Dec 13, 2017, at 02:13 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday kicked off in Geneva a dialogue on protection challenges with a stark warning: the tragedy of forced displacement has deepened – one year after the world pledged to improve its response to refugee situations.
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Those who fail to bet on a green economy will be living in a grey future, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, calling for greater ambition by governments, civil society, the private sector and finance partners to help tackle the global climate challenge.
Time running out for construction sector to cut energy use, meet climate goals – UN
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): The clock is ticking on efforts to reform the buildings and construction sector's energy performance and keep the Paris Agreement on track, new United Nations-backed research revealed on Tuesday.
ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC) but none arrested or surrendered the Sudanese President, the ICC Prosecutor on Tuesday told the United Nations Security Council.
In wake of post-election protests in Honduras, UN chief urges authorities to respect rule of law
Dec 13, 2017, at 02:09 pm
New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on authorities in Honduras to uphold the rule of law and respect for human rights following the presidential election.
New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF
Dec 13, 2017, at 05:00 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF In the coming year, severe acute malnutrition could claim the lives of more than 400,000 children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s volatile Kasai region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.
Recalling Algiers attack, Secretary-General says, 2007 bombing ‘hit heart of the UN’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:06 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): In a message commemorating the 2007 bombing of the United Nations offices in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed the Organization’s continuing support to combat terrorism and violent extremism.
UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.
Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:02 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials on Monday urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a year-long campaign on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Decalration of Human Rights.
Security tensions may have deepened rights violations in DPRK, Security Council told
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday, stressing that security tensions on the Korean Peninsula should not negate concerns about the situation of ordinary people there.
Lift in global economy prompts opportunities to tackle deep-rooted development issues – UN
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A three per cent upturn in the global economy has paved the way to readjust policy towards longer-term issues, such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities and removing institutional obstacles to development, according to a new United Nations report on global economic prospects.
UN honours 14 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday paid tribute to the Tanzanian peacekeepers killed on 7 December in the worst attack on UN 'blue helmets' in recent history.
On International Day, UN agency urges greater investment for sustainable agriculture in mountains
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): On International Mountain Day, the United Nations food security agency has called for greater focus on sustainable agriculture in highland regions around the globe to better respond to climate change impacts and migration challenges.
Violence shuts schools, deprives children of medical care in Syria's East Ghouta, warns UNICEF
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:53 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Five of the more than 130 children who require immediate medical evacuation have died as they could not access treatment they needed due to the continuing violence across Syria's eastern Ghouta, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported, adding that most schools are closed there.
DR Congo: Over a dozen UN peacekeepers killed in worst attack on 'blue helmets' in recent history
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:52 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:51 am
New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Governments and the private sector have not kept up with the game-changing pace of digital technologies, exposing children to new risks and harms – both on and offline – and leaving millions of the most disadvantaged behind, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Monday in a new report.
LinkedIn: Germany spy agency alleges Chinese intrusion
Dec 11, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Berlin, Dec 11 (IBNS): Sounding alert, German spy agency BfV has stated that China is snooping on the former's internal matters using social networking site LinkedIn, reports said.
Venezuela: Maduro bars opposition from taking part in next Presidential polls
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:56 pm
Caracas, Dec 11 (IBNS): Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has barred opposition parties from taking part in Presidential polls, scheduled for 2018.
Not enough being done to shield civilians from violence in Somalia – UN report
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): The armed conflict in Somalia continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods, displacing millions of people, and impeding access to humanitarian relief for communities in need, according to a United Nations report launched today in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
ICAN receives 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:01 am
Oslo, Dec 10 (IBNS): The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award on Sunday.
'Genocide should not be part of our present or our future,' UN adviser says on day to honour victims
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): The United Nations office that coordinates efforts on genocide prevention has launched an appeal for Member States to ratify the 1948 genocide convention by the end of 2018 if they haven't done so.
UN political chief, DPRK officials agree Korean Peninsula faces 'most tense and dangerous' situation
Dec 10, 2017, at 12:54 pm
New York, Dec 10(Just Earth News): In their meetings this week, the United Nations political chief and senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) shared the view that the Korean Peninsula faces the most tense and dangerous peace and security situation in the world.
UN agency begins assisting thousands of West African migrants to leave Libya
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and the Government of Niger welcomed the first 504 people from Libya to Niger, kicking off a voluntary mass evacuation of nearly 4,000 migrants.
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Security Council considers measures to support regional force in the Sahel
Dec 09, 2017, at 05:56 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution clarifying the ways in which the international community, including the UN mission Mali – known by its French acronym MINUSMA – is expected to provide support to a multi-country joint military force conducting counter-terrorist operations in the Sahel.
UN chief calls for $1 billion in donor contributions to emergency response fund
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called for $1 billion in donor contributions to the Organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world – as humanitarian needs have increased from $5.2 billion in 2005 to over $24 billion on Friday.
Human Rights Day: UN to launch campaign for 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations will on Sunday kick off in Paris, France, a year-long campaign to honor the foundational human rights document, which next year marks its 70th anniversary.
UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘risk of violent escalation’ after US decision on Jerusalem
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): Wednesday’s decision by United States President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been widely welcomed in Israel but it has also caused much anger among Palestinians and anxiety across the Middle East and beyond, the United Nations envoy on the region’s peace process told ta special Security Council meeting on Friday.
UN chief condemns attack that leaves at least 14 peacekeepers dead in volatile eastern DR Congo
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): At least 14 United Nations 'blue helmets' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured, in what the Secretary-General António Guterres described as the “worst attack” on UN peacekeepers in recent history.
Gaza: UN official releases funds to enable life-saving aid programmes in enclave
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations aid and development official in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) on Friday released $2.2 million to support health, food and livelihood programmes in the Gaza Strip.