COP21: Efforts advance on reaching climate change agreement, says UN official
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:09 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new stage in the development of a final agreement on climate change to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees Celsius or less has been reached on Wednesday, according to the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change.
New report signals progress towards malaria elimination: WHO
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:08 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The world is making "significant progress" toward malaria elimination with prevention and treatment efforts saving more than 660 million lives and $900 million in case management costs since 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
Despite less fighting, eastern Ukraine still 'highly flammable,' UN reports
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:03 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Despite a significant reduction in hostilities in eastern Ukraine in the last few months in a conflict that has already left over 9,000 people dead and nearly 21,000 injured, serious human rights concerns persist, including killings, torture and impunity, the United Nations reported on Wednesday.
UN Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on youth, peace and security
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:01 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a historic resolution on youth, peace and security that urges greater representation by young men and women in the prevention and resolution of conflict amid "the rise of radicalization to violence and violent extremism amongst youth, which can be conducive to terrorism."
Anti-Corruption Day: UN says ending corrosive crime can boost sustainable development
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the United Nations is calling for people to join a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called a "corrosive" scourge, and encouraging people from all walks of life to take action against this crime.
UN champions prevention as best hope for eliminating violence against women
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:58 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them 13 days later, setting off protests in India and around the world for ending the scourge of violence against women.
UN marks first International Day to commemorate victims of genocide
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth NEWS/IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday marked the first International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime to remember the victims of the "crime of crimes" and to call for action against the rise of hostility, xenophobia and intolerance across the world.
Finland: Ban urges dialogue to prevent polarization, racism against asylum-seekers
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:55 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Finland's membership to the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the country on its leadership in advancing the Organization's work on peace and security, development and human rights, and expressed his gratitude for the country's solidarity with refugees in the region.
National policies on trade and agriculture key to tackling food security: UN agency
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:53 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The rules governing global trade of food and agricultural products should aim to improve countries' food security and other development objectives, according to a new United Nations report issued on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: 50 killed in airport attack
Dec 10, 2015, at 02:36 pm
Kandahar , Dec 10 (IBNS): More than 50 people, which included 14 terrorists, were killed as insurgents stormed and launched an attack on the airport in southern Kandahar province , media reports said on Thursday.
Syria: UNICEF plans to reach 2.6 million children with winter supplies and cash assistance
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:38 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Warning of harsh winter conditions looming for more than eight million Syrian children living inside the war-ravaged country or as refugees around the region and beyond, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced a package of assistance for 2.6 million Syrian children, including cash assistance, in addition to ongoing humanitarian programmes.
UN tests data collection system to track and curb attacks against health workers
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:37 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it now testing a new system for collecting data to ensure that attacks against healthcare workers in the line of fire – from Afghanistan to Ukraine and Yemen – do not go unnoticed and that they are better protected from violence and harm.
COP21: Grassroots organizations spotlight women's voices at UN climate conference
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Dozens of non-governmental organizations rallying outside the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris on Tuesday voiced the importance of bringing more women to the forefront of discussions, both in terms of who is negotiating the new climate agreement and what will be written within its pages.
Ethiopia: UN urges support to mitigate most devastating drought in 30 years
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations on Tuesday stepped up its efforts to mitigate the effects of the worst drought to strike Ethiopia in 30 years, with an appeal from the heads of four UN humanitarian bodies for massive international funding now to pre-empt the high risk of death and large scale suffering later.
Nepal: UN aid agencies and partners appeal for access to life-saving medical supplies
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:33 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations agencies and their aid partners today expressed their “deepest concern†over critical and growing shortages of lifesaving medicines and supplies across Nepal and appealed to all sides to ease an effective blockade of the country’s southern border due to unrest over a new constitution.
UN agency urges Jordan to allow 12,000 desperate Syrian refugees stranded at border
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid worsening conditions inside Syria, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed grave concern for nearly 12,000 people trying to flee the country who are now stranded in remote areas along the north eastern Jordanian border, and urged the Government of Jordan to allow them entry, prioritizing admission for the most vulnerable.
Security Council urges increased funds to uproot terrorism from Africa's Sahel region
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:21 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Voicing grave concern at terrorist safe havens in Libya and the humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday appealed for greater international security cooperation and more humanitarian aid to bring stability to sub-Saharan Africa.
UN expert urges Brazilian Government to ensure access to safe drinking water
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hundreds of thousands of people affected in catastrophic collapse of a mining dam in southeastern Brazil still lack full access to safe drinking water and sanitation more than one month after the disaster, a United Nations expert warned on Monday, calling on the Government to urgently tackle the crisis and ensure people’s basic rights.
UN health agency outlines global trends and looks ahead to 2030 targets
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000, and laid out actions that should be prioritized over the next 15 years to achieve the newly-agreed United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying that universal health care is the “linchpin of development in health.â€
Armed groups pose threat to stability in Central Africa, UN envoy tells Security Council
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:12 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The violent activities of armed groups such as Boko Haram and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have triggered a dire humanitarian and security crisis in Central Africa, the United Nations envoy on the region said on Tuesday, telling the Security Council the challenges faced by the affected countries should not be underestimated and ongoing vigilance and international support is needed.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack Kandahar airfield
Dec 09, 2015, at 04:34 am
Kabul, Dec 8 (IBNS): A group of Taliban militants allegedly stormed the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan and launched a coordinated attack on Tuesday, media reports said.
4 injured in blast at Moscow bus stop
Dec 08, 2015, at 08:55 pm
Moscow, Dec 8 (IBNS) At least four people were injured in a blast at a Moscow bus stop, according to media reports.
SAARC Charter Day helps members renew their commitment to its principles and objectives: Sharif
Dec 08, 2015, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad, Dec 8 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said SAARC Charter Day gives good opportunity to the SAARC members to renew their commitment to the Charter and its principles and objectives.
Opposition ends Socialist's rule in Venezuela
Dec 08, 2015, at 05:13 pm
Caracas, Dec 8 (IBNS) Just weeks after Argentina was rid of its long sustaining Left politics, another South American country suffered the same as the people of Venezuela decidedly ditched the Socialist party, marking the end of a 17-year old regime of theirs, in the recently concluded national elections.
Donald Trump reiterates his anti-Muslim stance
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:27 pm
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS) A day after Barrack Obama called for truce among all religions and urged his people to stop spreading hate crimes against Muslims, Presidential candidate Donald Trump, reiterated his anti-Muslims stance on Monday, as he called for the barring of Muslims in America.
We have the unique opportunity to define our own destiny: Ban
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:22 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Calling climate change a defining issue of our time, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday told top government officials that the opportunity exists "to define our own destiny" at the UN climate change conference (COP21) in Paris.
Confronting conflicts, UN launches largest ever humanitarian appeal at $20.1 billion
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:20 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Warning that global suffering has reached levels not seen in a generation, the United Nations and its partners on Monday launched their largest ever humanitarian appeal, calling for 20.1 billion life-saving dollars for 2016, even as the 2015 appeal posts the largest funding gap on record – $10.2 billion.
Farm families in eastern Ukraine forced into 'difficult choices' to survive: UN agency
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:19 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The absence of financial, physical, social and human resources has left some 700,000 farm households extremely vulnerable in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, the results of a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) household survey revealed on Monday, and also warned of food insecurity among those families due to "skyrocketing" commodity prices.
Libya: UN envoy urges endorsement of political agreement as way forward for peace
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:17 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in Libya has emphasized that the political agreement reached after wide consultations among Libyan parties and facilitated by the UN for more than a year, is the basis to end the North African country’s conflict.
Yemen: Peace talks to start next week among warring parties, says UN envoy
Dec 08, 2015, at 04:15 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): After several weeks of intensive consultations with the warring parties in Yemen, as well as with regional and international players, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country on Monday announced that the parties have agreed to open on 15 December in Switzerland, a series of talks aimed at establishing a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.