
U.N. raises concerns about human rights records in over 40 nations
A quarter of all humanity lives today in places that are affected by conflict and usually it's the civilians 'who suffer the most.'
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A quarter of all humanity lives today in places that are affected by conflict and usually it's the civilians 'who suffer the most.'
A third of the world, mainly in least developed countries and small island developing states, isn't covered by early warning systems.
The treaty is intended to strengthen marine protections on international waters beyond the 200 nautical mile jurisdiction of coastal nations.
Six nations have gender parity or a women's majority: Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, New Zealand and U.A.E.
The treaty takes aim at the huge inequalities in health care and access to products that the COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus.
The number of children without basic social protections is increasing worldwide, UNICEF and ILO say in a new study.
The U.N. health agency says it updated its plans based on China's response but there's been "no quiet shelving of any plans" for investigating.
The tiny island nation made the case that more attention must be focused on the threat of rising sea levels and gaps in international law about loss of land.
Human rights has become "a major flashpoint in the growing systemic competition" between competing ideologies and governance systems.
Strains of bacteria immune to all known antibiotics may become a major cause of death by mid-century.
Chief among the questions over a proposed pandemic treaty is an 'accountability gap' that undermines the proposed treaty's potential.
The rationale for the WHO's proposed pandemic treaty is to erase "gross inequities" between rich and poor that's a scourge of the pandemic.
A new report finds a clear connection between more violence and corruption as the world becomes a less peaceful place.
WHO leaders agree the pandemic may be approaching "an inflection point" of higher immunity resulting in fewer deaths.
Almost half of WHO's `94 member nations said they "still lacked essential elements of preparedness for radiation emergencies."
Despite the temptation to end the pandemic, some leading health experts say it would be better to keep up the pressure.