Youth employment an ‘absolute priority’ in Latin America – UN labour chief
May 07, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Innovative solutions†with a concrete action plan are crucial to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America, the Director-General of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) told representatives at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, recently held in Colombia.
Political impasse adds ‘new layer of complications’ to Iraq’s complex challenges – UN envoy
May 07, 2016, at 04:43 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A profound political crisis has engulfed Iraq, adding “a new layer of complications to the already complex set of military, security, humanitarian, economic and human rights challenges,†the United Nations envoy for the country warned on Friday, urging the Government, constitutional and political leaders, and civil society to work together to break the impasse and advance reforms.
UN launches multi-partner trust fund for Zika virus response
May 07, 2016, at 04:38 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak.
Unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe ‘falling between the cracks’ – UNICEF
May 07, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.
May 07, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights committee has completed its annual evaluation of the situation affecting millions of people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, during which representations were made by civil society organizations, UN representatives and Palestinian officials on a wide range of issues affecting the Palestinian and Syrian people in territories occupied by Israel.
Ecuador: UN reports quake death toll hits 660; donor response poor
May 07, 2016, at 01:10 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At the start of the third week of response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador, the country’s call for $72.7 million in financial assistance has received little support while the death toll has risen to 660, the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said on Friday, urging donors to contribute to the projects that benefit the affected people.
Syria: UN condemns camp bombing, underlines political solution ‘more urgent than ever’
May 07, 2016, at 01:09 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior United Nations officials on Friday “unreservedly†condemned yesterday’s bombing of two camps for displaced people in Sarmada, located in north-western Syria, which according to early reports by first responders, killed around 30 civilians including children.
Bangladesh: Halt imminent execution after Supreme Court upholds death sentence, says Amnesty
May 06, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Dhaka, May 6 (IBNS) The Bangladeshi authorities should halt the imminent execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami and impose a moratorium on the death penalty, Amnesty International said after the country’s Supreme Court rejected his final appeal on Thursday.
Syria: UN relief chief calls for probe into air strikes that left dozens dead in Idleb
May 06, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for an immediate, impartial and independent investigation into the air strikes that on Thursday left dozes of civilians dead and injured in the northern Syrian Governorate of Idleb, which, if found to be deliberate, could amount to a war crime.
Ban appoints Malian national as Special Representative for UN Guinea-Bissau office
May 06, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the appointment of Modibo Touré of Mali as his new Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS).
May 06, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In his latest update on the Yemeni peace talks currently under way in Kuwait, the UN envoy for the conflict-torn country confirmed they are continuing despite a number of breaches of the cessation of hostilities yesterday, which he described as “worrying.â€
Hand-washing ‘entrance door’ for reducing health-care infections – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hand hygiene is the entrance door for reducing health care-associated infections and increasing patient safety, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) underscored on Thursday as it marked global Hand Hygiene Day.
May 06, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The readiness of some political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina to question and challenge the 1995 peace accord, including new attempts to undermine the sovereignty and authority of the State and its institutions, continues to cast a shadow over positive efforts to advance economic and social reforms, the United Nations Security Council was told on Thursday.
At World Humanitarian Summit, leaders must take ‘bold decisions’ for real change – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As world leaders prepare to gather for a first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey later this month, the United Nations humanitarian coordinators for the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday called on the international community to assume its responsibility in finding solutions to end the widespread conflict and humanitarian crises in the region.
At climate summit in Washington, UN officials call to take action ‘to the next level’
May 06, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Recalling that just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said it is time to take climate action to the next level.
Palm oil pushes global food prices up in April; cereal production outlook improves – UN
May 06, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
Humanitarian operations to support Palestinian refugees continue near Syrian capital – UN agency
May 06, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following intense fighting between armed groups inside Yarmouk camp, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported that it has been able to continue its humanitarian operations in Yalda, near Damascus, since Monday.
On International Day, UN spotlights role of midwives in achieving development targets
May 06, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, May 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Every year, some 300,000 women still die during pregnancy and childbirth and almost three million babies do not survive their first four weeks of life, yet a majority of these deaths could be averted by trained midwives, the United Nations said on Thursday as it marked the International Day of the Midwife with a call for strengthened skills and investments in midwifery.
SC rejects Jamaat-e-Islami Motiur Rahman Nizami's review plea
May 05, 2016, at 08:20 pm
Dhaka, May 5 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the final plea to review his death sentence handed to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Motiur Rahman Nizami.
May 05, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations management official reported on Wednesday that the Organization’s financial situation is “sound and positive,†noting, however, that there is “some worry†regarding the areas of regular budget and reserves.
May 05, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The cessation of hostilities in Syria must be put back on track, the United Nations political chief on Wednesday told the Security Council, as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said “there can be no explanation or excuse†for waging war on civilians, in Aleppo or anywhere else in the crisis-riven country.
UNICEF calls for better protection of children under revised EU asylum rules
May 05, 2016, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS):As the European Union (EU) prepares for critical talks on the rules governing applications from people seeking protection in Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the interests and rights of children to be given greater priority.
UN officials urge innovation at session on integrating sustainability agenda
May 05, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Integration across sectors and disciplines, and between actors and institutions, is essential to drive forward and successfully implement the United Nations development agenda, the Vice-President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) emphasized at the conclusion of a three-day segment on promoting integration of the three pillars of sustainable development.
South Sudan: Security Council calls on transitional government to implement peace accord
May 05, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called on the newly formed transitional unity Government of South Sudan to end the cycles of violence and suffering and fully implement the peace agreement signed by warring parties in August 2015.
At regional session, UN agricultural agency urges sustainable development for better nutrition
May 05, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While many countries in Europe and Central Asia have made progress in reducing the prevalence of hunger, other forms of malnutrition still exist in the region and can only be combated by prioritizing food security, agriculture and rural development, the head of the United Nation’s agricultural agency said on Wednesday
May 05, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A consequence of failing to fund the activities of the United Nations agency tasked with ensuring the wellbeing of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East would be an increased risk of extremism, more poverty, and a region even more riven by conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday , urging donors to step up their financial support.
UN agencies boost partnership on visualization of food security data for Yemen
May 05, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are boosting wider understanding of how families in conflict-torn Yemen struggle with persistent food insecurity, through a new interactive visualization of data captured by mobile technology and shared on an open source platform.
UN sanctions: what they are, how they work, and who uses them
May 05, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Counter-terrorism and non-proliferation are on the agenda on Wednesday at the Security Council, where at least seven sanctions committees will brief the main United Nations body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. We’ve prepared a quick snapshot covering the basics of UN sanctions and how Sanctions Committees work.
Good governance of natural resources vital for post-conflict recovery – UN-backed study
May 05, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new United Nations-backed study finds that meeting the essential needs of people after armed conflict while sustaining peace requires more than a forum for governing natural resources — it also requires good governance.
Nearly a quarter of the world’s school-age children live in crisis-hit countries – UNICEF
May 05, 2016, at 01:35 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost one quarter of the world’s school-age children – 562 million – live in countries affected by humanitarian emergencies – a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners has revealed.