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.
Not enough being done to shield civilians from violence in Somalia – UN report
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): The armed conflict in Somalia continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods, displacing millions of people, and impeding access to humanitarian relief for communities in need, according to a United Nations report launched today in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:00 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
Nearly a third of Darfur’s people still displaced, despite drop in violence, Security Council told
Nov 17, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Nov 16(Just Earth News): The armed groups in Darfur have largely been defeated and the ferocity of intercommunal violence has declined, but anxiety over safety continues to keep many people from returning to their homes, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council on Thursday.
Iraq: Security Council voices concern over reported violence in Kirkuk
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Wednesday expressed concern over recent reports of violence near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
UN study tackles violence against women in Arab region using economic model
Oct 07, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Oct 6 (Just Earth News): An economic model to estimate the costs of intimate partner violence – the most common form of violence against women in the Arab world – was spotlighted this week at the United Nations regional commission, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
UN human rights chief urges probe into violence during referendum in Catalonia
Oct 03, 2017, at 05:22 am
New York, Oct 2(Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official urged on Monday the authorities in Spain to ensure thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all acts of violence that took place Sunday during a referendum on the independence of Catalonia.
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:45 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Since the beginning of September, the humanitarian situation in western Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated as armed groups have taken over several localities – particularly Bocaranga and Niem – which has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush where they cannot access aid, the United Nations relief wing reported on Monday.
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:40 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Since the beginning of September, the humanitarian situation in western Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated as armed groups have taken over several localities – particularly Bocaranga and Niem – which has forced thousands of people to flee into the bush where they cannot access aid, the United Nations relief wing reported on Monday.
Myanmar: UN expert urges efforts to break 'worsening cycle of violence' in Rakhine
Sep 01, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Sept 1(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, affecting not just the Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim populations but also other communities.
Myanmar: UN rights chief says violence in Rakhine state 'predictable and preventable'
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Alarmed at renewed fighting and incitement in the wake of the attacks on Myanmar security forces in northern areas of Rakhine state, the top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday urged all sides to renounce the use of violence and called on State authorities to ensure they abide by their obligations under international human rights law.
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,†the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.
Aug 01, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Aug 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office has expressed regret that at least 10 people died in Venezuela over the weekend amid clashes between security forces and protestors opposing the Constituent Assembly elections, a spokesman for the Secretary-General said on Monday.
UN chief concerned about unfolding violence in Jerusalem's Old City
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:06 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday expressed concern about the situation in the Old City of Jerusalem, which has been the scene of escalating violence in recent days.
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.
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.
Security Council warned DR Congo’s violence on rise amid little political progress
Jul 12, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, July 12(Just Earth News): The security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to be a major source of concern, with violence in the Kasai provinces, in the western part of the vast country, reaching “disturbing†levels, the United Nations Security Council was told on Tuesday.
Violence in North Africa, Middle East puts health of 24 million children in jeopardy – UNICEF
May 25, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): From Libya to Syria, grinding conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East have damaged health infrastructure and compromised water and sanitation services, threatening the health of 24 million children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.
UN envoy and Pope Francis meet on enhancing cooperation to protect children from violence
Mar 24, 2017, at 08:00 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy advocating an end to violence against children has met with His Holiness Pope Francis to discuss greater cooperation on protecting children from sexual and other forms of violence.
Feb 27, 2017, at 04:28 am
New York, Feb 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent spate of violence in the south-central Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), calling on the Government to “immediately dispatch a credible and impartial investigation.â€
Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity – UN special adviser
Feb 07, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, Feb 7 (Just Earth News): The scale of violence against the Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine state documented in a recent United Nations human rights report is a level of dehumanization and cruelty that is “revolting and unacceptable,†the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said on Monday, underlining the Government's responsibility to ensure that populations are protected.
Ukraine: UN ‘gravely concerned’ by deteriorating situation as violence flares in Donetsk
Feb 01, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 1 (Just Earth News): Amid outburst of violence in Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council and the top humanitarian official there expressed grave concern on Tuesday about the “dangerous deterioration†of the situation in the country’s eastern region and its severe impact on the local civilian population.
UN relief official urges calm amid fears of flare-up of violence in Central African Republic town
Jan 26, 2017, at 05:22 am
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Amid rising tensions in Central African Republic’s Ouaka prefecture and in and around its town of Bambari, a senior UN humanitarian official in the country has appealed for calm and refraining from any act that could further increase the fragility of an already vulnerable population.
Killings, rapes in South Sudan continued 'unabated' after July 2016 violence, UN reports
Jan 17, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of people were killed in South Sudan during an outbreak of violence last July and more than 200 people were raped, according to a United Nations report on Monday released which emphasizes the need for accountability and justice for those human rights violations.
Recent violence in Central African Republic spotlights subregion's volatility, Security Council
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:17 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier in 2016, the recent outbreak of violence there had demonstrated the extremely fragile situation in the country, the Secretary-General's Acting Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News): Denouncing reports of open intimidation from armed militia against citizens of Burundi, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called upon the Government to take immediate effective action to protect its people.
In wake of violence, UN entities in Colombia underscore their commitment to protect civilians
Nov 22, 2016, at 12:33 pm
New York, Nov 22 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over recent violence, including killings, that targeted social leaders in several conflict-affected areas in Colombia, the United Nations Mission in the country, as well as the UN Country Team, underlined the need to protect civilians and to build communal harmony.
Youth in Toronto arrested for sexual assault
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:44 am
Toronto, Nov 10 (IBNS): Police have recently arrested a 13-year-old boy with several charges of sexual assaults in Toronto’s North York area.
Dead bodies of man and woman found in a garage in Quebec
Nov 08, 2016, at 01:52 am
Quebec, Nov. 7 (IBNS): Quebec provincial police on Saturday found the dead bodies of a man and a woman in a garage at the back of an apartment building in Becancour, Centre-du-Quebec region of Canada, halfway between the cities of Montreal and Quebec.