UN chief welcomes China-US pledge to cooperate on climate action
The news of the joint announcement between the two countries, the two major emitters of greenhouse gases, came late in the evening in Glasgow, where...
COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns
The Pan American Health Organization says that less than half of people in the US are fully vaccinated.The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned...
New UNESCO education report calls for ‘new social contract’
In its new global report published on Thursday, titledReshaping our future together: a new social contract for educationThe agency is proposing answers to these three...
‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (wfp) warned that without help, widespread and unabated food insecurity could get worse in the...
Kovid delayed the execution of the convict
A Singapore court has postponed the execution of a Malaysian man who spent more than a decade on death row for drug trafficking offenses before...
Climate change increasing threats in southwest Pacific: WMO report
Climate conditions in the Southwest Pacific 2020 It is part of a new series of regional climate reports by the United Nations Weather Agency, and...
Death toll in Freetown fuel tanker explosion rises to 131
Officials say dozens of injured are still being treated in hospitals, of whom 19 are in critical condition.Freetown, Sierra Leone - death toll a Devastating...
Germans swear HUGS and handshakes even after pandemic ends – Poll
People in the German state of Hessen are reportedly so scared of Covid-19 that many don't expect their friends and family members to resume -...
Era free of fossil-fuel powered vehicles comes into focus at COP26; draft outcome is met with calls for more ambition
Wednesday was another day of new announcements, statements and coalition-building, this time focusing on the transport sector, which accounts for nearly a quarter of global...
UN condemns Poland’s ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to Belarus border crisis
A refugee influx cannot be used to justify the building of walls and violence against migrants, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned the...