27th October 2020

Europe needs ‘serious acceleration’ in fight against coronavirus: WHO

Europe needs a "serious acceleration" in the fight against the coronavirus and a lack of contact-tracing capacity could drive the disease into the darkness, a top World Health Organization official…

CD eNews, Coronavirus, Europe, WHOEurope

26th October 2020

British companies dreading a Brexit border breakdown

Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world's biggest trading…

Brexit, Diplomatique.ExpertBREXIT

25th October 2020

UN Treaty to ban nuclear weapons can come into force in 90 days

An international treaty banning nuclear weapons will come into force at the end of January after a 50th country ratified the agreement. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…

CD eNews, United NationsNuclear Treaty, United Nations

24th October 2020

WHO warns hospitals running close to capacity across Europe

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning to European nations highlighting the acute situation for hospitals and intensive care units, which it said are running close to…

CD Covid-19, Europa, WHOCoronavirus, WHO

24th October 2020

Libya’s long path to peace after the permanent cease-fire

Libya’s warring factions signed a permanent cease-fire agreement on Friday, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider agreement among myriad armed groups and the…

CD eNews, Diplomacy, LibyaLibya

23rd October 2020

EU calls for more transparency from WHO

The European Union wants the World Health Organization to become more transparent about how states report emerging health crises, a draft proposal on reforming the U.N. agency says, following criticism of…

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22nd October 2020

The 10 ‘Organising Principles’ underpinning relaunched UK-EU talks

Britain and the European Union have agreed to resume talks on reaching a trade deal to govern their future relations, setting out a new set of “organising principles” for intensified…

Brexit, Diplomatique.ExpertBREXIT

21st October 2020

UN warns less than half of women globally have jobs

The 'World's Women 2020 report' has found a severe lack of progress in women's rights and job market participation. The dire situation has only been made worse by the pandemic…

United NationsUnited Nations, Women

21st October 2020

World trade rebounding slowly, outlook uncertain – UN report

The value of global trade is set to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the…

Business, United NationsUnited Nations

21st October 2020

Global powers push to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

Armenia's president headed to Brussels for talks with the European Union and NATO military alliance on Wednesday in a renewed drive to end the heaviest fighting since the 1990s over…

CD eNews, NATO, USAArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, NATO, USA

20th October 2020

Access to food grossly unequal as coronavirus adds to challenges

A new report by the World Food Programme, known as the Cost of a Plate of Food 2020, has once again exposed the inequality around the world of accessing the…

United Nations, World Food Programme (WFP)Africa, Food, Poverty

18th October 2020

Divided world is failing COVID-19 challenge, says frustrated U.N. chief

A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of…

CD eNews, Coronavirus, United NationsAntonio Guterres, Coronavirus, United Nations

17th October 2020

Turkey defies EU, US and NATO – Greek media

As the European Union sent out another strongly worded statement on Friday regarding Turkey’s infringements in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey continued on its path of defiance to the West with the reported missile…

Diplomacy, Greece, TurkeyEU, Greece, NATO, US

16th October 2020

WHO warns Europe case surge ‘of great concern’

At a press conference in Copenhagen, the WHO’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge told reporters it was time to “step up the measures” as rising case numbers on the…

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15th October 2020

What’s behind Thailand’s protests?

Thailand’s government banned gatherings of more than five people on Thursday in the face of three months of escalating demonstrations that have targeted King Maha Vajiralongkorn as well as Prime…

Diplomatique.Expert, ThailandProtests, Thailand

15th October 2020

Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID

An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the World Health Organisation warned. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a…

United NationsCoronavirus, fao, WHO

15th October 2020

WHO warns young people may not get vaccine until 2022

World Health Organization’s chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, has indicated that young, healthy people may have to wait until 2022 to get a vaccine and, that a despite the many vaccine…

CD Covid-19, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, vaccine, WHO

15th October 2020

UN report offers rare glimpse into finances of Somali Islamists

Somalia’s Islamist insurgents are moving millions of dollars through the formal bank system and appear to be investing in businesses and real estate, according to a United Nations report offering…

Somalia, United NationsAl Shabaab, Somalia, United Nations

15th October 2020

WHO fears spike in deaths after global COVID-19 surge

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. New cases are…

CD Covid-19, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, WHO

14th October 2020

IEA says oil producers may struggle to gauge demand amid second wave

Global oil stocks which rose during the height of the pandemic are being steadily reduced, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, but a second wave is slowing demand…

Business, Coronavirus, International Energy Agency (IEA)Coronavirus, IEA, Oil

14th October 2020

World Bank board approves $12 billion for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments in developing countries

he World Bank said its executive board approved $12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments for their…

Coronavirus, World BankCoronavirus, world Bank

14th October 2020

China and Russia elected to U.N. rights council

China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and…

United NationsChina, Russia, United Nations

13th October 2020

Herd immunity is scientifically and ethically problematic – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly denied that achieving a herd imunity would a viable option to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic , describing this option as…

Coronavirus, WHOCoronavirus, Herd Immunity

10th October 2020

Nearly three million migrants stranded by COVID-19 – UN report

Coronavirus border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, adding some…

Migration, United NationsCoronavirus, IOM, Migration

9th October 2020

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases as Europe records the highest total so far

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of infections…

CD Covid-19, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, Europe, WHO

8th October 2020

Female vote key but policies lacking in New Zealand election

New Zealand’s upcoming general election has the rare distinction of providing a choice of two female candidates as the country’s next leader in a poll that could be decided by…

Diplomatique.Expert, Election Watch, New ZealandElection Watch, New Zealand

8th October 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa to contract 3.3% this year, World Bank says

The coronavirus crisis is expected to drive a 3.3% contraction in sub-Saharan African economies in 2020 and could push 40 million people into extreme poverty, the World Bank said on…

Africa, Business, World BankAfrica, world Bank

8th October 2020

South Asia faces worst ever recession, tipping millions into poverty – World Bank

Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact…

Asia, World BankSouth Asia, world Bank

8th October 2020

Top global traders push to cut shipping emissions

Some of the world's biggest commodities and energy players on Wednesday launched an initiative to cut and track emissions from the ships they charter as efforts intensify to reduce the…

Business, United NationsClimate Change, Environment, Shipping

8th October 2020

World food price index rise 5% year-on-year in September -FAO

World food prices rose for a fourth month running in September, led by strong increases for cereals and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food…

Business, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)fao, Food

8th October 2020

WHO says Europe must go beyond science to survive Covid crisis

The World Health Organization has said European countries will need to “move beyond biomedical science” to overcome Covid-19 as “pandemic fatigue” and new infections rapidly rise across the continent. Hans…

Coronavirus, Europe, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, Europe, WHO

7th October 2020

WHO warns Europe experiencing ‘coronavirus fatigue’

Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations, the World Health Organization is warning. Survey data reveals the scale of this "pandemic…

CD Covid-19, Coronavirus, Europe, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, Europe, WHO

5th October 2020

NATO chief calls for ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Monday for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose during fighting in the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus. "It is extremely…

NATOArmenia, Azerbaijan, NATO, Turkey

5th October 2020

Scientists who helped identify Hepatitis C virus win 2020 Nobel Medicine Prize

Two American and one British-born scientist won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work in identifying the Hepatitis C virus, which causes cirrhosis and liver cancer, the…

CD eNews, Nobel Prize, SwedenNobel, Sweden

4th October 2020

Photo Story: The Silver Arrow exercise in Latvia

Over 3,000 troops and 200 vehicles from 12 NATO Allies took part in exercise Silver Arrow in Latvia this week. The multinational exercise, which wrapped up on 3 October, provided…

Latvia, NATO, Photo StoryLatvia, NATO

4th October 2020

What happens to the U.S. presidential election if a candidate dies or becomes incapacitated?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 and was taken to hospital. Trump has mild symptoms, according to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. But the…

Coronavirus, Diplomatique.Expert, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, Election Watch, USA

2nd October 2020

Angela Merkel tells the U.N. – ‘Long way to go’ for women’s rights

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a virtual UN General Assembly on Thursday that there is still "a long way to go" on women's rights. Merkel and several world leaders took…

United Nations, WomenAngela Merkel, Women's rights

2nd October 2020

UN registers Turkey-Libya maritime deal

Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Friday that a maritime demarcation agreement between Ankara and Libya's internationally recognised government was registered by the United Nations. Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of…

United NationsLibya, Turkey, United Nations

2nd October 2020

How Mike Pence could temporarily assume control if Trump becomes incapacitated

Like two U.S. presidents before him, Donald Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated, for example while undergoing a medical procedure as treatment…

Coronavirus, Diplomatique.Expert, USACoronavirus, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, USA

1st October 2020

25 years after UN women’s meeting, equality remains distant

Twenty-five years ago, the world’s nations came together to make sure that half of Earth’s population gained the rights, power and status of the other half. It hasn’t happened yet.…

United Nations, WomenUnited Nations, Women

30th September 2020

Orthodox church petitions UN over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

The Greek Orthodox Church of the United States said it is petitioning United Nations experts to coerce Turkey into protecting Orthodox Christianity’s cultural heritage following the Turkish government’s conversion of…

United NationsTurkey, United Nations

30th September 2020

World Bank seeks board approval for $12 bln coronavirus vaccine financing plan

World Bank President David Malpass said he is seeking board approval for a $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient share of…

Coronavirus, World BankCoronavirus, vaccine, world Bank

30th September 2020

David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 bln a year to protect nature

British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of nature, warning that the…

Environment, United NationsDavid Attenborough, Environment, United Nations

30th September 2020

North Korea tells U.N. that now it has ‘effective war deterrent’

North Korea has a “reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defense” and will now focus on developing its economy, North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Kim Song said on Tuesday, though he…

North Korea, United NationsNorth Korea, United Nations

29th September 2020

Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries

A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were today announced by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Organizations…

Coronavirus, WHOTesting

28th September 2020

Five groups ousted from U.N.-backed responsible investment list

Five investors have been removed from the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, in the first such move by the group for those failing to meet its minimum requirements. The…

United NationsUnited Nations

28th September 2020

UPDATED: Azerbaijan declares partial military mobilisation amid reports of Syrian fighters involvement

Azerbaijan declared a partial military mobilisation on Monday following clashes with Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. See also: Armenia Accuses Turkey Of Direct Military Support For Azerbaijan Azeri President…

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27th September 2020

UK to increase WHO funding by 30%

The U.K. will increase funding for the World Health Organization by 30 percent to £340 million over the next four years, the government said ahead of Boris Johnson’s speech at…

UK, WHOWHO

26th September 2020

EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit plan

European Union leader Charles Michel used the virtual pulpit of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to lash out at Britain for its threats to renege on parts of the…

Comuniq.EU, United NationsCharles Michel, European Union, United Nations

26th September 2020

Pope to UN: Use COVID crisis to come out better, not worse

Pope Francis urged world leaders Friday to use the coronavirus emergency as an opportunity to reform the injustices of the global economy and the “perverse logic” of the nuclear deterrence…

United Nations, VaticanPope Francis, United Nations, Vatican

26th September 2020

WHO warns that global COVID-19 death toll could hit 2 million before vaccine in wide use

The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic,…

CD eNews, Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, WHO

26th September 2020

Europe’s Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations head in wrong direction: WHO

Rates of COVID-19 infections and hospital bed occupancy are rising in Europe, where authorities need to work to halt spread ahead of the influenza season, a top World Health Organization…

Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, Europe

25th September 2020

If world handles climate like COVID-19, U.N. chief says: ‘I fear the worst’

The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after U.N. chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that…

Climate Change, Coronavirus, United NationsAntonio Guterres, Climate Change, Coronavirus, United Nations

25th September 2020

Some northern hemisphere countries having difficulty sourcing more flu vaccines – WHO

Some northern hemisphere countries are having trouble obtaining additional flu vaccines amid increased demand, but health workers and elderly should be prioritised in case of any shortages, the World Health…

Coronavirus, World Health Organization (WHO)Coronavirus, WHO

24th September 2020

Pandemic slashes worldwide income from work by a tenth: ILO

Income earned from work worldwide dropped by an estimated 10.7%, or $3.5 trillion, in the first nine months of 2020, compared to the same period a year ago, the International…

Business, Coronavirus, ILOCoronavirus, ILO