UN chief welcomes exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine
Dec 30, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the recent exchange of prisoners and detainees in eastern Ukraine and commended all those who helped bring about the exchange.
'No clear evidence' social media leads to more violent behavior, UN-backed study reports
Dec 30, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations agency-backed study found, but more research is needed to find out if social media has an effective role in radicalization.
Legacy of UN Mission in Liberia tied to former President Johnson Sirleaf, says senior UN official
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the outgoing President of Liberia, is connected to the legacy of the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMIL), which will wind down in March after 15 years of operations, a senior UN official said.
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Condemning the pardoning of former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts have said that the move undermines the work of the judiciary and the international community to achieve justice.
Yemen: Amid spike in casualties, UN relief official says civilians bearing brunt of ‘absurd war’
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): After separate airstrikes on a crowded market and a rural farm left nearly 70 people dead earlier this week in Yemen, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country denounced the incidents and reminded the warring parties of their international legal obligations to spare civilian lives and infrastructure.
Sustained cooperation vital to address Somalia’s challenges, says UN envoy
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:25 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): In a year which saw millions of Somali civilians displaced by armed conflict and thousands more killed and wounded in violence, the United Nations envoy to the country has called for sustained cooperation to tackle a number of pressing challenges.
World could see 1.8 billion tourists by 2030 – UN agency
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:22 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): By 2030, there could be 1.8 billion tourists – just over one in five persons in the world – travelling around the globe, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has said.
Congo: UN chief welcomes ceasefire between Brazzaville, Reverend Pastor Ntumi
Dec 27, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Dec 27(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire between the Government of the Republic of the Congo and a group led by Reverend Pastor Ntumi.
UN stands ready to support the Philippines in aftermath of deadly storm – Secretary-General
Dec 25, 2017, at 05:24 am
New York, Dec 24(Just Earth News): Expressing sadness at the loss of lives and devastation in the Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Tembin, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday that the Organization stands ready to provide support.
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen surpass one million, reports UN health agency
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has crossed one million, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, urging greater efforts to tackle the outbreak and deal with the deteriorating health situation in the war-torn nation.
Secretary-General extends mandate of UN-backed Lebanon tribunal for three more years
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres extended for another three years the mandate of the tribunal set up to try those accused of carrying out the February 2005 attack in Beirut, which killed 22 people, including the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, and injured many others.
Sharp rise in refugee arrivals to Uganda as fresh violence flares in DR Congo – UN agency
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): Fresh violence in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forced over 2,650 refugees to cross over into neighbouring Uganda this week, five times the usual number of arrivals, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:40 pm
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan on Thursday highlighted the need for the country to achieve a political settlement with the armed opposition, pointing to an upcoming February meeting between the parties as an opportunity not to be missed.
Aid has not reached ‘a single soul’ in Syria’s besieged areas in December, says UN advisor
Dec 22, 2017, at 09:52 am
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The list of people requiring life-saving medical help in Syria is getting shorter not because they were evacuated, but because they died, a senior United Nations advisor warned on Thursday.
South Sudan: First UN safe haven for displaced civilians closes
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:21 pm
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): The first ‘Protection of Civilians’ site – a place of refuge and safety set up next to a United Nations base in South Sudan – has been successfully closed after internally displaced families expressed the desire and confidence to return to their homes, the UN mission in the country said Wednesday.
Arctic forever changed by rapidly warming climate – UN weather agency
Dec 21, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): The Arctic continued in 2017 to warm at double the rate of the global temperature increase, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects, according to the United Nations weather agency.
Thousands in DR Congo’s Kasais to benefit from UN food, nutrition efforts, but challenges remain
Dec 21, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of severe hunger as a result of conflict in central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations emergency food relief and food security agencies are stepping up their response to assist more than 100,000 people.
Dec 21, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): As conflict and its drivers become more complex, unity in Security Council will be critical – UN chief
DR Congo: UN officials hail landmark convictions, life sentences in Kavumu child rape cases
Dec 20, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoys dealing with sexual violence in conflict and the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have welcomed the conviction of 11 Congolese militia fighters for raping dozens of children – including an 18-month-old toddler – in the vast country’s restive east.
Ukraine: UN agencies stepping up aid to most vulnerable as temperatures plummet
Dec 20, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): As temperatures plummet across Ukraine, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies said Tuesday that they are stepping up assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict in the country’s east.
UN agencies scale up work in Bangladesh as Rohingya refugee crisis enters fourth month
Dec 20, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): As the Rohingya refugee emergency in Bangladesh enters its fourth month, United Nations agencies are scaling up their relief work to respond to a range of issues, including outbreak of diphtheria, lack of access to sanitation and sexual violence.
Attack on humanitarian convoy north-east Nigeria leaves four civilians dead – UN aid official
Dec 19, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): At least four civilians are reported to have been killed when an aid convoy transporting food supplies was ambushed by armed individuals in Nigeria’s strife-torn north-east region, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country said.
Perpetrators of attack on church in Pakistan must be brought to justice, stresses UN chief
Dec 19, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): Denouncing Monday’s attack on a Methodist church in western Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General called for those behind the incident be held accountable.
UN rights office urges El Salvador to reform 'draconian' abortion laws
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights wing has called on the Latin American nation, El Salvador, to immediately halt the application of a law that unduly penalizes women for abortion-related offenses and to review all cases to ensure their compliance with international human rights standards.
‘American Dream’ quickly becoming an ‘illusion,’ says UN human rights expert
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): The number of Americans living in poverty and the already high income inequality could worsen further in the days to come, making the United States the most unequal society in the world, the United Nations expert on extreme poverty and human rights warned Friday.
Rohingya refugees face ‘multitude of protection risks,’ warns UN agency
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that it is concerned about the deteriorating environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, especially children, who make up 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh.
Hostilities flare on Yemen’s west coast, sparking new displacement – UN refugee agency
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): As hostilities intensify in frontline areas on Yemen’s west coast, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday that it is bracing for further displacement and a spike in humanitarian needs.
Respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu claim thousands of lives every year – UN health agency
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:31 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): Respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza takes up to 650,000 lives annually, according to new estimates released Thursday by the United Nations health agency and global partners.
In Tanzania, UN peacekeeping chief pays tribute to ‘blue helmets’ killed in DR Congo
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:21 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Thursday attended a ceremony in the port city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in honour of the country’s peacekeepers recently killed during their mission in a neighbouring country.
'Golden opportunity' missed for progress on intra-Syrian talks, says UN envoy
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:15 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): A “golden opportunity” has been missed to decide the future of Syria at the end of the latest round of United Nations-supported talks in Geneva, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.