Youth can play 'critical role' in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – UN chief
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:39 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): In the lead-up to International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August, the United Nations kicked off a commemorative event at its New York Headquarters with a message from Secretary-General António Guterres, who underscored his commitment to young people.
UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:37 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine state in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.
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After four years of conflict, uncertainty lingers for displaced Ukrainians – UN refugee agency
Aug 12, 2017, at 03:35 pm
New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth year, nearly 1.6 million internally displaced people are struggling to find safety, adequate housing and access to employment, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Iraq: UN refugee agency steps up humanitarian support for families returning to Mosul
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has been stepping up its assistance for people, including thousands of returnees, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which had until recently been the scene of a fierce battle for control between terrorist fighters and the Government forces.
UN agency sounds alarm as drought-stricken herders in Ethiopia face massive livestock losses
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Drought has devastated herders' livelihoods as it exhausted pastures and water sources, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday, stressing that supporting them to get back on their feet and prevent further livestock losses are crucial in the Horn of Africa country, where hunger has been on the rise this year.
Over 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home so far this year – UN agency
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United Nations migration agency and partners have found.
Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save the lives of mothers and newborns
Aug 11, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq's healthcare system – with pregnant women and their babies paying for it with their lives, according to three United Nations agencies.
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday.
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United Nations children's agency.
Smugglers throw 300 African migrants off boats headed to Yemen – UN agency
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): A total of 300 migrants have reportedly been forced from boats over the past two days by smugglers off the coast of Yemen – many feared dead or missing, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
UN agency begins moving hunger-relief assistance to Nigeria's troubled northeast
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian agency fighting hunger has begun transporting food assistance to Nigeria's crisis-hit northeast, where people – displaced by Boko Haram violence and the fight against it – face the threat of famine.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Expert concludes review of new information on death of former-UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday received an expert report that summarizes the new information made available by Member States and other sources and assesses whether and to what degree that information helps to establish the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic deaths of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and 15 others traveling with him.
Guterres appoints British journalist to lead UN global communications department
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alison Smale, a British journalist, to head the Organization's Department of Public Information as Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress in several countries has been made in formally recognizing indigenous peoples, but overwhelmingly they continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.
With devastating impact on civilians, conflict is 'major cause of famine' – UN Security Council
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Expressing its grave concern about the threat of famine facing some 20 million people in conflict-affected Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday requested the Secretary-General to provide early warning when a conflict could lead to famine.
Six French soldiers injured as car hits patrol
Aug 09, 2017, at 07:10 pm
Paris, Aug 9 (IBNS) : Six French soldiers were reportedly injured after a vehicle rammed into their patrol in Paris’ Levallois-Perret locality on Wednesday, media reports said.
China quake toll rises to 13, 175 injured
Aug 09, 2017, at 06:57 pm
Beijing, Aug 9 (IBNS) : At least 13 people have been killed and 175 injured in Tuesday's China earthquake that struck Sichuan province at 7 magnitude, to Chinese daily Global Times reported.
N Korea considering missile strike on Guam after Trump's 'fire and fury' statement
Aug 09, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Pyongyang/Washington, Aug 9 (IBNS): The North Korea-United States of America 'war-of-words' is at a tipping point now, with both countries threatening to inflict pain on each other.
Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and nearly a quarter of a million people have nowhere to return “anytime soon,†a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.
Quick response critical to stem year-long cholera outbreak in South Sudan – UN agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Rapid responses are critical to stemming a cholera outbreak that has afflicted South Sudan for more than a year, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation that has left approximately four million people displaced by conflict, according to the UN migration agency.
UN refugee agency voices 'grave concern' as crisis escalates at Manus Island processing centre
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed a grave concern over the deteriorating conditions for refugees and asylum seekers at Australia's offshore immigration processing facility on the Manus Island of Papua New Guinea.
Mauritania: UN chief says 'disagreements' over referendum results must be addressed peacefully
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Following Mauritania's 5 August constitutional referendum, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has encouraged all stakeholders to ensure that disagreements are addressed peacefully within the confines of the law and respect for the rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
Search and rescue missions in Sahara Desert help 1,000 migrants, says UN migration agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Search and rescue operations conducted by the United Nations migration agency have saved a total of 1,000 migrants in northern Niger since April, the agency reveals.
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Aug 09, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): Concerned that recent developments in Venezuela could lead to further escalation of tensions and hamper a peaceful solution to the crisis, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres again on Tuesday urged the Government and the opposition to relaunch negotiations for the benefit of the Venezuelan people.
Aug 09, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has addressed many of the recommendations and suggestions made in a 2015 review, but added that work should continue in some areas.
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South Sudan: Deployment of UN-mandated regional protection force begins
Aug 09, 2017, at 04:33 am
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): The phased deployment in South Sudan of the United Nations-authorized regional protection force has begun, freeing existing peacekeepers to extend their presence to conflict-affected areas beyond the capital, Juba.
Huge number of Americans flooding in with arms in Canada
Aug 09, 2017, at 04:32 am
Saint John, Aug 8 (IBNS): A latest concern for the Canadian government is the influx of alarming number of Americans in Canada with arms, Global News said.
7 magnitude earthquake hits China
Aug 09, 2017, at 02:27 am
Beijing, Aug 8 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter Scale hit Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday, media reports said.
China: Restaurant offers discounts according to bra size, incurs wrath
Aug 08, 2017, at 06:52 pm
Beijing, Aug 8 (IBNS): As bizarre as it sounds, a restaurant in mainland China incurred the wrath of its customers after it offered the female diners discounts depending on the size of their breasts!