The World of International Organizations
October 31, 2018
(AN) — This Halloween, scientists celebrate a cosmic riddle of mysterious material known as “dark matter” they believe makes up most of the universe and holds it all together. Along with pumpkin-carving and trick-or-treating, it’s “Dark Matter Day” around the world.
October 29, 2018
(AN) — Tobacco’s stigma has a new rival — air pollution — as the World Health Organization called attention to 7 million deaths a year that it said are the result of simply breathing.
October 28, 2018
(AN) — The Universal Postal Union said it has begun taking steps to fix the shipping policies that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asserted undercut American businesses.
October 24, 2018
(AN) — A small protest in the Swiss capital brought into sharper focus a growing confluence of concerns over global weapons sales and the murder of a Saudi dissident journalist.
October 23, 2018
(AN) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said an international treaty half a century old will help investigators unravel the carefully orchestrated killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
October 22, 2018
(AN) — Corruption erodes governance but the fight against it can bring some unintended consequences. Shine too bright a light on the shortcomings of democracies and international organizations, and populist leaders could capitalize on polarizing forces such as extremism, racism and injustice.
October 20, 2018
(AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987, a move that could risk a new nuclear arms race.
October 19, 2018
(AN) — Demands for a U.N.-led independent investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi widened to international organizations that promote press freedom and human rights.
October 16, 2018
(AN) — The U.N. human rights chief waded into the high-profile disappearance of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying his probable torture, murder and dismemberment would be “very serious crimes” that should compel Saudi Arabia and Turkey to cooperate fully.
October 15, 2018
(AN) — International aid prevented 669 million deaths between 1990 and 2016 by spreading access to health services around the world, the ONE Campaign reported. But the gains could vanish if donors close their pocketbooks.
