UN stands ready to support the Philippines in aftermath of deadly storm – Secretary-General
Dec 25, 2017, at 05:24 am
New York, Dec 24(Just Earth News): Expressing sadness at the loss of lives and devastation in the Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Tembin, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday that the Organization stands ready to provide support.
Afghanistan: Landmine blast kills seven civilians
Dec 25, 2017, at 03:20 am
Kabul, Dec 24 (IBNS): A landmine blast in Afghanistan's Marja district of southern Helmand province left at least seven civilians killed on Sunday, media reports said.
Canada GDP remains unchanged in October, says Statistics Canada
Dec 23, 2017, at 11:33 pm
Ottawa, Dec 23 (IBNS): Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has shown a rise by 2% in September, remained unchanged in October, according to Statistics Canada.
Transport Canada suspends West Wind flights, cites public safety
Dec 23, 2017, at 11:29 pm
Ottawa, Dec 23 (IBNS): Citing public safety, Transport Canada suspended all West Wind flights after one of its planes crashed in Fond-du-Lac. Sask.., recently, media reports said.
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen surpass one million, reports UN health agency
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has crossed one million, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, urging greater efforts to tackle the outbreak and deal with the deteriorating health situation in the war-torn nation.
UN urges Australia to find humane solutions for refugees, asylum seekers on Manus Island
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island continues to remain dangerous, and called on the Australian Government to “live up to its responsibilities” and urgently find humane and appropriate solutions.
New Security Council further tightens sanctions against DPR Korea
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:46 am
York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Friday imposed new sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), increasing the depth of measures imposed on the country in the wake of its continued nuclear and ballistic weapons programme, including the ballistic missile launch on 28 November.
Secretary-General extends mandate of UN-backed Lebanon tribunal for three more years
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres extended for another three years the mandate of the tribunal set up to try those accused of carrying out the February 2005 attack in Beirut, which killed 22 people, including the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, and injured many others.
Sharp rise in refugee arrivals to Uganda as fresh violence flares in DR Congo – UN agency
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): Fresh violence in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forced over 2,650 refugees to cross over into neighbouring Uganda this week, five times the usual number of arrivals, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
New UN centre boosts use of real-time data to better respond to humanitarian crises
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): With more than 135 million crisis-affected people across the globe in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations on Friday opened a data centre that will give aid organizations and relief workers access to vital information they need to make responsible and informed decisions.
UN Mission welcomes agreement to revive South Sudan's peace pact
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): Welcoming the signing of an agreement on cessation of hostilities and improving humanitarian access in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMISS) has urged all parties to work collectively to ensure durable peace in the nation.
Canada: First Nations elder man accuses Canadian Tire of humiliation
Dec 23, 2017, at 05:13 am
Regina, Dec 22 (IBNS): An elderly indigenous man recently accused Canadian Tire, a retail company in Toronto, of humiliating him by searching over the suspicion of theft, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three terrorists arrested in Muzaffargarh
Dec 22, 2017, at 10:16 pm
Muzaffargarh, Dec 22 (IBNS): At least three terrorists were arrested by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in country's Muzaffargarh on Friday, media reports said.
Airstrikes on heroin labs and clashes leave 12 dead, wounded in Helmand
Dec 22, 2017, at 07:42 pm
Kabul, Dec 22 (IBNS) : At least 12 militants were killed during the airstrikes on heroin labs and direct clashes between the Afghan force and the Taliban insurgents in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Suicide car bomb rocks Kandahar, casualties feared
Dec 22, 2017, at 07:39 pm
Kabul, Dec 22 (IBNS) : A suicide attack rocked Kandahar province in South of Afghanistan on Thursday amid reports that several people were killed or wounded in the attack.
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:47 pm
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): “Gravely concerned” over risks posed by foreign terrorist fighters returning from conflict zones, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday called on Member States to strengthen their efforts to counter the threat through measures on border control, criminal justice, information-sharing and counter-extremism.
Security Council to consider set of elements in peacekeeping reviews
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:45 pm
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed its intention to consider a set of elements when reviewing mandates and configuration of peacekeeping missions.
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:42 pm
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday said that United Nations peacekeeping missions will continue to consider ways to reduce the environmental impact of their operations, in line with relevant UN resolutions and mindful of the goals set out in international accords on the environment, including the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:40 pm
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan on Thursday highlighted the need for the country to achieve a political settlement with the armed opposition, pointing to an upcoming February meeting between the parties as an opportunity not to be missed.
Jerusalem: India votes against US in UN
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:33 pm
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): India has voted against the US during the UN resolution that declared Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'null and void'.
Jerusalem: Defying US warning, majority backs UN resolution
Dec 22, 2017, at 03:55 pm
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): Defying the US warning, 128 nations supported the UN resolution that declared 'America's coronation of Jerusalem as Israel's capital' null and void, on Thursday.
Aid has not reached ‘a single soul’ in Syria’s besieged areas in December, says UN advisor
Dec 22, 2017, at 09:52 am
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The list of people requiring life-saving medical help in Syria is getting shorter not because they were evacuated, but because they died, a senior United Nations advisor warned on Thursday.
Conflict casts shadow on fight to end hunger in some regions – UN agriculture agency
Dec 22, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): Conflict and protracted crises in a handful of countries in the Near East and North Africa are hindering efforts to eradicate hunger in the region by 2030, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.
UN tribunal for former Yugoslavia leaves behind culture of accountability, says Guterres
Dec 22, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations tribunal dealing with atrocities committed during the Balkans wars of 1990s has been a pioneer in creating the contemporary architecture of international criminal justice, and “gave a voice to victims,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
General Assembly demands all States comply with UN resolutions regarding status of Jerusalem
Dec 22, 2017, at 05:21 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem.
UNICEF airlifts six million doses of vaccines to children in Yemen
Dec 22, 2017, at 05:20 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): A plane charted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) landed in Sana’a, Yemen, on Thursday, delivering nearly 6 million doses of essential vaccines to protect millions of children at risk of preventable diseases, including the current diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly infected over 300 people and killed 35.
Deadly war weapons endanger lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine – UNICEF
Dec 22, 2017, at 05:20 am
New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): Landmines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war threaten the lives of over 220,000 children in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations Children's Fund has warned, calling on all parties to the conflict to immediately end the use of the lethal weapons and allow mine clearance activities to begin.
Canada: York police to investigate death of woman in Richmond Hill
Dec 22, 2017, at 12:40 am
Toronto, Dec 21 (IBNS): York Regional Police will investigate the case in which a 28-year-old woman was found dead in Richmond Hill on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Lawyer Brian Greenspan to help Sherman family over Canadian billionaire death case
Dec 21, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Toronto, Dec 21 (IBNS): Toronto lawyer Brian Greenspan will help Sherman family in a case which pertains to the suspicious death of Canadian billionaire Barry and his wife Honey Sherman, media reports said.
Car ploughs through pedestrians in Melbourne, 14 injured
Dec 21, 2017, at 08:19 pm
Melbourne, Dec 21 (IBNS) : A car ploughed through a group of pedestrians during rush hour in Melbourne on Thursday, injuring at least 14 people, media reports said.