USA: Birthday girl dies after being attacked at a party
Jul 03, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Idaho, July 3 (IBNS): A three-year-old girl was killed on her birthday and nine refugess were injured after a knife attack at her birthday party in Boise, Idaho, according to the US police.
Man found dead near Toronto’s roadside
Nov 08, 2016, at 02:37 am
Toronto, Nov 7, (IBNS): Homicide detectives are called over to investigate after York Regional Police found a lifeless body of a 50-year-old man near the roadside in Markham, early morning.
Canada wide human trafficking books 32 people with 78 offences
Oct 20, 2016, at 02:28 am
Toronto, Oct 19 (IBNS): In an attempt to stop human trafficking across Canada, a six day coordinated police investigation found 32 people guilty with 78 offences.
Libya: UN envoy condemns abduction of parliamentarian, calls for his release
Jan 29, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Jan 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The most senior United Nations official in Libya on Friday strongly condemned the abduction of a member of the House of Representatives, just days after a significant step forward in the quest to end the country's political divisions and armed conflict.
Afghanistan: UN mine clearance officials condemn murder of four de-miners
Jan 28, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations demining officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack in which unknown militants shot dead four de-miners while a fifth was reported missing in Helmand province, one of the most heavily mined in the strife-torn country.
Starvation 'as a weapon' is a war crime, Ban warns parties to conflict in Syria
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:10 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With United Nations humanitarian teams witnessing scenes in Syria that "haunt the soul," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the situation is "utterly unconscionable," and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon during conflict is a war crime.
Haiti: Two UN female police officers found dead in their house
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has announced the death of two female police officers, whose bodies were found in their house in the northern town of Cap-Haïtien.
Anti-Corruption Day: UN says ending corrosive crime can boost sustainable development
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the United Nations is calling for people to join a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called a "corrosive" scourge, and encouraging people from all walks of life to take action against this crime.
UN marks first International Day to commemorate victims of genocide
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth NEWS/IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday marked the first International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime to remember the victims of the "crime of crimes" and to call for action against the rise of hostility, xenophobia and intolerance across the world.
UN expert denounces Paris attacks as crime against humanity
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:54 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth Neews/IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, denounced in the strongest possible terms the 13 November terrorist attacks in Paris, saying they may constitute a crime against humanity in which people were targeted "simply for participating in cultural life."
Political progress in Libya to end impunity for atrocity crimes: ICC Prosecutor
Nov 06, 2015, at 01:56 pm
New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After a "seemingly endless cycle of violence," Libya’s incessant conflict and political division may soon come to an end, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, noting that significant progress is being made towards achieving the goal of peace and stability in the country.
Corruption feeds and sustains wildlife and forest crime: UN anti-crime chief
Nov 04, 2015, at 01:16 pm
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): Expressing concern that spiralling wildlife and forest crime – fuelled by corrosive corruption – can impede vital progress of the new global sustainable development agenda, the top United Nations anti-crime official and the head of the global UN–backed treaty on protecting endangered species today urged nations to step up the fight to disrupt criminal networks that supply the disastrous illegal trade.
UN special envoy condemns attack against Palestinian politician
Oct 26, 2015, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): Condemning Sunday's attack in Ramallah against a prominent Palestinian political figure, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has called for a thorough investigation into the incident and has reiterated the call by top United Nations officials to reduce tensions in the region and avoid actions that would spark further violence.
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Mexican photojournalist
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:43 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations agency charged with promoting press freedom on Wednesday condemned the killing of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa, who was found dead in Mexico City on 1 August.
UN urges action to combat human trafficking, give victims ‘hope and justice’
Jul 31, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Jul 31 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged every country to join the fight against human trafficking as United Nations agencies and their partners vowed to work together to support and protect victims of this transnational crime, while pursuing and prosecuting criminals and their networks.