Grenade blast close to Philippines church, 13 hurt
Dec 25, 2016, at 02:46 pm
Midsayap, Dec 25 (IBNS): At least 13 people were injured in a grenade blast close to a Catholic church in Midsayap town of Philippines on Saturday, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2016, at 04:14 am
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Concluding the main part of its 71st session, the United Nations General Assembly last night adopted 15 texts – 14 resolutions and one decision – recommended by its Fifth Committee which is responsible for administration and budgetary matters.
Amid renewed violence in Somalia's Gaalkacyo, UN envoy urges respect for ceasefire agreement
Dec 25, 2016, at 04:13 am
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over renewed violence in the Somali city of Gaalkacyo, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the country, Michael Keating, has called on all parties to honor the ceasefire agreement.
UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:39 pm
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no legal validity,†constitute a “flagrant violation†under international law and are a “major obstacle†to a two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:38 pm
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Syria, a senior United Nations humanitarian official underlined the enormity challenges of the continuing humanitarian operations in the region.
Liberia: Security Council extends UN Mission, for the final time, until 30 March 2018
Dec 24, 2016, at 08:10 am
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Adopting a resolution on Friday, the United Nations Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), for the final time, until 30 March 2018 and adjusted its mandate to comprise protection of civilians, reform of justice and security institutions, protection and promotion of human rights, public information activities, and protection of UN personnel and installations.
HERstory: A celebration of leading women in the United Nations
Dec 24, 2016, at 08:09 am
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): A celebration of women’s achievements has been taking place at United Nations Headquarters in New York this month, through photography. On 13 December 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Secretary-General-designate António Guterres attended the launch by the Group of Friends for Gender Parity of an historic exhibit to illuminate some of the crucial contributions that women have made throughout the world body’s history – or, as they refer to it, ‘herstory.’
UN rights experts urge Mexico to focus more on the fight against impunity
Dec 24, 2016, at 08:07 am
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Concluding a ten-day visit to Mexico, the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture urged the authorities to redouble its efforts to fight impunity and to immediately adopt the General Law on Torture, in full conformity with relevant international standards.
Dec 24, 2016, at 05:11 am
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that dozens of people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent days, the top United Nations human rights official has warned that repression of dissenting voices and a heavy-handed and irresponsible response to the protests risk provoking more violence and could cause further conflict in the country.
Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides 'high protection' – UN health agency
Dec 24, 2016, at 05:09 am
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has said that an experimental Ebola vaccine has been found to be highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea.
Latest Mediterranean tragedy pushes number of people perishing in 2016 beyond 5,000 – UNHCR
Dec 24, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): Highlighting that the number of causalities in the Mediterranean Sea this year has crossed 5,000 with the latest reports of about 100 people feared to have drowned, the United Nations refugee agency has called on countries to increase pathways for admission of refugees.
Libyan flight hijack: Hijakcers surrender, taken to custody
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:10 am
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): The hijakcers, who had hijacked a Libyan flight and forcefully made it to land in Malta, have surrendered.
Berlin attack: IS acknowledges death of suspect
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:59 am
Berlin, Dec 23 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State has recognized the killing of Berlin attack suspect.
Libyan flight hijack: 109 passengers rescued
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:38 am
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): 109 passengers have been rescued from the hijacked Libyan flight which was forced to land in Malta, officials said on Friday.
Libyan flight hijack: 65 passengers released
Dec 24, 2016, at 12:36 am
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): Sixty five passengers traveling in the hijacked Libyan flight, that has been forcefully landed in Malta, were released on Friday, officials said.
Libyan plane hijakced, lands in Malta
Dec 23, 2016, at 11:11 pm
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): A Libyan plane, carrying 118 people on board, was hijacked and then forced to land in Malta, media reports said.
'Hijacked' Libyan passenger plane lands in Malta
Dec 23, 2016, at 10:48 pm
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): In a possible hijack, a Libyan passenger plane has been forced to land in Malta, media reports said.
Berlin attack suspect shot dead in Milan
Dec 23, 2016, at 10:27 pm
Berlin, Dec 23 (IBNS): The man, who is suspected to have carried out the attack in Germany's Berlin city recently, has been shot dead by police in Milan, media reports said.
Thousands leave war-ravaged Aleppo as ‘dangerous, complex’ evacuation nears end – UN envoy
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A “very large, dangerous, difficult and complex evacuation†entered its final phase on Friday–mainly from eastern Aleppo and from the two villages Foah and Kefraya – a senior United Nations humanitarian envoy announced, adding that it is “now a race against the clock and the winter to provide safety for the desperate people that have been trapped in the besieged city.
Nigeria’s megacity, Lagos, faces ‘unacceptable’ water and sanitation crisis, UN expert warns
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:13 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Fridaycalled on the Nigerian Government to increase funding for water and sanitation in next year’s budget to address the needs of 21 million residents of Lagos, the country’s largest city, which continues to grow while access to basic services dwindles.
As funds shrink, UN agency may end assistance to 150,000 in Central African Republic
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Due to a lack of funding, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is running a risk of soon needing to halt its aid to 150,000 people in crisis-torn Central African Republic (CAR) who have been displaced by violence.
Syria: UN approves mechanism to lay groundwork for investigations into possible war crimes
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria.
UN condemns killings of aid workers and civilians waiting for emergency assistance in Mosul
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:04 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News): In the past 48 hours, four aid workers and at least seven civilians have been killed and 40 others injured while waiting in line for emergency assistance in Mosul, prompting the United Nations relief wing to denounce the actions in “the strongest terms.â€
UN allocates $3 million to Somalia-Kenya cross-border pilot project for Somali refugees
Dec 23, 2016, at 03:01 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund is set to allocate $3 million on a pilot project that will provide peacebuilding and professional skills to Somali refugees volunteering to return from Kenya to Somalia.
Three years into conflict, humanitarian needs in South Sudan continue to rise – UN relief wing
Dec 23, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News):Since fighting first erupted in South Sudan three years back, tens of thousands have died, food insecurity and acute malnutrition are at unprecedented levels, and more than three million have been driven from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian arm has reported.
ISIS releases video showing two Turkish soldiers being burned alive
Dec 23, 2016, at 02:46 pm
Beirut, Dec 23 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State has released a video where two persons, identified as Turkish soldiers, are being burned alive, media reports said.
Yemen strikes: 28 al-Qaida militants killed
Dec 23, 2016, at 02:20 pm
Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): Twenty-eight terrorists were killed in Yemen in nine strikes against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula between Sept. 23 and Dec. 13, according to a U.S. Central Command news release issued on Friday.
Berlin attack: Police hunt for Tunisian suspect
Dec 22, 2016, at 04:19 pm
Berlin, Dec 22 (IBNS): Security officials have launched a manhunt for a 24-year-old Tunisia native in connection with a militant attack in Germany's Berlin city this week, media reports said.
Civilians brave freezing temperatures as Aleppo evacuations resume – UN
Dec 22, 2016, at 03:27 pm
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): With civilians in war-battered eastern Aleppo braving sub-zero temperatures, evacuations escorted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) resumed on Wednesday, as the agency estimates that more than 25,000 people have been evacuated from besieged neighbourhoods over the past five days, the United Nations said.
DR Congo: Ban urges political leaders to put country ahead of partisan considerations
Dec 22, 2016, at 03:26 pm
New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): Calling on Congolese political leaders to place the interests of the country and its people above partisan considerations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he is keeping a close eye on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the mediation led by the Conférence épiscopale nationale des églises du Congo (CENCO) resumes.