Tanzania: Attacks on persons with albinism decline; local attitudes must change, UN expert finds
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:23 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): Welcoming a drop in the number of reported attacks against people with albinism, a United Nations human rights expert has concluded that this group of people in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread attitudes that lead to violence against them.
In Honduras, senior UN official urges protection of human rights defenders
Jul 29, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): Visiting a newly established United Nations human rights office in Honduras, a senior official on Fridaystressed the need to protect human rights defenders in the country.
Wrapping up African trip, UN deputy chief vows to ensure displaced women return home in dignity
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): The United Nations deputy chief wrapped up her visit to two African countries – Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – where on Thursday she stressed the importance of women's participation in peace, security and development processes.
'Sustainable, inclusive societies,' priority for new President of UN economic and social body
Jul 28, 2017, at 11:03 am
New York, July 28(Just Earth News): A week after the High-Level Political Forum (HPLF) assessed the progress on implementing the 2030 Agenda, the newly elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOSC) has stressed her priority to push forward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Migrant workers in south-east Asia lack access to fair, responsive legal remedies – UN report
Jul 28, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Access to justice is often out of reach for migrant workers in South-east Asia, the United Nations labour agency reported on Thursday in a study that shows non-governmental organizations assisting more often than Government officials or trade unions.
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:17 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Witnessing “complete devastation†in districts of Mosul, a senior United Nations relief official visiting Iraq lauded the massive humanitarian effort under way while indicating that the crisis is “far from over,†including for millions of Iraqis displaced throughout the country.
Burundi: UN envoy reiterates inclusive dialogue, regional support to political process
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:17 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy to Burundi on Wednesday urged African leaders, in solidarity with the UN, to support an inclusive dialogue between the Government and the opposition in a country where political upheaval has resulted in insecurity since April 2015.
On International Day, UN spotlights threatened coastal mangrove ecosystems
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:15 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Coastal mangroves are among the most imperiled ecosystems on earth, with current estimates indicating that up to 67 per cent have been lost to date – according to the United Nations science wing.
DR Congo: UN rights chief names international investigators in Kasai abuses
Jul 27, 2017, at 10:14 am
New York, July 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday named three international experts to investigate reports of killings, mutilations, rapes and other abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) restive Kasai provinces.
Malnutrition and cholera 'a vicious combination' in war-torn Yemen – UN agency chiefs
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the world's largest humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities in the country, and creating ideal conditions for diseases to spread, according to the heads of three United Nations agencies.
UN refugee agency seeks $9.5 million to assist Nigerian returnees from Cameroon
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): The UN refugee agency is seeking an additional $9.5 million to scale up its activities in northeast Nigeria, as a result of an unexpected surge in self-organized returns of Nigerian refugees mainly from Cameroon since the beginning of the year.
Amid rising tensions in Jerusalem, UN envoy warns of 'grave risk' of escalation in Middle East
Jul 26, 2017, at 12:48 pm
New York, July 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on Middle East peace has warned that developments over the past 11 days at holy sites in the Old City in Jerusalem have demonstrated the “grave risk†that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could become a religious conflict that could ultimately engulf the rest of the region.
UN chief condemns suicide attacks on camps in northeastern Nigeria
Jul 26, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, July 25(Just Earth News): Strongly condemning yesterday's suicide attacks on the two camps for internally displaced persons in northeastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the perpetrators of this “heinous†act to be swiftly brought to justice.
Amid rising violence in Jerusalem, UN and diplomatic partners urge maximum restraint on all sides
Jul 24, 2017, at 11:28 am
New York, July 24(Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern about the escalating tensions and violent clashes taking place in and around the Old City of Jerusalem, the United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the Middle East peace process have called on all to demonstrate maximum restraint and work towards de-escalating the situation.
In DR Congo, UN aid chief says world must 'not let down' millions of people in need
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:05 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): Wrapping up a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations humanitarian chief on Friday urged the world “not to forget the DRC,†and called for scaled-up relief funding to help millions of people suffering from violence, diseases, and malnutrition.
Rainy season worsens cholera crisis in Yemen; UN agencies deliver clean water, food
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): Yemen is facing the world's largest cholera outbreak, the United Nations health agency on Friday warned, with 5,000 Yemenis falling sick every day – the majority of them children and the elderly.
INTERVIEW: Education, women's empowerment 'top priorities' for UN in India, says senior official
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): To meet the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India should prioritize women's empowerment and education, the United Nation's development chief in the country said.
Three displaced families killed in airstrike in south-west Yemen – UN rights wing
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): Three displaced families have been killed when their makeshift shelter was hit in an airstrike in Yemen's Taiz governorate earlier this week, the United Nations human rights wing said.
UN health agency urges early action to stave off threat of HIV drug resistance
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency has warned that the spread of an HIV strain resistant to some of the most widely used medicines could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective action is not taken.
In Nigeria, UN deputy chief says 'messages of women' vital to sustainable peace, development
Jul 21, 2017, at 09:58 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): Urgent action is needed now towards the meaningful participation of women in peace processes, as well ensuring their voices are heard in all aspects of society, the United Nations deputy chief told reporters in Abuja on Thursday as part of a first-ever UN-African Union trip focused on women, peace and security.
UN envoy calls for de-escalation of tensions and violence in Jerusalem
Jul 21, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern over a surge in tensions and violence around the holy esplanade of Jerusalem's Old City, the United Nations envoy on Middle East peace Thursday called for de-escalation of the situation.
AIDS-related deaths decline; 19.5 million people on life-saving treatment – UN report
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The scales have tipped for the first time in the fight against AIDS as more than half of all people living with the HIV virus now have access to treatment, while AIDS-related deaths have nearly halved since 2005, according to a new United Nations report.
South Sudan: UN agency scales up cholera response with 500,000 doses of oral vaccine
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is scaling up cholera response in South Sudan, where 17,785 cases, including 320 deaths, have been reported since the outbreak in June 2106.
Cost of feeding hungry world surging due to conflicts and instability – UN agency
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Improved aid access, strengthened resilience and advances in food system networks could provide as much as $3.5 billion in annual cost savings at a time when humanitarian needs are skyrocketing in multiple complex emergencies across the globe, a new United Nations study has found.
More flexibility and mobility for UN peacekeepers in DR Congo – senior official says
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:27 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is changing how it operates to become more flexible and mobile, the head of that mission on Wednesday said, by focusing on rapid deployment of troops and air surveillance instead of fixed bases.
UN reports more people warned against tobacco use, but industry interference continues
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:26 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Despite measures protecting a majority of people from tobacco-related illness and death, the tobacco industry continues to hamper Government efforts to fully implement life and cost-saving interventions, the United Nations health agency on Wednesday reported.
UN chief welcomes Seoul’s proposal to reopen dialogue with Pyongyang
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the move by the Republic of Korea to lower tensions on the Korean Peninsula, his spokesperson said.
International community needs to 'change narrative' about Africa – UN chief Guterres
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:24 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on their strengthened collaboration, top officials from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations on Wednesday highlighted their joint work on peace and security in the Gambia, Somalia and South Sudan, as well as other African countries, and urged adequate, timely and predictable funding.
UN rights expert warns torture routinely used against Sri Lankan security suspects
Jul 19, 2017, at 10:07 am
New York, July 19(Just Earth News): Concluding a five-day visit to Sri Lanka, a United Nations independent human right expert on Tuesday noted “routine and endemic†use of torture against people detained on national security grounds.
On Nelson Mandela Day, UN celebrates South African leader’s service to humanity
Jul 19, 2017, at 10:06 am
New York, July 19(Just Earth News): Marking what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 99th birthday, the United Nations on Tuesday honoured his lifetime of service and dedication to justice and equality.