Environment/Science

Fighting famine: 'Unprecedented crisis' putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency

New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations food relief agency said, spotlighting on Monday its worldwide campaign to fight famine. more

Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone

New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with th ...

UN agency sounds alarm as drought-stricken herders in Ethiopia face massive livestock losses

New York, Aug 11(Just Earth News): Drought has devastated herders' livelihoods as it exhausted pastures and water sources, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Friday, stressing tha ...

IAEA mission says Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station has addressed safety, recommends more work

New York, Aug 8(Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has addressed many of the recommendatio ...

UN notified of US intention to withdraw from Paris climate pact

New York, Aug 5(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday received a notification from the delegation of the United States expressing the country's int ...

On International Day, UN spotlights threatened coastal mangrove ecosystems

New York, July 27(Just Earth News): Coastal mangroves are among the most imperiled ecosystems on earth, with current estimates indicating that up to 67 per cent have been lost to date – ac ...

'A healthy planet' is birthday wish for UN development agency advocate and 'Game of Thrones' star

New York, July 21(Just Earth News): As part of his 47th birthday celebrations, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and the actor playing th ...

6.7m quake rocks Greece and Turkey, kills 2

Athens/Ankara, Jul 21 (JEN): A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey and Greece on Friday morning, killing at least two people and injuring 200 others, reports said ...

7.0m quake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula; Tsunami alert issued

Moscow, July 18 (JEN): A powerful quake of magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale shook Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, forcing the authorities to issue a Tsunami alert, local Tass news a ...

'Smart' money moving to 'green' financing, reveals new UN report

New York, July 15(Just Earth News): Even though investments towards sustainable development in developing countries have fallen short by nearly $2.5 trillion each year, emerging financial pr ...