Speaking from Kinshasa, Dr. Jorge Castilla, WHO’s Senior Emergency Officer, told journalists at the regular briefing in Geneva there had been a major increase in displacement due to ongoing violence fuelled by armed groups, leaving around 7.4 million in need of health assistance. Disease and displacement Since March 2022, almost three million people have been…
Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in public office and political decision-making…
Security Council members reiterated strong support for the full withdrawal of the decade-old UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and the transfer of security responsibilities to the country’s transitional Government, which has been in power since a coup in 2021. Commending the peacekeeping operation and its staff, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the…
“If we want a healthy world, then it needs to be a kind and welcoming one too,” said Benedict Phillips, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. That means ensuring all communities are included, especially marginalized groups, he said. However, in many countries, stigma, discrimination, and criminalization tend to make transgender people invisible, with extreme…
“The challenges are many and they are serious”, Amina Mohammed said, highlighting the plight of the planet. “Almost all our indicators on the climate and ecological crises are pointing in the wrong direction.” She praised China’s role in being an innovator and believer in the power of multilateralism to overcome challenges through collection action, pointing…
Violent protests that started in France last days after the death of a young man of Algerian origin as a result of police shooting continue. According to foreign media, the French government has not been able to control the violent protests that started in France after the death of a young man of Algerian origin…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Protests continue across the country after the death of a young man by the police in France. According to the report of the international media, the protests against the killing of the young man in different cities continued for the third night. The report said that protesters attacked public property,…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media An explosion has occurred in a pharmaceutical factory in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to Indian media, 2 people were killed and many others were injured due to the explosion in the factory. A fire broke out in the factory after the explosion, rescue operations are underway. The…
—File photo The company advertised its new cruise on its website about 10 days after the Titan submarine accident that killed five passengers. As per the advertisement on the company’s website The company is planning two trips to the Titanic shipwreck next year, from June 12 to 20 and from June 21 to 29, at…
NEOs are asteroids or comets that come relatively close to the Sun, to about 50 million kilometres from Earth’s orbit. Some of them, ‘potentially hazardous objects’ (PHOs), come even closer – in interstellar terms – with a minimum distance of less than 7.5 million kilometres. Measuring more than 140 meters across, the PHOs have the…
