Washington: A new report has revealed that maternal mortality rates in the US continue to rise compared to other developed and wealthy countries. According to the American media, most women in the United States are dying in large numbers during pregnancy and childbirth due to easily preventable causes. The researchers found that the rate of…
09:45 AM Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown was the last speaker in the cultural segment, in a video clip from the UN General Assembly, appealing for more support for SIDS in the light of corrosive climate change. 09:35 AM Now it’s a performance of pure joy, showcasing some of the great attractions of…
The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) will bring together governments, the UN, civil society, the private sector and leading youth voices to turn new ideas into action, raise new pledges of support and discuss the key challenges that lie ahead for the vulnerable group of nations. Living on the edge There…
When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and Israeli forces led to spiraling violence and death. In response, the Human Rights Council set up a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of…
Washington: An organization under the US government has revealed in its new report that the birth rate has decreased to a record level in 2023. According to media reports, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data on the birth rate, which indicates that in 2023, fewer than 3.6 million children…
Washington: A rapid increase in suicide rates has been reported among Native Americans, Red Indians, and white males. According to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates have increased by 65 percent among Red Indian women, 35 percent among men, and 29 percent among white men. Furthermore, among…
“The policies of creative chaos adopted by successive American Administrations in our region to serve their geopolitical and selfish interests have led to destabilization and insecurity,” he said in his remarks on the final day of the Assembly’s general debate. He said United States has spent billions of dollars to demolish and destroy development achievements…
Another operation of transplanting a pig’s heart into a human body has been done in America. A 58-year-old American patient is recovering rapidly after surgery. Dr. Mansoor Mohiuddin and Dr. Griffith have done the operation of transplanting pig heart into human body, Dr. Mansoor Mohiuddin who performed the operation is from Karachi. Dr. Mansoor is…
Focusing a large portion of her address to the General Assembly on global hotspots and the situation in Africa, Ms. Colonna said that: “We believe in African solutions to African crises, and we support African regional organizations whenever they request support from their partners,”. In Niger, France thus supports the Economic Community of West African…
That’s according to Joanna Kazana, the UN Resident Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten. On 18 September, countries from around the world will come together at the SDG Summit in New York to take stock of what progress has been made ahead of the 2030 deadline for the goals to realized. “For a…
