More than two years into the pandemic, scientists say its global impacts will not be finished with us anytime soon, particularly in developing nations.
GENEVA (AN) — More than two years into the pandemic, scientists say its global impacts will not be finished with us anytime soon, particularly in developing nations.
An analysis from an International Science Council-led expert panel on Tuesday finds that in the absence of global cooperation, the "unprecedented and unfinished" pandemic likely will keep worsening inequalities for at least another five years.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities in health care and access to products such as vaccines, therapeutics and tests.
Heavy rains and warmer temperatures make it easier for the bacteria that causes cholera to spread, posing a major setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease.
The annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will likely be more than 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one year.
The estimated annual social and environmental costs of plastic pollution range from US$300 billion to $US1.5 trillion.
Italy is the only G-7 member to have joined Beijing's sprawling global pact, originally created to bridge East Asia and Europe through development and investment initiatives.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
Delegates in Geneva were able to muster a non-binding report that essentially prolongs a decade-old geopolitical impasse.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities in health care and access to products such as vaccines, therapeutics and tests.
