UN emergency fund releases $7 million to strengthen protection for Somalis
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): To strengthen protection services to internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund recently released $7 million to scale up life-saving and life sustaining assistance.
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): Countries in the south-east Asian sub-region have agreed to establish a dedicated funding stream to build preparedness for health emergencies in the region, which is also one of the most disaster-prone in the world, the United Nations health agency has said.
Sep 10, 2016, at 03:57 am
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Concluding a ten-day official mission to Mexico, a United Nations expert group has called on the country's authorities and business sector to ensure adequate consultation with individuals and communities affected by development projects and business operations.
New UN-supported water supply system inaugurated in Haiti’s Saut d’eau region
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:11 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): As part of its quick impact projects, the United Nations mission Haiti has inaugurated a new water supply system which is expected to provide for more than 13,800 people – more than half of whom are women – in parts of the country’s Central Department (Département du Centre), the mission said on Thursday.
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the start of the 2016 summer Paralympic Games, which got underway in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the Games not only showcase the extraordinary abilities of athletes living with a disability, they also promote the rights of all persons with disabilities.
UN food relief agency and partner to roll out €348 million EU cash aid to refugees in Turkey
Sep 09, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Following the European Union’s (EU)announcement on Thursday of a cash-transfer programme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said the agency and the Turkish Red Crescent will use their combined expertise to deliver the cash directly to those who need it most.
Colombia: UN official welcomes start of reintegration of children from FARC-EP on Saturd
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) that they will begin the separation and reintegration of all children under the age of 18 associated with the FARC-EP on Saturday.
UN Secretary-General pays tribute to veteran official and gender pioneer Margaret Anstee
Sep 09, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations chief on Thursday paid tribute to Margaret Anstee, a long-serving official who was the first woman to be appointed to the highest ranks of the world body, and who passed away recently.
Sep 08, 2016, at 11:36 am
New York, Sept 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Wednesday signed a $15 million agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boosting the capacity of developing countries to track key agricultural data – information considered essential to good policy-making and that will help track progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In hard-hitting speech, UN human rights chief warns against populists and demagogues
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:02 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): In a hard-hitting speech, the United Nations human rights chief has strongly warned against the impact that populists and demagogues are having on society, and called for more effort to safeguard human rights law.
UN and south-east Asian health officials re-affirm commitment to ending neglected tropical diseases
Sep 07, 2016, at 01:01 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): Health ministers in south-east Asia on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to achieve the target of controlling, eliminating and eradicating neglected tropical diseases (NTDS), with the United Nations health agency voicing its support for their efforts.
Sep 07, 2016, at 12:55 pm
New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory could easily produce twice the gross domestic product (GDP) it generates now, while unemployment and poverty could recede significantly, according a new United Nations report.
Annual meeting on UN-backed treaty aims to set target date for cluster bomb abolition
Sep 06, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs opened in Geneva on Monday, with a call to set a target date to achieve a world free of these explosive remnants of war that kill large numbers of civilians.
UN report urges Somalia to ensure freedom of expression as it is critical to political transition
Sep 05, 2016, at 03:19 am
New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): A United Nations report on freedom of expression in Somalia released on Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront journalists, human rights defenders and political leaders, including numerous killings, arrests, intimidation and closure of critical media outlets.
UN humanitarian chief sees first-hand harrowing conditions of refugees at Syria-Jordan border's berm
Sep 03, 2016, at 04:00 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): On a visit to northern Jordan on Friday, the top United Nations humanitarian official saw first-hand the conditions that more than 70,000 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children, are having to stay in along the border with Syria – in the middle of the desert, under a blazing sun and with no food or water – amid talks with Jordanian authorities aimed at resolving their plight.
UN Security Council arrives in South Sudan, aims to ‘move the ball’ on country’s stability
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:54 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): A delegation from the United Nations Security Council on Friday arrived in South Sudan, where it will reinforce recent messages made to the authorities as well as discuss how the UN peacekeeping mission there can help them improve the security and humanitarian situation in the wake of recent violence.
UN refugee agency: 2016 is deadliest year for refugees crossing to Europe via Central Mediterranean
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:53 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday flagged that while the number of deaths of refugees seeking safety via the Turkey-Greece route into Europe has fallen dramatically, the use of the North Africa-Italy route has remained constant – with the latter experiencing an increase in the number of deaths, making 2016 the deadliest year so far for refugees in the Central Mediterranean.
UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:49 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent terrorist bomb attack against the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which caused injuries of embassy staff, stressing that diplomatic and consular premises must not be violated.
Sep 02, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Syria said on Thursday that he plans to present a “quite clear political initiative†during the week preceding the General Assembly so that the stalled peace talks could resume by the time the Security Council holds another meeting on Syria on 21 September.
UN agency applauds US leadership on refugees as 10,000th Syrian refugee arrives
Sep 02, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the news of the arrival of the 10,000th Syrian refugee in the United States.
Sep 02, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention to violence and terrorism affecting many parts of the world, the President of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday underscored that importance of promoting a global culture of peace.
Sep 02, 2016, at 01:57 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations relief official on Thursday outlined how the humanitarian work of the world body in war-torn Syria is guided by impartiality and the key imperative of saving lives.
Sep 02, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): Voicing deep concerns about the unfolding electoral crisis in Gabon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for restraint and the upholding of international standards of human rights there –and expressed UN support for a transparent verification of its recent presidential election results.
Sep 01, 2016, at 02:04 pm
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): Following a recent agreement to end more than 50 years of conflict between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP), a seven-day training session on monitoring and verifying their bilateral ceasefire has begun in the country’s western city of Popayan, with United Nations support.
UN experts urge Sudan to drop charges carrying death penalty against six human rights activists
Sep 01, 2016, at 03:57 am
New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Sudanese authorities to drop charges – which carry the death penalty – brought against six human rights activists in the country.
Sep 01, 2016, at 03:55 am
New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations humanitarian relief official has expressed extreme concern over the recent evacuation of the entire population of the besieged Syrian town of Darayya, following an agreement between representatives of Darayya and the Syrian Government – and highlighted how the move does not comply with international law.
INTERVIEW: The Syrian forces and ISIL used toxic chemicals as weapons – report
Aug 31, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): The Syrian Airforce and ISIL used toxic chemicals as weapons, according to a new report issued on Tuesday by an “independent, impartial, and objective†Leadership Panel, mandated by the UN Security Council.
UN chief voices concern over premature declarations on outcome of Gabon’s presidential elections
Aug 31, 2016, at 01:55 pm
New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): In telephone conversations on Tuesday with the Gabonese leaders vying for the country’s presidency, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concerns over early calls on the polls results, outside of any official process.
UN food relief agency needs $48 million for school meals programme in West and Central Africa
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:53 am
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency on Tuesday warned that it urgently needs $48 million for its school meals assistance programme in West and Central Africa to avoid having more than 1.3 million children across West and Central Africa risk missing out its school meals as widening financial constraints force it to reduce its reach in the region.
UN human rights office welcomes France’s court ruling to suspend seaside ban on burkini
Aug 31, 2016, at 03:50 am
New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday welcomed last Friday’s decision by France’s highest administrative court to suspend the ban on “inappropriate†beachwear, which was adopted by a seaside town and had been widely interpreted as targeting the burkini and other forms of dress worn by Muslim women.