Underscoring that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “tragic reminder” of how deeply connected the world is today, the UN chief upheld in a...
ECOSOC chief calls for financial support for small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the...
A CDC panel voted to resume J&J COVID-19 shots paused over rare clot concerns
After reviewing safety data on rare blood clots linked to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, federal regulators recommended lifting a pause on using...
Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on...
A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency IOM said on Friday. Read the...
90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services. The findings of the...
ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 tools, UN officials say
Although a landmark global collaboration has developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics worldwide, critical funding shortfalls remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Youth Demand Action on Nature, Following IUCNs First-Ever Global Youth Summit
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) – Following almost two weeks of talks on issues such as climate change, innovation, marine conservation and social justice,...
NASA’s Perseverance rover split CO2 to make breathable air on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover just created a breath of fresh air on Mars. An experimental device on the rover split carbon dioxide molecules into their...
Experts predict U.S. COVID-19 cases will dip in summer but surge in winter
The coming months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States may feel a bit like a roller-coaster ride. The current surge in the...
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent 
Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war 
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’ 
UNGA 81: A United Nations at a Turning Point