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Recent initiatives important milestones towards greater peace in Mali, say UN, regional partners

New York, Mar 9 (Just Earth News): Commending recent progress, including the launch of interim authorities in Kidal, northern Mali, the United Nations together with regional blocs urged the parties to the peace agreement in the African nation to overcome the difficulties which are impeding the establishment of such authorities in the TaoudÃ©ni and Timbuktu regions. more

Disasters in Americas show challenge of meeting global risk reduction targets – senior UN Official

New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): Disasters in the Americas over the past year such as Hurricane Matthew show the challenge the world faces meeting the risk reduction targets established by ...

‘The world must act now to stop this,’ UN chief Guterres says on visit to drought-hit Somalia

New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): Hearing the heart-wrenching stories of desperate families displaced in Somalia, United Nations Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres on Tuesday urged a mas ...

West Africa can serve as a model for preventive diplomacy – UN political chief

New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations political affairs chief on Monday stressed that West Africa could be a model of how the UN can work with local partners in bringing stab ...

World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN

New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled country, with about half the population in need of some form of ...

UN-backed forum in Montreal set to agree region-wide disaster risk reduction plan

New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): More than 1,000 delegates from across the Americas will meet this week at a United Nations-backed conference in the Canadian city of Montreal to agree a Re ...

UN calls for support to recovery plan as Haiti loses $2.7 billion in Hurricane Matthew

New York, Mar 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction on Monday called for urgent support to improve disaster risk management in Haiti, following ...

In Niger, Security Council links aid and development in fight against Boko Haram

New York, Mar 6 (Just Earth News): The Security Council â€“ which is in the Lake Chad Basin to draw attention to the humanitarian and development needs of a region grappling with Boko H ...

Quality support key for people with disabilities to fully participate in their communities – UN rights expert

New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News): Access to good and safe support is of great importance for people with disabilities, as it helps them become independent and gain human rights, a United Na ...

Intra-Syrian talks conclude in Geneva with ‘clear agenda’ and plans to resume later this month

New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News): The United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks are â€œmoving in the right direction,â€ the UN Special Envoy for Syria said on Friday, wrapping ...