Two villages in Fiji under lockdown over typhoid outbreak

Jul 17, 2022, at 12:21 am

Suva/UNI/Xinhua: Two villages in the northern part of Fiji have been put under a lockdown due to the outbreak of typhoid fever, a fatal infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.

2020: the year for action, to ‘rise up’ and safeguard ocean life 

Feb 06, 2020, at 09:05 am

New York/IBNS: With the ocean in deep crisis, members of civil society and philanthropic organisations are urging governments and corporations to take bold action to safeguard the ocean.  After a two-day preparatory meeting in New York ahead of June’s UN Ocean Conference in Portugal, activists handed over what they termed “A Blue Call to Action” to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Wednesday.  

6.9 earthquake hits Fiji

Sep 25, 2016, at 10:14 pm

Suva, Sept 25 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Fiji on Sunday, officials said.

Fiji: UN and Government assess needs in wake of ‘catastrophic’ Cyclone Winston

Feb 23, 2016, at 03:12 pm

New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its assessment of the needs for international assistance to the islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 21 people dead and more than 8,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres over the weekend.

Fiji: UNICEF on stand-by with supplies and personnel in wake of Cyclone Winston

Feb 22, 2016, at 02:13 pm

New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck the island nation of Fiji Saturday night, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it is on stand-by to provide emergency supplies and additional personnel to support the Government as it works to determine critical needs.