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
UN: How can schools open up again safely?
Launched in March by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food…
- | International
Climate activist Greta Thunberg launches campaign against COVID-19
“The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest struggle the world has seen in generations”, said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta…
- | International
PAHO calls to accelerate and expand COVID-19 testing
“We need a clearer view of where the virus is circulating and how many people have been infected in order…
- | News, Health, International
Africa mobilizing to minimize COVID-19 losses
“The crisis has wide-ranging implications”, said the UN Chief, delivering remarks at a meeting with leaders of the African Group…
- | International
-3% growth forecast for global economy this year
Gita Gopinath, Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department, said in a blog post that following the global…
- | Business, International
Liberty Global announces $4 million COVID-19 employee assistance fund
The programmes will be funded initially by Liberty’s executive leadership team and board of directors who will donate $2 million out of…
- | International
Global food supply chain holding up for now as COVID-19 pandemic worsens
In a new report, “COVID-19: Potential impact on the world’s poorest people: A WFP analysis of the economic and food security…
- | International
Corona beer says surveys ‘unfounded’ amid COVID-19 claims
The New York-based PR agency reported that “38 percent” of American beer drinkers would not…
- | International
UN must continue to be a forum for dialogue on decolonization
António Guterres was speaking at the opening of the latest session of the UN Special Committee dealing with decolonization, which he called…
- | International
Liberty Global extends partnership with Netflix
The partnership follows Liberty Global’s commitment to leverage its next-generation gigabit speed broadband networks to provide its…
- | Business, International
Female genital mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually - WHO
New modelling by the UN agency to coincide with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, marked on Thursday,…
- | International
Syrian conflict has ‘erased’ children’s dreams
The findings come in the latest report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, released on Thursday.
“I am appalled by the…
- | International