UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in Libya before year-end in the wake of shocking reports of rampant migrant abuse and squalid and overcrowded conditions at these facilities across the North African country.
UN aid chief spotlights challenges delivering relief inside war-torn Syria, urges continued support
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:56 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The conflict in Syria – now into its seventh year, longer than World War II – continues to ratchet up misery on its people, with millions living in besieged and hard-to-reach areas, a third of the country’s children out of school, and over half of its health facilities rendered inoperable, the United Nations top relief official said on Wednesday.
UN chief 'strongly condemns' latest ballistic missile launch by DPR Korea
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:45 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), his Spokesman has said.
UN chief reiterates support for two-state solution in Middle East; vows to denounce anti-Semitism
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:55 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday reiterated that he would continue to work to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve a two-state solution, and vowed to denounce hate speech aimed at Israelis.
UN working to address slavery, abuses against African migrants and refugees, Security Council told
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:54 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean routes, including alleged slave trade in Libya, two UN agency chiefs told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN strongly condemns attack that kills peacekeeper in Central African Republic
Nov 28, 2017, at 04:26 am
New York, Nov 27(Just Earth News): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned Sunday's attack allegedly perpetrated by the anti-Balaka group against a convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, in which one peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and three others were injured.
Egypt: UN chief and Security Council condemn attack on Sinai mosque
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:26 am
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on al-Rawdah Mosque during Friday prayers in the town of Bir al-Abed in North Sinai, Egypt, that left scores of people dead and wounded.
UN experts urge China to ‘immediately and unconditionally’ release human rights lawyer
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Voicing concern that the trial of a human rights lawyer – leading to his imprisonment – fell short of international standards, a group of United Nations rights experts has appealed to the Government for the lawyer’s immediate and unconditional release.
In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Concluding a two-day visit to Iran, the top United Nations humanitarian official said the Organization is ready to fill any gaps in the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake on 12 November that struck the Iran-Iraq border.
UN rights expert calls on Mexico to investigate killing of state-level Ombudsperson
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:10 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Strongly condemning the attack on a state-level Ombudsperson and his family in Mexico, the United Nations expert on human rights defenders has called on the authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Mediterranean crossing still world’s deadliest for migrants – UN report
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:08 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Crossing the Mediterranean to Europe is “by far the world’s deadliest” journey for migrants, with at least 33,761 reported to have died or gone missing between 2000 and 2017, a United Nations report finds.
At UN, over $2 billion pledged to help hurricane-affected Caribbean nations ‘build back better’
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:03 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): The international community mobilized over $1.3 billion in pledges and more than $1 billion in loans and debt relief to help Caribbean nations recover from the strong hurricanes that pummelled the region a few months ago, during a meeting at United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday.
UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:00 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of displaced people in Darfur
Nov 22, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to enable the 2.6 million people who have been internally displaced by the long-running conflict in Darfur to return home voluntarily or to reintegrate into host communities.
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): It’s official, kids have taken over… at least for Monday– World Children’s Day – celebrated annually on 20 November, which this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and also saw young people take over roles in government, media, and even at the United Nations, to raise awareness about issues important to them.
UN chief stresses 'mutually supportive' nature of Africa's free trade and industrialization
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Africa's industrial development and proposed continental free trade would complement each other, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the UN-proclaimed day for Africa's industrialization.
UN-led ministerial conference in Moscow agrees universal commitment to end tuberculosis
Nov 18, 2017, at 10:36 am
New York, Nov 18(Just Earth News): On Friday, 75 ministers announced a landmark agreement to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 at the conclusion of a World Health Organization (WHO) conference in Moscow, Russia, on eradicating the world's deadliest infectious disease.
UN agencies rush in medical supplies for thousands wounded in Iran-Iraq earthquake
Nov 18, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies have delivered medical supplies to the areas of Iran and Iraq struck by a devastating earthquake, and are urging vigilance against the possible outbreaks of infectious and waterborne diseases.
With UN support, more countries confronting threat of drug-resistant 'superbugs'
Nov 18, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Efforts to stem the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens on farms and in food systems are gaining strength, thanks to strong backing by governments and technical support from the United Nations to boost national capacities, the Organization's food security and health agencies reported on Friday.
UN envoy urges greater support for Rohingya victims of sexual violence
Nov 17, 2017, at 05:55 pm
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): Following a visit to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have settled in makeshift camps, a United Nations envoy has called for enhanced measures to protect and assist victims of sexual violence among the displaced population.
UN plan for post-conflict transition in Libya makes headway, Security Council told
Nov 17, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): The political process for a successful post-conflict transition in Libya has made significant headway over the past two months, the United Nations envoy for the North African country said on Thursday.
UN chief calls for calm in Zimbabwe, underlines need to resolve political differences peacefully
Nov 17, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Zimbabwe, and has called for continued calm in the southern African country, the UN Spokesman said on Thursday.
UN agency chiefs call for immediate lifting of humanitarian blockade in Yemen
Nov 17, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Nov 16(Just Earth News): With much of Yemen's air, sea and land entry points closed, heads of three United Nations agencies on Thursday called for immediate lifting of such blockade in the conflict-ravaged southern Arabian country so that lifesaving humanitarian supplies can pass.
UN rights chief urges DRC authorities to allow peaceful expression of dissent at protests
Nov 16, 2017, at 04:11 am
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lawfully handle demonstrations organized by those protesting the updated electoral calendar for general elections.
One in 10 children work, UN agency reports at start of conference to end underage labour
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): An estimated 152 million children around the world work, a practice that the international community at a United Nations co-organized conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is trying to eliminate.
UN warns of trafficking, sexual abuse in shadow of Rohingya refugee crisis
Nov 15, 2017, at 04:25 am
New York, Nov 14(Just Earth News): Human trafficking and exploitation are rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to seek safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the United Nations migration agency has found.
UN ready to assist response efforts following quake in Iran and Iraq, says Guterres
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:20 am
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations stands ready to assist efforts to respond to the earthquake that struck Iran and Iraq on Sunday, the Organization's top official has said.
UN, partners building roads to reach Rohingya refugees camped in muddy, flood-prone terrain
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and its partners are rushing to build roads in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar to improve humanitarian access to hilly terrain, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have settled in makeshift camps.
UN migration agency expands HIV/AIDS services in South Sudan displacement sites
Nov 10, 2017, at 04:29 am
New York, Nov 9(Just Earth News): Thanks to the recent expansion of HIV/AIDS services conducted by the United Nations migration agency, some 171,000 civilians and their host communities have gained benefit from these health facilities in South Sudan.
UN agriculture agency launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector
Nov 09, 2017, at 09:38 am
New York, Nov 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched Wednesday a practical guide for workers in the banana sector – the most exported fresh fruit in the world, both by volume and by economic value – to promote healthier and safer work conditions.