Poverty, conflict and climate fuel spike in trafficking victims: UN report
The 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons reveals a 25 per cent increase between 2022 and 2019, as more…
Tag: Development
NASA Moves Drone Package Delivery Industry Closer to Reality
Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication…
Station Science Top News: Dec. 6, 2024
Astronaut cognitive performance remains generally stable Researchers found that astronauts on six-month missions to the International Space Station demonstrated generally…
Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported on the instability in…
American rappers Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault on a 13-year-old
From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! There are no reviewed versions of this page, so it may…
Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres
As reports continued to emerge from the Syrian capital, Damascus, where opposition forces declared victory overnight on State television, the…
NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the…
UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts
Backed by more than 140 nations and adopted without a vote, the resolution recognised that addressing the unlawful trade in…
Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage is meeting in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay, until Saturday, to…
‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need…