The World of International Organizations
November 30, 2020
(AN) — The U.N. Development Program said in response to a news article on Monday it examined possible “misuse of funds” affecting almost US$100 million in Global Environment Facility-funded projects.
November 30, 2020
(AN) — Three teams of Syrian representatives, dogged by mistrust from an almost decade-long civil war, began a fourth round of peace talks on Monday focused on how to create a new system of national governance.
November 27, 2020
(AN) — Even after COVID-19 vaccines become available, nations must offer widespread testing against infections to end the pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
November 25, 2020
(AN) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections across the world topped 60 million with 1.4 million deaths on Wednesday, raising pressure on drug makers to produce new vaccines as the infection rate keeps climbing.
November 23, 2020
(AN) — Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a record high in 2019 and are expected to keep rising this year despite an economic slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. weather agency said on Monday.
November 23, 2020
(AN) — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement on Monday that veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield will serve as a Cabinet-level U.S. ambassador to the United Nations signals America’s pivot back to multilateralism.
November 22, 2020
(AN) — Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies ended a summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Sunday with a joint promise to make COVID-19 vaccines affordable and equally accessible for all and to support the U.N. health agency.
November 20, 2020
(AN) — After warning of “a full-scale humanitarian crisis” unfolding in Ethiopia, United Nations officials said on Friday about 32,000 people have fled the Tigray region and up to 200,000 more may follow in coming months.
November 17, 2020
(AN) — None of the 20 nations most vulnerable to climate change were among the top recipients of aid to adapt to more flooding, drought and other risks from global warming, according to a new Red Cross report on Tuesday.
November 16, 2020
(AN) — The World Health Organization’s director-general said reports on Monday of Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine provided “encouraging news,” but cautioned that more concerted efforts beyond vaccines will be needed to end the pandemic.
