World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Vaccinations stave off 26 potentially deadly diseases, the United Nations health agency is emphasizing on the first day of World Immunization Week, which also marks the halfway point of the Organization's goal to stop millions of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Yemen
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland will convene a one-day conference in Geneva, tomorrow, to draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.â€
Status of declaration on indigenous peoples' rights in spotlight as UN forum opens in New York
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, senior UN officials on Monday underscored the need to do more to ensure that indigenous peoples are able to benefit from global development agenda, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Starvation looms for 20 million, UN agricultural advisory group told at opening session
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): If nothing is done soon, 20 million people will starve to death over the next six months in South Sudan, Somalia, north-eastern Nigera and Yemen, the United Nations agricultural chief on Monday warned the UN agency's Council.
UNESCO launches first-ever policy guide on Holocaust education and genocide prevention
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations educational and cultural agency has launched a first-ever policy guide for education on the Holocaust and, more broadly, genocide and mass atrocities.
UN calls for probe and accountability following possible landmine blast in eastern Ukraine
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday called for an investigation into a possible landmine explosion in eastern Ukraine after a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission was killed and two others were injured.
Ahead of World Malaria Day, UN says 'let's close the gap' in prevention coverage
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Apr 24(Just Earth News): On the eve of World Malaria Day, the United Nations health agency called on Monday for accelerating scaled-up efforts to prevent malaria, which remains a major public health threat, killing one child every two minutes worldwide in 2015.
Conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan tortured, ill-treated in government facilities – UN
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Apr 24(Just Earth News): A record number of people detained by Afghan police say that have been tortured or ill-treated in the past year, according to a new United Nations report, which notes however that the Afghan Government has committed to eliminating torture and ill-treatment in national detention facilities.
Girls worst affected as conflict keeps more than 25 million children out of school – UNICEF
Apr 25, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): To help raise awareness on challenges that children affected and uprooted by conflict face in accessing school, UNICEF has been working with Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Khost
Apr 24, 2017, at 11:19 pm
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost City on Monday, media reports said.
Afghan Defense Minister and Army chief resign days after Taliban attack on Army base
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS) : The Afghan defense minister Abdullah Habibi and the Afghan national army chief of staff Qadam Shah Shaheem have resigned from their post, state news agency Khamaa press said on Monday.
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Ontario responds to UN officials’ call for urgent action to prevent famine
Apr 24, 2017, at 08:31 am
Toronto, Apr 23 (Just Earth News): Responding to the UN officials' call for urgent action to prevent famine in African region, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has stated that Ontario is contributing $2.5 Million for Emergency Relief Efforts in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.
Accountability for rights abuses in South Sudan 'more important than ever,' says senior UN official
Apr 24, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, Apr 24 (Just Earth News): A lack of accountability for crimes perpetrated during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan remains one of the country's “biggest challenges,†the Human Rights Director for the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) said on Sunday as he wrapped up a visit to the north-western Wau region.
US citizen detained in North Korea
Apr 23, 2017, at 11:11 pm
Washington/Seoul, Apr 23 (IBNS): An US citizen has been detained in North Korea, South Korean media reported on Sunday.
UN and World Bank sign new partnership to build resilience for the most vulnerable
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:46 pm
New York, Apr 23(Just Earth News): Building resilience for the world's most vulnerable people by reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing food security, and sustaining peace in crisis-affected situations will be the focus of a new partnership framework agreed by the United Nations and World Bank.
Mother Earth Day: Environmental and climate literacy vital for a cleaner, greener planet, says UN
Apr 23, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs, the United Nations is emphasizing on Mother Earth Day.
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.
US: Vivek Murthy dismissed as Surgeon General
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:33 am
Washington, Apr 22 (IBNS): The White House administration has dismissed an Indian-American who was appointed as the Surgeon General.
Afghanistan: Attack on ANA base kills 130 soldiers
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:13 am
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): At least 130 soldiers were killed and 65 others were injured as militants attacked an army base in Afghanistan's Balkh province, local media reports said on Saturday.
Project Raphael: YRP concludes report, arrests 104 trying to buy child sex
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:43 pm
Toronto, Apr 22 (IBNS): The investigators of the York Regional Police Human Trafficking Team completed Project Raphael, a four-year investigation, with the arrest of 104 men attempting to purchase sex with children.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Taliban base attack kills at least 70 soldiers
Apr 22, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): An attack at an army base in Afghanistan's Balkh province accounted for at least 70 soldiers as militants targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base's mosque, media reports said.
Taliban attack kills eight Afghan soldiers
Apr 22, 2017, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide attack carried out by militants, local Khaama Press reported.
Addressing ‘fragility’ of societies key to preventing conflicts, stresses UN chief
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): Noting that a key trigger common to nearly all conflicts is the element of fragility – fragility of States, of institutions, or of societies – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for increasing investments in preventative measures that address the problem of fragility before it turns into conflict.
UN envoy welcomes restored Internet service in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:58 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa was relieved to learn that Cameroon President Paul Biya instructed that full internet services be restored in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon.
UN food relief agency air-lifts food, medical supplies to 31,000 famine-stricken Somalis
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:57 pm
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): As the drought intensifies in south and north-eastern Somalia, the United Nations emergency food relief agency on Friday airlifted to Mogadishu enough high-energy biscuits to assist 31,000 people for three days.
Global CEOs call for greater disclosure of climate risks
Apr 22, 2017, at 12:56 pm
Geneva, Switzerland, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The heads of major global businesses are urging G20 governments to formally accept that companies should disclose climate-related financial risks.
Cuba needs new laws and stronger action targeting human trafficking – UN rights expert
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:41 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has urged Cuba to consider introducing new legislation to ensure that everyone who falls victim to trafficking in persons can be identified and helped, and the authorities can take action against offenders.
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:40 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): New data published by the United Nations health agency has revealed that a vast majority of the estimated 325 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection lack access to life-saving testing and treatment, placing them at a great risk of chronic liver disease, cancer, and even death.
Spread of literacy among women highlighted in UNESCO anniversary global review
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:39 am
New York, Apr 22(Just Earth News): The increase in reading and writing proficiency among women is a result of the significant up tic in their enrolment and completion of primary education over the last five decades, even as overall funding for adult literacy has remained low, a recently-launched study by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found.