Millions of children in Yemen vaccinated against polio through UN-backed campaign
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Despite daunting challenges, United Nations agencies and partners in war-torn Yemen have completed a major nationwide polio inoculation campaign, vaccinating nearly five million children under the age of five against the paralyzing disease.
Egypt: President al-Sisi declares emergency after attacks kill at least 44 people
Apr 10, 2017, at 03:00 pm
Cairo, Apr 10 (IBNS): Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has declared a state of emergency in the country following attacks on Coptic Christians on Sunday, reports said.
Suicide attack kills 10 in Mogadishu
Apr 10, 2017, at 02:21 am
Mogadishu, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu on Sunday, media reports said.
Egypt: Two blasts target churches, 36 killed
Apr 10, 2017, at 12:18 am
Cairo, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least 36 people were killed as two blasts rocked two churches in Egypt on Sunday, media reports said.
Egypt: Deadly blasts hit churches, 21 killed
Apr 09, 2017, at 10:59 pm
Cairo, Apr 9 (IBNS): Blasts rocked two churches in Egypt, killing at least 21 people, media reports said.
Apr 09, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Cairo, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least 21 people were killed as an explosion rocked close to Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Tanta on Sunday, media reports said.
Egypt: Explosion in church, 13 killed
Apr 09, 2017, at 09:31 pm
Cairo, Apr 9 (IBNS): An explosion at a church in Egypt's Tanta city left 13 people killed, media reports said.
After attacks, UN senior official in South Sudan urges protection of aid workers and civilians
Apr 09, 2017, at 12:03 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News): Following recent attacks on civilians and aid workers in South Sudan, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country on Saturdaycalled on the Government and the opposition to protect civilians and ensure the safety and security of humanitarians.
UN envoy 'deeply concerned' by growing tensions in Gaza stemming from pay cuts
Apr 09, 2017, at 12:03 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process on Saturdaycalled for Palestinian unity amid concerns over local pay cuts.
Bruno Tshibala appointed new Congolese Prime Minister
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:33 pm
Kinshasa, Apr 8 (IBNS): Congolese President Joseph Kabila has appointed Bruno Tshibala as the new Prime Minister of the nation on Saturday, reports said.
Police arrest two in connection with Stockholm terror attack
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:18 pm
Stockholm, Apr 8 (IBNS): The Swedish police have arrested two men in connection with the Stockholm terror attack, which killed at least four people after a stolen lorry barged into a supermarket on Friday, media reports said.
Syria: As US responds militarily to chemical attack, UN urges restraint to avoid escalation
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Fridayurged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this week.
UN agencies in Colombia stepping up response efforts in aftermath of devastating landslides
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:20 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): Responding to the devastating landslides in Colombia's Mocoa municipality that have claimed at least 300 lives, left more than 370 missing, and destroyed hospitals and infrastructure, United Nations relief agencies have stepped up their response to alleviate humanitarian suffering among the affected people.
UN, humanitarian partners to launch $40M appeal for flood-hit Peru
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:19 pm
New York, Apr 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Peru are expected on Fridayto launch an appeal for $39.2 million to provide urgently needed aid to people affected by the latest flooding in Peru.
UN condemns deadly Stockholm attack; wants those responsible to face justice
Apr 08, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, Apr 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Fridaycondemned the attack in Stockholm, Sweden, and expressed hope that those responsible for the violence will be swiftly brought to justice.
'Horrible attack' in South Sudan town sends thousands fleeing across border – UN refugee agency
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts of neighbouring South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria province, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Children in east Ukraine need urgent care to overcome trauma of conflict – UNICEF
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:19 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): More than 200,000 children, or one in four, in the two regions most severely affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine require urgent and sustained psychosocial support to address their traumatic experiences, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Marking the twenty-third anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres on Friday said the only way to honour the memory of the victims is to ensure such events never happen again.
UN emergency food agency resumes full food rations in Kenyan refugee camps
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations emergency food agency resumed rations this month to refugees in Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma camps, but cautioned that there is not enough funding to also provide cash transfers through the summer.
UN rights agency condemns PLO's executions in Gaza, urges moratorium on death penalty
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday strongly condemned the execution of three men in Gaza for “collaboration with the occupier†and urged authorities to halt all further executions and comply with Palestine's obligations under international law.
Sweden truck attack: Police asks residents to avoid centre of Stockholm
Apr 08, 2017, at 03:02 am
Stolkholm, Apr 7 (IBNS): Following the truck attack in Stockholm, which left at least three people dead, police asked residents to avoid the centre of the city, media reports on Friday.
Sweden: Truck drives into crowd in Stockholm, 3 killed
Apr 08, 2017, at 01:26 am
Stockholm, Apr 7 (IBNS): Joining the lists of recent attacks in various parts of the world, a truck with high speed drove into the crowd in the streets of central Stockholm leading to the death of at least 3 people and injuring several others, on Friday, media reports.
Apr 07, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): United Nations peacekeepers face a raft of challenges – terrorism, hostile host governments, floods of illicit weapons, and sometimes being deployed to places where peace itself is at stake – Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, underscoring that all parts of the UN have a role to play in making sure 'blue helmets' can deliver on the mandates assigned to them.
Cost of renewables fell in 2017, lowering global investment in clean energy – UN
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2017, even as investment in clean energy fell, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday reported.
Zika could end up costing Latin America and the Caribbean up to $18 billion, UN reports finds
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): In addition to the impact on public health, the tangible impact of the Zika outbreak, such as on gross domestic product (GDP), could cost the Latin American and the Caribbean region as much as $18 billion between 2015 and 2017, a new United Nations report has revealed.
At Security Council, new UN peacekeeping chief urges faster implementation of Mali peace deal
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The new United Nations peacekeeping chief on Thursday stressed the need for the parties to the conflict in Mali to redouble their efforts to accelerate the implementation of their 2015 peace agreement while expressing a concern about the volatile security situation in the landlocked West African country.
Sport is force of social empowerment and an engine for equality – UNESCO
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): There is no more powerful platform for promoting shared values than sport, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, said in a message marking the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
UN General Assembly creates International Day for small, medium-sized enterprises
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Recognizing the importance of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in achieving the new global development goals, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday designated 27 June as International Day for those actors.
Strengthening the UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): Following his analysis of the report of the High-Level External Independent Review Panel on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeeping Forces in the Central African Republic, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Jane Holl Lute of the United States as Special Coordinator on improving the Organization’s response to sexual exploitation and abuse, in February 2017.
Post latest missile test, Security Council condemns DPRK's 'highly destabilizing behaviour'
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling it “in grave violation†of the country's international obligations under six of the body's resolutions passed between 2007 and 2017.