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UN peacekeepers injured in major attack

In a statement, MINUSMA said that the ‘blue helmets’ under fire were able to repel the attackers, who fled after delivering a…

  • | International

EN expert: ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine

“This offers profound hope to those who believe that consequences, not condonation, must be the answer to the commission of grave…

  • | International

Why the pre-pandemic debt landscape matters

Our data show that the global average debt-to-GDP ratio (weighted by each country’s GDP in US dollars) rose to 226 percent in 2019, 1.5…

  • | Business, Commentary, International

Canada makes temporary change for travellers leaving Jamaica

In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Canada imposed new regulations on all travellers entering the country, effective…

  • | News, International

1,000 airline employees to be impacted by further operational cuts

As a result of the reduction in capacity, the equivalent of 1,000 employees across the WestJet Group of Companies will be impacted through a…

  • | International

2020 closes hottest decade on record

Despite a cooling La Niña event, 2020 has been a year of exceptional heat that is now mature and impacting weather patterns in many parts of…

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Fruits and vegetables crucial for healthy world

In a message launching the campaign, Secretary-General António Guterres said that despite tremendous benefits of fruits and vegetables,…

  • | International

Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of COVID-19 response

The UN chief made the appeal in his message for Human Rights Day, observed on Thursday.

“People and their rights must be front…

  • | International

WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer

“Eliminating any cancer would have once seemed an impossible dream, but we now have the cost-effective, evidence-based tools to make…

  • | International

Israel urged to protect Palestine’s olive harvest

In a statement released on Thursday, the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that, between 7 October and 2 November…

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World Economic Forum appoints Jamaican

This is the second time the WEF has appointed Dr. Walcott to a global network of thought leaders.

Dr. Walcott, founder and managing…

  • | International

Deadly shipwreck sees 140 migrants perish off Senegalese coast

This latest tragedy follows four shipwrecks recorded in the Central Mediterranean last week and another in the English Channel, prompting the…

  • | International

Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer - UN

Michelle Bachelet has issued a statement calling on governments to step up action against these crimes, improve access to justice and…

  • | International

New rapid antigen tests could transform COVID-19 response in the Americas

Unlike previous rapid antibody tests, which can show when someone has had COVID-19 but often give a negative result during the early stages…

  • | News, Health, International

'COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all'

“The outbreak remains out of control”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his press conference ahead of the UN…

  • | International

172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility

COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness…

  • | International