Car blast injures former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos
May 26, 2017, at 03:15 pm
Athens, May 26 (IBNS): The Greek counterterrorism police are on the look out after former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and two others suffered injuries in a car bomb explosion, reports said.
With focus on natural disasters, UN risk reduction forum opens in Mexico
May 26, 2017, at 12:49 pm
New York, May 26(Just Earth News): Opening a major United Nations conference on risk reduction in Cancun, Mexico, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed cautioned that the world would not reach its development goals without tackling climate change and disaster risk.
May 26, 2017, at 05:12 am
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Attacks on hospitals and medical staff ‘symptoms of grave disregard’ for international law – UN chief Parties to conflict are treating hospitals and clinics as targets, rather than respecting them as sanctuaries, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned today during a Security Council debate on the protection of civilians in armed violence.
Formal trade in Africa can improve region, prospects for women – UN agency reports
May 26, 2017, at 05:11 am
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): Simplifying the requirements for a business license, offering incentives to tax payers, and tackling official corruption are among the recommendations by the United Nations agricultural organization to cut informal trade among African countries and boost economic prosperity, particularly for women.
On Africa Day, UN chief says world must move from ‘managing crises to preventing them’
May 26, 2017, at 05:10 am
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): ‘Africa Day’ 2017 comes at an important moment in the continent’s endeavours towards peace, inclusive economic growth and sustainable development United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging humanity to listen and learn with the people of Africa.
UNICEF urges G7 leaders to adopt six-point action plan to keep refugee children safe
May 26, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, the United Nations children’s agency has urged the leaders of G7 industrialized countries to adopt its six-point action plan for the protection of refugee and migrant children.
Manchester attack: UK police arrest seven in connection with bombing
May 25, 2017, at 03:31 pm
London, May 25 (IBNS): The UK police have arrested at least seven people in connection with the Manchester suicide attack which killed 22 people and injured 64 others at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday, reports said.
Yemen: UN envoy raises concern over attack on his convoy during visit to Sana’a
May 25, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for conflict-torn Yemen on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the attack on his convoy while traveling from the airport to the UN compound on Monday.
May 25, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Despite “appalling conditions†in South Sudan, it is not too late to save more people from dying, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said on Wednesday, joining the World Food Programme (WFP) chief in a call to all parties enmeshed in the country’s conflict to end the violence and work together to ensure access to food and other life-saving support.
Preserving cultural heritage, diversity vital for peacebuilding in Middle East – UNESCO chief
May 25, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Protecting cultural diversity is vital for peacebuilding in the Middle East, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on Wednesday, pledging solidarity with the victims of ethnic and religious violence in the region, and highlighting the need for both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power.
UN rights chief concerned about health of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel jails
May 25, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the health of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons as their hunger strike entered its 38th day without resolution.
‘All roads should lead to universal healthcare,’ says new WHO chief
May 25, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The newly-elected head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined his priorities for journalists at the agency’s headquarters on Wednesday in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide healthcare for all and to implement international health regulations.
May 25, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Wednesday urged the Security Council to unite behind a common strategy for advancing the political process and peace in the crisis-torn country.
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.
Marking International Day, UN honours dedication and service of peacekeepers
May 25, 2017, at 04:48 am
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): While the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is 29 May, the Organization on Wednesday held ceremonies to pay tribute to the more than 3,500 people who have died on duty since 1948 and acknowledge the dedication and courage of those serving on the ground.
Senior UN official appeals for aid to stop 'unprecedented' spread of cholera in Yemen
May 25, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): With more than 100,000 people in Yemen believed to be at risk for cholera, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country is appealing to Governments for urgent financial and political support.
DR Congo: 400,000 children in Greater Kasai at risk of severe acute malnutrition, UNICEF warns
May 25, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): Deteriorating security conditions have severely disrupted life-saving interventions for children in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent months, putting an estimated 400,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.
Explosions rock Jakarta, suicide bomber, policeman killed
May 25, 2017, at 04:15 am
Jakarta, May 24 (IBNS): Two bomb explosions, suspected to be carried out by a suicide attacker, rocked Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday which led to the death of a policeman and left five others injured, media reports said.
Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns
May 24, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Kathmandu, May 24 (IBNS): In a major development, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday.
Donald Trump meets Pope Francis
May 24, 2017, at 10:08 pm
Vatican City, May 24 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday met Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Bodies of four climbers found at highest camp in Mount Everest
May 24, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Kathamandu, May 24 (IBNS) : Bodies of four climbers, including that of a woman, have been found in a camp on Mount Everest, media reports said.
Ex-Afghan MP wounded in an attack in Kabul city
May 24, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS) : A former lawmaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Najibullah Kabuli was wounded in an attack in Kabul city late on Tuesday night, Afghanistan's state-run Khaama Press said.
Ten ISIS militants, including four leader, killed in Afghanistan
May 24, 2017, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS) : At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Manchester blast: UK names attacker, to deploy soldiers in key places
May 24, 2017, at 03:26 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): The UK police have named the suspect involved in the Manchester suicide attack which claimed at least 22 lives and injured another 59 people, reports said.
May 24, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): A fact-finding mission in Syria has found evidence of sulfur mustard in samples taken from an alleged attack on 16 September 2016, while samples from a 4 April incident have revealed exposure to sarin or a sarin-like substance, the United Nations disarmament chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.
New secure Internet app aids UN peacekeeping maintain and share statistics
May 24, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping office on Tuesday announced a new software application that is enhancing efficiency and situational awareness in the field.
May 24, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): As world leaders and civil society representatives gather on Tuesday in Cancun, Mexico, for a biennial United Nations forum on preventing and mitigating disaster impacts, the UN on Tuesday launched an updated plan to increase the number of cities and towns with the capacity to reduce their disaster losses by 2020.
May 24, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): More than 100,000 UN peacekeepers serving around the world will be honoured this month as the United Nations celebrates the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed annually on 29 May.
Two UN ‘blue helmets’ killed in attack in northern Mali
May 24, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and another injured on Tuesday morning in an ambush in the northern Kidal region.
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom elected to top UN health post
May 24, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the United Nations health agency, on Tuesday elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).