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Apr 05, 2017, at 12:52 pm
New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News): The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure a strategy for AU-UN peacekeeping to eventually leave Darfur, the head of that operation said on Tuesday.
Health care goals in Indonesia can be reached only if challenges are addressed – UN expert
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:20 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Indonesia is on track to develop a sustainable and equitable healthcare system, but problems related to access and quality of services persist, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Puras, said on Tuesday.
US funding cuts to UN population agency based on ‘inaccurate perception’ – UN chief
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:19 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday voiced deep regret at the decision by the United States to cut financial support for the United Nations population agency, stating that the announcement is based on a misinterpretation of the UN agency’s work.
UN warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees and hosts, as Brussels conference opens
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, United Nations agencies have warned that a sluggish financial support by Member States would put vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them at risk.
Mali ratifies amendment to Montreal Protocol, first country vowing to slash HFCs – UN
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:16 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a ground-breaking amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations environment agency on Tuesday announced.
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Stressing that the rates of incarceration for Australia’s indigenous peoples have reached astounding, “tsunami†proportions, a United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday called on the authorities to respect the peoples’ right to self-determination, to full and effective participation in society, and to step up the fight against racism.
INTERVIEW: Fast-response ‘vanguard brigade’ of peacekeepers now a reality
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): A “vanguard brigade†of UN Peacekeepers which can be deployed within 60 days to new trouble-spots, would have been “impossible†to envisage just two years ago.
Suspected gas attack in Syria kills nine children among 35 dead
Apr 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
Damascus, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Suspected gas attack by Syrian Government or Russian jets has killed at least 35 people, including nine children, The Telegraph reported quoting a British-based war monitoring group.
St. Petersburg explosion: Death toll rises to 11, at least 45 injured
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:16 pm
Moscow, Apr 4 (IBNS): At least 11 people have died in the twin underground stations blast, which rocked Russia's St. Petersburg on Monday afternoon, reports said.
Australia: Woman, two children drown in flooded river
Apr 04, 2017, at 03:54 pm
Sydney, Apr 4 (IBNS): A woman and her two children drowned in a flooded river in New South Wales, after their car plunged into the water-body, reports said.
Renewable energy sources could be cheaper than fossil fuels within 10 years – UN-backed report
Apr 04, 2017, at 11:02 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): A new United Nations-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment in their own generating capacity.
UN supporting Colombian authorities to aid landslide-effected community
Apr 04, 2017, at 11:01 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian community is working closely with Colombian authorities as Government-led search-and-rescue efforts are underway in the country’s Putamayo province after deadly landslides over the weekend.
Population ageing and decline ‘key focus’ as UN Commission opens 50th annual session
Apr 04, 2017, at 11:01 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): The United Nations advisory body on issues related to population and development on Monday kicked off its annual session, with a focus on changing population age structures and sustainable development.
Peace ‘incomplete’ without demining, UN chief says ahead of World Mine Awareness Day
Apr 04, 2017, at 10:59 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): On the eve of the International Day for World Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Secretary-General António Guterres urged all Governments to remember landmines and explosive remnants of war when discussing peace agreements or when sending urgent humanitarian aid to conflict zones.
Those responsible for St. Petersburg metro attack must be held accountable – UN chief Guterres
Apr 04, 2017, at 10:58 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned on Monday’s explosion on the metro in Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg and underlined need to bring those responsible to justice.
Russian metro explosion kills ten, investigators call terrorist attack
Apr 04, 2017, at 05:16 am
Moscow, Apr 3 (IBNS): In what is being considered as a "terror attack", a bomb explosion in a metro at St. Petersburg in Russia killed ten people while leaving several injured on Monday, media reports.
Follow China’s example, shut down ivory factories and shops, UN agency urges countries
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:12 am
New York, Apr 3 (Just Earth News): Applauding the Chinese Government’s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the United Nations environment wing has called on other countries and territories to follow China’s example and improve the survival prospects for elephants across the world.
Lack of infrastructure, jobs drives rural youth to cities, says UN rural poverty agency head
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:11 am
New York, Apr 3 (Just Earth News): Investing in rural youth is essential to stem the migration of young people looking for work in cities and to keeping a global food supply, the new head of the United Nations agency charged with eradicating rural poverty on Monday said.
Syria: Agriculture should be kick-started now despite huge destruction – UN report
Apr 04, 2017, at 04:10 am
New York, Apr 3 (Just Earth News): With six years of conflict in Syria causing more than $16 billion of lost crop and livestock production and destroyed farming assets, a United Nations report published on Monday stressed the need to reboot and kick-start the agricultural sector now to dramatically reduce the need for humanitarian aid and migration.
Russia: St Petersburg metro explosions kills 10
Apr 04, 2017, at 12:06 am
Moscow, Apr 3 (IBNS): At least 10 people have been killed as explosion rocked inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, Russian media reports said.
Dubai building fire brought under control
Apr 02, 2017, at 09:54 pm
Dubai, Apr 2 (IBNS): Fire broke out at a building close to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai city on Sunday, media reports said.
IOM, Japan support internally displaced families in Libya
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:22 pm
Libya, Apr 1(Just Earth News): Japan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has committed USD 679,500 to support a 12–month project addressing the immediate needs of internally displaced families in Libya.
Mosul tops IOM’s 2017 funding appeal for Iraq
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Iraq, Apr 1(Just Earth News): As the Mosul battle to retake Iraq’s northern city approaches its seventh month, responding to the needs of affected people has become IOM’s top priority, according to the UN Migration Agency’s Iraq Crisis Funding Appeal.
Tailored village-specific policies bolster fight against traffickers in Indonesia
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:07 pm
Indonesia, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): The fight against human trafficking begins with grassroots leadership, the representatives of 13 at-risk Indonesian communities were told at Wednesday’s unveiling of a series of innovative village-specific counter trafficking policies developed by a district anti-trafficking task force with IOM’s assistance.
UN agency dispatches 3.5 million doses of yellow fever vaccine to counter outbreak in Brazil
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): In response to the yellow fever outbreak on-going in Brazil, some 3.5 million doses of vaccine from the emergency stockpile were deployed to the country through a United Nations-backed coordination mechanism, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
UN calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, the United Nations on Friday called for recognizing the rights of people with the spectrum neurological condition, which is believed to affect 70 million people around the world.
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Apr 1(Just Earth News): The Paris Agreement on climate change remains a momentous diplomatic success, universally supported by all countries when it was adopted in 2015 at a United Nations conference, and as of on Friday, it has been ratified by 141 nations, surpassing the threshold for its entry into force.
DR Congo: Security Council extends peacekeeping mandate, but reduces troop strength
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:19 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year but reduced the number of troops.
Incremental progress but ‘we’re not yet there,’ UN mediator on Syria reports
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:17 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): The latest round of the United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks concluded on Friday in Geneva where UN envoy Staffan de Mistura told journalists the discussions had been serious and the parties engaged, but “we’re not yet there.â€
Approval of Somalia’s new cabinet a ‘green light for action,’ says UN envoy
Apr 01, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 1 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the Somali Federal Parliament’s approval of a new cabinet, the United Nations envoy for the country expressed hope that the new Government will be able to address the challenges confronting the Horn of Africa nation.