GIS Barbados - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Barbados to open the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) on Monday, October 4. The conference, hosted by the Government of Barbados, will be held in a virtual
UN News - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of young people, and featuring speeches from Heads of State and senior UN officials, opened on Friday. Streaming virtually, from Rome, the goal of the five-day event is to
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s most vulnerable individuals, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday, in a call for greater coronavirus vaccine solidarity and a human rights-led post-pandemic economic recovery. At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms
The curtain has been drawn on one of boxing's finest careers as boxing legend Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao announced that he is officially hanging up his gloves. “I just heard the final bell. Boxing is over. I never thought this day would come as I hang up my boxing gloves.” said
Jonathan Lemire, AP News - Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November. The company said Tuesday it provided health regulators with data from a
UN News - A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the UN said on Tuesday, in an urgent appeal for action to reduce the amount of food that’s wasted. The call comes as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that
UN News - Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalized, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from development”, declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, marking World Tourism Day. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4
UN NEWS—UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost production and reach millions over the coming months, in line with recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking at a summit on the global pandemic, hosted by
UN News - UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, as the 76th High-Level Debate began in New York. He hailed United States’ President Jose Biden’s announcement that the US would significantly increase its international climate finance to
UN News - Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. Highlighting those numbers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on
