UN chief Guterres condemns deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Condemning on Thursday's terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
ICC orders former Mali Islamist to pay more than $3 million for damage to Timbuktu cultural sites
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): For deliberately attacking religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued to Malian Islamist a nearly three million euros Reparations Order, due on 16 February 2018.
South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.
In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief has called for international solidarity and resources to aid Sudan, which is one of the major hosting countries for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan.
'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:09 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Urging people everywhere to speak out against hate speech and hate crimes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for tolerance, respect for the other and the importance of recognizing diversity.
As tensions on Korean Peninsula grow, UN chief urges world to 'dial up' diplomacy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:04 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Addressing the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said it was important “to dial down rhetoric and dial up diplomacy.â€
Post-election Kosovo entering period of uncertainty that will demand strong leadership – UN envoy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:03 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Following the parliamentary elections of 11 June, which took place without “major irregularities or incidents,†Kosovo has entered a “period of uncertainty†marked by reconfiguring the political landscape and a “functional void,†the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo Zahir Tanin told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Latin America and Caribbean at difficult juncture as foreign direct investment shrinks – UN
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:02 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations Latin America commission has reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the region declined by 7.9 per cent to $167.043 billion in 2016, due to low commodity prices, sluggish economic growth and global trend of shifting investment in developed economies.
Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:39 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): A ground-breaking global convention on mercury on Wednesday goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage.
Emergency food distributions launched to assist thousands displaced in DR Congo – UN agency
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:37 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Food assistance will be provided to food insecure people displaced by conflict in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says the United Nations food agency.
UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:36 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Condemning a series of terrorist attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for those responsible for these “repeated heinous acts†to be brought to justice.
More survivors, remains of deceased African migrants found on Yemen beach, says UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Over the past three days, the UN migration agency has found more survivors and victims' remains from last week's tragedy – when hundreds of migrants were forced from two boats into the sea off the coast of Yemen.
First of 33,000 Congolese refugees relocated to new settlement in Angola – UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): More than 1,500 Congolese refugees who have fled violence and ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been relocated from reception centres in northern Angola to a newly established settlement, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said.
Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:47 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people in the ongoing rescue efforts.
Fighting famine: 'Unprecedented crisis' putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:45 am
New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations food relief agency said, spotlighting on Monday its worldwide campaign to fight famine.
Amid soaring food insecurity in DR Congo, UN agencies call for food aid, supplies
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:28 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than one in ten people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are hungry due to escalating and prolonged conflict and displacement, United Nations agencies on Monday reported, warning that the situation will worsen unless urgent support comes in time.
Yemen's cholera epidemic surpasses half-million suspected cases, UN agency says
Aug 15, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health agency on Monday said, warning that the disease is spreading quickly due to a lack of clean water or health access.
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.
UN agency sounds alarm as drought-stricken herders in Ethiopia face massive livestock losses
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Drought has devastated herders' livelihoods as it exhausted pastures and water sources, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday, stressing that supporting them to get back on their feet and prevent further livestock losses are crucial in the Horn of Africa country, where hunger has been on the rise this year.
Over 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home so far this year – UN agency
Aug 12, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United Nations migration agency and partners have found.
Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save the lives of mothers and newborns
Aug 11, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq's healthcare system – with pregnant women and their babies paying for it with their lives, according to three United Nations agencies.
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:09 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said on Thursday.
Smugglers throw 300 African migrants off boats headed to Yemen – UN agency
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): A total of 300 migrants have reportedly been forced from boats over the past two days by smugglers off the coast of Yemen – many feared dead or missing, the United Nations migration agency has reported.
Syria: UN relief wing voices concern about civilians caught in crossfire in Raqqa city
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing is deeply concerned about the safety and protection of the thousands of civilians inside Raqqa city, many of them women and children, who are caught in the crossfire of the ongoing conflict, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Guterres appoints British journalist to lead UN global communications department
Aug 10, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Alison Smale, a British journalist, to head the Organization's Department of Public Information as Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Ten years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress in several countries has been made in formally recognizing indigenous peoples, but overwhelmingly they continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.
Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and nearly a quarter of a million people have nowhere to return “anytime soon,†a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.
UN refugee agency voices 'grave concern' as crisis escalates at Manus Island processing centre
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed a grave concern over the deteriorating conditions for refugees and asylum seekers at Australia's offshore immigration processing facility on the Manus Island of Papua New Guinea.
Mauritania: UN chief says 'disagreements' over referendum results must be addressed peacefully
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Following Mauritania's 5 August constitutional referendum, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has encouraged all stakeholders to ensure that disagreements are addressed peacefully within the confines of the law and respect for the rights to freedom of assembly and expression.
Search and rescue missions in Sahara Desert help 1,000 migrants, says UN migration agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Search and rescue operations conducted by the United Nations migration agency have saved a total of 1,000 migrants in northern Niger since April, the agency reveals.