In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD – the UN Secretary-General highlighted the multiple challenges standing in the way of a more sustainable and inclusive global economy for all. “New and protracted conflicts are having a ripple effect across the global economy. Global debt…
File photo Karachi’s third largest government hospital lacks vaccines to treat dog bites. According to sources, dog bite treatment vaccine is not available in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for many years. For the treatment of dog bites, the vaccine has to be procured from outside, the hospital does not even have a dedicated department for the…
Singapore: A new study has found that between 1980 and 2020, 135 million deaths have occurred globally due to air pollution caused by human activities. According to researchers at the Singapore-based Ninyang Technological University (NTU), weather patterns such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole have increased the amount of these pollutants in the…
Addressing the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Grossi indicated no progress had been made in resolving outstanding issues. He mentioned that Iran is still not implementing provisions of the nuclear safeguards agreement, and that withdrawal of designations for several IAEA inspectors are yet to be reversed. “These…
Boston: Previous studies have shown that short-term binge eating disorders do not last long, but a more detailed study has shown that this is not true. The lead author of the recent US study and assistant psychiatrist at McLean Hospital in Boston, Kristen Javar, said that binge eating disorders improve over time, but for many…
Joseph Dettori is the first man in the world to undergo an incredible and dangerous science experiment with the surprising result that he has become 10 years younger. Scientists conducted a study to find out the effects on the human body of living in an extremely pressurized environment underwater, and for this former US Navy…
New York: Researchers predict that by 2050, the average life expectancy for men worldwide is expected to increase by about 5 years and for women by 4 years. According to a report published in the journal The Lancet, this increase is expected in countries where life expectancy is generally lower. This is because public health…
Dennis Francis was speaking at an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo. The landmark conference concluded with a Programme of Action, adopted by 179 governments, that put reproductive rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women, girls and young people at the heart of development…
Pehr Lodhammar, a senior officer from the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), said that the war has left an estimated 37 million tonnes of debris. He said it was impossible to determine the exact amount of unexploded ordnance in the enclave where formerly heavily built-up and densely populated neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble,…
Rafael Grossi told ambassadors that the first direct attacks since the Russian invasion began. earlier this month, on what is Europe’s largest nuclear facility, constituted a “step change increase in risk to nuclear safety and security”. Although the damage from drone strikes on the Russian-occupied power plant’s Unit 6 reactor building was superficial, it sets…
