WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer
“Eliminating any cancer would have once seemed an impossible dream, but we now have the cost-effective, evidence-based tools to make…
- | International
Israel urged to protect Palestine’s olive harvest
In a statement released on Thursday, the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that, between 7 October and 2 November…
- | International
World Economic Forum appoints Jamaican
This is the second time the WEF has appointed Dr. Walcott to a global network of thought leaders.
Dr. Walcott, founder and managing…
- | International
Deadly shipwreck sees 140 migrants perish off Senegalese coast
This latest tragedy follows four shipwrecks recorded in the Central Mediterranean last week and another in the English Channel, prompting the…
- | International
Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer - UN
Michelle Bachelet has issued a statement calling on governments to step up action against these crimes, improve access to justice and…
- | International
New rapid antigen tests could transform COVID-19 response in the Americas
Unlike previous rapid antibody tests, which can show when someone has had COVID-19 but often give a negative result during the early stages…
- | News, Health, International
'COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all'
“The outbreak remains out of control”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his press conference ahead of the UN…
- | International
172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness…
- | International
Coronavirus pandemic highlights importance of indigenous self-determination, says UN rights chief
Michelle Bachelet described the pandemic as “a critical threat” to indigenous communities everywhere, at a time when many are…
- | International
President Trump signs executive order to bring drug manufacturing back to US soil
According to White House Director of Trade & Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro the signing of the executive order comes at a crucial…
- | International
Digital tools being manipulated as never before to infringe on people’s right to free assembly - UN
Amid global protests against systemic racism, corruption and economic woes exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, High Commissioner for Human…
- | International
1.6 million dengue cases during COVID-19 pandemic
“While social distancing measures are in place, households should be encouraged to work together in and around their homes to get rid…
- | International
Rising hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean on the horizon
The study by the UN’s office for the region, known by the acronym ECLAC, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), proposes 10…
- | International
Dexamethasone is ‘no cure-all’ warns WHO while welcoming early positive results
Early findings suggest that, for hospitalized coronavirus patients on oxygen, dexamethasone – a low-cost prescription anti-inflammatory…
- | International
Jamaicans in the US demand answers in death of Maurice Gordon
Gordon, a Jamaican-born US citizen, was shot fatally by Sgt. Randall Wetzel a white New Jersey state police trooper on the Garden State…
- | Diaspora, International
Illegal drug prices surge due to COVID-19
The report, on drug market trends during the coronavirus crisis, published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), highlighted that many…
- | International