Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): To help raise awareness on challenges that children affected and uprooted by conflict face in accessing school, UNICEF has been working with Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Khost
Apr 24, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost City on Monday, media reports said.
Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,†the Human Rights Director for the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) said on Sunday as he wrapped up a visit to the north-western Wau region.
UN and World Bank sign new partnership to build resilience for the most vulnerable
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:46 pm
New York, Apr 23(Just Earth News): Building resilience for the world's most vulnerable people by reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security, and sustaining peace in crisis-affected situations will be the focus of a new partnership framework agreed by the United Nations and World Bank.
Mother Earth Day: Environmental and climate literacy vital for a cleaner, greener planet, says UN
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs, the United Nations is emphasizing on Mother Earth Day.
UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Addressing ‘fragility’ of societies key to preventing conflicts, stresses UN chief
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting that a key trigger common to nearly all conflicts is the element of fragility – fragility of States, of institutions, or of societies – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for increasing investments in preventative measures that address the problem of fragility before it turns into conflict.
UN envoy welcomes restored Internet service in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa was relieved to learn that Cameroon President Paul Biya instructed that full internet services be restored in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon.
UN food relief agency air-lifts food, medical supplies to 31,000 famine-stricken Somalis
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): As the drought intensifies in south and north-eastern Somalia, the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Friday airlifted to Mogadishu enough high-energy biscuits to assist 31,000 people for three days.
Global CEOs call for greater disclosure of climate risks
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:56 pm
Geneva, Switzerland, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The heads of major global businesses are urging G20 governments to formally accept that companies should disclose climate-related financial risks.
Cuba needs new laws and stronger action targeting human trafficking – UN rights expert
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:41 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has urged Cuba to consider introducing new legislation to ensure that everyone who falls victim to trafficking in persons can be identified and helped, and the authorities can take action against offenders.
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:40 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): New data published by the United Nations health agency has revealed that a vast majority of the estimated 325 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection lack access to life-saving testing and treatment, placing them at a great risk of chronic liver disease, cancer, and even death.
Spread of literacy among women highlighted in UNESCO anniversary global review
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:39 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant up tic in their enrolment and completion of primary education over the last five decades, even as overall funding for adult literacy has remained low, a recently-launched study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found.
UN refugee agency sending urgent relief items for Congolese civilians fleeing to Angola
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:38 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where some 9,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled this month alone.
UNICEF calls for action to prevent more deaths in Central Mediterranean as attempted crossings spike
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:37 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting increases in number of migrants, including children, attempting to reach European shores using the Central Mediterranean route, and consequent rise in number of deaths, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for safe and legal pathways for those who are fleeing conflict, poverty and depravation.
Paris attacker was on police watch-list, say reports
Apr 21, 2017, at 04:55 pm
Paris, Apr 21 (IBNS): The Islamic State jihadist, who killed at least one police officer and injured two others by firing on a bus in Paris on Thursday, was already on police watch-list, reports said.
Paris shooting kills one, IS claims attack
Apr 21, 2017, at 03:01 pm
Paris, Apr 21 (IBNS): At least one policeman was killed and two others injured in a 'terror attack' in central Paris, media reports said.
UN seeks more ‘cost-effective’ flight logistics in peacekeeping, political missions
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday launched an initiative to boost efficiency of United Nations planes and flights, as it was revealed that the Organization spent close to $750 million from 2115 to 2116 on air assets in its peacekeeping and political missions.
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): Speaking to journalists after a meeting of the Humanitarian Taskforce (HTF), Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, stated that the horrific attack on a convoy of evacuees this past weekend had impacted everyone at on Thursday’s talks.
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): The ground-breaking, United Nations-backed International Finance Facility for Education is vital to ensure that half of the world’s children don’t miss out on the basic schooling needed to meet the 2130 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Security Council condemns latest ‘highly destabilizing’ DPRK ballistic missile test
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): Strongly condemning the 15 April ballistic-missile launch conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations Security Council on Thursday demanded that the country immediately cease further actions in violation of the UN body’s relevant resolutions and comply fully with its obligations under these resolutions.
UN expert body urges accountability for attacks against children in crisis-torn Syria
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:51 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): In the wake of the recent attack on an evacuation convoy near Aleppo, Syria, and the purported use of chemical weapons in southern Idlib, the United Nations child rights body on Thursday called for investigations into all attacks on children in the country and for bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:50 pm
New York, Apr 21(Just Earth News): Reporting on the dire situation across the Middle East region, marked by the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War, fractured societies, proliferation of non-State actors and unbelievable human suffering, a United Nations envoy on Thursday reiterated the need for a surge in diplomacy for peace to ease the suffering of innocent civilians.
UN global assessment on higher education reveals disturbing disparities
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:49 pm
New York, Apr 21 (Just Earth News): Noting the lack of sufficient institutions to cater to the growing demand for higher education as well as increasing disparities in its access, the United Nations educational and scientific agency has presented a series of steps to make such education more equitable and affordable.
UN agency uses satellite data to aid farmers in Africa, Middle East boost water efficiency
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:48 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency created an online database that uses satellite data and Google Earth images to figure out how much water is being used to irrigate crops, focusing on parts of Africa and the Middle East that are facing water scarcity.
Venezuela: UN urges all efforts be made to lower tensions in Venezuel
Apr 21, 2017, at 12:47 pm
New York, Apr 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern about the latest developments in Venezuela, calling on the Government and the opposition to address the country’s challenges for the benefit of the people.
Political momentum must be renewed if Libya’s challenges are to be addressed – UN envoy
Apr 20, 2017, at 12:51 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): It is more important than ever to forge unity within Libya, the United Nations envoy for the country told the Security Council today, while he called on Libyan stakeholders to regain the optimism generated by the 2015 Political Agreement, which has faded and is being replaced by “frustration and disappointment.â€
UN, African Union sign new partnership framework to better respond to evolving challenges
Apr 20, 2017, at 12:49 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today signed a new landmark framework to strengthen partnership between the two organizations on peace and security pillars and better respond to the changing dimensions and evolving challenges of peace operations.
General Assembly confirms appointment of Achim Steiner as new UN development chief
Apr 20, 2017, at 12:49 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations General Assembly today confirmed the appointment of Germany’s Achim Steiner as the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).