Apr 12, 2017, at 03:36 pm
New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): Despite long-standing humanitarian access restrictions in Yemen, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country reported that he has been able to enter Taiz City where, amid some gains, he observed setbacks, particularly as regards the health sector.
INTERVIEW: In new UN role, Malala Yousafzai seeks to inspire girls to stand up, speak out for rights
Apr 12, 2017, at 03:25 pm
New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): In 2012, Malala Yousafzai made headlines all over the world when she was shot by the Taliban for speaking out on the right of education for girls. But instead of silencing her, the brutal attack only served to embolden the Pakistani teenager, who has used her voice to promote the right of every child to safe, free and quality primary and secondary education.
Lake Chad Basin crisis is both humanitarian and ecological – UN agriculture agency
Apr 12, 2017, at 03:07 pm
New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): Critical investments in agriculture and climate change relief are needed to address the crisis in Africa’s strife-torn Lake Chad Basin, where hunger, poverty and a lack of rural development prevail, the United Nations food security agency said on Tuesday.
Haiti: Recent political advances set stage to address pressing challenges, says UN envoy
Apr 12, 2017, at 03:04 pm
New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): Highlighting improvements in Haiti’s political situation, including the recent elections and opportunities to address longstanding disputes, the senior United Nations official in the island nation has urged the international community to continue its partnership with Haiti and its people to help consolidate the gains achieved.
African migrants reportedly being sold in ‘slave markets’ in Libya, UN agency warns
Apr 12, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Hundreds of migrants along North African migrant routes are being bought and sold openly in modern day ‘slave markets’ in Libya, survivors have told the United Nations migration agency, which warned that these reports “can be added to a long list of outrages†in the country.
Millions across Africa, Yemen could be at risk of death from starvation – UN agency
Apr 12, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Warning of increasing risk of mass deaths from starvation in many countries in Africa and in Yemen due to worsening drought and conflict, the United Nations refugee agency has called for international support to prevent the repeat of the 2011 tragedy in the Horn of Africa that claimed more than 260,000 lives.
Pakistan executes two terrorists
Apr 11, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Islamabad, Apr 11 (IBNS): Pakistan have executed two terrorists, media reports said on Tuesday.
US: Man forcibly dragged off overbooked flight
Apr 11, 2017, at 03:32 pm
Washington, Apr 11 (IBNS): United Airlines has triggered an outrage after a video was posted which showed a man was dragged off a plane as it was overbooked.
San Bernardino shooting: Three killed
Apr 11, 2017, at 03:16 pm
Washington, 11 (IBNS): Two child a child were killed in a shooting incident at a classroom in California's North Park Elementary School.
Security Council condemns ‘barbaric and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Stockholm
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the “barbaric and cowardly†terrorist attack which took place in Stockholm on 7 April, and during which at least four people, including a child, were killed and over a dozen injured.
Money migrants send home a ‘critical lifeline’ for one in seven people worldwide
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Despite the political fire drawn by the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe and beyond, a senior official from the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday highlighted the vital development benefit of the nearly half a trillion dollars that migrants send home each year to poor families and countries.
Malala Yousafzai designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday designated children’s rights activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai as a UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls’ education.
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Trade and trade-related policies have a role to play not just in promoting growth and prosperity, but helping share that prosperity more widely, United Nations global finance partners said on Monday, launching a report that calls on national governments to pursue policies that help those who might lose their jobs, one of the unintended consequences of trade integration.
Iraq: UN agency ramps up emergency medical care to women and girls affected by conflict
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations population agency, with financial support from the European Union (EU), has increased its humanitarian response in Iraq to meet the urgent needs of women and girls as fighting peaks in the war-torn country.
Urgent action needed to stave off ‘hunger crisis’ in Iraq – UN food relief agency
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Warning that deepening food insecurity in Iraq could leave more than half the population facing “unprecedented levels†of vulnerability, the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Monday called for improving nutrition awareness and strengthening social safety nets and livelihoods in rural areas, to avoid a hunger crisis in the country.
UN refugee agency urges EU States to suspend transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungar
Apr 11, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Monday called on European Union (EU) members to temporarily suspend returns of asylum-seekers to Hungary, concerned about the country’s new policy of detaining migrants at the border or expelling those not holding the proper papers.
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.
Bank of Canada unveils new $10 banknote to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary
Apr 11, 2017, at 03:55 am
Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The $10 commemorative banknote for Canada's 150 celebrations was unveiled recently at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, media reports said.
Canada: Large number of icebergs affect North Atlantic’s shipping lanes
Apr 11, 2017, at 03:49 am
Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): During the past week more than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes, consequently slowing down the ships to a mere crawling or forced them to change their directions to hundreds of miles, media reports said.
Canada: Saskatchewan announces elimination of hearing aid plan from the budget
Apr 10, 2017, at 11:44 pm
Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): The Saskatchewan provincial government's announcement, made on budget day last month, about the elimination of hearing aid plan from the budget to save $3 million had been strongly protested by parents of deaf or hard of hearing children, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto experiences 73 percent spike in drug overdose deaths over the past decade
Apr 10, 2017, at 11:40 pm
Toronto, Apr 10 (IBNS): Six suspected cases of drug overdose and the death of a young woman in Toronto has caused great concern among law enforcement public health agencies regarding the safety of people in night clubs, media reports said.
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.
8 killed in Afghanistan road mishap
Apr 10, 2017, at 12:05 am
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed during a mishap in Laghman province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Canada: Unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage
Apr 09, 2017, at 11:13 pm
Toronto, Apr 9 (IBNS): Employment in Canada has little changed in March (+19,000 or +0.1%), while the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7% as more people searched for work, said Statistics Canada website.
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.