UN releases $500,000 for fuel purchase to address power outages in Gaza Strip
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:13 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has approved the allocation of $500,000 for the purchase of emergency fuel to maintain the delivery of essential services at hospitals and other emergency medical facilities in the Gaza Strip of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following severe power outages.
With two executions of minors looming, UN rights experts urge Iran to halt death penalty
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:12 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): At least 90 people on death row in Iran are under the age of 18, United Nations human rights experts on Friday said, urging authorities to abide with international law and immediately stop these executions.
North Korea: Ballistic missile explodes seconds after lift off
Apr 29, 2017, at 04:33 pm
Pyongyang, Apr 29 (IBNS): Trashing all warnings and sanctions against them, the reclusive Kim Jong-un led North Korea test fired another ballistic missile yet again on Saturday, with no success however, reports said.
Protest inside Macedonian parliament injures 10
Apr 28, 2017, at 02:55 pm
Skopje, Apr 28 (IBNS): At least 10 people were injured following a protest inside the Macedonian parliament on Thursday, reports said.
Apr 27, 2017, at 05:34 pm
The incident was reported by UK based watch-group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "The blast was huge and could be heard in Damascus," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of SOHR was quoted as saying in the media. The cause of the explosion is not clear as of yet. Further details awaited.
Syria: UN aid officials urge end to airstrikes on hospitals
Apr 27, 2017, at 12:55 pm
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Following reports of airstrikes that damaged hospitals in northern Syria, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials on Wednesday called for an end to such attacks.
Strong partnerships key to unleash full potential of industrialization, senior UN official says
Apr 27, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Speaking at the conclusion of a global meeting on importance of agriculture and agro-industries for sustainable and resilient food systems, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday urged for greater partnerships to ensure that global development agenda brings prosperity to all.
Chernobyl 31 years on: International cooperation still needed to address consequences, says UN
Apr 27, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day recalling the devastating explosion of 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant which spewed radioactive material to an area stretching 155,000 square kilometres across Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
‘Progress under threat,’ warns UN chief on twentieth anniversary of chemical weapons convention
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:04 am
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday warned that progress made in eliminating the world’s declared stockpiles of chemical weapons is threatened by belligerents in the Middle East.
Turning problems into progress: UN celebrates ‘risk-takers’ on World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:03 am
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): On World Intellectual Property Day, the United Nations is spotlighting innovation – “future-shapers and risk-takers†– exploring how it is making our lives healthier, safer, and more comfortable, turning problems into progress.
Inequalities between rich and poor temper broad success of immunization – UNICEF
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:02 am
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Even though billions of doses of vaccines for children across 100 countries around the world were supplied in 2016, millions of children – especially those in conflict zones – still miss out on life-saving inoculations, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Six months into battle for Mosul, water and trauma care are key UN and partner priorities
Apr 27, 2017, at 06:00 am
New York, Apr 27(Just Earth News): Safe drinking water is a major concern in Mosul, where a battle has been underway for the past six months to retake the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations humanitarian arm has said.
DR Congo: UN seeks $64 million to tackle humanitarian crisis in Kasaï region
Apr 27, 2017, at 05:59 am
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has appealed for $64.5 million to respond to the urgent needs of 731,000 people over the next six months in the Kasaï region, the latest “humanitarian hotspot†in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Thailand: Man kills baby daughter, self live on Facebook
Apr 26, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Phuket, Apr 26 (IBNS): A Thai man murdered her daughter and later committed suicide, with the entire saga being recorded live on Facebook, reports said.
South Sudan’s political process ‘not dead’ but needs ‘resuscitation’ – UN envoy
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The political process in South Sudan is not dead but requires significant resuscitation, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the crisis-torn country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
UN agency and Chinese bike-share firm team up to raise awareness about climate change
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations development agency is teaming up with ofo, a China-based bike sharing platform, to raise public awareness about climate change, it was announced on Tuesday.
Indigenous peoples are ‘moral compass of humanity,’ special UN General Assembly meeting told
Apr 26, 2017, at 01:04 pm
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): Endorsement of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not equal implementation, speakers told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at a special meeting to celebrate the Declaration’s tenth anniversary and renew commitment to its tenets as a vital solution towards attaining a just and sustainable world.
Nearly $1.1 billion pledged for beleaguered Yemen at UN-led humanitarian conference
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:49 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community on Tuesday raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the United Nations chief calls “the world’s largest hunger crisis.â€
UN Commission celebrates 70 years of ‘connecting countries and driving progress in Europe’
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:48 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which impact the daily lives of its citizens.
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to pilot malaria vaccine trial – UN
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:47 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency’s regional office for Africa has announced that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a breakthrough pilot programme to make the world’s first malaria vaccine available in selected areas, beginning in 2018.
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:45 am
New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): Undernutrition and obesity are the two sides of malnutrition, and together they contributed to the loss of billions of dollars for economies in Latin America, a United Nations-backed study has found, warning that unless more is done to mitigate this health burden, the region faces a “frightening†future.
Somalia: UN launches lifesaving vaccination campaign for children facing measles threat
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:44 am
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News): Almost 30,000 young Somali children, many of them displaced by a searing drought, are being vaccinated against measles this week in a United Nations-backed emergency campaign in one of the country’s hardest-hit towns.
UN migration agency releases funding for emergency response to Congolese fleeing Kasaï
Apr 26, 2017, at 05:42 am
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency released emergency funding in the amount of $100,000 to kick-start relief operations in Angola for the 1.1 million Congolese displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) south-central Kasaï region.
Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen: UNICEF
Apr 26, 2017, at 12:25 am
Amman, Apr 25 (Just Earth News): The continuing violence in Yemen is fuelling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly 7 million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance.
Kenya: Nairobi road accident leaves 27 dead
Apr 25, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Nairobi, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least 27 people have been reported dead in an accident in Kenyan capital Nairobi following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck, reports said.
France presidential polls: Marine Le Pen steps aside as FN leader
Apr 25, 2017, at 03:07 pm
Paris, Apr 25 (IBNS): Following her advancement to the second round of presidential polls in France, far right leader Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside from the National Front (FN) party leadership, reports said.
Russia: Grenade explosion kills 1
Apr 25, 2017, at 02:31 pm
Moscow, Apr 25 (IBNS): At least one student was killed in a grenade blast in south Russia's Dagestan, media reports said Tuesday.
World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:01 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Vaccinations stave off 26 potentially deadly diseases, the United Nations health agency is emphasizing on the first day of World Immunization Week, which also marks the halfway point of the Organization's goal to stop millions of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
UN-led conference to mobilize global action to avert 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Yemen
Apr 25, 2017, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland will convene a one-day conference in Geneva, tomorrow, to draw global attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen where millions are “close to a breaking point.â€
Status of declaration on indigenous peoples' rights in spotlight as UN forum opens in New York
Apr 25, 2017, at 12:59 pm
New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, senior UN officials on Monday underscored the need to do more to ensure that indigenous peoples are able to benefit from global development agenda, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.