UN in Colombia strongly condemns attack on shopping centre in Bogota
Jun 20, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, June 20(Just Earth News): United Nations entities based in Colombia have strongly condemned Saturday's terrorist attack at a shopping centre in the capital, Bogota, and underscored that they “remain determined†to support the country and its peace process.
UN urges 'reboot' of drought responses to focus more on preparedness
Jun 20, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, June 19(Just Earth News): Investing in preparedness and building the resilience of farmers is fundamental to cope with extreme drought, because responding to such situations when they hit might be too late, the head of the United Nations agricultural agency said on Monday.
Help preserve land – our 'home and future' – UN urges on World Day to Combat Desertification
Jun 18, 2017, at 04:11 am
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): With hundreds of millions of people around the globe directly affected by desertification – the degradation of land ecosystems due to unsustainable farming or mining practices, or climate change – United Nations agencies have called for better management of land so that it can provide a place where individuals and communities “can build a future.â€
UN Middle East envoy condemns attack that leaves Israeli police officer dead, four others injured
Jun 18, 2017, at 04:09 am
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on Middle East peace has condemned yesterday's shooting and stabbing attack by Palestinian assailants near Jerusalem's Old City that killed an Israeli Border Police Officer and wounded at least four others including civilians.
UN chief praises 'vision, tenacity' of the late Helmut Khol, chancellor who reunited Germany
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has lauded the vision and tenacity of the former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl, who died on Friday at the age of 87.
UN refugee agency urges sustained access as civilians flee Raqqa fighting
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:39 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): As fighting in and around the Syrian city of Raqqa continues to take a toll on civilians and displaces thousands every day, the United Nations refugee agency has called for greater and sustained access to that it can reach those in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
UN expert urges 'bold action' to address raft of human rights abuses in Eritrea
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Actions against severe human rights abuses meted out to Eritrean citizens must not be delayed, a United Nations rights expert has warned in a new report to the Human Rights Council.
UN cooperation with African Union must be institutionalized, less 'ad hoc,' Security Council told
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations must move towards a more institutionalized approach for the joint planning, mandating, financing and supporting of African Union (AU) peace-support operations, the Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet told the Security Council on Thursday.
Head of UN human rights inquiry decries 'disastrous' civilian death toll in Syria
Jun 15, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 15(Just Earth News): Conflict in Syria continues to rage with “disastrous consequences†for civilians who continue to bear the brunt of the six-year war, the head of a United Nations-mandated human rights investigation said on Wednesday.
UN and partners in Sri Lanka appeal for resources as receding floods reveal extent of damage
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): Following last month's severe flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka that impacted some 630,000 people, the United Nations and humanitarian partners launched an urgent appeal for more resources to reach those in the worst-hit parts of the country with urgent assistance.
Put peace first,' UN chief says, kicking off 100-day countdown to International Day of Peace
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:12 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): True peace requires building bridges, combating discrimination and standing up for the human rights of the world's people United Nations Secretary-General said, kicking off the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, with a strong appeal to citizens, governments and leaders everywhere to “put peace first.â€
UN chief Guterres highlights importance of sustainable energy in message to EXPO 2017
Jun 11, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, June 10(Just Earth News): Underlining the importance of energy, in particular for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to ensure that everyone has access to clean, affordable and efficient energy so that they can rise to their full potential.
UN Ocean Conference wraps up with actions to restore ocean health, protect marine life
Jun 10, 2017, at 01:36 pm
New York, June 10(Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations summit on oceans on Friday wrapped up with a global agreement to reserve the decline of the ocean's health, and more than 1,300 pledged actions for protecting the blue. “The bar has been raised on global consciousness and awareness of the problem in the oceans,†the President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson, told journalists in New York. Thomson, whose native Fiji co-sponsored the event along with Sweden, said the organizers got what they wanted from the conference: “I'm 100 per cent satisfied with the results of this conference. Our aim was high. Our aim was to start the reversal of the cycle.â€
UN agencies explore nuclear applications to combat food fraud and contamination
Jun 10, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, June 10(Just Earth News): Through a joint project, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are exploring mobile tools to combat food fraud and contamination, which result in global annual in the billions and pose a serious public health threat.
UN migration agency launches $60 million appeal for famine-struck East, Horn of Africa
Jun 10, 2017, at 04:40 am
New York, June 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency on Friday appealed for some $60 million to aid an estimated 16 million people suffering from the worst drought seek in decades in East and Horn of Africa.
UN chief congratulates people of Lesotho on peaceful national elections
Jun 09, 2017, at 01:21 pm
New York, June 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday congratulated the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the conclusion of a peaceful National Assembly election.
UN chief, Security Council strongly condemn deadly terrorist attacks in Tehran
Jun 08, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, June 8(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday separately offered their condolences to the Iranian Government and families of the people killed in the attacks in the country's capital, Tehran.
UN artificial intelligence summit aims to tackle poverty, humanity's 'grand challenges'
Jun 08, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, June 7(Just Earth News): Artificial intelligence (AI) is responsible for self-driving cars and voice-recognition smart phones, but the United Nations this week is refocusing AI on sustainable development and assisting global efforts to eliminate poverty and hunger, and to protect the environment.
UN chief Guterres meets with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders
Jun 06, 2017, at 07:36 pm
New York, June 6 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced that they had agreed on the need to reconvene the Conference on Cyprus in June, in line with the 12 January statement of the conference.
UN mourns passing of population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin, 'a champion of health for all'
Jun 06, 2017, at 07:34 pm
New York, June 6 (Just Earth News): UN mourns passing of population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin, 'a champion of health for all'
UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attacks in London
Jun 05, 2017, at 05:38 am
New York, June 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned last night's terrorist attacks in London and expressed solidarity with the people and Government of the United Kingdom in the combat against terrorism and violent extremism.
UN agencies urge aid for cyclone-hit communities in Bangladesh, Myanmar
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:49 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are calling for urgent aid to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Cyclone Mora, which swept across the Bay of Bengal earlier this week.
UN poised to open summit on world's oceans; outcome will 'call for action' on ocean health
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:44 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): Warming oceans, depleting sea life and plastic pollution are on the agenda for next week's ocean summit at the United Nations, which will call for urgent action to improve the health of the oceans, while also creating jobs and raising people out of poverty.
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:37 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council for the final time as the United Nations mission in Côte d'Ivoire draws down, the UN envoy for the country thanked the Government for its support and said that though more needs to be done, but the West African nation has shown its resolve for a peaceful, stable and prosperous future.
UN will work with Colombian Government and FARC-EP on extended weapons hand-in deadline
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:36 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): The United Nations Mission in Colombia has said that it will comply with new deadlines agreed between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) for a weapon hand-in, now set for June 30.
UN rights chief calls for probe into protestor deaths in Bahrain
Jun 03, 2017, at 02:32 pm
New York, June 3(Just Earth News): Expressing concern at the violence and arrests that occurred as part of a wider crackdown on dissent in Bahrain, the top United Nations human rights official on Friday called on the Government to promptly launch an independent, effective investigation into the deaths of protestors on 33 May.
UN chief appoints Jan Beagle of New Zealand as Under-Secretary-General for Management
Jun 02, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, June 2(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appointed Jan Beagle of New Zealand as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management.
UN strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
May 27, 2017, at 08:28 am
New York, May 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the killing of at least 28 people in Egypt, with the Council denouncing the attack “heinous†and “cowardly.â€
UN rights chief concerned about health of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel jails
May 25, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the health of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons as their hunger strike entered its 38th day without resolution.
May 25, 2017, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Wednesday urged the Security Council to unite behind a common strategy for advancing the political process and peace in the crisis-torn country.