Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency
In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture…
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Syria faces uncertain future after regime’s collapse amid humanitarian crises
Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher briefed ambassadors via video link from Damascus, where…
Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike
Images taken at the school in Khan Younis showed the apparent impact point of one shell in a concrete upper…
In Damascus, top UN envoy stresses need for credible, inclusive, ‘Syrian owned’ transition
The UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria also called on Monday for all parties to prioritize the protection of…
Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm
Mohamed Alnwairan stands in front of a verdant citrus tree which four months hence will bear his first harvest of…
Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa
Abdou Abarry, UN Special Representative for Central Africa, told ambassadors in the Security Council that disasters and extreme weather events…
NASA Kennedy Top 24 Stories of 2024
From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine…
Underinvestment threatens universal health coverage goals
The report, titled Global Spending on Health: Emerging from the Pandemic, shows a reduction in per capita government health expenditures…
Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: Security Council
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, painted a grim picture…
Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’
However, the report, The Right Start in Life: Global Levels and Trends in Birth Registration, also highlights a troubling reality: 150…