Protecting refugees, ensuring security of countries 'complimentary goals, special UN forum told

Apr 06, 2017, at 01:06 pm

New York, Apr 6 (Just Earth News): Protecting refugees and assuring the safety of countries that receive them are complementary goals, a senior United Nations official on Wednesday said in a special security forum that discussed denying safe havens to people who finance or commit terrorist acts, or to terrorists who try to abuse the asylum system.

Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation – UN agency

Mar 30, 2017, at 04:08 am

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned, noting that nearly 27 million people are at risk in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.

UN rights expert calls on countries to comply with laws that protect environment defenders

Dec 09, 2016, at 12:46 pm

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): Governments must abide by the existing laws that protect indigenous and local communities who are stewards of key natural resources from which all humankind benefits, a United Nations human rights expert told the UN Conference on Biological Diversity on Thursday.