As funds shrink, UN agency may end assistance to 150,000 in Central African Republic
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Due to a lack of funding, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is running a risk of soon needing to halt its aid to 150,000 people in crisis-torn Central African Republic (CAR) who have been displaced by violence.
One in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling, UN agency warns ahead of conference
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Supporting refugees is a global responsibility that must be widely shared, the UN refugee agency stressed on Tuesday ahead of a one-day high-level conference it is hosting in Geneva tomorrow, focused on refugees from Syria and the need for generating a substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for their plight.
Large gender gaps remain across global labour market, UN agency reports
Mar 08, 2016, at 02:47 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite some modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of the its Women at Work Centenary Initiative .
UN agency urges focus on rural development to 'break the chain of desperation'
Feb 19, 2016, at 02:43 pm
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Recognizing that rural development plays a fundamental role in stabilizing communities and reducing migration and conflict, senior government officials have renewed their commitment at a United Nations conference in Rome to invest in smallholder agriculture and reduce poverty in developing countries.
UN agency reaches thousands of people in Chad and Cameroon displaced by Boko Haram violence
Feb 17, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday that, along with its partners, the agency has, over the past week, has been able to deliver life-saving food and nutrition support to thousands of people recently displaced by the Boko Haram violence in Chad and Cameroon.
In breakthrough, UN agency delivers supplies to besieged districts inside Yemen's Taiz city
Jan 26, 2016, at 02:41 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to send food supplies inside areas under siege in the central Yemeni city of Taiz where residents have been suffering in dire conditions with very little food.
Confronting bitter winter, UN agency steps up food aid in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine
Jan 26, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With food security expected to worsen in conflict-affected areas of eastern Ukraine during the cold winter months, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Monday that it would extend its emergency operation to help feed more than 260,000 people until the end of June.
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.
Global unemployment projected to rise over next two years, UN agency warns
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:45 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite falling unemployment in some developed economies, the global jobs crisis is likely to continue for at least the next two years, especially in emerging economies, topping 200 million by 2017, the United Nations labour agency warned on Tuesday, calling for urgent steps to boost jobs.
Donor support helps UN agency continue Humanitarian Air Service across Sudan
Jan 14, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed significant contributions from donors towards the operation in Sudan last year of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), which serves as a vital aid link in the country.
UN agency issues guidance to help countries deal with refugee protection and security concerns
Dec 19, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Concerned over growing polarization of political debate concerning refugees in some countries, the United Nations on Friday released guidance aimed at helping States deal with security concerns while maintaining refugee protection, saying the two were not "mutually exclusive."
National policies on trade and agriculture key to tackling food security: UN agency
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:53 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The rules governing global trade of food and agricultural products should aim to improve countries' food security and other development objectives, according to a new United Nations report issued on Tuesday.
UN agency urges Jordan to allow 12,000 desperate Syrian refugees stranded at border
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid worsening conditions inside Syria, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed grave concern for nearly 12,000 people trying to flee the country who are now stranded in remote areas along the north eastern Jordanian border, and urged the Government of Jordan to allow them entry, prioritizing admission for the most vulnerable.
UN agency launches appeal to protect Palestinian refugees from winter’s weather
Dec 02, 2015, at 03:04 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Without international support, thousands of Palestinian refugees could be left in the cold this winter, a United Nations aid agency warned on Tuesday, launching a $2-million ‘Share Your Warmth’ appeal to stave off the rigours of the bitter weather many now face.
UN agencies weigh in on climate change impacts ahead of Paris conference
Nov 28, 2015, at 02:12 pm
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the weeks leading up to the United Nations climate change conference (COP21), which begins in Paris on Monday and aims to reach a new universal climate agreement, many of the Organization’s agencies and programmes announced their latest climate-related findings, bringing to light new data, major concerns, and underlining existing and potential opportunities to preserve the planet.
Retail company provides $10 million for refugees through UN agency partnership
Nov 26, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Tokyo-based Fast Retailing Company Limited, which owns the UNIQLO clothing chain has partnered with the United Nation refugee agency to announce a new agreement to support refugees worldwide, including provision of $10 million in funds and distribution of winter wear for new arrivals in Europe and expanding its internship programme in Japan and abroad.
UN agency partners with IKEA to raise funds to ‘brighten lives' for refugees
Nov 24, 2015, at 02:54 pm
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid the deepening global refugee crisis, the IKEA Foundation will restart its ‘brighter lives for refugees’ campaign between November 29 and December 19 in 40 countries, through which the Foundation will donate €1 to the United Nations refugee agency for every light-emitting diode (LED) product sold in all the big-box retailer’s stores and online.
UN agency and partners distribute food to 7,000 vulnerable people in Ukraine
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced the start of food distribution to about 7,000 hospital patients and school children in conflict-affected areas in eastern Ukraine.
UN agency expands meals programme to more than 1,600 schools across Guinea
Nov 11, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 240,000 children will receive daily hot meals in school this academic year in Guinea, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which is expanding its school meals programme from 735 to 1,605 primary schools across the country.
UN agency to reduce poverty and increase in-comes in rural China
Nov 05, 2015, at 02:46 pm
Rome, Nov 5 (IBNS): The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has signed a US$43.5 million financing agreement with the People’s Republic of China in efforts to sustainably reduce rural poverty and improve the livelihoods of rural households in the Liupan Mountain Area of China.
UN agency and EU kick-off pledging conference to support return of Somali refugees
Oct 22, 2015, at 05:35 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Tuesday convened with the European Union a pledging conference to rally support for Somalia by creating conditions for the voluntary return of refugees to the east African nation faced with "one of the most complex crisis in recent history."
UN agency reaches Donetsk after months of restricted humanitarian access
Oct 21, 2015, at 04:37 pm
New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday announced that after a three-month suspension, it has restarted humanitarian activities in the non-Government-controlled area of Donetsk city in eastern Ukraine.
UN agency condemns suicide attacks in Chad, pledges continued support
Oct 14, 2015, at 01:54 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday deplored the violent and fatal suicide attacks that were carried out over the weekend in the western Chad town of Baga Sola.
UN agency calls for robust political action to halt violence in West Bank
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:29 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): Deeply alarmed by the escalating violence and widespread loss of civilian life in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem and in Israel, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Monday called for strong and immediate political action and accountability to stem the ongoing violence and prevent its further escalation.
Malawi facing worst food crisis in decade, requires $81 million in relief aid - UN agency
Sep 26, 2015, at 03:10 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food crisis in a decade in Malawi, where a staggering four out of every 10 children suffer from stunting, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
UN agency opens two new camps for displaced Iraqis in Baghdad
Sep 24, 2015, at 02:07 pm
New York, Sept 24 (IBNS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), partners and local authorities announced on Wednesday the recent opening of two new camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baghdad province, providing shelter to close to 3,500 Iraqis who have had to flee the Anbar province due to recent fighting.
UN agency warns European leaders of 'last opportunity' for response to refugee crisis
Sep 23, 2015, at 02:51 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday and on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing refugee and migration crisis, in what the United Nations cautioned may be the last chance to create a coherent response to end the suffering and exploitation of refuges and migrants.
UN agency assists Nigeria’s neighbours as violence sparks waves of refugees
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:48 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed concern about the escalating violence in and around Nigeria and its impact on the situation of Nigerian refugees in surrounding host countries, including a shrinking humanitarian space in which they can seek asylum.