International support for Somalia must focus on rebuilding security, averting famine – UN chief
May 12, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, May 12(Just Earth News): Opening a major conference on Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to support security efforts in the country battling Al-Shabaab and aid the more than six million Somalis affected by the violence and a deadly drought.
UN agriculture agency and World Bank reinforce partnership to end hunger and poverty
May 12, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations agriculture agency and the World Bank have opened a new chapter in their longstanding partnership by further strengthening their cooperation to end hunger and poverty at global and national levels.
Australian MP makes history, becomes first to breastfeed daughter in parliament
May 11, 2017, at 03:42 pm
Canberra, May 11 (IBNS): Australian Senator Larissa Waters wrote herself into the history books when she became the first MP to breastfeed her child in the nation's Parliament, reports said.
Earthquake hits China, 8 killed
May 11, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Beijing, May 11 (IBNS): A 5.5 earthquake hit Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday, killing at least 8 people,media reports said.
UN condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
May 11, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack against a convoy of the UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) that left four dead, one missing and 10 others evacuated.
Weather, climate and water challenges in spotlight at annual session of UN weather agency council
May 11, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Strengthening weather and climate services to protect lives, property and the economy from increasingly extreme and unusual weather is among the pressing issues being discussed at the annual session of the United Nations weather agency's coordinating body, which kicked off on Wednesday in Geneva.
In London, Secretary-General Guterres spotlights UN reform initiatives to rescue multilateralism
May 11, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In a public lecture in London, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday stressed the need for reforming the United Nations to tackle main challenges the world is facing, including the changing nature of conflict.
UN-backed network brings together thousands to help tackle mosquito-borne diseases
May 11, 2017, at 01:07 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): In an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, the United Nations environment agency together with partners has launched a new collaborative platform that seeks to track and control the vector responsible for close to 2.7 million deaths annually.
Next month's ocean conference eyes cutting $35 billion in fisheries subsidies – UN trade officials
May 11, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, May 11(Just Earth News): Harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing are estimated to be as high as $35 billion, fisheries experts from the United Nations trade and development agency on Wednesday said, highlighting one of the key issues that will be debated at next month's Ocean Conference.
On World Migratory Bird Day, UN spotlights common destiny for wildlife and people
May 11, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share the habitats on the Earth, the heads of two United Nations-backed environmental treaties said, marking World Migratory Bird Day.
Amid spreading cholera outbreak, UN migration agency aids South Sudanese
May 11, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): United Nations humanitarian workers are responding to a growing cholera outbreak in Ayod, the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, one of multiple counties throughout the country where the disease has spread since June 2016.
Buddha's message of compassion 'timeless' says UN chief on international day
May 11, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): Observing the Day of Vesak, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the global community to draw inspiration from the journey of Lord Buddha and embrace his message of compassion.
Syria: Air strikes kills 11 civilians
May 11, 2017, at 01:21 am
Aleppo, May 10 (IBNS): At least 11 civilians were killed in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa due to airstrikes, a war monitoring group claimed on Wednesday.
NATO Secretary General to visit Germany
May 10, 2017, at 09:41 pm
London, May 10 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Berlin on Wednesday.
May 10, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Pattani, May 9 (IBNS): Two bomb blast hit Muang district of Thailand left 37 people injured on Tuesday, media reports said.
May 10, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, May 10(Just Earth News): The European Union (EU) has become over the past 60 years of its existence, a “superpower for peace†focused not only on regional stability and security but also on sustainable development for all, which “explains why all our actions, all our initiatives are always taken in full coordination and partnership with the United Nations,†the EU’s senior most diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN relief workers concerned about civilians in Mosul threatened by Iraqi forces, ISIL
May 10, 2017, at 02:18 pm
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News): As a new front opens in the fight between Iraqi forces and the group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in north-western Mosul city, United Nations humanitarian staff are raising concern about hundreds of thousands of civilians still living in the area.
Mediterranean: Coast guard on alert after shipwrecks as smugglers take advantage of calm waters
May 10, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): About 9,900 migrants and refugees were rescued in the past few days trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, United Nations authorities have said, as rescuers are on the lookout for up to 245 people missing after two shipwrecks this weekend.
Central African Republic: UN Mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers
May 10, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has strongly condemned yesterday’s attack on one of its convoys in the country’s south that killed one Cambodian peacekeeper.
UN experts 'strongly' condemn brutal murder of journalist and rights defender in Maldives
May 10, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, May 9 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts have “strongly†condemned the murder of a prominent journalist and human rights defender in Maldives and called on the authorities to conduct a public inquiry into the killing and bring those responsible to justice.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit London tomorrow
May 09, 2017, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi, May 9 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to London on Wednesday, official said.
International Criminal Court may investigate migrant-related crimes in Libya, Security Council told
May 09, 2017, at 10:38 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday told the United Nations Security Council that her Office is considering launching an investigation into alleged migrant-related crimes in Libya, including human trafficking.
May 09, 2017, at 10:37 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for greater recognition of the fact that it is “not OK†for children to be touched inappropriately as well as for raising awareness among youngsters that under-age sex can lead to pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.
May 09, 2017, at 10:36 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): A lack of trust leads to increased intolerance and xenophobia, the United Nations envoy on international migration told UN Member States told, calling on Governments to review and put in place effective migration policies that reject an “us vs. them†mentality between national and migrants.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met 'with a sense of urgency,' says deputy UN chief
May 09, 2017, at 10:35 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): Eradicating poverty remains the greatest global challenge, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday, calling for a collective and comprehensive approach that recognizes the multidimensional nature the issue and its interaction with other aspects.
Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation
May 09, 2017, at 10:33 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): Welcoming Saturday’s release of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram insurgent group three years ago, the United Nations has called for continued global support for the country’s efforts to release, rehabilitate and reintegrate all Boko Haram victims.
More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan – UN
May 09, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, May 8(Just Earth News): The escalating conflict in South Sudan had driven more than one million children out of the country, the United Nations announced on Monday, warning that the future of a generation is ‘on the brink.’
Unimpeded access, humanitarian funds urgently needed in Yemen – senior UN relief official
May 09, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, May 8(Just Earth News): Voicing concern over lack of humanitarian access – particularly for medicine and medical supplies – in war-torn Yemen, a senior United Nations relief official has called on all parties to the conflict to ensure urgent and unrestricted access to people in need across the country.
IAEA , American Society of Nuclear Cardiology join forces to combat heart diseases
May 09, 2017, at 05:06 am
Vienna, Austria, May 8 (Just Earth News): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) agreed on Monday to work together to improve medical care for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases worldwide. More people die globally due to heart diseases than any other single cause.
Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
May 08, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed yesterday's release of more than 80 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents over three years ago.