Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to the environment. Global agreement talks to combat plastic pollution to resume next year Climate and Environment Negotiations between representatives of more […]
UN Sounds Alarm Over Escalation of Violence in Northwest Syria
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70 percent of new HIV infections worldwide are among girls
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Romania has the highest infant mortality rate from pneumonia in the world
Five-year-old Antonia was hospitalized with pneumonia at the age of two. The girl still suffers from complications. Romania has the highest infant mortality rate from pneumonia in the […]
UN-based international body to protect submarine cables created
A volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami in 2022 left Tonga without communications for weeks. UN-based international body to protect submarine cables Economic development The International Telecommunication Union […]
Participants of the SPECA Economic Forum adopted the Dushanbe Declaration
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Reports of conflict-related sexual violence up 50 percent
Thousands of refugees cross the border into Chad every day to escape violence in Sudan. Reports of conflict-related sexual violence up 50 percent Women More than 60 million […]
Ukraine: Attacks on power grid threaten health, nuclear safety
Aftermath of strikes in Kharkiv, September 2024. Ukraine: attacks on power grid threaten health care and nuclear safety Peace and security Russia’s massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure […]
Average wage growth is projected to be 2.7 percent in 2024
Real wages in Asia and the Pacific, Central and West Asia, and Eastern Europe have grown faster than in other parts of the world. Average wage growth is […]
ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for Myanmar’s acting president
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar for neighboring Bangladesh. ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for Myanmar’s acting president International Law The prosecutor of the International Criminal […]