The U.N. health agency praised world leaders for a 'historic' commitment to working together against future pandemics.
Nations threw their weight behind a new U.N. political declaration that calls for more efforts to prepare for and try to prevent future pandemics, but offers little that might shake up the status quo.
Still, the World Health Organization hailed the final text as a "historic" commitment to working together against future pandemics even though it is legally non-binding. U.N. envoys from Israel and Morocco took the lead in the negotiations.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
An international entity for food security known as IPC said that famine is projected to occur by May in Northern Gaza.
Reporters Without Borders warned that governments' support for press freedom around the world has been shrinking.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Russia is shipping refined petroleum to North Korea, which is supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine, officials say.
