Kenyan police rescues 22 Eritreans in human trafficking racket
May 21, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Nairobi, May 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Kenyan police said on Tuesday they are holding 22 Eritreans who were rescued on Monday evening while being smuggled through Nairobi.
UN, African Union pledge to help Kenya ensure credible rerun of presidential poll
Oct 24, 2017, at 04:37 am
New York, Oct 23(Just Earth News): The heads of the United Nations and the African Union have expressed their organizations' commitment to assist Kenya in ensuring a credible and transparent process in the forthcoming rerun of the recent presidential election.
Lift protest ban, protect judiciary and preserve civil society role, UN rights experts urge Kenya
Oct 17, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Oct 16(Just Earth News): Voicing concern over restrictions on protests as well as attacks on judiciary and civil society in the run-up to presidential elections in Kenya, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts called on the Government to honour its obligations and protect the rights of Kenyans.
Amid 'critical' resource shortage, UN agency cuts food rations for refugees in Kenya
Oct 03, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): For 420,000 refugees living in northern Kenya, insufficient funding has forced the United Nations food relief agency to cut rations by 30 per cent, as it appeals for nearly $30 million for assistance.
UN, partners seek $106 million in humanitarian aid for drought-hit Kenya
Sep 08, 2017, at 09:41 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Kenya on Thursday appealed for $106 million to scale-up their response to the most urgent needs resulting from the egregious effects of the drought in northern Kenya.
UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Calling on the Kenyan authorities to avoid violence, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday urged the Government to make an immediate announcement that it will cooperate and ensure accountability for reported abuse by security forces which has led to deaths and injures, including among children.
Congratulating Kenyan people on peaceful elections, UN chief stresses dialogue to ease tensions
Aug 13, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated on Saturday the people of Kenya for their peaceful participation in the presidential elections, and, stresses the importance of dialogue to defuse tensions, called on the political leaders to send clear messages to their supporters urging them to refrain from violence in the wake of the polls.
On eve of elections, UN experts call on Kenyan authorities to ensure peaceful polls
Aug 08, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): The Government of Kenya should urge all parties to maintain the highest standards of behaviour before, during and after Tuesday's general elections to avoid a repeat of the violence that took place in 2007, three United Nations human rights experts have said.
Kenya: Nairobi road accident leaves 27 dead
Apr 25, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Nairobi, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least 27 people have been reported dead in an accident in Kenyan capital Nairobi following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck, reports said.
Mar 09, 2017, at 02:27 pm
New York, Mar 9 (Just Earth News): The richness, welfare and prosperity of countries depend on the full integration of women in the development process, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, commemorating International Women’s Day at a ceremony in Nairobi as part of his visit to Kenya.
UN agencies supporting Kenyans in drought-hit areas
Mar 04, 2017, at 05:26 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Some 2.7 million people in parts of Kenya are in urgent need of water and sanitation following the onset of a severe drought, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday announced, noting the UN's support for what the Government is calling a “national disaster.â€
'Dangerous funding gap' may lead to more cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya – UN
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Forced to make a new round of cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya, the World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed urgently for nearly $14 million to feed the 434,000 refugees living in Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma camps and in the new Kalobeyei settlement.
Welcoming Kenya’s decision on Dadaab camp, UN urges flexibility on time frames for Somali refugees
Nov 17, 2016, at 12:25 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissions on Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed on Wednesday a statement on Wednesday from the Government of Kenya in which it reiterated its continued search for solutions for refugees at the Dadaab camp, where it has been hosting and protecting refugees from Somalia for many years.
In wake of renowned lawyer’s murder, UN experts urge Kenya to put an end to police impunity
Aug 02, 2016, at 01:16 pm
New York, Aug 2 (Just Earth News): Voicing deep concern over the continuing pattern of extrajudicial executions in Kenya, United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government to halt police violence and ensure accountability for the perpetrators.
UN refugee agency notes 'profound concern' over Kenya's plan to close refugee camps
May 10, 2016, at 10:23 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations refugee agency on Monday expressed “profound concern†over the Government of Kenya's announcement this past week that it intends to end the hosting of refugees because of economic, security and environmental burdens, and called on the Government to reconsider its decision.
Kenya building collapse: Baby girl rescued from debris
May 03, 2016, at 10:56 pm
Nairobi, May 3 (IBNS): Days after a building collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi, a seven-month-old girl was rescued from the debris of the collapsed structure, media reports said on Tuesday.
Kenya: Six-storey building collapses in Nairobi
Apr 30, 2016, at 04:21 pm
Nairobi, Apr 30 (IBNS) As rain created havoc in the country, a six-storey building collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, media reports said.
Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya over bomb scare
Dec 20, 2015, at 07:28 pm
Nairobi, Dec 20 (IBNS): An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa following a bomb scare, media reports said on Sunday.
UN and Kenya team up to end AIDS epidemic by 2030
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): The United Nations programme that works to combat HIV/AIDS is working with the Government of Kenya in a bid to end the AIDS epidemic in the country by 2030, through the creation of a new data-collecting tool to track progress in current HIV programming.
Ban deplores attacks on civilians in Kenya
Jun 17, 2014, at 05:27 pm
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" the attacks that took place on Sunday in Mpeketoni, Kenya, which reportedly killed at least 48 people and wounded many more.