Bridging global infrastructure gap tops agenda at annual UN Partnership Forum
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): Addressing the Partnership Forum convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), senior UN officials on Wednesday discussed how to promote infrastructure growth in the least developed countries, particularly in Africa, to reach the world's development goals by 2030.
UN envoy for Iraq condemns suicide bombings in Tikrit
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties. New York, Apr 6(Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned the multiple suicide attacks that took place yesterday in Tikrit, which resulted in many casualties.
Protecting refugees, ensuring security of countries 'complimentary goals, special UN forum told
Apr 06, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Apr 6 (Just Earth News): Protecting refugees and assuring the safety of countries that receive them are complementary goals, a senior United Nations official on Wednesday said in a special security forum that discussed denying safe havens to people who finance or commit terrorist acts, or to terrorists who try to abuse the asylum system.
Canada: Pearson Airport welcomes suggestion of Transit Hub
Apr 06, 2017, at 05:14 am
Toronto, Apr 5 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory on Tuesday morning held a discussion with Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic about a regional transit hub at the Pearson International Airport in the Canadian city, media reports said.
Canada has maximum number of crying babies among countries
Apr 06, 2017, at 05:00 am
Toronto, Apr 5 (IBNS): A report of a meta-analysis of studies, conducted on about 8,700 infants in Canada, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Italy and the U.K by researchers at the University of Warwick, found that babies in Canada, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands cry more than babies in other countries.
Top UN official in DR Congo concerned about rising number of civilian deaths in Kasai
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:10 am
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday expressed concern about a reported rise in the number of civilian casualties in the central Kasai region as a result of clashes between the Kamuina Nsapu militia and the Congolese security forces.
Humanitarian needs have never been greater in Syria, UN chief tells Brussels conference
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:07 am
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Speaking at a major international conference on Syria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to increase support for the victims of the conflict in the war-ravaged country as well as for the neighbouring ones that are sheltering millions of refugees.
Somalia: Explosion rocks Mogadishu
Apr 05, 2017, at 11:58 pm
Mogadishu, Apr 5 (IBNS): An explosion hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, officials said.
At least six killed in suicide attack on Pakistan's census team in Lahore
Apr 05, 2017, at 07:40 pm
Lahore, Apr 5 (IBNS) : At least six people, including four soldiers, were killed 18 wounded in a suspected suicide blast targeting census workers in the Lahore on Wedensday.
Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee's percussion wizardry regales Toronto audience
Apr 05, 2017, at 06:56 pm
Toronto, April 5 (IBNS): Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee regaled the audience with his mastery over Tabla, an Indian musical instrument, at the third Tookhar Tamasha Art's music festival held in Mississauga, Ontario.
Pakistan: Cylinder blast kills 1 in Lahore
Apr 05, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Lahore, Apr 5 (IBNS): A cylinder blast in a van in Pakistan's Lahore city has killed at least one person, media reports said.
North Korea fires projectile into East Sea, claims Seoul
Apr 05, 2017, at 02:19 pm
Seoul, Apr 5 (IBNS): North Korea has fired projectile suspected to be a ballistic missile toward the East Sea, claimed South Korea on Wednesday.
Recent attacks show pirates off Somalia’s coast still a potent threat – UN agency
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:55 pm
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Noting that recent attacks on commercial ships off the coast of Somalia highlight the continued threat of piracy, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has urged ships to follow advice of navies and that of the International Maritime Organization while planning passage through the region.
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday expressed its support for the efforts of President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic (CAR) to restore State authority as well as for the African Union-led mediation initiative to find a political solution to the situation in the crisis-torn country.
Syria: UN chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of alleged chemical attack; OPCW investigating
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said that he is “deeply disturbed†by reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in the Khan Shaykhun area of southern Idlib, Syria.
Weather, existing socio-economic factors compounded Colombian landslide tragedy – UN agency
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Apr 5(Just Earth News): Very heavy rainfall triggered the landslides that hit Colombia over the weekend, but “exceptional†level of rains were not the sole cause, the United Nations weather agency said on Tuesday, noting that many other factors, such as loss of forest cover, added to the devastation.
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Apr 05, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News): The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure a strategy for AU-UN peacekeeping to eventually leave Darfur, the head of that operation said on Tuesday.
Health care goals in Indonesia can be reached only if challenges are addressed – UN expert
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:20 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Indonesia is on track to develop a sustainable and equitable healthcare system, but problems related to access and quality of services persist, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Puras, said on Tuesday.
US funding cuts to UN population agency based on ‘inaccurate perception’ – UN chief
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:19 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday voiced deep regret at the decision by the United States to cut financial support for the United Nations population agency, stating that the announcement is based on a misinterpretation of the UN agency’s work.
UN warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees and hosts, as Brussels conference opens
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, United Nations agencies have warned that a sluggish financial support by Member States would put vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them at risk.
Mali ratifies amendment to Montreal Protocol, first country vowing to slash HFCs – UN
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a ground-breaking amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations environment agency on Tuesday announced.
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Stressing that the rates of incarceration for Australia’s indigenous peoples have reached astounding, “tsunami†proportions, a United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday called on the authorities to respect the peoples’ right to self-determination, to full and effective participation in society, and to step up the fight against racism.
INTERVIEW: Fast-response ‘vanguard brigade’ of peacekeepers now a reality
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): A “vanguard brigade†of UN Peacekeepers which can be deployed within 60 days to new trouble-spots, would have been “impossible†to envisage just two years ago.
Afghanistan: Police thwart car bomb attack
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:34 am
Kabul, Apr 4 (IBNS): The Afghanistan police on Tuesday claimed to prevent a car bomb attack in Kabul.
Canada: A Dutch court clears repatriation of Amanda’s cyberbully to Canada
Apr 05, 2017, at 12:22 am
Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): A Dutch court has convicted a cyberbully and sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men., media reports said.
Suspected gas attack in Syria kills nine children among 35 dead
Apr 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
Damascus, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Suspected gas attack by Syrian Government or Russian jets has killed at least 35 people, including nine children, The Telegraph reported quoting a British-based war monitoring group.
St. Petersburg explosion: Death toll rises to 11, at least 45 injured
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:16 pm
Moscow, Apr 4 (IBNS): At least 11 people have died in the twin underground stations blast, which rocked Russia's St. Petersburg on Monday afternoon, reports said.
Australia: Woman, two children drown in flooded river
Apr 04, 2017, at 03:54 pm
Sydney, Apr 4 (IBNS): A woman and her two children drowned in a flooded river in New South Wales, after their car plunged into the water-body, reports said.
Renewable energy sources could be cheaper than fossil fuels within 10 years – UN-backed report
Apr 04, 2017, at 11:02 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): A new United Nations-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment in their own generating capacity.
UN supporting Colombian authorities to aid landslide-effected community
Apr 04, 2017, at 11:01 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian community is working closely with Colombian authorities as Government-led search-and-rescue efforts are underway in the country’s Putamayo province after deadly landslides over the weekend.