Security Council extends mandate of UN Iraq Mission for one year
Jul 26, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, July 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year, until 31 July 2017.
India and US to enhance cooperation in maritime sector
Jul 19, 2016, at 08:19 pm
Long Beach (US)/New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): India and the United States have agreed to deepen the scope of cooperation in the maritime sector with the American ports evincing keen interest in comprehensive port-led development, especially the ambitious Sagarmala programme, the Ministry of Shipping informed on Tuesday.
Jul 16, 2016, at 12:51 pm
New York, July 16 (Just Earth News): Recent victories against ISIL show that Iraqis are capable of defeating the extremist group, but sustainable peace and security in Iraq can only be achieved through historic reconciliation, the United Nations envoy for the country on Friday said, calling also on the international community for greater support for Iraq and its people.
Istanbul airport attack kills 36
Jun 29, 2016, at 02:49 pm
Istanbul, June 29 (IBNS): At least 36 people were killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.
Indian woman kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS) An Indian woman working with an NGO was kidnapped in Kabul on Thursday night, media reports said.
In Paris, Ban calls for ‘courage and legitimacy’ to achieve peace in Middle East
Jun 04, 2016, at 03:15 pm
New York, June 4 (Just Earth News): Terror, violence and the incitement that fuel them, along with the ongoing settlement enterprise and the lack of unity between Gaza and the West Bank are all obstacles that must be overcome on the path towards achieving peace in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, calling on the international community to exercise its influence to help reach this goal.
Iraq: despite hundreds killed in May, UN says will of civilians ‘remains unshaken’
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News)A total of 867 Iraqis were killed and another 1,459 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in May 2016, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
EgyptAir says wreckage from plane found near Karpathos Island
May 20, 2016, at 05:02 am
Cairo, May 19 (IBNS): The EgyptAir on Thursday announced that the wreckage of its flight, which crashed on its way from Paris to Cairo, has been found near Karpathos Island.
Bangladesh set to execute war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami
May 11, 2016, at 12:12 am
Dhaka, May 10 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government is gearing up to execute death convict war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
Ban appoints Malian national as Special Representative for UN Guinea-Bissau office
May 06, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).
‘Girls in ICT Day’ highlights need to promote technology careers for women – UN
Apr 29, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest growing sector.
UN guidelines and new technologies boost efforts to help curb 'ghost fishing'
Apr 22, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, Apr 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS): International guidelines being developed by a United Nations agency and new technologies are expected to boost efforts to cut down levels of abandoned fish gear, which often continues to carry out the capture process, entangling fish and other marine animals in its nets, a phenomenon known as “ghost fishing.â€
Apr 09, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the wake of last week’s leak of a trove of confidential financial documents from a Panama law firm, a United Nations human rights expert called on the international community to urgently put an end to financial secrecy.
Progress made on humanitarian track for Syria, UN advisor reports
Mar 24, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The advisor to the United Nations envoy on Syria on Wednesday reported further progress in the humanitarian relief efforts in the conflict-battered country, with more areas reached, allowing medical kits to get through checkpoints, and children to be vaccinated.
Ban welcomes Security Council action to combat sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers
Mar 13, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Mar 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed yesterday's adoption by the Security Council of special measures to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers, his spokesman said.
UN deputy chief urges Member States to make 'responsibility to protect' a reality
Feb 27, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The principle of “responsibility to protect,†a call for putting into action legal commitments to protect populations from atrocity crimes, has seen mixed results since its inception in 2005, the United Nations deputy chief said today, urging the international community to make the protection of populations from such heinous acts “a living reality.â€
As refugee and migrant flood into Europe continues, UN and partners seek $550 million for 2016
Jan 27, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Jan 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With no let-up in the flood of people pouring into Europe as they flee conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere, the United Nations refugee agency and its partners are appealing to donors for $550 million to support the ongoing humanitarian response for 2016.
As deadline slips in South Sudan, UN chief urges African partners to revive peace process
Jan 26, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With South Sudan’s parties missing last week’s deadline to set up the Transitional Government of National Unity amid deadlock over establishing 28 states, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the war-torn country’s African partners to save the peace process.
UN agency calls on donors to support Syrian farmers in their hour of need
Jan 21, 2016, at 03:21 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the war in Syria now approaching its sixth year, agricultural production has plummeted and food supplies are at an all-time low, pushing millions of people into hunger, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization stressed on Wednesday, calling on governments to boost funding to help farmers keep their lands in production and prevent the situation from deteriorating even further.
'No-one left behind' is ethical imperative of development agenda: UN deputy chief
Jan 14, 2016, at 03:33 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The universal inclusiveness of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an ethical imperative, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told a forum for UN Member States on Wednesday on ethics for development.
Barrack Obama delivers last speech as US President
Jan 13, 2016, at 04:23 pm
Washington, Jan 13 (IBNS) Barrack Obama on Tuesday delivered his last State of Union address as US President, where he spoke about change, tackling terrorism and other burning issues.
UN health agency outlines global trends and looks ahead to 2030 targets
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000, and laid out actions that should be prioritized over the next 15 years to achieve the newly-agreed United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying that universal health care is the “linchpin of development in health.â€
Donald Trump reiterates his anti-Muslim stance
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS) A day after Barrack Obama called for truce among all religions and urged his people to stop spreading hate crimes against Muslims, Presidential candidate Donald Trump, reiterated his anti-Muslims stance on Monday, as he called for the barring of Muslims in America.
UN marks World AIDS Day with hope as momentum builds to break epidemic
Dec 02, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The first World AIDS Day since political leaders committed to ending the epidemic by 2030 as part of the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has generated "new hope" to break the epidemic and keep it from rebounding in "an unparalleled opportunity to change the course of history for ever."
UNESCO chief urges commitment for 'new humanism' on agency's 70th anniversary
Nov 05, 2015, at 02:50 pm
New York, Nov 5 (IBNS): Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a report to its 38th General Conference, which kicked off at the threshold of the new 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the agency's chief looked back on past achievements while appealing for enhanced cooperation from member States to address UNESCO's priorities and tackle the current challenges.
World lights up in UN blue to mark Organization's milestone anniversary
Oct 23, 2015, at 01:47 pm
New York, Oct 23 (IBNS): From Australia to Azerbaijan, Indonesia to Iraq, Saudi Arabia to South Sudan, some 250 sites around the world will be lit in 'UN blue' beginning on Friday as part of the global celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
UN human rights chief urges recognition of dignity and worth of every human being
Oct 22, 2015, at 05:28 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): The turmoil and crises the international community faces clearly demonstrate the disasters that may occur when human rights are "neglected and ground down," the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said on Tuesday in a wide-ranging address to UN Member States in New York.
Ban calls for urgent and collective action to reform UN peace operations
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged immediate action to strengthen the Organization's peace operations, telling the 193-member UN General Assembly that is essential to act now and "not wait, as in the past, for crisis or tragedy to propel reform."
One of Africa's longest-standing refugee situations set to end soon: UN agency
Oct 03, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Delegations from Rwanda and 11 major host countries in Africa, the African Union and the United Nations refugee agency on Friday agreed on a timetable to resolve the situation of Rwandan refugees who fled between 1959 and 1998 – one of the world’s longest-standing displacement situations.
Fallout from Boko Haram violence fastest growing crisis in Africa: UN relief official
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): The humanitarian fallout from the violence inflicted by Boko Haram is the fastest growing crisis in Africa, a senior United Nations relief official warned on Wednesday, appealing for concerted action on the humanitarian, security and development fronts to tackle the situation.