Ban calls on Israel to change policy after reported take-over of West Bank land
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for "substantial policy changes on the ground" by Israel, voicing deep concern at reports that the Government has declared of 370 acres in the occupied West Bank south of Jericho as so-called "state land."
Ban holds first joint meeting with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In his first joint meeting with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged them to "capitalize on the current positive momentum" to reunite the island under a federal government.
Ban announces first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first-ever High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment to provide leadership and mobilize concrete actions aimed at closing economic gender gaps that persist around the world.
Ban welcomes ministerial meeting on dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
Jan 22, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday welcomed the holding of a trilateral ministerial meeting on the dispute between Equatorial Guinea and the Gabonese Republic.
NATO Secretary General to attend the World Economic Forum
Jan 21, 2016, at 10:11 pm
London, Jan 21 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will attend the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22 and Jan 23.
Yemeni journalist's death in air strike deplored by UNESCO
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:23 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Deploring the death of Yemeni journalist Almigdad Mojalli, who was killed by shrapnel in an air strike in Sana'a, the capital, the United Nations agency responsible for defending media freedom on Wednesday called on all sides in the strife-torn country to ensure the safety of all journalists.
UN agency calls on donors to support Syrian farmers in their hour of need
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:21 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the war in Syria now approaching its sixth year, agricultural production has plummeted and food supplies are at an all-time low, pushing millions of people into hunger, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization stressed on Wednesday, calling on governments to boost funding to help farmers keep their lands in production and prevent the situation from deteriorating even further.
Israel must immediately halt planned relocation of Palestinian Bedouin: UN officials
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:17 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Senior United Nations officials for the occupied Palestinian territory have called for an immediate end to Israeli plans to transfer Bedouin living in the Jerusalem area for a settlement expansion, long recognized as a violation of international law and an obstacle to realizing a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis.
Half the population of Central African Republic faces hunger, UN warns
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): An emergency food security assessment by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners has revealed that half the population of the Central African Republic (CAR) – nearly 2.5 million people – faces hunger.
Business must play part in achieving new Sustainable Development Goals: Ban
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Speaking at the Global Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the world’s business community to play its full role in helping to achieve the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks to eliminate poverty, hunger and a raft of social ills, all within 15 years.
Ban welcomes request by Colombian Government and FARC to set up UN political office
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:13 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the joint request from the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) on Tuesday announcing their decision to request the UN Security Council to establish a political mission in the country to monitor any future ceasefire agreement.
UN chief condemns terrorist attack at Pakistani university
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack by armed militants at Bacha Khan University in the city of Charsadda, Pakistan, which killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more.
Global foreign direct investment hit eight-year high in 2015: UN report
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:09 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows rose by 36 per cent in 2015, reaching their highest levels since the financial crisis, according to a report out on Wednesday from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which pegged the increase to a wave of cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Pakistan: Armed attack on Bacha Khan University a potential war crime
Jan 21, 2016, at 01:01 am
Islamabad, Jan 20 (JEN) The armed men who carried out this morning’s deadly armed attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, north-western Pakistan, violated the central principle of international humanitarian law by deliberately targeting civilians in what appears to be a war crime, Amnesty International said.
Afghanistan: Several injured in suicide attack
Jan 21, 2016, at 12:54 am
Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS) Several people are feared injured in a suicide bombing in the Allauddin intersection of the third police district in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Pakistan university attack: Imran Khan condemns
Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 pm
Peshawar, Jan 20 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday condemned the militant attack at the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed at least 21 people.
20 feared killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan university
Jan 20, 2016, at 07:58 pm
Peshwar, Pakistan, Jan 20 (IBNS) At least 20 people were feared killed after a group of terrorists stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday.
Gunmen attack Pakistan university
Jan 20, 2016, at 04:43 pm
Islambad, Jan 20 (IBNS) Three gunmen broke into a university in Charsada in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, local media reported.
UN congratulates Libyans and Presidency Council on naming unity government
Jan 20, 2016, at 03:04 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Senior United Nations officials on Tuesday welcomed the nomination of the Government of National Accord in Libya by the Presidency Council as a significant step forward in the quest to end the country's political divisions and armed conflict.
'Staggering' civilian death toll in Iraq: UN report
Jan 20, 2016, at 03:02 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations report released on Tuesday details the severe and extensive impact on civilians of the ongoing conflict in Iraq, with at least 18,802 civilians killed and another 36,245 wounded between January 2014 and October 2015, while another 3.2 million people have been internally displaced due to violence.
Long-term funding crucial to monitoring nuclear agreement with Iran: UN
Jan 20, 2016, at 03:01 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations nuclear agency on Tuesday called for long-term predictable funding to monitor Iran’s agreement with the international community to never seek, develop or acquire nuclear weapons.
Winter poses hazards to child refugees and migrants arriving in Europe: UN
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With children now accounting for more than one in three of the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants flooding into Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced concern at the impact recent sub-zero temperatures and snowy conditions were having on them.
Aid deliveries reach four Syrian towns while situation in east grave: UN
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:57 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Overnight aid deliveries reached the Syrian towns of Madaya, Zabadani, Kefraya and Foah, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which on Tuesday announced it is planning on delivering more assistance.
UN rights experts welcome Iran prisoner releases
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:56 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just earth News/IBNS): United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday welcomed Iran’s weekend release of four Iranian-Americans in an apparent prisoner swap with the United States, and called on Tehran to pave the way for the freeing of all remaining unlawfully detained prisoners.
Fate of civilians in armed conflict 'grim' with thousands killed: Security Council
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With scores of civilians being killed in conflicts worldwide, tens of thousands facing starvation in besieged cities, and hospitals under attack, the United Nations Security Council held a day-long session on Tuesday amid calls for greater accountability and expanded use of the International Criminal Court.
In Jordan, UN refugee agency chief urges greater efforts to end Syria conflict
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:53 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must make greater efforts to end the conflict in Syria or risk prolonging the world's biggest humanitarian crisis for many years to come, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said during a trip to the region.
UN experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while combatting terrorism
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Tuesday that the current state of emergency in France and the country’s law on surveillance of electronic communications impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
Ban names advocates to propel achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A queen, a crown princess, a president, a prime minister, a Chinese e-commerce pioneer, and a player often ranked as the world’s best footballer are among eminent Advocates appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to help achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks to eliminate poverty, hunger and a raft of social ills, all within 15 years.
UN refugee agency warns over perilous Horn of Africa sea crossings
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite the ongoing conflict in Yemen, thousands of Ethiopians and Somalis are continuing to make a perilous sea crossing, which has already claimed at least three dozen lives this year, the UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
Global unemployment projected to rise over next two years, UN agency warns
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:45 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite falling unemployment in some developed economies, the global jobs crisis is likely to continue for at least the next two years, especially in emerging economies, topping 200 million by 2017, the United Nations labour agency warned on Tuesday, calling for urgent steps to boost jobs.