Releasing its 2023 World Malaria Report as nations gather at the UN climate change conference, COP28, the health agency warned that despite expanding access to malaria prevention, more people are getting sick with the disease. WHO documented 249 million cases in 2022, an increase of two million from 2021 and exceeding the pre-pandemic level of…
She travelled across the US between 31 October and 14 November, from Detroit in Michigan to the Louisiana coast, also visiting Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington DC. Ashwini K.P., UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, said following her 14-day fact finding mission that mainstream America was now more aware…
Rosemary DiCarlo called on the national army and so-called Rapid Support Forces to lay down their arms, more than five months after they began facing off in the streets of Khartoum. She told a high level ministerial event on The Cost of Inaction in Sudan taking place at UN Headquarters in New York that only…
With world leaders set to convene next week for the annual high-level opening of the General Assembly, the UN’s Midtown East campus on the weekend was host to an energetic range of actors – from youth groups and women’s organizations, to mayors, community activists and business leaders – looking to boost support for the Goals ahead…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 technology, knowledge and clinical data, stressing the fight against the virus must continue. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
Designing ways to fight back against falsehoods that can trigger tensions, violence, or even death, the UN has been monitoring how mis- and disinformation and hate speech can attack health, security, stability as well as progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “It has become clear that business as usual is not an option,” UN…
File photo Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the Wagner paramilitary force to return to Ukraine to fight. This force will be able to operate under the leadership of Wagner, who was forced to surrender after the coup against the Kremlin. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, who is part of Russia’s vanguard military force…
An argument broke out between 2 passengers over the issue of teasing a girl in an Indian airline, the video of which has gone viral on social media. In the video, two passengers can be seen arguing with each other while the flight crew tries to intervene between them. In the video, after hearing the…
London: Britain and partners trained 17,000 Ukrainian recruits. According to foreign media reports, over the course of a year, Britain and other 9 allies have trained more than 17,000 Ukrainian recruits to fight against Russian attacks. The British Ministry of Defense said on Monday that the training program included training in weapons handling, battlefield first…
Parliament of Russia The lower house of the Russian parliament has approved the country’s recruitment of criminals to fight in the Ukraine war. According to the Russian news agency Tas News, the parliament has approved the Ministry of Defense to contract with criminals. According to the law, the Ministry of Defense can contract with any…
