Rohingya refugees face ‘multitude of protection risks,’ warns UN agency
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that it is concerned about the deteriorating environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, especially children, who make up 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh.
Hostilities flare on Yemen’s west coast, sparking new displacement – UN refugee agency
Dec 16, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 16(Just Earth News): As hostilities intensify in frontline areas on Yemen’s west coast, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday that it is bracing for further displacement and a spike in humanitarian needs.
Children are the face of conflict-fuelled humanitarian tragedy in South Sudan – UNICEF
Dec 16, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): South Sudan's children are facing a raft of daily horrors and deprivations and urgently require a peaceful, protective environment, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday, warning that “anything less, places children and women at even greater risk of grave violations and abuse.”
Security Council holds ministerial-level meeting on 'threats posed by DPR Korea'
Dec 16, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council will on Friday hold a ministerial-level meeting on the threat and challenges posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to international peace and security.
Stateless man gets chance from court to live in Canada
Dec 16, 2017, at 03:03 am
Toronto, Dec 15 (IBNS): Francisco Suarez Abeleira, a stateless man, who was born in Mexico has been granted a chance by the court to live in Canada permanently, media reports said.
UN chief stresses need to denuclearize Korean Peninsula, avoid ‘sleepwalking into war’
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:39 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wrapped up a short visit to Tokyo on Thursday with an appeal to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other countries to implement relevant Security Council resolutions to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
UN Security Council pledges support for regional push to revive South Sudan’s peace pact
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:34 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): As the brutal conflict in South Sudan enters its fifth year, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday said it remains deeply concerned over the situation there, and expressed strong support for a regional initiative aimed at salvaging a 2015 peace deal.
Respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu claim thousands of lives every year – UN health agency
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:31 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): Respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza takes up to 650,000 lives annually, according to new estimates released Thursday by the United Nations health agency and global partners.
In Tanzania, UN peacekeeping chief pays tribute to ‘blue helmets’ killed in DR Congo
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:21 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Thursday attended a ceremony in the port city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in honour of the country’s peacekeepers recently killed during their mission in a neighbouring country.
'Golden opportunity' missed for progress on intra-Syrian talks, says UN envoy
Dec 15, 2017, at 10:15 pm
New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): A “golden opportunity” has been missed to decide the future of Syria at the end of the latest round of United Nations-supported talks in Geneva, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
Drug charges slapped on Toronto men caught while taking wrong turn in Canada-US border
Dec 15, 2017, at 08:18 pm
Toronto, Dec 15 (IBNS): Two Toronto men were slapped with drug charges after 120 grams of suspected cocaine were seized from their car, according to media reports.
Yemen: At least 15, including rebels and civilians, killed in Saudi coalition airstrikes
Dec 15, 2017, at 04:39 pm
Sanaa, Dec 15 (IBNS): At least 15 people, including Houthi rebels and civilians, have been killed in airstrikes conducted by Saudi-led coalition in several parts of Yemen, reports said.
Four teenagers killed as school bus, train collide in France
Dec 15, 2017, at 04:31 pm
Perpignan, Dec 15 (IBNS): At least four teenagers were killed and 20 injured after a school bus and a train collided near Perpignan area of southern France's Pyrénées-Orientales, reports said.
UN forum sees ‘moderate’ recovery for Latin American and Caribbean economies in 2018
Dec 15, 2017, at 05:04 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): New economic projections for Latin America and the Caribbean show moderate recovery in 2018 and growth the following year – with favoured expansions in consumption and domestic investment, the United Nations reported Thursday.
In Japan, UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth
Dec 15, 2017, at 05:02 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed Thursday, expressing the UN's readiness to help countries move towards health coverage for all.
Canada: Toronto woman charged with attempt to murder of man and child
Dec 15, 2017, at 04:54 am
Toronto, Dec 14 (IBNS): In one of the bizarre incidents, a Toronto woman has been charged with an attempt to murder a man and a child, media reports said.
Ten ISIS militants killed, wounded in Afghan forces operations
Dec 14, 2017, at 08:04 pm
Kabul, Dec 14 (IBNS) : At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the operations of the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province.
UN agency helps farmers in Latin America broaden their market horizons
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:24 pm
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Improving market access, particularly beyond national borders, for family farmers and small and medium agriculture enterprises in the Latin America and Caribbean region can help boost rural development as well as spur inclusive trade, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.
Unified action needed in Central Africa to defuse regional tensions, Security Council told
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:23 pm
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Despite some positive developments, the overall situation in Central Africa still requires concerted action at all levels to address sociopolitical tensions, economic difficulties and abuses by armed groups, a United Nations envoy for the region said Wednesday.
US lawmaker facing sexual assault charge dies of alleged suicide
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:04 pm
Frankfort, Dec 14 (IBNS): Accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, 57-year-old Kentucky politician Dan Johnson died of an alleged suicide, reports said.
Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such as mobile phones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and electrical toys, poses a major threat to the environment and human health, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Thousands of children need assistance three months after Caribbean hurricanes – UNICEF
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Three months after two category-5 hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, thousands of children across the region still need support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
With ‘so much at stake’ in crisis-torn South Sudan, UN and partners launch $1.72 billion appeal
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The United Nations relief wing and the humanitarian community in South Sudan launched on Wednesday a $1.72 billion appeal to assist six million people affected by conflict, displacement and hunger.
UN peacekeeping chief visits injured Tanzanian ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Wednesday thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Half the world lacks access to essential health services – UN-backed report
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): At least half of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services, and nearly 100 million people are being pushed into extreme poverty each year due to the out-of-pocket health expenses they must pay, according to a United Nations-backed study.
More schools in Ontario to benefit from new child care spaces
Dec 14, 2017, at 03:58 am
Toronto, Dec 13 (IBNS): Ontario is adding new child care spaces to nearly 200 schools across Ontario to give relief to parents in Toronto who are reported to be paying on an average at $1,758 a month, which is the most expensive child care option in Canada, for all age groups.
Canada: Liberals, New Democrats vote in favour of Marijuana Act in Ontario
Dec 13, 2017, at 08:14 pm
Ottawa, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Liberals and the New Democrats have voted in favour of the Marijuana Act, to be effective from July 1, 2018, in Ontario, media reports said.
USA : Democrat Jones wins Alabama Senate election, blow to Donald Trump;
Dec 13, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Washington DC, Dec 13 (IBNS): In a stunning setback for President Donald Trump, Democrat Doug Jones has won the Senate seat in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama, media reports said.
ISIS attempts to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Iranian minister
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Tehran, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An Iranian minister has claimed that the Islamic State terror group is attempting to occupy lands in Afghanistan and Pakistan as the group has been suppressed in Syria and Iraq.
Afghanistan : Explosion in Taliban leader’s house leaves 4 dead, wounded in Laghman
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kabul, Dec 13 (IBNS) : An explosion ripped through the residence of a local Taliban leader in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan leaving at least four people dead or wounded.