Sep 16, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a United Nations high-level event on antimicrobial resistance to be held next week, a senior UN health official on Thursday underlined the need for strong commitment from all sectors to address this urgent global threat which has the potential to undermine sustainable development.
Syria: UN says aid convoys unable to reach besieged areas despite US-Russia deal on ceasefire
Sep 16, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Thursday said the ceasefire following last Friday’s Russia-United States agreement is largely holding but that desperately-awaited humanitarian convoys are unable to move due to a delay in getting permits from the Syrian Government.
New UN report reveals millions of refugee children ‘missing out’ on education
Sep 16, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): In a new report, the United Nations refugee agency said that more than some six million school-age children under its mandate have no school go to and that refugees are five times more likely to be out of school than the global average.
Sep 16, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for intensified efforts to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to take the difficult steps required to change the current destructive trajectory of the conflict, which is heading towards a “one-state reality†rather than a peaceful resolution.
MH370: Investigators say Tanzania debris part of missing plane
Sep 16, 2016, at 05:54 am
Dodoma, Sept 15 (IBNS): Australian investigators on Thursday said that the large item of debris which was found off the coast of Tanzania belongs to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, media reports said on Thursday.
Indonesia and EU agree to start the FLEGT licensing scheme for verified legal timber products
Sep 16, 2016, at 05:17 am
Jakarta, Sept 15 (IBNS): Indonesia and the European Union on Thursday agreed that beginning Nov 15, Indonesia can issue 'FLEGT' licences to verify legal timber products it exports to the EU.
UN health agency provides emergency support as floods and landslides cause havoc in DPRK
Sep 16, 2016, at 04:10 am
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Responding urgent humanitarian needs triggered by flash floods and landslides in the northern provinces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations health agency is providing emergency health kits and supplies that will benefit some 260,000 persons for about three months.
Democratic principles at core of UN 2030 sustainability agenda, Ban says on International Day
Sep 16, 2016, at 04:09 am
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Emphasizing the links between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and people's fundamental needs, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has marked the International Day for Democracy by stressing that delivering solutions to on Thursday's challenges also requires an integrated and interconnected response.
Civilian casualties up 66 per cent in eastern Ukraine during summer – UN report
Sep 16, 2016, at 04:08 am
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report released on Thursday shows a 66 per cent increase in the number of conflict-related civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and describes the deterioration of the human rights situation there, as a result of escalating hostilities between the Government and non-Government forces from June to August.
Top Canadian banks cancel business with marijuana industries
Sep 16, 2016, at 03:59 am
Toronto, Sept 15 (IBNS): Two Canadian top banks have declared they will not do business dealings with companies involved in the marijuana industry.
CBSA seizes millions of dollars from Vancouver Airport in recent years
Sep 16, 2016, at 02:33 am
Vancouver Sept 15 (IBNS): The Canadian Border Services Agency in recent years has seized millions of dollar in undeclared cash at the Vancouver International Airport, the second busiest airport of the country.
Toronto to shame dangerous dogs and their owners publicly
Sep 16, 2016, at 02:28 am
Toronto, Sept 15 (IBNS): According to a recent report introduced to the Toronto Municipal code, dogs with one biting incident would be labeled as 'dangerous dogs' via tags and warning signs on their owners' properties.
German woman killed, 14 injured in Bali boat explosion
Sep 15, 2016, at 06:02 pm
Bali, Indonesia, Sept 15 (IBNS) ; A boat ferrying passengers from Bali to Gili Islands exploded on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 14 others, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two trains collide, 6 killed
Sep 15, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Islamabad, Sept 15 (IBNS): At least six people were killed and 150 others were hurt as two trains collided in Multan area of Pakistan early on Thursday, media reports said.
New UN exhibit highlights need to fill in ‘blank spaces’ for child-related data
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday joined the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in launching a ‘Time Machine’ that will use data storytelling to highlight the lack of availability of statistics on children and particularly those related to child-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators.
UN expert urges Kuwait to redouble efforts to stop trafficking, exploiting domestic workers
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): While welcoming Kuwait’s commitment to fight trafficking in persons, a United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday urged the Government to further strengthen its assistance and support measures for trafficked and exploited domestic workers, adopt prevention measures, and fully protect their rights.
Avenues for peace in Afghanistan must be explored with ‘utmost urgency’ – UN envoy
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges facing Afghanistan due to decades-long violence and instability, the United Nations envoy to the country stressed on Wednesday that avenues for peace there must be explored with utmost urgency and seriousness.
Security Council approves three-month extension for UN Mission in Liberia
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) through the end of the year, while reaffirming its readiness to consider withdrawing the operation and transitioning to a future UN presence there following a proposed mid-November review of situation on the ground in the country.
Refugees see mobile connectivity as critical lifeline – new UN report
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): Many refugees view access to a mobile phone and the Internet as being as critical to their safety and security as food, water and shelter, according to a new report out on Wednesday from the United Nations refugee agency and a technology consulting company.
Sep 15, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Sept 15 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that the global challenges pertaining to refugees and migrants, climate change, and the war in Syria are the major topics that will likely figure prominently in this year’s high-level week at the United Nations.
Rise in interest rate hits millions of Canadians
Sep 15, 2016, at 07:32 am
Toronto, Sept 14 (IBNS) A recent report from TransUnion, one of Canada’s major credit reporting agencies, said that one full percentage upward variation in interest rate could put Canadian mortgage payers into serious inconvenience which even result into non-payment of mortgages and loans.
IMF head praises Canada-EU trade deal
Sep 15, 2016, at 07:23 am
Ottawa, Sept 14 (IBNS): Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in her recent visit to Ottawa has said she hopes Canada and the European Union (EU) settle down their still-unsigned free trade agreement.
Foster home shortage in Yorkton, Government looks for families
Sep 15, 2016, at 07:20 am
Yorkton, Sask Sept 14(IBNS): According to a recent report published by The Canadian Press, a decline of 50 percent in the number of foster homes in the Yorkton area is prompting the Saskatchewan government to reach out to the community.
UN agency launches action plan to tackle threat of 'superbugs'
Sep 15, 2016, at 04:13 am
New York, Sept 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Wednesday released a new action plan to help countries combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance in their food supply chains and to counter the growing threat of medicine-resistant ‘superbugs.’
Inclusive rural transformation requires investment; it will not happen automatically – UN report
Sep 15, 2016, at 04:12 am
New York, Sept 14 (Just Earth News): Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation and governments need to tailor policies and investments to transform rural areas in developing countries if they want to eliminate poverty – those are some of the key findings from a new report by the United Nations rural poverty agency.
Sep 14, 2016, at 11:46 pm
Kabul, Sept 14 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion on police vehicle on Thursday left at least one people killed and thjree others injured in Afghanistan capital Kabul, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul, kills one
Sep 14, 2016, at 04:48 pm
Kabul, Sept 14 (IBNS): At least one person was killed after a magnetic bomb detonated in Kabul's Deh Mazang area on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Bihar: Unable to pay school fees, student commits suicide
Sep 14, 2016, at 03:36 pm
Patna, Sept 14 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A schoolboy in Bihar committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan after he failed to pay his school fees.
Sep 14, 2016, at 01:01 pm
New York, Sept 14 (Just Earth News): Although political space has opened in Libya and there is progress in the fight against terrorism, the political divisions underpinning the North African country’s conflict are deepening, a United Nations envoy warned on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2016, at 01:00 pm
New York, Sept 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday opened its 71st session, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last year, is well underway.