According to the Malaysian authorities, the Malayan tiger is a critically endangered species, at a real risk of extinction, mainly due to illegal poaching and wildlife trafficking — with fewer than 200 left. But a fight to save the tigers is underway: in the last two
UN News - As Monkeypox cases reached over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended targeted vaccination for those exposed to someone infected and those at high risk of exposure, including health workers, laboratory workers and people with multiple sexual partners. “At this
UN News - The rapidly spreading Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, “with the right strategies in the right groups”. But “time is going by and we all need to pull together to make that happen”, warned Dr Rosamund Lewis, WHO Technical Lead
Media Release - Two solidarity projects promoted by professors and students from two universities in Argentina and Chile have been distinguished with the Uniservitate Award 2022 in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The awarded experiences correspond to social impact initiatives carried out by the Catholic University of
In a virtual press briefing on Saturday, July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency. UN News - Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand "too little", and which meets
Pope Francis will visit Canada on what he has called a "pilgrimage of penance" to apologize for the mistreatment of indigenous children in residential schools, which were mostly run by Catholics. He is expected to land in Edmonton, in the western province of Alberta, at 11:20
UN NEWS—From the Amazon to the Andes and the snowy depths of Patagonia, extreme weather and climate change are causing mega-drought, extreme rainfall, deforestation and glacier melt across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, according to a UN report published on Friday. In its State
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after the collapse of his unity government, which threw the country into political upheaval and impacted the financial markets. Draghi’s resignation comes despite calls for him to remain in post, including from world leaders
Attendees of the first-ever Saudi-Caribbean Investment Forum said that the 3-day conference under the theme “Towards a New Era of Partnership for Socio-Economic Development” provided many regional and international opportunities. The forum held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic brought together investment leaders from the public and private
UN News - Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, said the UN trade and development
