Geopolitics

Top UN officials highlight how Paralympic Games show that ability, not disability, defines a person’s accomplishments

New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the start of the 2016 summer Paralympic Games, which got underway in Brazilâ€™s Rio de Janeiro yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the Games not only showcase the extraordinary abilities of athletes living with a disability, they also promote the rights of all persons with disabilities. more

UN food relief agency and partner to roll out €348 million EU cash aid to refugees in Turkey

New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Following the European Unionâ€™s (EU)announcement on Thursday of a cash-transfer programme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey, the United N ...

State Parties to UN-backed treaty agree to aim for clearance of cluster bombs by 2030

New York, Sept 8 (Just Earth News): An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs ended on Wednesday in Geneva, with an agreement on a target t ...

UN-backed report finds urgent need for greater headway to achieve world education goals

New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): There is an urgent need for greater headway in education without which, on current trends, the world will be half a century late for achieving the educati ...

New UN report finds that without obstacles Occupied Palestinian Territory’s economy could easily double gross domestic product

New York, Sept 7 (Just Earth News): The economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory could easily produce twice the gross domestic product (GDP) it generates now, while unemployment and pov ...

Annual meeting on UN-backed treaty aims to set target date for cluster bomb abolition

New York, Sept 6 (Just Earth News): An annual meeting of State Parties to the United Nations-backed pact banning cluster bombs opened in Geneva on Monday, with a call to set a target date to ...

UN-supported ‘historic’ training to monitor ceasefire between Government and FARC-EP starts in Colombia

New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): Following a recent agreement to end more than 50 years of conflict between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peopl ...

UN agency lays foundation for its biggest logistics base in Gaza

New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees has started work on what will become its largest logistics base in th ...

UN teams bring aid to besieged Syrian people despite extreme challenges

New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): In the first full, completed, cross-line delivery via road in August, inter-agency convoys have reached some 75,000 people in al-Waer in Syriaâ€™s Ho ...

UN envoy encouraged by preparations for upcoming Palestinian local elevations

New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Piper on Wednesday said he is encouraged by preparations for the early ...