UN News - The UN chief confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due to expire in just a few days. Russia announced earlier
Britain's King Charles named his younger brother Prince Edward as the new Duke of Edinburgh, succeeding their father Prince Philip, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. On Friday, Edward, 59, became the latest member of the royal family to be bestowed with a new title
Tourism in the Caribbean is now alive and well, according to latest statistics, and is recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) revealed that the Caribbean accounted for 3.1 percent of all arrivals worldwide, with 28.3 million registered tourist visits
UN News - Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO said in a new report launched. “Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disease globally, and excessive sodium intake is one of the main culprits,” the World Health
UN News - Dozens of youth delegates, representing some 226 million young people from 46 least developed countries (LDCs), took centre stage at a United Nations conference underway in Doha, Qatar, to spotlight a range of development issues affecting them and their vulnerable countries. Today, the
UN News - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said. In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as
UN News - The United Nations called for more action to protect one of the most widespread and important marine ecosystems on the planet, marking the first-ever commemoration of World Seagrass Day. Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters from the tropics
A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, February 28, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country's deadliest rail crash in living memory threw entire carriages off the tracks. Many of the victims were believed to
UN News - International demand for patents hit a record high last year, as innovators in China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany, sought to protect their inventions, said the UN agency that polices the process worldwide. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization
UN News - One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly half the population – roughly 18 million people – need humanitarian aid and protection, the United Nations said. “Since the start of the full-scale war we, along with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, have made
