United Nations
Malta’s UN Permanent Representative elected Chair of the UN Economic and Financial Committee
Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, Malta's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been elected Chair of the UN Second Committee (Economic and Financial…
U.N. refugee agency scorns Denmark’s law on asylum claims
The U.N. refugee agency has voiced strong opposition to a law passed by Denmark's parliament that would allow processing of claims lodged…
World food price index surges in May to highest level since 2011 -FAO
World food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, posting a 12th consecutive monthly increase…
WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, paving the…
WHO faces potential shake-up
The World Health Organization, battling to coordinate the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, agreed on Monday to study recommendations for ambitious…
Nature funding must triple by 2030 to protect land, wildlife and climate
Global annual spending to protect and restore nature needs to triple this decade to about $350 billion by 2030 and rise to…
Pressure builds for schools to put climate change study on curriculum
International bodies and pressure groups are calling for climate change studies to become a standard part of the school curriculum worldwide, saying…
Rising global temperatures ‘inexorably closer’ to climate tipping point – U.N.
There is now a 40% chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five…
EU partly to blame for Mediterranean migrant deaths -UN
The European Union is partly to blame for deaths of migrants taking boats across the Mediterranean due to unanswered distress calls, obstruction…
U.N. bodies set up ‘One Health’ panel to advise on animal disease risks
The World Health Organization and three other international bodies have formed a team of experts to help develop a global plan to…
Inquiry into pandemic finds WHO should have declared global emergency earlier
The International Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response issued its report on Wednesday into the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling…
Pandemic plateauing with deaths and cases declining – WHO
The World Health Organization said on Monday the world was seeing a plateauing in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, with…