New global compact aims to drive down diabetes deaths, boost insulin access
Increasing access to affordable insulin is among the objectives of the new Global Diabetes Compact, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
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UN to launch funding appeal for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following volcano eruption
The UN is set to launch a funding appeal to support Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where ongoing volcanic “explosions” continue to disrupt life...
A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights of some of the individuals it targets, independent UN...
Ecological Cookstoves Help Preserve El Salvador’s Coastal Mangroves
SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Apr 14 (IPS) – A score of coastal communities in El Salvador are staking their bets on sustainable...
The Cabo Delgado region in northern Mozambique is staring at a “large and likely long-lasting” humanitarian crisis, with nearly a third of its population...
Profound Reform or Redundancy United Nations’ Quandary?
GENEVA, Apr 13 (IPS) – Three recent developments bring about again the reasoning on the dire need to immediately reform the United Nations (UN)...
Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, or sex lives, a...
COVID-19 Teaches Us to Better Manage Global Systemic Risks
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) – The writer is UN Under Secretary-General for Economic & Social AffairsMillions of lives lost. Trillions of dollars in...
Recent elections in Kosovo reflected a strong desire for change, the head of the UN mission there, UNMIK, said in his virtual briefing to...
Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of “fundamental importance” to reviving cultural life and preserving...
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