UN Chief emphasises the need for COVID-19 vaccine to be affordable and available to all to curb the current global pandemic. UN News - “The outbreak remains out of control”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his press conference ahead of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Week, noting that soon one million lives will be “lost to the virus”. Recognising that
UN News - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement coinciding with the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The 15-member body issued the appeal as
120 million direct jobs in tourism at risk worldwide Travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of the Caribbean region. In fact, this part ofthe Americas has already been described as the most "tourism-dependent region" in the world. But because of the restrictions of the COVID-19
UN News - Marking World Humanitarian Day, top UN officials are honouring humanitarian workers who are overcoming “huge challenges” to save and improve the lives of millions of women, men and children, hit hard by crises and the COVID-19 pandemic. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged everyone to applaud
UN News - “All indications” suggest that the extreme temperature reading of 54.4 degrees Celsius recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday, is legitimate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. “The weather station at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, reported a temperature of
Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do everything possible” to enable young people to reach their fullest potential. Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended young peoples’ lives and aspirations and heightened their vulnerabilities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres praised the
Press Release - Two scientists from The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Terrence Forrester and Professor Michelle Mycoo have recently been appointed to the International Science Council (ISC). In an announcement made by the ISC earlier this month, the two were named
UN DAILY WRAP - In Latin America, where much of the region has dealt with years of sluggish growth, the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing millions more into poverty, says Alicia Bárcena, the head of the UN regional body for
United Nations News - Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want to avoid having to impose sweeping lockdowns once again. That’s the message on Monday from the World Health Organization, (WHO), whose head of emergencies, Dr Mike
