Switzerland decisively rejected any restriction on the influx of immigrants in a recent referendum. The referendum comes with the advance of the right-wing conservative Swiss People’s Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP), which also sought to terminate individuals’ free movement within...
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing continents with a rapidly growing population at a rate of 2.7% a per year followed by Asia growing at 1.2% and Latin America at 0.9% according to UN estimates.The current outbreak of the...
The WHO started its virtual annual assembly meeting on Monday. The main aim will be to guarantee a joint fight against the coronavirus through a common resolution. However, a global cohesion under the WHO umbrella is currently missing. Grading the...
The most acute phase of the pandemic appears to be ending. Countries — or, at the very least, provinces, states and regions— are coming out of lockdown. Many nations are reporting fewer new infections, and economies around the world are...
While economies around the world continue to suffer from the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization faces the added difficult of replacing its director-general Roberto Azevêdo. He resigned on Thursday in a shock move. Azevêdo’s resignation will be effective Aug....
The number of migrants attempting to make their way from Libya to Europe continues to increase, particularly since COVID-19 has limited legal paths available for them. Now the United Nations to accuse the European Union of violation of international law...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) recently reported that COVID-19 will adversely affect women more than men. The study laid bare a swath of undesirable effects including rises in domestic violence and female genital mutilation (FGM). The virus’ attack on women...
US and foreign officials have said that President Donald Trump and his top aides are working behind the scenes to sideline the World Health Organisation (WHO), following the 60-day hold on US funding to the WHO implemented last week. Trump...
The World Health Organization (WHO) finally described the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), a pandemic following the widespread of the virus with symptoms that resemble SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom) to 118 countries. WHO Chief: ‘All Countries Can Still Change the Course...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reinforced the UN’s role as “guardians” of international law in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking last week at a press conference on UN work priorities in 2020, Guterres said: “We are totally committed to the...
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