Unimpeded access, humanitarian funds urgently needed in Yemen – senior UN relief official
May 09, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, May 8(Just Earth News): Voicing concern over lack of humanitarian access – particularly for medicine and medical supplies – in war-torn Yemen, a senior United Nations relief official has called on all parties to the conflict to ensure urgent and unrestricted access to people in need across the country.
IAEA , American Society of Nuclear Cardiology join forces to combat heart diseases
May 09, 2017, at 05:06 am
Vienna, Austria, May 8 (Just Earth News): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) agreed on Monday to work together to improve medical care for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases worldwide. More people die globally due to heart diseases than any other single cause.
ISIS head in Afghanistan killed
May 09, 2017, at 02:29 am
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): Head of ISIS militant group in Afghanistan has been killed media reports said on Monday.
Flooding forces Montreal to declare state of emergency, other Atlantic provinces under threat
May 08, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Toronto, May 8 (IBNS): Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency in Montreal on Sunday afternoon, as flood waters continued to rise due to incessant rainfall for the past few days.
British Columbia grappling with flood waters, mudslide
May 08, 2017, at 04:10 pm
Vancouver, May 8 (IBNS): Canadians on the west coast province of British Columbia(BC) are spending this weekend in a desperate struggle with rising floodwaters caused by unusually persistent rainfall, reports said.
Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
May 08, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed yesterday's release of more than 80 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents over three years ago.
Emmanuel Macron wins French elections, to be youngest President
May 08, 2017, at 06:54 am
Paris, May 07 (IBNS) Pragmatic centrist Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of France as he won the elections emphatically on Sunday defeating his far right challenger Marine Le Pen whose emergence as a major force in the elections had unnerved the supporters of European Union.
South Sudan: UN peacekeepers deployed to enable aid delivery to Upper Nile's Aburoc area
May 08, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urgently deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance to the 50,000 people displaced from home, the Mission said on Sunday.
North Korea detains US citizen
May 08, 2017, at 03:48 am
Seoul, May 7 (IBNS): A US citizen has been detained by North Korea, media reports said.
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Alberta's NDP Government performs well on its halfway point, say reports
May 07, 2017, at 05:30 pm
Calgary May07 (IBNS): Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and her New Democratic Party( NDP) hit the halfway point of their term Friday, riding an orange wave of popularity into office to lead Alberta's sluggish economy toward a green future, buoyed for now by barrels of red ink., reported Canadian Press.
French citizens vote to elect their next president
May 07, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Paris, May 7 (IBNS): Under the shadow of the recent terrorist attacks and Brexit, the citizens of France are casting their votes on Sunday in the second round of polls to elect their next president with political observers forecasting a keen contest between the anti-immigration Far Right Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Baku Forum: Time to find 'magic formula' for peaceful coexistence, says UNESCO chief
May 07, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News): It is time to find that “magic formula†that will encourage people to live together in peace, the head of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) urged earlier today at the end of a UN-backed conference on intercultural dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan.
10,000 likely to participate in greater Toronto yoga event on June 25
May 07, 2017, at 06:15 am
Toronto, May 6 (IBNS): The Indian Consulate in Toronto is expecting a turnout of at least 10,000 people at the International Yoga Day celebrations here on June 25, Indian Consul General Dinesh Bhatia has said.
Security Council condemns attack against UN Mission in South Sudan
May 07, 2017, at 05:32 am
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News): Strongly condemning the attack against the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on 3 May, the Security Council has called on all parties to immediately adhere to the permanent ceasefire called for in an August 2015 peace agreement.
Indian origin couple shot dead in US by daughter's ex-boyfriend
May 06, 2017, at 09:40 pm
Washington, May 6 (IBNS) : An Indian origin couple was shot dead in the US in an apparent revenge attack by their daughter’s ex-boyfriend who was eventually shot dead in a standoff with police.
French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron hit by massive email hack
May 06, 2017, at 05:45 pm
Paris, May 6 (IBNS): Ahead of Sunday's Presidential polls in France, Emmanuel Macron, the front runner for Elysee Palace, received a setback as he complained of a 'massive, coordinated email hack', reports said.
Republican Healthcare far better than Ocare, says US President Donald Trump
May 06, 2017, at 02:42 pm
Washington, May 6 (IBNS): Slamming the American media yet again for 'making his victory look as bad as possible', US President Donald Trump said that the Republican Healthcare plan is far better than the recently repealed Obamacare.
In Colombia's central Meta region, Security Council witnesses first-hand progress on peace deal
May 06, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): While touring the Amazon region of Colombia where one of the monitoring mechanism facilities was set up under a historic peace agreement, a delegation from the United Nations Security Council met on Friday with members of La Referma community, as well as Government representatives and FARC-EP members.
'Save Lives: Slow Down,' urges UN health agency ahead of Global Road Safety Week
May 06, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): Spotlighting the relationship between speeding and traffic fatalities – speeding contributes to one in three traffic deaths – the UN health agency, ahead of Global Road Safety Week, is urging countries to take measures to curb dangerous driving behaviour.
On International Day, UN honours midwives as family 'partners for life'
May 06, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations population agency on Friday urged governments and development partners to expand midwifery programmes and promote an environment where midwives can effectively serve the needs of women and their families.
As rainy season starts, UN health agency warns of cholera outbreak in drought-hit Somalia
May 06, 2017, at 01:25 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): Somalia is suffering from the largest cholera outbreak in the past five years and the number of people killed is expected to double by the end of June, the United Nations health agency.
UN migration agency transports hundreds of South Sudanese refugees from border into Ethiopia
May 06, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency has begun transferring South Sudanese refugees from Ethiopia's Pagak border entry point in Gambella to the Gore-Shembola refugee camp in Benishangul Gumuz Regional States – approximately 835 kilometres away.
May 06, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): 'Hard power' can no longer stop conflicts nor the rise of violent extremism and “ancient hatreds†such as antisemitism and racial discrimination, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on Friday, insisting that “we need 'soft power' of education, knowledge, culture, communication, the sciences, to strengthen the values we share and recognize the destiny we hold in common.â€
Efforts to impeach Nepalese Chief Justice 'an assault on human rights' – UN rights chief
May 06, 2017, at 01:20 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): Raising alarm over moves to impeach the Chief Justice of Nepal – who has been instrumental in a number of high-profile and politically sensitive decisions – the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, warned on Friday that such actions suggest a concerted attempt by the Government to undermine the independence of the judiciary.
Saudi Arabia must reform 'unacceptably broad' counter-terrorism law – UN rights expert
May 06, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): Saudi Arabia must stop using its anti-terror law to violate the right to free speech of its people, and end the use of torture terrorist suspects during investigations, a United Nations human rights expert urged at the end of his mission to the country.
Keep interests of people above all else, UN Security Council urges political actors in DR Congo
May 06, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, May 5(Just Earth News): Voicing concern over challenges to the implementation of last year's political agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and deteriorating humanitarian and security situation, the United Nations Security Council has urged all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to resolve the problems faced by the country.
New UN study makes 'strong' economic case for Africa's investment in green energy
May 06, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, May 5(Just Earth News): Charting data from 54 African countries, a new UN atlas reveals the continent's energy potential; revealing that investment in renewable energy would strengthen its economic advancement.
May 06, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, May 5(Just Earth News): Four international humanitarian organizations have temporarily suspended activities in northern Central African Republic (CAR) after dozens of attacks on aid workers in the region, the United Nations humanitarian office today said.
Worsening food insecurity forcing more people to migrate, finds new UN report
May 06, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the complex link between food insecurity and migration – where increase in one forces the other to rise and then spirals back to push the former even higher – the United Nations food relief agency has urged greater investments in food security and livelihoods at places of origin to prevent displacement and reduce forced onward migration.
‘Blue helmet’ killed in attack on UN Mission camp in Timbuktu, Mali
May 05, 2017, at 09:48 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): A United Nations peacekeeper from Liberia was killed and nine others injured when their camp came under attack in the Malian city of Timbuktu, the UN Integrated Mission in the country, known as MINUSMA, has reported.