UN NEWS—Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. Latest data visualisation figures from UNHCR, shows that there were 3,231 dead
U.S. President Joe Biden has welcomed neighboring leaders for 9th Summit of the Americas held at Los Angeles, California in spite of a boycott of a number of key heads of state. The summit, which began on June 6, convened leaders of nations and important organization
UN News - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday at a press conference to launch the latest report on the conflict’s impacts on food
The celebrations on the Queen's historic platinum jubilee began Thursday with pomp and pageantry, but in Britain's Commonwealth, she's perceived as a living reminder of the terrible colonial past that still haunts many in the Caribbean. Thousands went to the streets in London to honor the
UN NEWS—The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in further setbacks, according to a UN-backed report, published on Wednesday. Currently, 733 million people worldwide still do not have access
Sean Murphy and Terry Wallace, AP News - A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. “Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time suggests there may have been undetected transmission for some
Media Release - The Argentine Navy´s training ship, Frigate ARA Libertad, was docked at Port Point Seraphine from May 26th to May 28th, as part of its 50th Training Voyage. Commissioner of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) Milton Desir welcomed the crew of the
More countries must “think resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster forum concluded on Friday. Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali for the 2022 Global Platform for Disaster
UN NEWS—The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of the decade, unless countries ramp up action on prevention and risk reduction, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Ms. Mohammed was speaking at the opening of the
