UN agency helps nearly 100,000 migrants return home in 2016
Jul 12, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, July 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency reported on Tuesday that it helped nearly 100,000 migrants return home voluntarily last year, a 41 per cent increase over 2015. This assistance was provided through the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR ) programmes and highlighted in its 2016 Key Highlights report. In a corresponding news release, IOM notes that the people assisted in 2016 from 110 countries were returned to 161 countries and territories of origin.
Record-breaking weather in 2016 pushes world into ‘truly uncharted territory’– UN agency
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Global temperatures set yet another record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice, and unabated sea level rise and ocean heat, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, warning that the extreme weather and climate conditions have continued into 2017.
'Unprecedented suffering' for Syrian children in 2016 – UNICEF
Mar 14, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Mar 13 (Just Earth News): The suffering of children in war-torn Syria “hit rock bottom†in 2016 with the highest number of grave violations against them since verification began in 2014, underscored the United Nations children's agency urging all parties to the conflict, those who have influence over them, and anyone who cared about children to find an immediate political solution to end the conflict.
2016 was the hottest year ever recorded – UN weather agency
Jan 19, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News): The world has just witnessed the hottest year on record, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the United Nations weather agency reported on Wednesday, highlighting new records in indicators of human-caused climate change, as well as loss of Artic sea ice.
One journalist killed every four days in 2016, UN agency finds
Jan 18, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom.
After promising start, 2016 has been worst for civilians in Syria – UN expert
Dec 29, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News): After a promising start, the year 2016 has been the worst for civilian casualties so far in the war in Syria, according to the head of a United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry into the Middle Eastern country.
Latest Mediterranean tragedy pushes number of people perishing in 2016 beyond 5,000 – UNHCR
Dec 24, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): Highlighting that the number of causalities in the Mediterranean Sea this year has crossed 5,000 with the latest reports of about 100 people feared to have drowned, the United Nations refugee agency has called on countries to increase pathways for admission of refugees.
Asia-Pacific saw steady growth in 2016, but risks to financial stability remain – UN report
Dec 02, 2016, at 01:17 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): Issuing a year-end update to its flagship economic and social development report, the United Nations development arm for the Asia-Pacific region said on Thursday that resilient domestic demand and policy support supported the region notch a steady growth rate of five per cent but warned that risks remain to financial stability.
Nearly one billion travel abroad in first nine months of 2016 – UN agency
Nov 08, 2016, at 02:09 pm
New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): Recording an almost four per cent increase over the same period last year, the first nine months of 2016 witnessed 956 million international tourists travelling to different parts of the world, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Monday.
Manufacturing growth expected to remain low in 2016 – UN report
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:03 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report has indicated that global manufacturing growth is expected to remain low in 2016 due to weakened financial support for productive activities.
UN refugee agency: 2016 is deadliest year for refugees crossing to Europe via Central Mediterranean
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:53 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday flagged that while the number of deaths of refugees seeking safety via the Turkey-Greece route into Europe has fallen dramatically, the use of the North Africa-Italy route has remained constant – with the latter experiencing an increase in the number of deaths, making 2016 the deadliest year so far for refugees in the Central Mediterranean.