UN deputy aid chief calls for strengthened response to upcoming La Niña weather event
Jul 28, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): Following a week-long visit to southern Africa, the United Nations deputy humanitarian chief has called for increased efforts to help mitigate the impact of the La Niña weather phenomenon occurring towards the end of the year.
FEATURE SERIES: What is UN peacebuilding and its role in preventing conflicts?
Jul 28, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): In conflicts, the United Nations is commonly associated with peacekeeping and UN ‘blue helmets,’ but increasingly the international community’s focus is on “peacebuilding†– the idea of supporting a country throughout all stages of a conflict, including post-conflict recovery and socio-economic development, and on preventing the outbreak of fighting.
Turkey: In call with Foreign Minister, Ban seeks update on current probe into attempted coup
Jul 28, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): In a telephone call with the Turkish Foreign Minister on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought an update on current investigations and measures to hold those responsible for the attempted coup to account, and reiterated his expectation that Turkey adhere to its international human rights obligations.
Explosion occurs near Germany's migration office: Reports
Jul 28, 2016, at 05:18 am
Berlin, July 27 (IBNS): An explosion took off near an office for migration in the town of Zirndorf close to Nuremberg in Germany on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN experts urge Dominican Republic to protect women’s rights to reproductive health
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:43 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Expressing serious concern over the proposed penal code amendment that would criminalize abortions, United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Dominican Republic’s President and legislators to protect women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health in the Caribbean country.
UN anti-crime chief calls for greater prevention efforts, youth advocacy to fight terrorism
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:42 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The threat of terrorism has expanded and become increasingly decentralized and diffuse throughout the past 10 years, the top United Nations anti-crime official said on Wednesday, calling for greater efforts to tackle links between crime and terrorism and for increased advocacy among youth.
Yemen: Amid rising tensions in Taiz, senior UN official calls for humanitarian pause
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Extremely concerned by reports of rising tensions in Yemen’s Taizz governorate, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the crisis-gripped country has called for a “humanitarian pause†to protect civilians.
FEATURE: Tackling cholera in Haiti by building sanitary cordons
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:37 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): “Wash my hands before eating and nursing the baby, wash my hands after relieving myself, use Aquatabs to purify the water…†and so, Sherline Deus lists the steps she must take to protect herself and her children from cholera in the town of Grand Bois, located in in north-eastern Haiti, near the country's border with the Dominican Republic.
UN rushes to ramp up support for South Sudan's battle against cholera outbreak
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its partners are rushing to ramp up support for South Sudan's fight to contain a cholera outbreak through measures, including an oral vaccination campaign to reach over 14,000 people and the creation of treatment and rehydration centres.
Indonesia: UN rights chief urges region's 'most prolific executioner' to end practice
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:35 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday expressed alarm at reports that up to 14 people face imminent execution in Indonesia, most of them for drug-related offences, calling on the authorities of “the most prolific executioner†in Southeast Asia to immediately reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty.
FEATURE: 'We all have to do what we can' to prevent
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:48 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has a “zero tolerance†policy towards sexual abuse by anyone working under the blue flag.
Syria: UN envoy aims for peace talks to resume in late August
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:47 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy mediating a resolution to the five-year crisis in Syria said on Tuesday he aims to convene a new round of intra-Syrian peace talks towards the end of August, and expressed hope that the United States and Russia would make “concrete progress†in order to improve the atmosphere for the resumption of the discussions.
UN agency appeals for added funds for return of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:46 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday appealed to donors for an additional $115.4 million to fund the voluntary return and reintegration of Somali refugees from Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp.
Temperature in Kuwait hits 54 Celsius, sets possible record amid Middle East heatwave – UN
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:44 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations specialized agency, will set up a committee to examine whether a 54 degrees Celsius temperature recently recorded in Kuwait, has set the new highest temperature for Asia, as well as for the entire Eastern hemisphere.
Gender equality, women's empowerment central to Colombian peace process – UN officials
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:42 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Two senior United Nations officials on Tuesday underscored that the centrality of women to the Colombian peace process, as shown by the 'historic commitment' by the Government and Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) at the Havana Peace Talks Table, must be reinforced in the final agreement and, more importantly, during the implementation phase.
Recent attacks on hospitals in Aleppo 'can amount to war crimes' – UNICEF
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:41 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reiterated on Tuesday that attacks on health facilities are a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and can amount to war crimes, in response to the recent airstrikes on four hospitals and a blood bank in eastern Aleppo city in Syria.
On first International Day, UNESCO calls for protection of mangrove ecosystems
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:40 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Mangroves are rare and vital ecosystems that help to protect coastlines and mitigate the effects of climate change, but their survival is being jeopardized, the United Nations cultural agency said on Tuesday, calling for greater preservation efforts as the international community marks the first ever International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.
Security Council extends UN Central African Republic Mission through 2017
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:38 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 15 November 2017, keeping an authorized troop ceiling of 10,750 military personnel intact and providing time for the mission to assess the post-transition process in the country.
Security Council extends UN mission in Cyprus for six months
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:37 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 January 2017, and welcomed the progress of the negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to reach a comprehensive settlement.
Thailand: UN rights expert warns against curbs on free speech ahead of major vote
Jul 27, 2016, at 11:35 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights expert on freedom of opinion and expression has condemned recent Government clampdown over public and social media expressions in Thailand ahead of a constitutional referendum scheduled for 7 August.
Executions in Indonesia will put Jokowi on the wrong side of history: Amnesty International
Jul 27, 2016, at 04:09 am
Jakarta, July 26 (IBNS): Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as 'Jokowi' will be putting his government on the wrong side of history if he proceeds with a fresh round of executions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Some 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily – UN warns
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:51 am
New York, July 26 (Just Earth News): Recent fighting in South Sudan has forced 37,491 people to flee to Uganda in the past three weeks, averaging more than 4,000 a day in the past week, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
Somalia: UN envoy strongly condemns terrorist attack near Mogadishu airport
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:50 am
New York, July 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned on Tuesday's terrorist attack in the vicinity of Mogadishu International Airport that killed at least a dozen people.
Doctor killed by patient in Germany hospital
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:36 am
Berlin, July 26 (IBNS): A patient allegedly killed his doctor at the Benjamin Franklin hospital in Germany's Berlin city on Tuesday, media reports said.
ISIS claims responsibility for French church attack
Jul 26, 2016, at 11:17 pm
Pairs, July 26 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack carried out at a church in France.
Mogadishu: Airport blasts kill over 10
Jul 26, 2016, at 09:23 pm
Mogadishu, July 26 (IBNS): Two car bomb attacks close to the airport in Mogadishu city of Somalia have killed more than 10 people, media reports said.
One hostage killed in France church attack, two attackers shot dead
Jul 26, 2016, at 09:02 pm
Paris, July 26 (IBNS) One hostage was killed and two men armed with blades were shot dead by French police after they took several people hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday, media reports said.
France: Hostage-takers at church killed
Jul 26, 2016, at 08:34 pm
Paris, July 26 (IBNS): Two gunmen, who had taken hostages at a church close to Rouen in northern France on Tuesday, have been killed, media reports said.
Knife -wielding attacker kills 19 in Japan's mental health care facility
Jul 26, 2016, at 08:31 pm
Tokyo, July 26 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed as a knife-wielding man attacked a a residential mental health care facility in Kanagawa Prefecture west of Japan's Tokyo city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Jul 26, 2016, at 03:18 pm
Tokyo, July 26 (IBNS): At least 19 people have been killed in a knife attack in Kanagawa Prefecture west of Japan's Tokyo city on Tuesday, media reports said.