NASA Selects Voyager for Seventh Private Mission to Space Station
NASA and Voyager Technologies have signed an order for the seventh private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted…
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Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000
The findings come in the first-ever detailed analysis of immunisation targets in Africa, published on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi,…
Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence
Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent mission to the Caribbean island nation where violent armed gangs remain in control of large areas of the territory. The worsening crisis is…
Development finance gap risks reversing decades of progress
The 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report assesses progress on the Sevilla Commitment, a 2025 agreement that aims to secure the $4 trillion needed…
UN80 Initiative enters ‘delivery phase’, as Member States review progress on key work areas
Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, said the broader reform effort is now moving into a new stage. “We are now…
NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions
The first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis program is underway. Four Artemis II astronauts are flying aboard NASA’s Orion…
Women leaders unite to advance gender equality, defend multilateralism amid growing global pushback
The Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed recently convened women leaders who met in Manhasset, Long Island, for the fifth year,…
Developing countries are being priced out, in struggle for affordable finance
A credit rating is an assessment of how likely a borrower, such as a government, is to repay its debt…
World News in Brief: 273 million out of school, deadly attacks on Ukraine, migratory species in danger
The 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report finds that one in six school-age children are excluded from education, while only…
NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy
As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President…