Pilot immigration programme to boost economic development in Atlantic Canada
Jul 31, 2016, at 03:53 am
Prince Edward Island (Canada), July 30 (IBNS): Canada’s federal government recently allied with four premiers of Atlantic Canada to introduce a ‘New Atlantic Growth Strategy’ to boost the region’s economy by allowing immigration of new skilled workers, according to media reports in Canada.
On Friendship Day, Ban says lives can be enriched, future enhanced through unity and camaraderie
Jul 31, 2016, at 03:38 am
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): Marking the International Day of Friendship, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged everyone to unite in a shared spirit of human solidarity to overcome the crises confronting the global society.
Afghanistan: Explosion heard in Herat city, casualties feared
Jul 30, 2016, at 06:07 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): At least one person was reportedly killed in a heavy explosion in Afghanistan's Herat city on Saturday morning.
Security Council approves 228-strong UN police contingent for Burundi
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:42 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish a United Nations police officers component in Burundi for an initial period of one year to monitor the security situation and to support the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in monitoring rights violations and abuses in the crisis-gripped country.
South Sudan: Security Council approves two-week extension of UN Mission
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Fridayextended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed violence in the world’s youngest country.
DR Congo: Six years on, UN envoy calls for action in Walikale mass rape
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilians residents of the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict has called on the international community to be relentless in seeking accountability for the crimes.
UN envoy cites urgent need to establish 48 hour pause for humanitarian access to Aleppo
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:30 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):As the humanitarian crisis reaches distressing levels in Syria, particularly in and around battle-torn Aleppo, the United Nations envoy for the country welcomed on Fridayinitiatives aimed at assisting the civilian population trapped amid the fighting and, “under the right circumstances,†the implementation of humanitarian corridors.
After attack on convoy, UN suspends aid delivery in areas of restive north-eastern Nigeria
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:23 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The United Nations has temporarily halted humanitarian assistance missions in north-eastern Nigeria’s restive Borno state after on Thursday’s attack on a multi-agency aid convoy which had been delivering desperately needed relief aid in a remote area of the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
UNICEF deplores ‘shocking’ attacks in northern Syria towns that leave scores of civilians dead
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:19 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has deplored recent shocking attacks in northern Syrian cities of Qamishli and Idlib, which killed more than 60 people including many children; reiterating that all parties to the conflict should respect international humanitarian law and protect children and civilians.
On World Day, UN urges stronger action to shield millions from human trafficking
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:16 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News): The international community must do more to end the inhumane practice of human trafficking and protect migrants and refugees – particularly young people, women and children – from those who attempt to exploit their opportunity for a better future, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging all nations to recognize their responsibility in combating the global scourge.
UN rights office shocked by inhumane treatment of children in Australian detention centre
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:04 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights office said on Fridayit is shocked by video footage that has emerged from Don Dale youth detention centre in the Northern Territory in Australia, showing children as young as 10 years old – many of whom are Aboriginal children – being held in inhumane conditions and treated cruelly.
Millions worldwide trapped in vicious cycle of violence and hunger – UN
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:24 am
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies warned the UN Security Council on Friday that ongoing conflicts around the world have pushed more than 56 million people into “crisis†or “emergency†levels of food insecurity and are hindering efforts to eradicate malnutrition.
Gambia: UN human rights office concerned over prison sentences of opposition party
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:23 am
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed concern over the three-year prison sentences handed down last week to 30 members of the main opposition party in Gambia, including its leader Ousainou Darboe, following their participation in peaceful protests in mid-April.
On International Tiger Day, UN calls for urgent action against illegal wildlife trade
Jul 30, 2016, at 05:21 am
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on Friday marked International Tiger Day with a call for urgent action to protect tigers and combat illegal trade in wildlife.
Syria: ISIS positions targeted
Jul 29, 2016, at 10:11 pm
Homs, July 29 (IBNS): Syrian Army targeted terrorist organizations in the country on Friday, media reports said.
One alleged suspect in custody in San Diego shooting
Jul 29, 2016, at 07:23 pm
San Diego (California), Jul 29 (IBNS): San Diego Police Department has taken in custody one alleged suspect in the shooting incident that took place on Thursday.
Two police officers shot at in San Diego, California
Jul 29, 2016, at 06:43 pm
San Diego (California), Jul 29 (IBNS): San Diego police confirmed that two officers were shot at on Thursday in the city's Southcrest area, according to media reports.
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Opening the first meeting of the 2017 session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the body’s new President, Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, of Zimbabwe, said on Thursday that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a “rallying call†to address the complex challenges facing the world.
Security Council urges cooperation among countries in West Africa and the Sahel to tackle Boko Haram
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): While welcoming recent political developments recently observed in West Africa, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday stressed the need to increase military cooperation between the States in the region and Sahel to fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.
UN and OSCE experts condemn Turkey’s crackdown on media
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Two top media freedom experts of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday condemned the ongoing crackdown on journalists and the media by the Government of Turkey in the wake of the recent attempted coup.
Racism in US casts ‘dark shadow’ over rights to free assembly, association – UN expert
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): The United States is struggling to live up to its ideals in the area of racial, social and economic inequality, which is negatively affecting the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, a United Nations human rights expert said on Thursday at the end of his first official fact-finding mission to the country.
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Citing persisting instability in number of African countries – from South Sudan to Mali and Libya, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed that building peace and restoring institutions in post-conflict settings are long-term processes that must be rooted in a country’s historical, political, social, cultural and economic contexts.
UN appeals for halting imminent execution of prisoners in Indonesia
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and a group of UN rights experts on Thursday appealed to the Government of Indonesia to stop the reportedly imminent execution of a number of prisoners for alleged drug-related crimes.
Proposed humanitarian corridors in Aleppo must be guaranteed by all sides, says UN relief chief
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that Aleppo is ‘de facto besieged,’ as the war-battered city is now almost completely encircled by Syrian troops, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Thursday reiterated his demand for safe, regular and sustained access to the quarter of a million people trapped behind the front lines, and stressed that “all options must be considered.â€
With planting season weeks away, millions in drought-hit southern Africa need support – UN
Jul 29, 2016, at 04:19 am
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Some 23 million people in southern Africa are in need of urgent support to be able to produce enough food to feed themselves and avoid being dependent on humanitarian assistance until mid-2018, the United Nations agricultural agency has warned.
Jul 29, 2016, at 04:17 am
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Many African elephants continued to face serious threats to their survival in 2015 from the illegal trade in ivory and unacceptably high levels of poaching, although the sharp upward trends in poaching since 2006 have started to level off, according to the Secretariat of the United Nations-backed treaty regulating wildlife trade.
UN warns of more heatwave deaths as climate change pushes up temperatures
Jul 29, 2016, at 04:12 am
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Warning of a possible rise in heatwave deaths due to climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Thursday called for measures to reduce mortality from this natural hazard.
Syria: Militant attack kills 44
Jul 28, 2016, at 09:04 pm
Qamishli, July 28 (IBNS): A militant attack at al-Qameshli city of northeastern Syria killed at least 44 people on Wednesday, media reports said on Thursday.
French church attack: Another suspect identified
Jul 28, 2016, at 08:34 pm
Berlin, July 28 (IBNS): The second suspect at a church in French city Normandy has been identified, media reports said.
Root causes of Boko Haram threat in Lake Chad Basin must be tackled – UN political chief
Jul 28, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): To bring an end to the Boko Haram threat in the Lake Chad Basin region, affected countries must address the root causes that contributed to the emergence of the group, including the social, economic and political grievances of marginalized communities, the top United Nations political affairs official said on Wednesday.