Modest economic growth not an indication of revived global demand – UN report
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): A modest global recovery is projected for 2017-18 should be seen as more of an indication of economic stabilization than a signal of a robust and sustained revival of global demand, a new United Nations economic report has found.
Freedoms of religion and expression ‘twin rights’ in fighting intolerance – UN report
Mar 10, 2016, at 03:18 pm
New York, Mar 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The freedoms of religion and of expression are not contradictory but complementary, as both rights are the twin tools in combating incitement to hatred, an independent United Nations human rights expert said on Wednesday.
LGBT detainees suffer higher rates of violence, states new UN report
Mar 10, 2016, at 02:57 pm
New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) detainees suffer more acts of violence than the general population in custody, according to a new United Nations human rights report that explored the link between gender and torture.
Hunger intensifies in areas suffering from drought, flooding and conflict – UN report
Mar 10, 2016, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 10(Just Earth News/IBNS):Thirty-four countries, including 27 in Africa, are currently in need of external assistance for food due to drought, flooding and civil conflicts, according to a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.
Haiti must address prison overcrowding and prolonged pre-trial detention – UN report
Mar 05, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Haiti has made important steps towards the promotion and protection of human rights but some challenges exist regarding the judicial system, the excessive use of force by state agents and the situation of people returned or deported to Haiti by the Dominican authorities, according to a United Nations report on the human rights situation in that country.
New UN report finds migrants play critical role in Asia-Pacific development
Mar 01, 2016, at 03:00 pm
Central African Republic: UN report urges steps to end impunity for rights abuses
Feb 11, 2016, at 02:29 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for the second round of presidential elections this weekend, a new United Nations report detailing violations and human rights abuses in the strife-torn nation's capital late last year has prompted the head of the UN peacekeeping mission there to call for urgent measures in the fight against impunity and to prevent future violations.
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.
Future of 24 million children in conflict zones under threat: UN report
Jan 13, 2016, at 02:49 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly 24 million children living in crisis zones in 22 strife-torn countries are being deprived of a school education, threatening their own future and that of their societies, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
Despite less fighting, eastern Ukraine still 'highly flammable,' UN reports
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite a significant reduction in hostilities in eastern Ukraine in the last few months in a conflict that has already left over 9,000 people dead and nearly 21,000 injured, serious human rights concerns persist, including killings, torture and impunity, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
National climate targets signal momentum for climate agreement in Paris: UN report
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Implementation of the national climate plans prepared by countries ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action that will be necessary to limit global temperature rise to 2 degree Celsius by 2100, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Trade slows in Asia-Pacific as economies adjust to lower global growth: UN report
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): The regional trade and investment flows in Asia and the Pacific is decelerating as the economies in the region adjust to cyclical and structural changes resulting from the global economic downturn and the expected reduction in China's growth rate, says a new United Nations report launched on Monday.
Ethiopia experiencing worst drought in 30 years due to El Niño conditions: UN report
Oct 28, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years according to the United Nations, with levels of acute need across all humanitarian sectors having already exceeded levels seen in the Horn of Africa drought of 2011, and which are projected to become far more severe in 2016.
First nine months of 2015 are hottest on record, UN agency reports
Oct 27, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): Earth has just had the hottest January-September on record, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, adding that the average air and sea temperatures in September logged the greatest rise above monthly average in the 136-year historical record.
Child mortality rates plunge by more than half since 1990: UN report
Sep 10, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Sep 10 (IBNS): Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, but it is not enough to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of a two-thirds reduction over the past 15 years, according to a new report released on Wednesday by a number of United Nations agencies.
Close to 8,000 people killed in eastern Ukraine: UN report
Sep 09, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Sep 9 (IBNS): Close to 8,000 people have lost their lives in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, according to the latest report by the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country which was released on Tuesday.
G20 nations weighed down by weak economic growth and lack of jobs: UN report
Sep 05, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New York, Sep 5 (IBNS): In advance of the Group of 20 (G20) meetings taking place this week in Ankara, Turkey, a United Nations-backed inter-agency report has warned that growth among the economies of those countries has slowed considerably over the last three years and unemployment rates remain unacceptably high.
Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years: UN report
Sep 02, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): A new report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on assistance to the Palestinian people warns that the Gaza Strip could become "uninhabitable" by 2020 if current economic trends persist.
More than 850,000 people face acute food insecurity in Somalia: UN report
Sep 01, 2015, at 01:36 pm
New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): Somalia’s humanitarian situation remains alarming" four years after a devastating famine with the number of people requiring emergency aid rising 17 per cent to more than 850,000 and those in “food-stressed†situations still at 2.3 million, according to the latest United Nations-managed food assessment study released on Monday.
Civilians continue to bear brunt of Afghan conflict, UN report reveals
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:54 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): Civilians continued to bear the brunt of the Afghan conflict in the first half of 2015, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, noting that casualties are projected to equal or exceed the record high numbers documented last year.
UN report: 5.5 million displaced by war in first half of 2014, setting record
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) War across large swathes of the Middle East and Africa in the first six months of 2014 forcibly displaced some 5.5 million people, signalling yet another record, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
DR Congo: UN report spotlights human rights violations amid wider calls for security reform
Oct 16, 2014, at 06:12 pm
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS) The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must accelerate security sector reform and punish those who violate human rights in the name of the law, top United Nations officials declared on Wednesday, amid reports of serious human rights violations in the African country.
Persistent vulnerability threatens human development, warns flagship UN report
Jul 25, 2014, at 04:51 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS)Reducing vulnerability and strengthening resilience are critical to securing human development progress, the United Nations says in a flagship report released on Thursday that examines the risks posed by natural or human-induced disasters and crises and offers ways to tackle them.