WFP at COP 27: Climate adaptation solutions needed to halt global food crisis
ROME – As world leaders gather at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt next month, WFP highlights the urgent need for climate adaptation solutions to stem the tide of growing hunger. The unfolding global food crisis cannot be…
Cholera outbreaks threaten children’s survival in the Middle East [EN/AR]
AMMAN– “The fast pace of the cholera outbreak in Syria and Lebanon is alarming and the risks of the disease further spreading to other countries in the region call for immediate action. Urgent support is needed to respond and contain…
Rishi Sunak Wins Race to Be Next UK Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say, “I told you so.” The former U.K. Treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest to replace the…
WHO Says a Polio-Free World Within Grasp
In marking World Polio Day, advocates for a polio-free world are urging nations to commit to a new five-year strategy to eradicate this crippling disease and consign it to the trash bin of history. An estimated 350,000 children were paralyzed…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces Additional Support to Promote Locally Led R&D; Calls for Proposals
BRUSSELS, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a series of initiatives and a call for proposals to advance locally-led innovation that supports work by scientists and researchers in developing economies. The announcement was made at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting earlier today. This year’s meeting focuses on lessons […]
UN Women Executive Director visits Tanzania, calls for investment in women and girls
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous conducted a four-day mission in Tanzania, where she met with government officials, civil society groups, and partners, to strengthen partnerships, ignite public discourse towards Generation Equality and galvanize action for gender equality and women’s…
IOM Yemen Quarterly Migration Overview (July – September 2022)
In Yemen, where millions continue to grapple with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, migrants remain among the most vulnerable persons in the country. From July to September 2022, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded over 15,700 migrants arriving to…
Immigration Stories Capturing the Headlines
Canadian High Court Weighs Immigration Agreement With US Canada’s highest court is deliberating whether to overturn a nearly 20-year-old immigration agreement with the United States on the grounds that asylum-seekers cannot safely be returned to Canada’s southern neighbor. The…
Seven G20 Countries Called For Distribution Of Pharmaceutical Research, Manufacture Centres To Countries In Southern Hemisphere
Seven countries from the Group of 20 (G20), sought to collaborate in distributing pharmaceutical research centres and manufacturers to poor countries in the southern hemisphere, Indonesian Health Ministry’s spokesperson, Siti Nadia Tarmizi said, yesterday. Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi…
Guinea Junta Agrees Return to Civilian Rule in 2 Years
Guinea’s ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions over its original plan for a three-year transfer of power, the West African bloc ECOWAS said Friday. West African leaders had last month suspended…