Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’
More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office,...
COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine
Countries “can now consider” using one or two courses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, otherwise known as the Johnson & Johnson, or J&J shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
The one-dose schedule...
5 Security Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Most modern businesses are using Cloud deployments to handle a great deal of their business operations. These might be public or private, or a...
Growth Hormone and Peptide Therapy: What You Need to Know
This form of treatment targets multiple systems in the body with short chains of amino acids called peptides. In contrast to recombinant HGH (rhGH),...
Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, restore equality
Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has “fed a frightening...
Climate change fuels violence and mass displacement in Cameroon
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to...
Poland’s Flagship Program Aimed at Improving Air Quality and Energy Efficiency
The World Bank will lend EUR 250 million to Poland to help the country improve its air quality and energy efficiency. This financing was...
Insect and Hydroponic Farming Could Boost Food Security and the Circular Economy
Insect and hydroponic crop farming, for both human food and animal feed, have the potential to increase access to nutritious food, while creating millions...
35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the...
Illegal bets add up to 1.7 trillion dollars each year
Up to $1.7 trillion is estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets each year, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Office on...