UN News - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said. In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as
UN News - The United Nations called for more action to protect one of the most widespread and important marine ecosystems on the planet, marking the first-ever commemoration of World Seagrass Day. Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters from the tropics
A passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on in Greece on Tuesday night, February 28, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens as the country's deadliest rail crash in living memory threw entire carriages off the tracks. Many of the victims were believed to
UN News - International demand for patents hit a record high last year, as innovators in China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany, sought to protect their inventions, said the UN agency that polices the process worldwide. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization
UN News - One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly half the population – roughly 18 million people – need humanitarian aid and protection, the United Nations said. “Since the start of the full-scale war we, along with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, have made
UN News - Developing economies could secure up to $148 billion in savings if the international community restructures their existing debt and expands access to future affordable finance, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a policy brief published on Wednesday. The report - Building blocks out
Pledges on climate financing continue to pour in the Caribbean. On Tuesday, Dominica's Office of the Prime Minister announced Roosevelt Skerrit's meeting with UK's David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield and Minister of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for Americas & Caribbean. "They discussed matters, including innovative climate
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surely did not come to the Caribbean leaders' regular summit empty handed. At the 44th summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday, Trudeau has announced that his country is allotting $44.8 million in aid to the region, intending to focus
UN News - The United Nations launched a $1 billion appeal for Türkiye to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century. The funding, which covers a three-month period will allow aid
UN News - The World Health Organization (WHO) deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the country. The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per
