International community must remain united to address global challenges, stresses Italian leader
Sep 21, 2017, at 10:11 pm
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Stressing that terrorism and violent extremism continue to cause much suffering around the globe, Paolo Gentiloni, the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy, called for broad collaboration among countries as well as regional and global organizations to successfully tackle the threat.
Jun 10, 2017, at 04:39 am
New York, June 9 (Just Earth News): Voicing concern over lack of progress on the part of Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to undertake credible investigations into widespread allegations of rights violations and abuses in the Kasai Central and Kasai Oriental provinces, the top United Nations human rights official on Friday called for setting up of an international investigation mechanism to look into the situation.
UN's 2016 Year in Review: Challenges and milestones for the international community
Dec 29, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News): The year 2016 was a challenging one for the international community, with the conflict in Syria worsening despite efforts to end the fighting, escalating violence and insecurity in South Sudan and Yemen, and a five million increase in the number of refugees worldwide.
UN expert urges international community to continue to address human rights challenges in Myanmar
Oct 29, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, called upon the international community on Friday to not forget about ongoing human rights challenges in the country, including continued detention of political prisoners, the constitutional guarantee of 25 per cent of seats in Parliament to the military, and increasing unrest and discrimination against Muslim communities.
Holy See calls on international community to ensure UN sustainability agenda has ‘human face’
Sep 23, 2016, at 02:31 pm
New York, Sept 23 (Just Earth News): Recalling Pope Francis’ message to the General Assembly, last year, where he defined the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as an important sign of hope, Pietro Parolin, Observer of the Holy See, said that the Pope reiterated his appreciation for the actions taken by the United Nations and encouraged all to put these ambitious objectives into practice.