
U.N. measure offers legal protection for aid in sanctioned regimes
Proponents said its passage is critical with 339 million people in need of aid and nearly 50 million on the verge of famine.
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Proponents said its passage is critical with 339 million people in need of aid and nearly 50 million on the verge of famine.
A sharp increase in threats against women parliamentarians was seen in 2022, almost quadruple from just eight years ago.
UNEP's chief describes the summit as an opportunity to 'secure our life-support system, to make peace with nature.'
WTO has long deadlocked over a proposed annual waiver of parts of a major intellectual property agreement.
Only 23 nations ratified an ILO treaty that entered into force in 10 nations and will take effect in 13 others next year.
The U.S. and Russia agreed to renew New START for another five years in February 2021, just before it was set to expire.
While many developing nations suffered droughts and floods, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted food supply lines.
The committee monitors implementation of a council resolution to prevent the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
Some 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water at least one month per year, and this is expected to increase.
CITES sets the rules for international trade in wild fauna and flora and serves as a tool to ensure sustainability.
The 16-day campaign involves thousands of organizations in 187 nations and runs until Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.
The board approved spending $13.7 billion in more than 120 countries over the next three years to fight HIV, TB and malaria.
Millions of vaccine doses a year and nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted, according to new estimates.
The G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, ended with a statement that notes U.N. resolutions deploring Russia's aggression.
It only took a dozen years to add another billion people to the planet and reach what the U.N. called the "Day of 8 Billion."
The U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt gives industry and agency leaders an opportunity to champion nuclear power's possibilities.