‘New hope’ for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients announced by UN health agency
May 13, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New recommendations from the United Nations’ health agency aim to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen.
May 13, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Early one morning in December 1998, Vincent Cochetel, a French United Nations aid worker in his late thirties, was riding in the back of a car on a bumpy Chechen road, blind-folded with two men on either side of him, when the vehicle came under fire.
Yemen’s food situation on verge of ‘humanitarian disaster’ – UN
May 13, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The food security and nutrition situation in Yemen will turn into a humanitarian disaster unless urgent funding is accessible for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to deliver timely aid in the April/May cereal and vegetable planting season and the summer fishing season, and vaccinate livestock before winter, the United Nations agency has warned.
UN envoy urges South Sudan to implement pledges to address sexual violence crimes
May 12, 2016, at 01:22 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Concluding a four-day visit to Juba, South Sudan, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has urged high-level authorities of the Transitional Government of National Unity to implement commitments made to address sexual violence crimes.
Yemen: UN-brokered peace talks continue in parallel meetings
May 12, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations-facilitated Yemeni peace talks continued on Wednesday in parallel meetings, with a committee making headway by exploring a proposal to release 50 per cent of all prisoners and detainees held by the parties before the month of Ramadan.
Security Council requests UN panel to propose global framework on countering terrorist propaganda
May 12, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday requested its main counter-terrorism subsidiary body to present a proposal by 30 April 2017 for a comprehensive international framework on the matter.
‘Poverty and fear do not require a passport to travel’ – UN alliance with Nobel laureates
May 12, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations’ agricultural agency has joined forces with a group of Nobel laureates to tackle the problems of hunger and violence through a new alliance launched in Rome on Wednesday.
Iraq: UN envoy condemns ‘cowardly’ bomb attacks in Sadr City and Baquba
May 12, 2016, at 01:18 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned the car bomb attack that occurred earlier on Wednesday in a busy market in Sadr City, claiming many lives and leaving scores injured.
In Madagascar, Ban calls for end to corruption, reports on ‘alarming’ cost of hunger
May 12, 2016, at 01:17 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): During his visit to Madagascar on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Malagasy parliamentarians to end the corruption that has weakened their society, while launching a report on the cost of hunger in the island nation.
UN human rights panel condemns civilian attacks in Syria; calls for accountability
May 12, 2016, at 01:15 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Strongly condemning recent attacks on civilians, hospitals and clinics, and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria, a United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry on Wednesday called on all parties to cease the unlawful attacks and return to a full cessation of hostilities.
Somalia: UN calls for urgent action to support drought-hit communities
May 12, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, May 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia on Wednesday called for urgent action to support drought-stricken communities in Puntland and Somaliland and avert a further deterioration of the situation.
NATO Secretary General to visit Romania
May 11, 2016, at 11:37 pm
Brussels, May 11 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Romania on Thursday, 12 May 2016.
Baghdad bombing: Over 60 killed
May 11, 2016, at 09:52 pm
Baghdad, May 11 (IBNS): More than 60 people have been killed in a car bomb which hit a market place at Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, media reports said.
28 million people forcibly displaced by conflict & disasters in 2015, millions more invisible: IDMC
May 11, 2016, at 05:01 pm
Geneva, May 11 (Just Earth News /IBNS) Conflict, violence and disasters internally displaced 27.8 million people in 2015, subjecting a record number of men, women and children to the trauma and upheaval of being forcibly displaced within their own country.
Obama to travel to Hiroshima on historic visit
May 11, 2016, at 04:55 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS) US President Barrack Obama will become the first sitting US President to make a visit to Hiroshima, the site of US atomic bomb attack in Japan during World War II, reports said.
FEATURE: UN poster contest paints picture of hope for a nuclear-free world
May 11, 2016, at 10:40 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The winning artists in an international competition to commemorate the very first United Nations General Assembly resolution, which established the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction, are advocating for a world free of nuclear weapons. The first and last time these weapons were used was decades before the artists were born.
'Alarming' reports of major violations in south-east Turkey – UN rights chief
May 11, 2016, at 10:38 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday reported having received a succession of alarming reports about violations allegedly committed by Turkish military and security forces in south-east Turkey over the past few months, and urged the Turkish authorities to give independent investigators, including UN staff, unimpeded access to the area to verify the veracity of such reports.
UN conference to review progress of least developed countries during past five years
May 11, 2016, at 10:37 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations conference is set to undertake a review of progress made during the past five years by the world's 48 least developed countries (LDCs), which comprise about 12 per cent of the global population.
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UN must 'champion change' to become more relevant and better able to tackle on Tuesday's challenges
May 11, 2016, at 10:35 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): To respond to both current and future threats to world peace and security, the United Nations must become more relevant, credible, legitimate and capable, by taking concrete steps that include finding political solutions to sustain peace, fostering partnerships for building prosperous and stable societies, and tackling terrorism and preventing violent extremism, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday.
Protection of schools essential to boost access to education in Africa – UN envoy
May 11, 2016, at 10:34 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Protecting schools from attacks and military use is essential to ensuring access to education for all children in Africa, a United Nations child rights envoy said on Tuesday, urging world leaders to use the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit as an opportunity to generate new commitments to ensure that conflict does not mean the end of learning for millions of children.
Warning skies may 'fall silent,' UN calls for end to illegal poaching and trade of migratory birds
May 11, 2016, at 10:32 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Millions of migratory birds are being lost each year as a result of illegal killing, taking and trade, United Nations officials warned on World Migratory Bird Day, calling for concerted action to end the threats to migratory birds and urging everyone to step outside and “listen to the birds chirping,†to appreciate how important they are to our planet.
May 11, 2016, at 10:31 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has condemned the reported shooting deaths of six civilians, including two children, by armed local tribes in Sortony – next to a site for recently displaced people from the mountainous Jebel Marra area in North Darfur.
African Union-UN mission launches campaign in west Darfur against use of child soldiers
May 11, 2016, at 10:27 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has launched a campaign in west Darfur, Sudan, to raise awareness on the need to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by armed forces and groups across the region.
Afghanistan: Halt further executions, says Human Rights Watch
May 10, 2016, at 09:18 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS) Afghanistan’s government should immediately halt further executions and impose a moratorium on the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Egypt: UN experts report worsening crackdown on protest
May 10, 2016, at 10:35 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Three United Nations human rights experts on Monday urged the Egyptian Government to put an end to the disproportionate reactions against the exercise of the rights to assembly and expression in the country.
'Risks of inaction are considerable', says Ban, urging new compact on refugees and migrants
May 10, 2016, at 10:31 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite bold efforts, responses to the large movements of refugees and migrants – which will continue or possibly increase due to such issues as conflict, poverty and disasters – have been largely inadequate, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday in a new report, calling for the adoption of a global compact on responsibility-sharing that collectively ensures the human rights, safety and dignity of all refugees and migrants.
Most countries lack adequate laws to protect and promote breastfeeding – UN
May 10, 2016, at 10:27 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Laws to protect breastfeeding against the growing multi-billion-dollar breast-milk substitute business are inadequate in most countries, exposing small children to a greater risk of childhood diseases, according to a United Nations report released on Monday.
UN refugee agency notes 'profound concern' over Kenya's plan to close refugee camps
May 10, 2016, at 10:23 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations refugee agency on Monday expressed “profound concern†over the Government of Kenya's announcement this past week that it intends to end the hosting of refugees because of economic, security and environmental burdens, and called on the Government to reconsider its decision.
UN Forum on indigenous issues opens 2016 session with focus on conflict, peace and resolution
May 10, 2016, at 10:11 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the launch of a plan to realize the full rights of indigenous peoples who are increasingly being drawn into conflicts over their lands and resources.
Syria: UN adviser on preventing genocide expresses outrage at ongoing civilian attacks
May 10, 2016, at 10:02 am
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed his outrage on Monday at the ongoing “indiscriminate and seemingly calculated†attacks against civilians and civilian objects in Syria.