Peter Thomson, who hails from the Pacific Ocean island of Fiji, spoke to UN News ahead of World Oceans Day marked annually on 8 June, and explained why it’s crucial not to forget how important the Ocean is, to ...
The disease is exposing alarming inequalities in some countries: disparities similar to those fuelling current protests for greater racial justice in multiple cities – as well as online, through “Blackout...
Then came the COVID-19 pandemic – and, ironically, a chance to improve a unique segment of the global financial system that accounts for more than five per cent of gross domestic product for at least 60 low- an...
“By all measures, we are in a recession of unparalleled proportions”, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed told delegates gathered by webcast for an informal meeting of the Council’s Financing for Develop...
ServiceNow has announced expanded partner programmes and industry-aligned solutions. These programmes will empower its Global Partner Ecosystem to grow with ServiceNow and accelerate customers’ digital transfor...
McAfee has released a new research study titled Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Work-from-Home Edition. The report uncovers a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, suc...
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an urgent need to accelerate the research and development of COVID-19 candidate vaccines. Under the umbrella of the Global Research Roadmap, the WHO Working Group...
In the fourth edition of its COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism, the UN specialized agency reviews measures of 217 destinations worldwide, as of 18 May. The report finds that 3 per cent...
Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO Executive Director, was speaking to journalists listening in to the UN agency’s regular virtual update on the pandemic. He reported that the Americas are home to five of the 10 countries w...
GENEVA – Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a WHO survey released today. The survey, which w...