Australian senator wears burqa inside parliament, stirs up controversy
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:46 am
Melbourne, Aug 17 (IBNS): The leader of Australia's far right One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, stirred up a controversy in the parliament after she arrived there wearing a burqa, reports said.
'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:09 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Urging people everywhere to speak out against hate speech and hate crimes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for tolerance, respect for the other and the importance of recognizing diversity.
As tensions on Korean Peninsula grow, UN chief urges world to 'dial up' diplomacy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:04 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Addressing the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said it was important “to dial down rhetoric and dial up diplomacy.â€
Post-election Kosovo entering period of uncertainty that will demand strong leadership – UN envoy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:03 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Following the parliamentary elections of 11 June, which took place without “major irregularities or incidents,†Kosovo has entered a “period of uncertainty†marked by reconfiguring the political landscape and a “functional void,†the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo Zahir Tanin told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Latin America and Caribbean at difficult juncture as foreign direct investment shrinks – UN
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:02 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations Latin America commission has reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the region declined by 7.9 per cent to $167.043 billion in 2016, due to low commodity prices, sluggish economic growth and global trend of shifting investment in developed economies.
Guterres appoints former German President Köhler as his Western Sahara envoy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Wednesday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.
UN observers conclude FARC-EP arms removal process in Colombia
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): More than 8,000 weapons and over one million burned cartridges were transported to a central warehouse in Colombia as the United Nations political mission in the country concluded the process of the laying down of individual weapons of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) combatants.
Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:39 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): A ground-breaking global convention on mercury on Wednesday goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage.
Emergency food distributions launched to assist thousands displaced in DR Congo – UN agency
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:37 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Food assistance will be provided to food insecure people displaced by conflict in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says the United Nations food agency.
UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:36 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Condemning a series of terrorist attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for those responsible for these “repeated heinous acts†to be brought to justice.
Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm, study finds
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:08 am
London, Aug 16 (IBNS):Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.
New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road, says study
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:03 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia.
Security Council told African-led force on terrorism in the Sahel operational but challenged
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The joint task force by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – to tackle the threat of terrorism in Africa's Sahel region is now operational, but a number of challenges remain, including funding, the United Nations Security Council was on Tuesday told.
More survivors, remains of deceased African migrants found on Yemen beach, says UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Over the past three days, the UN migration agency has found more survivors and victims' remains from last week's tragedy – when hundreds of migrants were forced from two boats into the sea off the coast of Yemen.
UN humanitarian team activated in Nepal in wake of severe floods and landslides
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) has been activated in Nepal to support response efforts in the aftermath of severe floods that have hit the nation, the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country has said.
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
First of 33,000 Congolese refugees relocated to new settlement in Angola – UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): More than 1,500 Congolese refugees who have fled violence and ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been relocated from reception centres in northern Angola to a newly established settlement, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said.
UN migration agency assists population in wake of devastating floods in Sierra Leone
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): After learning Monday that devastating floods and mudslides left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, the United Nations migration agency released $160,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief for the West African country.
UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Calling on the Kenyan authorities to avoid violence, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday urged the Government to make an immediate announcement that it will cooperate and ensure accountability for reported abuse by security forces which has led to deaths and injures, including among children.
One UN peacekeeper killed, another injured in coordinated attack on mission base in central Mali
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:48 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen.
Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:47 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people in the ongoing rescue efforts.
UN chief Guterres condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:46 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack carried out yesterday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
Fighting famine: 'Unprecedented crisis' putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:45 am
New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations food relief agency said, spotlighting on Monday its worldwide campaign to fight famine.
Amid soaring food insecurity in DR Congo, UN agencies call for food aid, supplies
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:28 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than one in ten people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are hungry due to escalating and prolonged conflict and displacement, United Nations agencies on Monday reported, warning that the situation will worsen unless urgent support comes in time.
Yemen's cholera epidemic surpasses half-million suspected cases, UN agency says
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health agency on Monday said, warning that the disease is spreading quickly due to a lack of clean water or health access.
17 killed, 8 wounded in Burkina Faso terror attack on restaurant
Aug 14, 2017, at 06:35 pm
Ouagadougou,Barkina Faso, Aug 14 (IBNS) : Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" that began late on Sunday in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, media reports said quoting the Government.
Congratulating Kenyan people on peaceful elections, UN chief stresses dialogue to ease tensions
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated on Saturday the people of Kenya for their peaceful participation in the presidential elections, and, stresses the importance of dialogue to defuse tensions, called on the political leaders to send clear messages to their supporters urging them to refrain from violence in the wake of the polls.
In Iraq, UN Youth Envoy says young people are 'most valuable force we have to shape a better future'
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): As International Youth Day events kicked off worldwide on Saturday , at a special event in Iraq, the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, pledged to do everything in her power to ensure the voices of youths, including those working to build peace, are heard.
INTERVIEW: Meet the new UN Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:42 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): Hailing from Sri Lanka, the second-ever United Nations Youth Envoy is no stranger to rolling up her sleeves to get things done.