UN chief condemns attack on church near Cairo, calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice
Dec 30, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 30(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attack that took place earlier Friday outside Mar Mina church in the Helwan district, south of Cairo, Egypt.
UN chief commends peaceful vote in Liberia, dispatches Nigeria's Obasanjo
Dec 28, 2017, at 03:22 pm
New York, Dec 28(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia, and announced he is sending former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo to support the country in the first peaceful transfer of power from one democratically-elected leader to another in more than 70 years.
UN urges Australia to find humane solutions for refugees, asylum seekers on Manus Island
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island continues to remain dangerous, and called on the Australian Government to “live up to its responsibilities” and urgently find humane and appropriate solutions.
Jerusalem: India votes against US in UN
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:33 pm
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): India has voted against the US during the UN resolution that declared Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'null and void'.
Jerusalem: Defying US warning, majority backs UN resolution
Dec 22, 2017, at 03:55 pm
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): Defying the US warning, 128 nations supported the UN resolution that declared 'America's coronation of Jerusalem as Israel's capital' null and void, on Thursday.
UN envoy urges support for efforts to resume political process in Yemen
Dec 21, 2017, at 07:23 pm
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Yemen on Wednesday called for halting violence and supporting efforts to bring warring parties together for the resumption of the political process.
Jerusalem debate: Trump warns against voting against US in UN, says will cut aid
Dec 21, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Washington, Dec 21 (IBNS): In a direct threat to the rest of the world, US President Donald Trump said that his country will be keeping an eye on the UN vote over Jerusalem and anyone voting against America will receive no aid from the nation from now on.
UN rights expert ‘disappointed’ by Myanmar’s decision to refuse her visit
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:49 am
New York, Dec 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the Government’s decision to deny her all access to the country and withdraw cooperation for the duration of her tenure.
UN rights chief calls for independent probe into Israeli forces ‘shocking’ shooting of amputee
Dec 20, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): Shocked at the “incomprehensible” killing of a wheelchair-bound amputee protester by Israeli security forces, the top United Nations human rights official has called on the country to open an independent and impartial investigation into the incident.
UN envoy welcomes new Somali policy on role of youth in peacebuilding
Dec 19, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in the country.
UN urges international cooperation to make migration safer in a world on the move
Dec 19, 2017, at 04:48 am
New York, Dec 18(Just Earth News): On International Migrants Day, the United Nations is appealing for cooperation in managing migration to ensure that its benefits are most widely distributed, and that human rights of all concerned are protected – as recognized by the 2030 Agendafor Sustainable Development.
UN rights wing ‘appalled’ at mass execution in Iraq
Dec 16, 2017, at 05:32 pm
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): Expressing deep shock at a mass execution of 38 men at a prison in the Iraqi city of Nassiriya, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the country to establish an immediate moratorium and carry out an urgent and comprehensive review of its criminal justice system.
UN chief stresses need to denuclearize Korean Peninsula, avoid ‘sleepwalking into war’
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:39 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wrapped up a short visit to Tokyo on Thursday with an appeal to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other countries to implement relevant Security Council resolutions to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
UN forum sees ‘moderate’ recovery for Latin American and Caribbean economies in 2018
Dec 15, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): New economic projections for Latin America and the Caribbean show moderate recovery in 2018 and growth the following year – with favoured expansions in consumption and domestic investment, the United Nations reported Thursday.
UN peacekeeping chief visits injured Tanzanian ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Wednesday thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UN Assembly calls on Member States to ‘accelerate progress’ on goal of universal health coverage
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Tuesday called for greater efforts on the part of its Member States to ensure universal health coverage, and designated 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day.
UN stepping up support to diphtheria vaccination campaign for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths in the camps and makeshift settlements hosting these refugees from Myanmar.
UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.
UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.
UN political chief, DPRK officials agree Korean Peninsula faces 'most tense and dangerous' situation
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): In their meetings this week, the United Nations political chief and senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) shared the view that the Korean Peninsula faces the most tense and dangerous peace and security situation in the world.
UN agency begins assisting thousands of West African migrants to leave Libya
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and the Government of Niger welcomed the first 504 people from Libya to Niger, kicking off a voluntary mass evacuation of nearly 4,000 migrants.
UN chief calls for $1 billion in donor contributions to emergency response fund
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called for $1 billion in donor contributions to the Organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world – as humanitarian needs have increased from $5.2 billion in 2005 to over $24 billion on Friday.
UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘risk of violent escalation’ after US decision on Jerusalem
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): Wednesday’s decision by United States President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been widely welcomed in Israel but it has also caused much anger among Palestinians and anxiety across the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations envoy on the region’s peace process told ta special Security Council meeting on Friday.
UN chief condemns attack that leaves at least 14 peacekeepers dead in volatile eastern DR Congo
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
UN health agency launches first global monitoring system for dementia
Dec 08, 2017, at 04:20 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency on Thursday launched the first global monitoring system for dementia, which is expected to affect 152 million people worldwide by 2050 – triple the current 50 million – amid the aging of the global population.
UN designates 2021-2030 ‘Decade of Ocean Science’
Dec 07, 2017, at 06:35 pm
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday designated the years 2021 to 2030 as the ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development’ to boost international coordination and cooperation in research and scientific programmes for better management of ocean and coastal zone resources and reducing maritime risks.
UN study uncovers horrors of sexual violence against Syrian refugee boys and men
Dec 07, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Dec 7(Just Earth News): A study carried out by the United Nations refugee agency has revealed disturbing details a little-known side to the Syrian conflict: sexual violence against boys and men.
UN chief urges universal ratification of International Criminal Court’s founding treaty
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:38 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday stressed the importance of all States ratifying the treaty that established the International Criminal Court as the central institution of the global criminal justice system, known as the Rome Statute.
UN voices support for Somali Government’s efforts at first-ever security conference in Mogadishu
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:30 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): At Somalia's first-ever security conference, hosted by the country’s Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” in the capital, Mogadishu, participants agreed to speed up security sector reform and develop a plan to transfer primary responsibility for the country’s security from the United Nations-backed African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to its own security forces.
UN chief calls for end to all armed clashes, airstrikes in Yemen
Dec 04, 2017, at 01:32 pm
New York, Dec 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to cease all air and ground assaults, expressing deep concern about the “sharp escalation” of armed clashes and airstrikes in the capital, Sana'a, and other parts of the war-torn country over the past several days.