Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation

May 09, 2017, at 10:33 am

New York, May 9(Just Earth News): Welcoming Saturday’s release of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram insurgent group three years ago, the United Nations has called for continued global support for the country’s efforts to release, rehabilitate and reintegrate all Boko Haram victims.

UN welcomes release of 26 Qatari abductees in Iraq

Apr 23, 2017, at 04:14 am

New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations has welcomed the release and return to their country of 26 Qatari nationals abducted in Muthanna governorate, Iraq, in December 2015.

Warming earth threatens to release huge amounts of carbon – UN agency

Mar 22, 2017, at 05:16 am

New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Rising temperatures could release massive amounts of carbon trapped in the Earth's soil, the United Nations agricultural agency on Tuesday reported, warning that soil management could make or break climate change response efforts.

India: UN experts urge release of prominent human rights defender after month-long detention

Oct 20, 2016, at 01:35 pm

New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Government of India to immediately release a prominent human rights defender who was arrested last month while on his way UN human rights meetings in Geneva, and has since remained under preventive detention.