Australia: Danish Crown Prince denied entry to Brisbane bar
Aug 22, 2017, at 03:30 pm
Brisbane, Aug 22 (IBNS): Danish Crown Prince Frederik was denied entry to a bar in Australia's Brisbane because of lack of proper identification, local media reports said.
UN labour agency launches global panel to address rapid transformations in the world of work
Aug 22, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations labour agency has launched a high-level international body that will chart the course towards a future of decent and sustainable work opportunities for all, and to tackle the challenges of delivering social justice in on Monday's rapidly transforming world of work.
UN Assembly President rings Nasdaq bell; sounds alarm on behalf of world's endangered ocean
Aug 22, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): The President of the United Nations General Assembly opened the trading day in New York this morning to send the message that the world's ocean health is in distress.
'No sign of positive evolution' in Burundi, says head of independent UN rights probe
Aug 22, 2017, at 09:38 am
New York, Aug 22(Just Earth News): Ahead of next month's presentation to the United Nations Human Rights Council, an independent panel on Monday said that the human rights situation in Burundi has not improved.
UN health agency rushes to prevent malaria, cholera outbreaks in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:48 am
New York, Aug 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in the wake of last week's mudslides and flooding in the country's capital, Freetown.
Following El Salvador visit, UN right expert urges authorities to protect people from gangs
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Aug 21(Just Earth News): El Salvador is suffering a 'hidden tragedy' due to gang-related violence, an independent United Nations human rights expert on Monday said, urging national authorities to intensify efforts to help and protect people affected by gangs.
Thousands flee as Iraqi forces advance on ISIL-held Tal Afar – UN
Aug 22, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, Aug 21(Just Earth News): The top United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq has warned against the consequences of displacement as thousands of civilians are expected to flee from Tal Afar and surrounding communities during the Iraqi military operation to retake these areas from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) terrorist group.
'UN stands in solidarity with Finland in its fight against terrorism,' says Guterres
Aug 20, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, Aug 20(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack in south-western Finland which killed at least two people.
'Civilians are Not a Target,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day
Aug 20, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Aug 20(Just Earth News): On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations and its partners are calling on all global leaders to do everything in their power to protect people caught up in conflict, and to stand with the health and aid workers who risk their lives to help them.
Knife attack now in Russian city, eight wounded
Aug 19, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Surgut, Aug 19 (IBNS) : Eight people were wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut on Saturday, media reports said.
Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police
Aug 19, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Finnish police on Saturday said they have identified an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager as responsible for Friday's stabbing spree that left two people dead.
Finland stabbing: At least two dead, six injured
Aug 19, 2017, at 04:16 pm
Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two people have reportedly died while six others have sustained injuries in a stabbing case in south-western Finland's Turku city, reports said.
Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict
Aug 19, 2017, at 12:15 pm
New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials on Friday stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those killed in service, while also drawing attention to the millions of people on Friday living in war zones.
More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN
Aug 19, 2017, at 12:14 pm
New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.
Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council
Aug 19, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen's man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials on Friday addressed the Security Council, calling on the international community to push for a political solution to the more than two-year-old conflict.
Finland stabbings: Man shot, arrested by police
Aug 19, 2017, at 02:08 am
Turku, Aug 18 (IBNS): Police have shot and arrested a man who stabbed several people in Finland's Turku city on Friday, media reports said.
Vice President condemns terror attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona terror attack : Nationals of at least two dozen countries among dead and injured
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:10 pm
Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Citizens from at least two dozen countries have been injured or killed in the van attack in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils, The Guardian reported quoting the Catalan authorities.
Barcelona terror attack: Spanish police stop second attack, kill five terrorists
Aug 18, 2017, at 03:27 pm
Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS): The Spanish Police said they have killed at least five people to stop a second attack from taking place, hours after a previous strike claimed 13 lives while injuring dozens in Barcelona on Thursday, reports said.
Protecting aid workers ‘paramount,’ UN official stresses ahead of International Day
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As conflicts around the world continue to take a massive toll on people’s lives, the top United Nations relief official stressed the importance of ensuring that the brave men and women who risk their lives to help those in need are not themselves a target.
UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.
UN chief Guterres condemns deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Condemning on Thursday's terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
Pregnant, breastfeeding women among most at risk in Yemen's cholera outbreak
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): In the midst of the cholera outbreak in Yemen, where an average 5,000 people fall sick every day, the United Nations population agency is warning about the dangers to pregnant and breastfeeding women.
ICC orders former Mali Islamist to pay more than $3 million for damage to Timbuktu cultural sites
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): For deliberately attacking religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued to Malian Islamist a nearly three million euros Reparations Order, due on 16 February 2018.
South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.
Terror Attack: 13 killed and 50 injured as van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:00 am
Barcelona, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed and about 50 wounded when a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona's tourist area of Las Ramblas on Thursday, police said.
In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief has called for international solidarity and resources to aid Sudan, which is one of the major hosting countries for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan.
UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:54 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human experts on Thursday cautioned.
Van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona's Las Ramblas, kills one
Aug 18, 2017, at 04:44 am
Madrid, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least person was killed and about 32 got injured as a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas avenue in the city centre on Thursday evening, media reports.
Prison riot kills at least 37 inmates in Venezuela
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:52 am
Caracas, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in Venezuela's Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state, reports said.