Grim conditions in Syria despite greater access, UN aid chief warns Security Council
Mar 31, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): There are signs of humanitarian progress in Syria with more aid reaching those in urgent need, but conditions remain “dire†throughout the country with only 30 per cent of people in besieged areas reached and even fewer in hard-to-reach areas, the top United Nations humanitarian official said.
UN rights office 'extremely concerned' about killing of Palestinian man in West Bank
Mar 31, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday said it is extremely concerned about the apparent extra-judicial execution last Thursday of a Palestinian man in the Hebron.
Mar 31, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In an opinion piece published on Wednesday by Newsweek, the head of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) addressed how the Organization is countering child sex abuse by its troops.
Colombia: Ban welcomes announcement of peace talks between Government and National Liberation Army
Mar 31, 2016, at 01:57 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed on Wednesday's announcement of the launching of peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), following the signing of an agreement between the parties.
Veteran UN officials appointed to senior positions in Cyprus and in charge of field support
Mar 31, 2016, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday appointed two women with extensive experience in the United Nations to senior positions in the Organization.
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UN calls for more 'equitable' responsibility-sharing to relieve plight of Syrian refugees
Mar 31, 2016, at 01:53 pm
New York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Addressing a one-day, high-level conference in Geneva on Syrian refugees, senior United Nations officials stressed the needs to provide resettlement and other answers for their plight, urging third countries to share those responsibilities with Syria's immediate neighbours.
I was trying to stay cheerful in the face of adversity: Hostage who posed for selfie with hijacker
Mar 30, 2016, at 11:38 pm
London, Mar 30 (IBNS) A man, who had posed with a picture with a hijacker of EgyptAir plane, said he tried to stay cheerful in the face of adversity.
UN declares Ebola public health emergency over; urges 'high vigilance' against flare-ups
Mar 30, 2016, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said West Africa's Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes an international public health threat, declaring that the 20-month global emergency response is over but stressing that a “high level of vigilance†must be maintained.
In Tunisia, Ban stresses importance of youth employment in sustainable development
Mar 30, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Speaking at a national conference on employment in Tunisia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on the international community to help the North African country create new businesses and fund active labour market programmes for young people.
New UN-Arab League agreement aims to prevent conflict-related sexual violence
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:58 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations and the League of Arab States on Tuesday signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in the Arab region.
Honouring past victims, senior UN officials call for modern forms of slavery to be tackled
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, senior United Nations officials on Tuesday reflected on past horrors, and warned that the world must also confront current and modern challenges posed by the many forms and manifestations of slavery.
UN chief welcomes signing by Sudanese Government of African Union roadmap agreement
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the African Union's latest initiative to accelerate progress towards ending the fighting in Darfur, South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states.
From anger to laughter: what happens when three top comedians walk into the UN?
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): What happens when three top comedians leave their Hollywood comfort-zone and walk into the United Nations to talk climate change and sustainability?
Senior UN official in Libya condemns reported executions, killings by armed groups
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:52 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations official in Libya on Tuesday condemned recent reported executions and killings of civilians in the northern part of the country and called for the responsible to be held to account.
One in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling, UN agency warns ahead of conference
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Supporting refugees is a global responsibility that must be widely shared, the UN refugee agency stressed on Tuesday ahead of a one-day high-level conference it is hosting in Geneva tomorrow, focused on refugees from Syria and the need for generating a substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for their plight.
Hunger and ongoing insecurity forcing South Sudanese to flee country, UN agency reports
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Growing food insecurity is causing more and more South Sudanese to flee into Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday, urging more funding for clean water, sanitation and health services, food and shelter.
Yemen's children 'locked in a vicious cycle of violence, loss and uncertainty,' UN warns
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:17 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Six children are killed or injured every day and children as young as 10 years old are recruited to fight in conflict-torn Yemen, according to a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, which also underscored that child recruitment has risen exponentially during the fighting and that the country is at risk of becoming a failed State.
EgyptAir hijacker arrested after airport standoff in Cyprus
Mar 30, 2016, at 04:29 am
Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) Security forces finally arrested the hijacker of EgyptAir plane on Tuesday following a long standoff and ensuring the release of all hostages in Cyprus.
Seven people still on board the hijacked Egyptian plane
Mar 29, 2016, at 10:00 pm
Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) At least three passengers and four crew are still on the the plane, hijacked by a man to Cyprus on Tuesday as Egypt corrects the hijacker's name.
Egypt Air hijack: All passengers, except crew and four foreigners released
Mar 29, 2016, at 07:19 pm
Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) Negotiation with the hijackers, who hijacked an Egypt Air jet travelling from Alexandria to Cairo and landed it at Cyprus's Larnaca airport, have resulted in the release of all the passengers, barring the crew members and four foreigners.
Hijacked Egypt Air plane lands in Cyprus
Mar 29, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Nicosia, Mar 29 (IBNS) An Egypt Air jet, hijacked by at least one armed terrorist, while travelling from Alexandria to Cairo, landed in Cyprus's Larnaca Airport, according to reports.
Two years after her abduction, Japanese teen manages to escape
Mar 29, 2016, at 05:28 pm
Tokyo, Mar 29 (IBNS) A 15-year-old Japanese girl, who was kidnapped in 2014, managed to escape after more than two years in imprisonment, after her captor mistakenly left the door open while leaving for the market, according to reports.
Taiwan: Four-year-old beheaded in front of mother
Mar 29, 2016, at 04:59 pm
Taipei, Mar 29 (IBNS) A four-year-old girl was beheaded in front of her mother by an attacker, on Monday, in the country's capital, according to reports.
North Korea issue: Obama to meet Park Geun-hye, Shinzo Abe
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:13 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) President Barack Obama will host President Park Geun-hye of South Korea and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan for a trilateral meeting on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday.
UN health agency calls for funding, access to Yemenis as conflict rages for second year
Mar 29, 2016, at 01:00 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the conflict in Yemen this week enters its second year, the United Nations health agency is calling for additional funding and access to the more than 80 per cent of the population in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
At Security Council, UN Women chief urges greater input, visibility of women in peace building
Mar 29, 2016, at 12:58 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Emphasizing the consistent, dependable and universal commitment of women to conflict prevention, the head of UN Women on Monday called for greater efforts to reach the goal of allocating at least 15 per cent of peace building resources to gender equality and women's empowerment.
In Tunisia, Ban welcomes country's democratic progress
Mar 29, 2016, at 12:56 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While in Tunisia's capital on Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the country's democratic progress while reaffirming the United Nations' support to its citizens and Government.
UN team sent to Central African Republic to investigate new allegations of sexual exploitation
Mar 29, 2016, at 12:54 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations has reported that a delegation led by the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for the Central African Republic visited Kemo prefecture to gather more information on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as to engage with local communities and authorities.
UN envoy welcomes Sudan's signing of action plan to end use of child soldiers
Mar 29, 2016, at 12:48 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations envoy on children and armed conflict has welcomed Sudan's signing of an action plan to prevent the recruitment and use of children by national security forces as an important milestone for child protection there.
UN chief visits Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, meets Middle Eastern leaders in capital
Mar 28, 2016, at 12:59 pm
New York, Mar 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued his trip to the Middle East on Sunday with a visit to Jordan alongside World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, where they met with refugees from the Zaatari camp, as well as with senior government officials from Palestine, Turkey and Jordan, including King Abdullah II.