UN NEWS—In Ukraine, home to heavy industry and one of the largest coal mining operations in the world, passionate women entrepreneurs are adopting new approaches to business, putting environment and people first. Valentina and Tetiana Denysenko were forced to flee Donetsk in eastern Ukraine after armed
UN NEWS—Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action by countries across the world to better protect the seas and oceans from damaging climate change, said the head of the UN Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday. “If we want to protect the
Tourists from the United Kingdom may soon find themselves lining up in vaccination centers in order to travel this year hassle-free, which could increase the country's vaccination rates. This is according to a report by The National News. The UAE-based new website cited data from digital
UN NEWS—The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments are made available to all people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. The UN chief was among world leaders calling for $23 billion to support the ACT-Accelerator, the landmark collaboration that
UN NEWS—The qualities of fair play and solidarity that characterize the Olympics must shine throughout the games and beyond, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday. The UN chief congratulated the competitors,
UN NEWS—At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday. According to the UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO), the attack was carried out by members
UN NEWS—More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed to safeguard health while teleworking, two UN agencies said on Wednesday. In a new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking launched on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and
UN NEWS—The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their World Economic Outlook (WEO). The institution now expects the global economy to expand from a 5.9 per cent increase in 2021
UN NEWS—Some 12,000 households have been affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the islands of Tonga over the weekend, according to estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In total, about 84,000 people, more than 80 per cent
Kirsty Needham and Praveen Menon, Reuters - Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after the eruption of a volcano that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash. Australia's Minister for
