UN NEWS— Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The UN health agency’s assessment
CARICOM Secretariat – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has restated its condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the military attacks which has caused more than 1.7 million people to flee the country since 24 February, according to data from the UN Refugee Agency.A statement issued following the conclusion of the
UN News - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 08 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that the world “cannot emerge from the pandemic with the clock spinning backwards on gender equality”. Mr Guterres highlighted the contribution that women have made to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, hailed the
Reuters - U.S. payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc said they were suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and that they would work with clients and partners to cease all transactions there. Within days, all transactions initiated with Visa cards issued in
The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has restricted Russian and Belarusian nationals from obtaining Dominican citizenship. In a statement issued by the Dominica Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) to all authorized agents on March 4, 2022, the CBIU said that the processing of applications from
UN NEWS—Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire. Convened at the request of Ukraine, the Human Rights Council gathered in Geneva to consider
UN News - Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday. The country has committed to providing $1.22 billion to support the ACT-Accelerator, the
Reuters - Alphabet’s Google confirmed on Sunday, February 27, it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are. The company said it had taken the action of globally disabling the Google Maps
UN News - The impact of extreme weather on Madagascar is an example of the “runaway humanitarian needs” the world will face unless it takes action to tackle the climate crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The warning comes after tropical cyclone Emnati made landfall on
The Bank of Russia raised its key interest rate to the highest in almost two decades and imposed some controls on the flow of capital in a bid to shield the economy from the impact of sweeping Western sanctions that include penalties on the regulator
