UN chief Guterres condemns deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Condemning on Thursday's terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
Pregnant, breastfeeding women among most at risk in Yemen's cholera outbreak
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): In the midst of the cholera outbreak in Yemen, where an average 5,000 people fall sick every day, the United Nations population agency is warning about the dangers to pregnant and breastfeeding women.
ICC orders former Mali Islamist to pay more than $3 million for damage to Timbuktu cultural sites
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): For deliberately attacking religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued to Malian Islamist a nearly three million euros Reparations Order, due on 16 February 2018.
South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.
Terror Attack: 13 killed and 50 injured as van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:00 am
Barcelona, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed and about 50 wounded when a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona's tourist area of Las Ramblas on Thursday, police said.
In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief has called for international solidarity and resources to aid Sudan, which is one of the major hosting countries for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan.
UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:54 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human experts on Thursday cautioned.
Van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona's Las Ramblas, kills one
Aug 18, 2017, at 04:44 am
Madrid, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least person was killed and about 32 got injured as a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas avenue in the city centre on Thursday evening, media reports.
Prison riot kills at least 37 inmates in Venezuela
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:52 am
Caracas, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in Venezuela's Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state, reports said.
Australian senator wears burqa inside parliament, stirs up controversy
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:46 am
Melbourne, Aug 17 (IBNS): The leader of Australia's far right One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, stirred up a controversy in the parliament after she arrived there wearing a burqa, reports said.
'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:09 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Urging people everywhere to speak out against hate speech and hate crimes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his call for tolerance, respect for the other and the importance of recognizing diversity.
As tensions on Korean Peninsula grow, UN chief urges world to 'dial up' diplomacy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:04 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Addressing the growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday said it was important “to dial down rhetoric and dial up diplomacy.â€
Post-election Kosovo entering period of uncertainty that will demand strong leadership – UN envoy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:03 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): Following the parliamentary elections of 11 June, which took place without “major irregularities or incidents,†Kosovo has entered a “period of uncertainty†marked by reconfiguring the political landscape and a “functional void,†the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo Zahir Tanin told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Latin America and Caribbean at difficult juncture as foreign direct investment shrinks – UN
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:02 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations Latin America commission has reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the region declined by 7.9 per cent to $167.043 billion in 2016, due to low commodity prices, sluggish economic growth and global trend of shifting investment in developed economies.
Guterres appoints former German President Köhler as his Western Sahara envoy
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Wednesday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.
UN observers conclude FARC-EP arms removal process in Colombia
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Aug 17(Just Earth News): More than 8,000 weapons and over one million burned cartridges were transported to a central warehouse in Colombia as the United Nations political mission in the country concluded the process of the laying down of individual weapons of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) combatants.
Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:39 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): A ground-breaking global convention on mercury on Wednesday goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage.
Emergency food distributions launched to assist thousands displaced in DR Congo – UN agency
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:37 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Food assistance will be provided to food insecure people displaced by conflict in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says the United Nations food agency.
UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria
Aug 17, 2017, at 03:36 am
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Condemning a series of terrorist attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for those responsible for these “repeated heinous acts†to be brought to justice.
Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm, study finds
Aug 17, 2017, at 01:08 am
London, Aug 16 (IBNS):Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.
New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road, says study
Aug 17, 2017, at 12:03 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia.
Security Council told African-led force on terrorism in the Sahel operational but challenged
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The joint task force by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – to tackle the threat of terrorism in Africa's Sahel region is now operational, but a number of challenges remain, including funding, the United Nations Security Council was on Tuesday told.
More survivors, remains of deceased African migrants found on Yemen beach, says UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Over the past three days, the UN migration agency has found more survivors and victims' remains from last week's tragedy – when hundreds of migrants were forced from two boats into the sea off the coast of Yemen.
UN humanitarian team activated in Nepal in wake of severe floods and landslides
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) has been activated in Nepal to support response efforts in the aftermath of severe floods that have hit the nation, the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country has said.
'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.
First of 33,000 Congolese refugees relocated to new settlement in Angola – UN agency
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): More than 1,500 Congolese refugees who have fled violence and ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been relocated from reception centres in northern Angola to a newly established settlement, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said.
UN migration agency assists population in wake of devastating floods in Sierra Leone
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): After learning Monday that devastating floods and mudslides left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, the United Nations migration agency released $160,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief for the West African country.
UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence
Aug 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm
New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Calling on the Kenyan authorities to avoid violence, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday urged the Government to make an immediate announcement that it will cooperate and ensure accountability for reported abuse by security forces which has led to deaths and injures, including among children.
One UN peacekeeper killed, another injured in coordinated attack on mission base in central Mali
Aug 15, 2017, at 10:48 am
New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen.