In cyclone’s wake, UN appeals for $20 million to help affected populations in Madagascar
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:59 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and humanitarian partners are appealing for $20 million to address the devastating consequences of Cyclone Enawo in Madagascar.
Somalia: A moment of hope amid tragedy, says UN envoy
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:58 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): Noting that Somalia faces a number of “daunting difficulties†after decades of conflict, a senior United Nations official on Thursday highlighted that there is also a new momentum in the country for fresh political engagement amongst its people with the recent electoral process.
UN agency, Ugandan government call for urgent support amid influx of South Sudanese refugees
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:57 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations refugee assistance efforts in Uganda are seriously overstretched as thousands of refugees from South Sudan, desperate for safety and assistance, pour into the country that is already hosting more than 800,000 people, the organization’s top official dealing with refugee issues warned on Thursday.
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:56 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): Climate change is an unprecedented and growing threat to peace, prosperity and development and addressing it presents an economic opportunity for Governments and business, senior United Nations officials said on Thursday.
World Meteorological Day celebrates importance of clouds for weather, climate and water
Mar 24, 2017, at 07:55 am
New York, Mar 24 (Just Earth News): Clouds inspire art and thought, but few natural phenomena are as important to weather, climate or water, the United Nations meteorological agency on Thursday said, launching a digital cloud atlas to celebrate World Meteorological Day.
British terror attack: Eight arrested
Mar 23, 2017, at 09:25 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS): The police on Thursday said eight people have been arrested in connection with the terror attack which hit London on Wednesday.
Seven arrested in connection with the London attack, death toll down to
Mar 23, 2017, at 08:55 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS) : Seven people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday's Westminster "Lone wolf" terror attack that has left altogether four people dead, The Telegraph reported.
Base erodes as Trump drops to new low scores, Quinnipiac University national poll finds
Mar 23, 2017, at 06:06 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): President Donald Trump is losing support among Republicans, white voters and men, leaving him with a negative 37 - 56 percent job approval rating from American voters, his worst score ever, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.
FEATURE: Humanity at the core as UN readies for first-ever Ocean Conference
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:25 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): Over a year ago, on 20 February 2016, Tropical Cyclone Winston made a category 5 landfall along the north coast of Fiji's largest, most populous island, Viti Levu, killing at least 44 people, and grounding flights to and from the Pacific Island nation.
'Nothing can grow without water,' warns UNICEF, as 600 million children could face extreme shortage
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): Warning that as many as 600 million children – one in four worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely scare water by 2040, the United Nations children's agency has called on governments to take immediate measures to curb the impact on the lives of children.
DR Congo: UN, partners need urgent aid for over 370,000 displaced in south-east province
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): Intercommunal violence in south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, a top United Nations aid official in the country has said, warning that the current response is being outstripped by the needs.
ICC adds one year to Bemba's conviction for attempted bribery of witnesses
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to another year in prison and about $325,000 in fines for interfering with his trial.
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:07 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS): The terror attack near UK's parliament building on Wednesday afternoon has left at least five people killed and 40 others injured, police said.
UK: Woman killed, several injured in Westminster 'terror attack'
Mar 23, 2017, at 05:13 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): In a suspected terror attack, a woman was killed and several others received "cataclysmic injuries" as gunshots were fired outside the Parliament House in UK's Westminister Bridge on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN atomic agency co-hosts international meeting on cancer in developing countries
Mar 23, 2017, at 05:12 am
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Cancer can be a death warrant in some developing countries, spurring the United Nations atomic agency and the international community on Wednesday to hold a high-level discussion on how to get more funding and support for treatment to parts of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
Wastewater should be recognized as a valuable resource, UN says on World Water Day
Mar 23, 2017, at 05:10 am
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): In a world where the demand for water continues to grow and the resource is finite, a new United Nations report argues that wastewater, discarded into the environment every day, once treated, can help meet the needs for freshwater as well as for raw materials for energy and agriculture.
UK gunshot: Police says public safety is first priority
Mar 23, 2017, at 04:20 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Hours after gunshots were fired outside Parliament House on Wednesday, Commander B J Harrington of Metropolitan Police while interacting with media said that the public safety is the first priority to them.
Police calls UK Parliament House attack a 'terrorist act'
Mar 23, 2017, at 03:59 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Westminister Police said they are treating the gunshots outside the United Kingdom Parliament House as a terrorist attack, which occurred few hours ago on Wednesday, according to BBC World News.
UK gunshots: PM May safe, several injured
Mar 23, 2017, at 03:00 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister of United Kingdom Theresa May is safe after the gunshot that occurred outside the Parliamentary House little while ago on Wednesday while several others are injured, according to BBC News.
Gunshots fired outside House of Parliament
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:09 am
London, Mar 22 (IBNS): Shots have been fired near the House of Parliament in the UK, media reports said.
33 displaced civilians killed in US airstrike in Syria
Mar 22, 2017, at 08:50 pm
Damascus, Mar 22 (IBNS) : At least 33 displaced civilians were killed in an airstrike on a school in a Syrian town held by Islamic State, The Times reported.
Tremors felt as 5.6m quake strikes Indonesia's Bali
Mar 22, 2017, at 03:49 pm
Bali, Mar 22 (IBNS): A strong 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Bali on Wednesday morning, as tremors were felt across the resort island, reports said.
Record-breaking weather in 2016 pushes world into ‘truly uncharted territory’– UN agency
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Global temperatures set yet another record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice, and unabated sea level rise and ocean heat, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, warning that the extreme weather and climate conditions have continued into 2017.
In Juba, UN peacekeeping chief urges political solution for South Sudanese crisis
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): The security situation in South Sudan is “very worrisome,†the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Tuesday said, warning that the number of people fleeing the country showing no signs of slowing, and calling for a political solution to the hostilities.
At UN event, people with Downs Syndrome ‘speak up’ to influence government policy and action
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:01 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): On Tuesday, the call that people with Down Syndrome be included to fully and equally participate in all aspects of society echoed widely throughout United Nations Headquarters in New York.
DPR Korea facing ‘entrenched, largely forgotten’ humanitarian crisis, senior UN official warns
Mar 22, 2017, at 02:00 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Over two-thirds of the population in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) suffers from food insecurity, malnutrition, and a lack of access to basic health and sanitation services, according to a latest humanitarian report, which also appeals for $114 million to meet the urgent need of the most vulnerable.
Greener energy for a third of the world bodes well for all, says UN on International Forest Day
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Cautioning the impact of human activity such as practices use of woodfuel on world’s forests, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday called for better wood-energy conversions technologies and more sustainable management of forests so that everyone benefits.
Despite progress, world’s most marginalized still left behind – UN development report
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): A flagship United Nations report launched on Tuesday finds that although the average human development improved significantly since 1990, progress is uneven, with systemic discrimination against women, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities.
‘Stand up against intolerance and eliminate discrimination,’ says UN chief Guterres
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of rising discrimination and violence against those perceived as different, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged the world to stand up against intolerance and build communities that recognize diversity not as a source of weakness, but a source of strength and richness.
UN approves $22 million loan to boost agricultural work to prevent famine in Somalia
Mar 22, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency will be further scaling up its activities in drought-hit regions of Somalia thanks to a $22 million loan approved this week by the UN emergency response fund.