Half of Central African Republic’s people need aid; UN Security Council to meet on peace operations

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:17 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The Security Council is on Thursday discussing the peace efforts in the Central African Republic (CAR), where half of the population urgently needs aid despite a huge funding gap, according to the United Nations humanitarian arm.

UN appeals for nearly $170 million to aid pastoralists in northern Kenya

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:14 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Thursday appealed for $166 million to aid Kenyan pastoralists and farmers whose livestock and crops are suffering amid what the Government declared a “national drought disaster.”

Somalia: UN-backed cholera vaccination campaign targets 450,000 people

Mar 17, 2017, at 04:13 am

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The Government of Somalia has launched an oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign on Thursday with the support of the United Nations health agency, targeting over 450,000 people in seven high-risk areas around the country.

France: Government issues terror attack alert

Mar 17, 2017, at 01:33 am

Grasse, Mar 16 (IBNS): The French Government has issued an alert on terror attack after a shooting took place in a school of Grasse in the French Riviera on Thursday, according to a media report.

Bangladesh Police storm terrorist hideout; four suspected terrorists dead

Mar 16, 2017, at 07:47 pm

Dhaka, Mar 16 (IBNS): Four suspected terrorists died in Bangladesh after police raided their hideout in the port city of Chittagong, according to media reports.

US: Federal judge blocks Trump's travel ban

Mar 16, 2017, at 02:54 pm

Washington, Mar 16 (IBNS): A Hawaiian federal judge has blocked US President Donald Trump's new travel ban, hours before its implementation, reports said.

UN reports slow women’s political parity; launches latest ‘Women in Politics’ map

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:50 pm

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): Women’s voices are still missing from the executive branches of governments and parliaments worldwide, slowing achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations agency tasked with supporting gender equality on Wednesday said at the launch of a visual representation of women’s political empowerment.

Peace in Syria an imperative ‘that cannot wait,’ UN chief Guterres says as war enters seventh year

Mar 16, 2017, at 01:49 pm

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): As the brutal war in Syria enters its seventh year, peace “is a moral and political imperative both for the Syrian people and for the world,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the conflict parties to fully back a fragile ceasefire and ensure aid access, as well as to support UN-facilitated talks set to pick up again late this month.

Canada to invest in infrastructure projects in Lennox Island First Nation communities

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:19 am

Toronto, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Government of Canada has announced about an investment of $1.8 million towards infrastructure and planning projects in Lennox Island First Nation, media reports said.

At Security Council, UN officials urge governments to implement rules on prosecuting traffickers

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:13 am

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): Human trafficking thrives in countries where the rule of law is weak or non-existent, top United Nations officials on Wednesday told the Security Council, calling on Governments to make better use of the tools created under the UN flag to stop the victimization of men, women and children.

Yemen ‘one of worst hunger crises in the world,’ UN-supported study finds

Mar 16, 2017, at 04:12 am

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): An estimated 17 million people in Yemen are hungry, according to analysis released on Wednesday by the United Nations and humanitarian partners, up more than 20 per cent in the past nine months.

Conference Board of Canada predicts oil industry losing another $1.1B this year

Mar 15, 2017, at 06:21 pm

Toronto, May 15 (IBNS): Canada's oil industry is expected to lose money as a whole in 2017, the Conference Board of Canada said recently, media reports said.

UN launches 'Platform of Champions' calling to end global gender pay gap

Mar 15, 2017, at 01:08 pm

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): With women being paid an average of 23 per cent less than men, the United Nations has launched a high-profile network to call for equal pay for work of equal value.

UN rights wing urges calm, protection of civilians amid hostilities in eastern Libya

Mar 15, 2017, at 01:07 pm

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): Raising alarm over reports of serious human rights and humanitarian law violations and abuses stemming from recent fighting in eastern Libya's oil crescent area, the United Nations human rights arm has called on all parties to ensure that civilians are protected and that the situation is de-escalated.

South Sudan: UN expert urges action to end rights abuses in a country where 'impunity is the norm'

Mar 15, 2017, at 01:06 pm

New York, Mar 15 (Just Earth News): Amid a “massive” increase in gross human rights violations, as well as an escalation in fighting in South Sudan, the head of a United Nations rights probe said on Monday that to prevent further escalation and abuses in a country where “impunity is the norm,” the international community must be bold enough to push for establishment of a court and bring prosecutions.

Canada: Heavy winter storm in Ontario results in cancellation of several flights

Mar 15, 2017, at 05:07 am

Toronto. Mar 14 (IBNS): The heavy winter storm in parts of southern Ontario and northeastern U.S. resulted in cancellation of over 500 flights in and out of Pearson airport, media reports said.

Conference Board of Canada predicts oil industry's loss of another $1.1B this year

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:18 am

Toronto, May 14 (IBNS): Canada's oil industry is expected to lose money as a whole in 2017, the Conference Board of Canada said Monday, media reports said.

Europe, Central Asia 'transitioning' to new nutrition challenges, cautions UN agency

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:16 am

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): Warning that new consumption patterns in Europe and Central Asian countries are leading to complex health challenges, the United Nations food security agency today called for policies tailored to the income and nutrition profile of these developed countries to prevent them from “transitioning” to new forms of food and nutrition insecurity.

Syria 'worst man-made disaster since World War II' – UN rights chief

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:15 am

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” the United Nations human rights chief today said, calling for an end to all tortures, executions and unfair trials, and at the very least, for the names and localities of people held in detention or information about where they are buried.

Canada: Indigenous woman promotes indigenous culture in U of T

Mar 15, 2017, at 04:12 am

Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): A free event was organized by the Indigenous Studies Student Union at the University of Toronto (U of T) featuring dancing, singing, food, and workshops, media reports said.

North-east US braces for snowstorm, state of emergency declared

Mar 14, 2017, at 06:50 pm

New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): As a huge winter storm threatening to turn into a blizzard rolls into northeast United States (US), states of New York and New Jersey have declared an emergency, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Kabul explosion kills one, injures nine

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:41 pm

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): An explosion in Kabul on Monday evening accounted for a life while injuring nine others, local Khaama Press reported.

Wynne and Snyder reaffirm strong partnership between Ontario and Michigan

Mar 14, 2017, at 04:37 pm

Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in a meeting on Monday in Detroit released a joint statement in which they reaffirmed their strong partnership and discussed ways to advance their integrated economies to create jobs, a media reports said.

Let us work harder to ensure ‘no one is left behind,’ urges President of main UN economic and social body

Mar 14, 2017, at 01:00 pm

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): Highlighting that persisting extreme poverty and inequality prevent the realization of the benefits of globalisation and have been major causes of disaffection across rich and poor societies, a senior United Nations official has called on everyone to work harder to ensure inclusion at all stages of development, so that no one is left behind.

UN Human Rights Council discusses situations in DPRK, Iran, Myanmar and Burundi

Mar 14, 2017, at 12:59 pm

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): At respective interactive dialogues on Monday on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Burundi, Iran and Eretria, senior United Nations independent human rights experts called on the governments to take immediate steps to ensure human rights protection in their respective countries.

UN envoy for Somalia condemns bomb blasts in Mogadishu

Mar 14, 2017, at 12:58 pm

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned this morning’s bomb blasts at two locations in Mogadishu that reportedly killed a number of civilians.

Yemen on brink of famine, warns UN food relief agency chief, appealing for resources and access

Mar 14, 2017, at 12:57 pm

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): Unless the international community provides additional resources and authorities in Yemen allow aid workers access to hungry people, families in some of the war-torn country’s most food insecure areas will die, warned the head of the United Nations emergency food programme.

Peace efforts and sustainable development top agenda at UN agency’s narcotics conference

Mar 14, 2017, at 12:56 pm

New York, Mar 14 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations panel dealing with all aspects of narcotic drugs opened its 60th session on Monday with a focus on peace and security, as well as on helping Governments reach their sustainable development commitments.

UN Commission on Status of Women opens with calls for more men to stand up for equality

Mar 14, 2017, at 05:23 am

New York, Mar 13 (Just Earth News): With men still dominating even in countries that consider themselves progressive, the world needs more women leaders and more men standing up for gender equality, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.

'Unprecedented suffering' for Syrian children in 2016 – UNICEF

Mar 14, 2017, at 05:21 am

New York, Mar 13 (Just Earth News): The suffering of children in war-torn Syria “hit rock bottom” in 2016 with the highest number of grave violations against them since verification began in 2014, underscored the United Nations children's agency urging all parties to the conflict, those who have influence over them, and anyone who cared about children to find an immediate political solution to end the conflict.