May 25, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the globe present real environmental dangers and undermine the rule of law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday, urging shared responsibility among the international community in tackling wildlife and forest crime.
Somalia: Security Council commends advancements, urges accelerated peace- and State-building
May 25, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The Security Council welcomed the political and security progress in Somalia during a mission to the capital, Mogadishu, on 19 May, where representatives of the 15-member body met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, regional leaders, Somali civil society and women's groups.
New report shows nearly half UN relief agency’s schools affected by conflicts across Middle East
May 25, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): Nearly half of the 692 schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) across the region have been impacted, attacked or otherwise rendered inoperable by conflict or violence in the last five years, according to a new report unveiled at the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul.
UN report paints mixed picture of global responses to declining air quality
May 25, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): Noting that from 2008 to 2013, air pollution levels in urban areas increased by eight per cent, a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) spotlights the need to support introduction of more renewable energies and clean cook stoves, some of the vital actions aimed at combating this public health emergency.
Sri Lanka: Deadly tropical storm displaces more than 230,000, UN relief wing reports
May 25, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing has reported that at least 84 people have died, another 116 are missing, and more than 230,000 are displaced following a severe tropical storm this past week that caused widespread flooding and landslides in 22 districts of Sri Lanka.
WHS: New charter for persons with disabilities endorsed at UN humanitarian summit
May 25, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):A new charter to significantly improve living conditions of persons with disabilities during emergencies has been endorsed at the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey.
WHS: Humanitarian aid is 'failing' – in an interview, UN advisor tells why
May 25, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):The humanitarian sector is failing to protect civilians from violence, a top UN advisor stressed on Tuesday at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Amid Boko Haram violence, situation worsens for displaced in southeast Niger – UN
May 25, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):Security and humanitarian conditions are deteriorating in southeast Niger, where hundreds of thousands of people settled after fleeing Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary General to visit Italy
May 24, 2016, at 09:37 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Rome on Tuesday.
WHS: ‘We need to solve humanitarian crises together,’ says UNESCO envoy Forest Whitaker
May 24, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): On the opening day of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Forest Whitaker, called on individuals, governments and international organizations to act collectively to improve humanitarian action and invest more in development aid.
Yemen: UN-mediated peace talks continue following trilateral meeting with Ban in Qatar
May 24, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News):The delegation of the Government of Yemen returned to the negotiating table in Kuwait in the latest round of peace talks on Monday, with the United Nations envoy for the conflict-torn country holding a plenary this morning with both delegations, a UN spokesperson said.
DR Congo: UN envoy urges ‘patriotic reawakening’ to ease rising political tensions
May 24, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed deep concern about the increasing political tensions in some parts of the Central African country, urging both the majority and opposition sides to reawaken their patriotism.
WHS: New fund launched at UN humanitarian summit to address education in crisis zones
May 24, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday announced the launch of a new fund to better coordinate support for and drive investment in education for children and youth affected by humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises.
In Vienna, UN Crime Commission opens with call to advance justice, rule of law
May 24, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The main United Nations anti-crime forum opened in Vienna on Monday with calls to strengthen justice and the rule of law and help build resilient institutions in support of the global development goals, which recognize the connections between poverty, security, crime and corruption.
Ban condemns terrorist attacks killing dozens of civilians in two coastal Syrian cities
May 24, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attacks on Monday that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous.
May 24, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Health holds a prominent and central role that benefits the entire sustainable development agenda, because the ultimate objective of all development activities is to sustain human lives in good health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, calling for greater efforts to combat the major challenges of antimicrobial resistance, the world drug problem and the high costs of non-communicable diseases on the road to strengthening health system.
UN Environment Assembly opens in Nairobi aiming to ensure ‘healthy planet, with healthy people’
May 24, 2016, at 01:27 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of key global decision-makers are gathering in Kenya on Monday for the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), aiming to tackle some of the most critical issues facing our planet, from the air pollution that kills millions of people every year to an illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of extinction.
On International Day, UN urges end of obstetric fistula ‘within a generation’
May 24, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition causing added suffering and isolation to at least two million poor and marginalized women and girls worldwide, the United Nations spotlighted on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.
UN envoy welcomes resumption of cement deliveries into Gaza
May 24, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the peace process in the Middle East on Monday welcomed the decision to resume the private import of cement into Gaza after nearly 45 days of suspension.
WHS: UN humanitarian summit to 'shape a different future,' Ban tells thousands at opening ceremony
May 24, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): At the opening of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the President of Turkey, relief activists and international celebrities to urge the global community to shape a different future for the world.
May 24, 2016, at 01:44 am
Tartous/Lattakia, May 23 (IBNS): At least 78 people were killed as series of bombings, which was carried out by militants, rocked the coastal cities of Tartous and Jableh in Syria on Monday, media reports said.
US drone attack kills Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur, confirms White House
May 23, 2016, at 10:28 pm
Brussels, May 23 (IBNS) Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur was killed in an air-strike on Saturday in Pakistan confirmed the US and the Afghanistan governments on Monday, according to media reports.
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Mullah Akhtar Mansur
May 23, 2016, at 07:00 pm
Brussels, May 23 (IBNS) The Government of Afghanistan and the US Government have confirmed that an operation by US forces resulted in the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur.
At least 17 killed in Thailand school dormitory fire
May 23, 2016, at 04:41 pm
Chiang Rai, Thailand, May 23 (IBNS) At least 17 girl students were killed in a Thailand school dormitory on Sunday evening, as fire devoured the facility, according to reports.
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Pakistan confirms drone strike
May 23, 2016, at 02:13 pm
Islamabad, May 23 (IBNS) The Pakistan government has confirmed that the United States shared information that a drone strike was carried out in Pakistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area, in which reportedly the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhter Mansoor was targeted.
May 23, 2016, at 12:51 pm
New York, May 23 (Just Earth News): Just hours away from the opening of the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), United Nations senior officials on Sunday highlighted that the global event is to serve as a wake-up call for action in the service of common humanity, providing a launch pad for new initiatives.
WHS: at screening of new Sean Penn film, Ban says movie industry can spotlight humanitarian work
May 23, 2016, at 12:49 pm
New York, May 23 (Just Earth News): Spotlighting a new film by director Sean Penn, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday underlined the importance of the entertainment industry to help raise awareness about the state of humanitarian affairs worldwide.
On International Day, UN highlights biodiversity's role in underpinning development
May 23, 2016, at 12:48 pm
New York, May 23 (Just Earth News): Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are the foundations for life on Earth and the livelihoods and well-being of people everywhere, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday on the International Day for Biological Diversity, as he urged the international community to preserve and sustainably manage the variety of life on the planet.
May 23, 2016, at 12:42 am
Islamabad/Washington/Kabul, May 22 (IBNS) The US on Sunday confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mansur has been killed during an airstrike in a remote area of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.
Afghan National Police repels an Armed Taliban attack in Farah Province
May 22, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): At least 11 armed Taliban were killed including three armed Taliban commanders following an armed attack, after a group of armed Taliban attacked the Afghan National Police check posts in Anar Dara District of Farah province on Saturday, officials said.