Côte d'Ivoire: UN report finds 'some progress' in fight against rape but stresses more must be done
Jul 13, 2016, at 02:24 pm
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): In a new joint report, the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have called for strengthening rape prevention efforts and to improve the fight against impunity for sexual violence in the West African nation.
UN-backed partnership, support fund launched to end violence against children
Jul 13, 2016, at 02:21 pm
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed partnership and fund were launched on Wednesday to make achieving the new global target to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence and torture against children a public priority and a collective responsibility.
Selecting the next Secretary-General: UN to hold townhall meeting with candidates
Jul 13, 2016, at 02:17 pm
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Continuing a series of ‘firsts’ regarding the selection of the next United Nations Secretary-General, candidates for the world’s top diplomatic post will this evening participate in a globally televised and webcast event in the UN General Assembly Hall, where they will take questions from diplomats and the public at large.
Jul 13, 2016, at 05:03 am
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): The largest group of rights experts in the United Nations system stressed on Tuesday that focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should in no way become “the perfect excuse†for Member States to give less priority to their binding human rights obligations, or to ignore the comprehensive protection that is at the core of international human rights instruments.
'Alarming' levels of malnutrition and famine-like conditions in northeast Nigeria – UN
Jul 13, 2016, at 04:59 am
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Humanitarian convoys have uncovered emergency levels of severe acute malnutrition and famine-like conditions in Nigeria's Borno State, particularly in 15 satellite camps, where some 275,000 people are living, the United Nations relief aid wing has warned.
PODCAST: End of AIDS within reach, but Kenneth Cole warns of reversal if treatment push lags
Jul 12, 2016, at 12:37 pm
New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Ending AIDS means controlling the spread of HIV and lessening its impact on people’s lives, the Joint UN Programme fighting the epidemic (UNAIDS) has said, noting that the number of people on anti-retroviral treatment on Monday has surpassed the number of new infections each year, and more countries are reporting that zero mother-to-child transmission of HIV is in sight.
UN launches ‘Sendai Seven’ campaign aimed at boosting disaster risk management
Jul 12, 2016, at 04:45 am
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy dealing with disaster risk reduction on Monday launched a new multi-year campaign that aims to reduce disaster losses, improve management of disaster risk, and save lives.
Syria: UN airlifts bring humanitarian lifeline to northeast governorate of Al Hassakeh
Jul 12, 2016, at 04:43 am
New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): The first United Nations World Food Programme-chartered flight carrying relief aid reached Al Hassakeh Governorate in Syria’s northeast over the weekend, an area cut off from food and humanitarian supplies for more than six months.
UN condemns heavy fighting in South Sudanese capital, urges calm, access to displaced civilians
Jul 11, 2016, at 03:35 am
New York, July 10 (Just Earth News): The United Nations is again urging calm in the wake of heavy fighting in and around the South Sudanese capital of Juba, with the UN mission reporting that it has mobilized peacekeepers to protect civilians and the Security Council strongly condemning days of violence in the area, which also saw UN and diplomatic officials targeted, as the world's youngest country on Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of its independence.
‘Prevailing calm should not be confused with stability,’ warns UN envoy for Lebanon
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:17 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Lebanon has asked the UN Security Council to devote greater attention to situation there, including the deteriorating security conditions, weakening State institutions and the need for continued dispersal of funding for the refugees hosted by the country.
INTERVIEW: Rapid response team, funding, vital to eliminating cholera in Haiti – UN official
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:16 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): A rapid response mechanism is crucial to tackling an endemic disease such as cholera and eliminating it in Haiti, the deputy head of the UN mission there said on Friday, emphasizing that the effectiveness of such efforts requires predictable financing.
INTERVIEW: Sustainable Development Goals must be owned by everyone, says senior UN officia
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:14 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): Ahead of next week’s United Nations High-Level Political Forum, Assistant Secretary-General Thomas Gass talks about sustainable development, leaving no one behind, and why this time “it’s for realâ€.
Syria: UN relief wing sounds alarm on behalf of some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Aleppo
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:11 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along the Castello road, the only road in and out of that part of the city.
UN condemns this week's deadly gun violence in US
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:09 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations officials on Friday spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need for more to be done to fight discrimination.
Jul 09, 2016, at 04:32 am
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): While the 2015-2016 El Niño – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday.
Jul 09, 2016, at 04:28 am
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): With people fleeing violence in Central America in numbers not seen in more than 30 years, representatives from Governments, international organizations and civil society gathered for a United Nations-backed event on the issue in San José, Costa Rica, and agreed to enhance access to asylum and increase regional responsibility-sharing.
In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change
Jul 08, 2016, at 12:15 pm
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): In China on Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the country’s relationship with the Organization, noting in particular its crucial role in improving tensions, building peace and promoting the agenda on climate change.
Global food prices rose in June; wheat harvest outlook robust – UN agency
Jul 08, 2016, at 04:24 am
New York, July 7 (Just Earth News): Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, also noting improved production prospects for the year ahead.
Jul 07, 2016, at 04:12 am
New York, July 6 (Just Earth News): Failure to prepare for and adapt to the 'new normal' of increasing climate-linked emergencies such as El Niño could put global development targets at risk and deepen widespread human suffering in areas already hard hit by floods and droughts, top United Nations officials said in Rome on Wednesday .
UN human rights expert deplores ageist attacks sparked by ‘Brexit’ vote
Jul 06, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, July 6 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday deplored the wave of ageist attacks in the wake of the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union, including calls for age ceilings for the exercise of the right to vote.
UN rights office condemns killing of Kenyan human rights lawyer
Jul 06, 2016, at 01:50 pm
New York, July 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday condemned the killing of Kenyan human rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josphat Mwenda, and their taxi driver, Joseph Muiruri, on 23 June, in a context of persistent allegations of extrajudicial killings by police forces.
Jul 06, 2016, at 04:41 am
New York, July 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced that floods across Ethiopia have severely impacted the recovery processes, particularly for livestock-dependent families, following more than 18 months of dry spells and poor rainfall induced by an El Niño drought phenomenon.
Jul 06, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, July 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday deplored the terrorist bombing in Baghdad on Sunday that reportedly killed more than 150 people, calling on Iraqi authorities to do more to protect civilians as well as halt uncontrolled militias from continuing to take revenge on civilians fleeing towns recaptured from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh).
With two-state solution 'slipping away,' UN denounces Israel's settlement, demolition activities
Jul 05, 2016, at 02:54 pm
New York, July 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday condemned Israel for demolishing Palestinians' homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, amid the prospect of the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict already “slipping away.â€
UN rights chief warns of violence re-escalating in Central African Republic
Jul 05, 2016, at 05:28 am
New York, July 4 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights chief on Monday warned that the security and human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) may be starting to deteriorate again, after a series a major incidents in the capital of Bangui and rural areas.
UN chief condemns terror attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:58 pm
New York, July 3 (IBNS): Senior United Nations officials have condemned the terrorist attack in a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka that killed over 20 hostages and injured several.
UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:51 pm
New York, July 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has joined an international chorus condemning the terrorist attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, for which Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) has claimed responsibility.
On World Day, UN hails cooperatives as drivers of sustainable future
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): Cooperatives are an old idea but more relevant than ever as they can be the drivers of a sustainable future, senior United Nations officials said on the International Day of Cooperatives today, urging Governments to create an enabling environment for these groups to thrive and grow.
UN agrees to appoint human rights expert on protection of LGBT
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The top human rights body at the United Nations has voted to appoint an independent expert on protection from violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people.
Despite hopes for calm during the holy month of Ramadan, hundreds killed in Iraq: UN
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): At least 662 Iraqis – half of them civilians – were killed and another 1,457 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in the country in June, according to latest figures released by the United Nations political mission in Iraq.