Geopolitics

VIDEO: Sámi rapper SlinCraze encourages indigenous youth to celebrate culture

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): Rapper Nils Rune Utsi, known by his stage name SlinCraze, speaks an endangered language, lives in a tiny village on the Norwegian Arctic, and this week performed at the United Nations to draw attention to what itâ€™s like to be a young indigenous man living in between two worlds. more

Wrapping up official visit to Portugal, Ban receives ‘Order of Liberty’ medal

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): On the final day of his visit to Portugal, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday received a medal in honour of his distinguished services ...

‘Paramount importance’ for Lebanon to elect a president – UN envoy

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS):A United Nations envoy for Lebanon reported to the Security Council on Friday on how the current political paralysis, including the two-year president ...

UN Economic and Social Council President urges coherent global action to address El Niño

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): On the heels of a United Nations special meeting on El NiÃ±o, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has emphasized the need to re ...

UN refugee agency reports some 1,000 refugees and migrants rescued off Italian coast

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News):Some 1,000 people of various nationalities, including refugee families and unaccompanied children, were rescued yesterday from the Mediterranean Sea, the U ...

Colombia: UN refugee agency urges civilian safety amid rising displacement in country's western region

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): Armed clashes between illegal groups fighting for territory in western Colombia are driving a growing number of mostly Afro-Caribbean and indigenous peopl ...

General Assembly elects Norwegian diplomat as head of UN environment programme

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): Following the nomination by the United Nations Secretary-General, the General Assembly on Friday elected Erik Solheim of Norway as Executive Director of t ...

UN rights office urges Gambia to release detained protesters

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News):Expressing deep concern about the situation of dozens of protesters who were arrested during a peaceful rally on 14 and 16 April in the Gambian capital of ...

In Portugal, Ban urges end of ‘horrible’ war in Syria in meeting with Syrian students

New York, May 13 (Just Earth News): As part of his visit to Lisbon, Portugal, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday met with a group of Syrian students, commending them fo ...

FEATURE: New amendment on safeguarding nuclear facilities comes into force, strengthening a weak link in nuclear security

New York, May 13 (Just Earth News): After nearly two decades, the Amendment to the United Nations â€“backed Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) entered int ...