Operatives of National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan intelligence wing, have arrested at least four Taliban militants, foiling an attempt to stage a coordinated attack in Samangan province, local Khaama Press reported.
Transfer of power essential to strengthen democracy, Sri Lankan President tells UN Assembly
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:50 pm
New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): Noting that history is marked with leaders who have sought to consolidate power within themselves, the President of Sri Lanka on Wednesday underscored that as leaders come into power, they must yield it to build democratic institutions and safeguard democracies.
UN scaling up assistance as number of Rohingya refugees grows to over 400,000
Sep 20, 2017, at 05:32 am
New York, Sept 19(Just Earth News): As the number of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh surpasses 400,000, United Nations agencies are scaling up their efforts to assist the displaced and Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call on the authorities in Myanmar to take steps to address the crisis.