Myanmar can draw on UN expertise in tackling Rohingya returns, Security Council told
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:16 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations can help Myanmar to defuse inter-communal tensions and create an environment for safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees, the Organization’s top political official said Tuesday, stressing that the country could also tap the UN’s capacities and experience in tackling other challenges, including democratic consolidation.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:15 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): An uptick in armed hostilities in Ukraine has resulted in more deaths and new damages to critical water infrastructure storing dangerous chemicals – posing a grave threat to human life and the environment, according to a new United Nations report.
UN Assembly calls on Member States to ‘accelerate progress’ on goal of universal health coverage
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:14 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Tuesday called for greater efforts on the part of its Member States to ensure universal health coverage, and designated 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday kicked off in Geneva a dialogue on protection challenges with a stark warning: the tragedy of forced displacement has deepened – one year after the world pledged to improve its response to refugee situations.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, calling for greater ambition by governments, civil society, the private sector and finance partners to help tackle the global climate challenge.
Time running out for construction sector to cut energy use, meet climate goals – UN
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The clock is ticking on efforts to reform the buildings and construction sector's energy performance and keep the Paris Agreement on track, new United Nations-backed research revealed on Tuesday.
ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC) but none arrested or surrendered the Sudanese President, the ICC Prosecutor on Tuesday told the United Nations Security Council.
In wake of post-election protests in Honduras, UN chief urges authorities to respect rule of law
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on authorities in Honduras to uphold the rule of law and respect for human rights following the presidential election.
UN stepping up support to diphtheria vaccination campaign for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths in the camps and makeshift settlements hosting these refugees from Myanmar.
New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF
Dec 13, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF In the coming year, severe acute malnutrition could claim the lives of more than 400,000 children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s volatile Kasai region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.
Richard Wagner becomes new Chief Justice of Canada
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:53 am
Ottawa, Dec 12 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Justice Richard Wagner as the country's new Chief Justice on Tuesday, media reports said.
New York blast suspect's wife, 3 relatives picked up for quizzing in Bangladesh
Dec 13, 2017, at 01:43 am
Dhaka, Dec 12 (IBNS): Dhaka security officials have picked up the wife of Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi national who has been arrested in connection with the New York subway blast, and his three relatives from Dhaka and Chittagong.
Recalling Algiers attack, Secretary-General says, 2007 bombing ‘hit heart of the UN’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:06 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): In a message commemorating the 2007 bombing of the United Nations offices in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed the Organization’s continuing support to combat terrorism and violent extremism.
UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.
Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:02 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials on Monday urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a year-long campaign on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Decalration of Human Rights.
Security tensions may have deepened rights violations in DPRK, Security Council told
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday, stressing that security tensions on the Korean Peninsula should not negate concerns about the situation of ordinary people there.
Lift in global economy prompts opportunities to tackle deep-rooted development issues – UN
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A three per cent upturn in the global economy has paved the way to readjust policy towards longer-term issues, such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities and removing institutional obstacles to development, according to a new United Nations report on global economic prospects.
UN honours 14 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday paid tribute to the Tanzanian peacekeepers killed on 7 December in the worst attack on UN 'blue helmets' in recent history.
Bangladeshi-origin man responsible for Manhattan explosion
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:28 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi-origin man inspired by the Islamic State has been identified to be responsible for the explosion that hit New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday, media reports said.
On International Day, UN agency urges greater investment for sustainable agriculture in mountains
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): On International Mountain Day, the United Nations food security agency has called for greater focus on sustainable agriculture in highland regions around the globe to better respond to climate change impacts and migration challenges.
Violence shuts schools, deprives children of medical care in Syria's East Ghouta, warns UNICEF
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Five of the more than 130 children who require immediate medical evacuation have died as they could not access treatment they needed due to the continuing violence across Syria's eastern Ghouta, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported, adding that most schools are closed there.
DR Congo: Over a dozen UN peacekeepers killed in worst attack on 'blue helmets' in recent history
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Governments and the private sector have not kept up with the game-changing pace of digital technologies, exposing children to new risks and harms – both on and offline – and leaving millions of the most disadvantaged behind, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Monday in a new report.
4 injured in Manhattan explosion, NY Mayor calls it an 'attempted terrorist attack'
Dec 12, 2017, at 02:25 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): At least four people were injured as an explosion hit New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday as city Mayor Bill de Blasio calling the incident as an 'attempted terrorist attack'.
Canada: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh visits Montreal
Dec 12, 2017, at 02:09 am
Montreal, Dec 11 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh is in Montreal as he is undertaking his first cross-country tour, media reports said.
Canada: St. John's woman accuses court of caring abuser more than her future
Dec 12, 2017, at 02:07 am
St. John's, Dec 11 (IBNS): A St. John's woman, Aden Savoie, accused the court for caring her boyfriend, who had abused her, than caring the woman's future, media reports said.
Manhattan explosion leaves four people injured
Dec 12, 2017, at 01:50 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): At least four people were hurt as explosion rocked New York's Port Authority on Monday, police said.
Explosion rocks Manhattan bus terminal, 1 person taken to custody
Dec 12, 2017, at 01:04 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Port Authority bus terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, police said.
Afghanistan: At least 76 militants killed in a 5-day commando operation in Kunduz
Dec 11, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, Dec 11 (IBNS): At least 76 militants were killed in a five-day commando operation in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, local Tolo News reported.