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Despite the temptation to end the pandemic, some leading health experts say it would be better to continue living with the official designation, which keeps up the pressure on authorities and civilians alike to act with caution.
The border crossing allows the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations to provide food, medicine and other basic items to the 4.1 million mainly displaced inhabitants of Syria's northwest Idlib province.
Journalists, lawyers, activists, fact checkers, regulators and others have been using a new tool to fight disinformation.
Indigenous communities have long coped with climate uncertainties. Researchers suggest tapping that knowledge.
ITU's next secretary-general will take over a key agency that regulates and sets standards for global telecommunications.
Obstructed by Russia's demands, the U.N. Security Council agreed to a six-month entension for cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria.
Assassination and unlawful deportations are some of the methods that regimes use against activists and dissidents.
A UN report finds wildfires are burning longer and hotter, and will likely become more frequent in some areas.
Prompted by its own paralysis over Syria and Ukraine, the U.N. moved to prevent abuse of power by Russia and other permanent Security Council members.
The U.N. health agency and other international organizations began airlifting emergency supplies to Afghanistan through neighboring Pakistan and its airline.
Humanitarian aid agencies and U.N. leaders scrambled to protect civilians in Afghanistan while calling on the Taliban to end fighting and provide assurances.
The U.N. approved a compromise to keep open Syria's last non-government controlled border crossing for aid.
A suppressed WHO report on Italy's pandemic response says hospitals were "chaotic," dangers to elderly went unrecognized, and training was haphazard.
The IMF was thrust into a dispute over currency manipulation as the U.S. accused Vietnam and Switzerland of currency manipulation.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as ambassador to the U.N. signals America's pivot back to multilateralism.
International organizations and European governments pledged to broaden access to vaccines among poorer nations at the third annual Paris Peace Forum.
