Perpetrators of recent terrorist attack in Iraq must be held accountable – UN Security Council
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Condemning, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack on 16 February in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of such reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:15 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Amid renewed violence that has led to “successive gross violations†of international humanitarian law in two north-eastern provinces of the Central African Republic (CAR), the most senior United Nations relief official in the country has called for free and unhindered access to civilians impacted by the clashes between rival armed groups.
'We need to start now’ on road to peace, UN envoy says as Syria negotiations open in Geneva
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the representatives of the Syrian Government and its opposition to the United Nations-facilitated negotiations that opened on Thursday in Geneva, Staffan de Mistura reiterated the need to work together for a political solution.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a major donors conference in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, seeking to generate global action to tackle the complex crisis in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin, the top United Nations relief official highlighted that investing in support for the region will in turn help strengthen broader security around the world for all to benefit.
UN health agency reports depression now ‘leading cause of disability worldwide’
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, the United Nations health agency on Thursday reported, estimating that it affects more than 300 million people worldwide – the majority of them women, young people and the elderly.
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): Launching an unprecedented global campaign, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging everyone to eliminate the use of microplastics and stop the excessive, wasteful use of single-use plastic, to save the world’s seas and oceans from irreversible damage before it’s too late.
Security Council extends mandate of UN Guinea-Bissau peacebuilding office through 2018
Feb 24, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended for another year the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau, known as UNIOGBIS, and urged all political actors in the country to implement the provisions of the Conakry Agreement signed last October.
Pakistan: 10 killed in powerful explosion in Lahore
Feb 24, 2017, at 04:53 am
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least 10 people died after a powerful explosion took place in an under-construction building in Pakistn's Lahore city on Thursday, media reports said.
Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency
Feb 24, 2017, at 04:21 am
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Acute shortage of critical medicines, limited fuel for electricity and specialized medical staff such as intensive care doctors and nurses having left Yemen have put innocent lives in danger, the United Nations health agency has warned.
Pakistan: Lahore blast kills 8
Feb 23, 2017, at 09:06 pm
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): A blast in Pakistan's Lahore city has killed at least eight people on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Lahore explosion kills 7
Feb 23, 2017, at 07:02 pm
Lahore, Feb 23 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in an explosion in Pakistan's Lahore city on Thursday, media reports said.
Mosul: Iraqi forces storm airport
Feb 23, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Mosul, Feb 23 (IBNS): In an attempt to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State militants, Iraqi forces have attacked the airport in the city, media reports said on Friday.
Syria negotiations may not yield breakthrough, but momentum needs to be maintained – UN envoy
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): A day before negotiations on the crisis in Syria kick off in Geneva, the United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country acknowledged that while he is “not expecting a breakthrough,†the proactive momentum needs to be sustained, and the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council that the country’s humanitarian needs would remain critical for a long time.
Central African Republic: Four UN peacekeepers wounded in ambush by armed group
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic has reported that its troops on patrol were ambushed yesterday outside of Ippy in Ouaka prefecture.
OSCE seeks to defuse conflicts, combat radicalization and build trust, UN Security Council told
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Multilateral cooperation is the only way to achieve peace, security and stability, and there is no alternative to it, Austria’s Foreign Minister told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, underscoring the work of his country in its role as the Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion – UN
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Sounding the alarm on behalf of more than 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing devastating levels of food insecurity, Secretary-General António Guterres joined other top United Nations officials on Wednesday calling for “strong and urgent†action from the international community to help the already-fragile countries avert catastrophe.
Haiti: New grant to help UNICEF strengthen efforts to tackle cholera
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): A new grant from the Government of Japan will allow the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help reduce cholera-related morbidity and mortality in Haiti in 2017 and 2018, the UN agency said in a news release.
Business-as-usual not an option with future global food security in jeopardy, cautions UN agency
Feb 23, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News): Warning that diminishing natural resources and a changing climate have put humankind’s future ability to feed itself “in jeopardy,†the United Nations underlined on Wednesday that while the planet still has the potential to produce enough food, “major transformations†are needed to make production sustainable and to ensure that all of humanity benefits.
Nigeria seeks $1 billion to provide life-saving aid to millions in country's northeast – UN
Feb 23, 2017, at 03:59 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): As relief organizations increase response to the humanitarian emergency in the north-east of Nigeria, timely donor support amounting to a little over $1 billion is required to sustain life-saving assistance to millions people devastated by Boko Haram-linked violence, the United Nations relief aid wing has said.
Protests against government is planned, says Donald Trump
Feb 22, 2017, at 04:21 pm
Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed dissent against his government as staged incidents by liberal activists.
Trial of Gaddafi regime a 'missed opportunity for justice' – UN human rights chief
Feb 22, 2017, at 02:57 pm
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Pointing out that the recent trial in Libya of members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime fell short of international fair-trial standards, the United Nations human rights wing and the UN mission in the North African country called on authorities to address flaws identified in a new report.
Multilingual education is 'absolutely essential,' UNESCO chief says on Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2017, at 02:56 pm
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Learning languages is a promise of peace, innovation and creativity, and will contribute to the achievement of global development goals, the head of the United Nations agency for culture and education has said, marking International Mother Language Day.
UN refugee agency focuses on sheltering displaced as Iraqi offensive moves to west Mosul
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:47 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is focusing efforts on camp construction in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, where renewed fighting could displace up to 250,000 people.
'Time running out' for 1.4 million children in 'man-made' crises in Africa, Yemen – UNICEF
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:46 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Almost 1.4 million children are at imminent risk of death due to severe acute malnutrition this year, as famine threatens in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), urging prompt action to save them.
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:44 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): The complex crisis in Yemen continues to deepen, with United Nations agencies reporting on Tuesday that perhaps one million people who had fled for safety are returning to their homes mainly due to a lack of access to income and basic services in the areas of displacement, warning that returnees often find the situation just as bad.
'Time lost means lives lost,' warns UN aid chief, releasing funds to tackle drought in Ethiopia
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:39 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations humanitarian official on Tuesday released $18.5 million from the organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to enable critical aid for more than 785,000 people suffering from hunger, malnutrition and severe water shortages in Ethiopia's Somali region – the worst drought-stricken part of the country.
At Security Council, UN chief Guterres highlights global significance of a peaceful Europe
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:38 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Noting that recent crises in Europe show that the continent remains at risk from new outbreaks of conflict, United Nations Secretary-General called for reinforcing mutual trust and respect to strengthen stability and cooperation both within Europe and beyond.
'We cannot give up the fight' to end child recruitment, says UNICEF chief
Feb 22, 2017, at 07:35 am
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Even though over the past 10 years, more than 65,000 children have been released from armed forces and armed groups, tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 continue to be used in conflicts around the world, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Shaheen 25 offensive kills at least 7 ISIS militants
Feb 21, 2017, at 07:48 pm
Kabul, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least seven ISIS militants have been killed in the ongoing Shaheen 25 offensive, launched by the Afghanistan government, local Khaama Press reported.
Pakistan: 3 blasts kill at least 4 in Charsadda
Feb 21, 2017, at 07:35 pm
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least four people were killed and 12 others injured in three consecutive blasts which rocked Pakistan's Charsadda on Tuesday, local reports said.