Stand up for and invest in teenage girls, UN says on World Population Day

Jul 12, 2016, at 04:41 am

New York, July 11 (Just Earth News): Leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the rights of teenage girls, particularly those who are poor, out of school, exploited, or subjected to harmful traditional practices, the United Nations has said, marking World Population Day with a call to bolster the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by investing in better opportunities for teen girls.

Karachi: Man gunned down over mobile phone deal dispute

Jul 11, 2016, at 10:15 pm

Karachi, July 11 (IBNS): A person was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city over mobile phone deal dispute on Monday, media reports said.

UN condemns heavy fighting in South Sudanese capital, urges calm, access to displaced civilians

Jul 11, 2016, at 03:35 am

New York, July 10 (Just Earth News): The United Nations is again urging calm in the wake of heavy fighting in and around the South Sudanese capital of Juba, with the UN mission reporting that it has mobilized peacekeepers to protect civilians and the Security Council strongly condemning days of violence in the area, which also saw UN and diplomatic officials targeted, as the world's youngest country on Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of its independence.

Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi's soyem held in Karachi

Jul 11, 2016, at 12:22 am

Karachi, July 10 (IBNS) Humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi's soyem was held in Memon Masjid here on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh bans airing of Peace TV

Jul 10, 2016, at 10:09 pm

Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government on Sunday stopped airing of Peace TV in the country, media reports said.

PM Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan

Jul 10, 2016, at 03:49 am

Lahore, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan on Saturday.

Pakistan: Abdul Sattar Edhi laid to rest

Jul 10, 2016, at 03:38 am

Karachi, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's popular philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was laid to rest in the country's Edhi Village on Saturday, media reports said.

North Korea test fires SLBM

Jul 09, 2016, at 05:23 pm

Pyongyang, July 9 (IBNS): South Korea's military have accused its neighbour North Korea of test firing submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), reports said.

Pakistan: Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away

Jul 09, 2016, at 03:45 pm

Karachi, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's popular philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away in Karachi city on Friday.

‘Prevailing calm should not be confused with stability,’ warns UN envoy for Lebanon

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:17 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Lebanon has asked the UN Security Council to devote greater attention to situation there, including the deteriorating security conditions, weakening State institutions and the need for continued dispersal of funding for the refugees hosted by the country.

INTERVIEW: Rapid response team, funding, vital to eliminating cholera in Haiti – UN official

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:16 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): A rapid response mechanism is crucial to tackling an endemic disease such as cholera and eliminating it in Haiti, the deputy head of the UN mission there said on Friday, emphasizing that the effectiveness of such efforts requires predictable financing.

Central African Republic’s leaders must commit to inclusive, transparent governance, Security Council told

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:15 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The Central African Republic’s (CAR) considerable progress over the past two years risks being reversed unless national authorities demonstrated commitment to inclusive and transparent governance, and to addressing the root causes of the crisis afflicting the country, the United Nations peacekeeping chief warned on Friday.

INTERVIEW: Sustainable Development Goals must be owned by everyone, says senior UN officia

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:14 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): Ahead of next week’s United Nations High-Level Political Forum, Assistant Secretary-General Thomas Gass talks about sustainable development, leaving no one behind, and why this time “it’s for real”.

Meeting with Chinese Premier, Ban commends country’s leadership on UN 2030 Agenda

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:12 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, where he welcomed China's efforts towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as its support to other countries in their own implementation.

Syria: UN relief wing sounds alarm on behalf of some 300,000 people trapped in war-torn Aleppo

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:11 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along the Castello road, the only road in and out of that part of the city.

Ahead of South Sudan's fifth anniversary of independence, renewed violence draws UN concern

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:10 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): As South Sudan prepares to make its fifth anniversary of independence, United Nations officials on Friday expressed concern over the continuing violence in parts of the country and the resulting forced displacement of people, both internally and throughout the neighbouring region.

UN condemns this week's deadly gun violence in US

Jul 09, 2016, at 12:09 pm

New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations officials on Friday spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need for more to be done to fight discrimination.

'Monster' El Niño subsides but impact on children set to worsen as disease, malnutrition spread – UNICEF

Jul 09, 2016, at 04:32 am

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): While the 2015-2016 El Niño – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday.

Thousands fleeing violent clashes in Central African Republic – UN refugee agency

Jul 09, 2016, at 04:30 am

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News):The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said that more than six thousand people from the Central African Republic (CAR) have fled into Chad and Cameroon to escape renewed tension and violent clashes since mid-June.

UN-backed meeting on forced displacement crisis in Central America urges regional responsibility-sharing

Jul 09, 2016, at 04:28 am

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): With people fleeing violence in Central America in numbers not seen in more than 30 years, representatives from Governments, international organizations and civil society gathered for a United Nations-backed event on the issue in San José, Costa Rica, and agreed to enhance access to asylum and increase regional responsibility-sharing.

Snipers kill four, injure seven at Dallas protest rally

Jul 08, 2016, at 04:46 pm

Dallas, July 8 (IBNS): At least four cops were killed and seven others injured as two snipers wreaked havoc by open firing at a peaceful protest rally in Dallas on Thursday, reports said.

Saudi attacks: 12 Pakistanis, 7 Saudis arrested

Jul 08, 2016, at 03:26 pm

Riyadh, July 8 (IBNS): Saudi officials gave arrested 19 people in connection with the Medina and Qatif suicide blasts this week.

Political crisis has put long-term stability of the DR Congo at risk, warns UN deputy chief, urging dialogue

Jul 08, 2016, at 12:16 pm

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): An inclusive and credible dialogue among Congolese stakeholders is the only realistic way to defuse political tensions, overcome the electoral impasse and prevent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where public discontent is being fuelled by delays in the electoral process and shrinking democratic space, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson warned on Thursday.

In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change

Jul 08, 2016, at 12:15 pm

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): In China on Thursday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the country’s relationship with the Organization, noting in particular its crucial role in improving tensions, building peace and promoting the agenda on climate change.

As robotics advance in South-East Asia, investment needed to build skilled workforce – UN labour agency

Jul 08, 2016, at 12:12 pm

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): The robot age is already a reality among manufacturers in South-East Asia, where countries have been incrementally introducing automation to improve quality, consistency, and workplace safety, with robots deployed in human-centric, collaborative ways to raise the productivity of higher skilled workers, rather than replace them, a new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found.

Security Council extends African Union mission in Somalia

Jul 08, 2016, at 12:11 pm

New York, July 8 (Just Earth News): Reauthorizing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 May 2017, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday set out key objectives for the operation during its new mandate, including “to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups.”

Three terrorists arrested for blast at Bangladesh Eid prayer gathering

Jul 08, 2016, at 04:54 am

Dhaka, July 7 (IBNS): Three terrorists have been arrested for the attack on Thursday morning near a mass Eid prayer congregation at Kishoreganj in Bangladesh, the second terror strike in the country in less than a week's time.

As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, UN warns on overharvesting

Jul 08, 2016, at 04:29 am

New York, July 7 (Just Earth News): A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that while growth in aquaculture has helped drive global per capita fish consumption above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, almost a third of commercial fish stocks are now overharvested at biologically unsustainable levels.

Global food prices rose in June; wheat harvest outlook robust – UN agency

Jul 08, 2016, at 04:24 am

New York, July 7 (Just Earth News): Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of the past four years, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, also noting improved production prospects for the year ahead.

Two policemen, one terrorist among 4 killed in second jihadi attack in Bangladesh in seven days

Jul 07, 2016, at 10:39 pm

Dhaka, Jul 7 (IBNS) : In the second terror attack in Bangladesh in less than seven days, at least three people, including two policemen, were killed and seven wounded at Kishoreganj, 140 km north of Dhaka on Thursday, the holy day of Eid-al-Fitre.