559 million children are currently exposed to high heat waves; like temperatures, that number will only continue to rise. Even …
WHO Warns of Chronic Diseases Due to Lack of Exercise
Nearly 500 million people worldwide will develop a chronic disease between 2020 and 2030 due to lack of exercise, the …
WMO: Tackling Climate Change is Going in the Wrong Direction
Things are going in the wrong direction regarding tackling climate change. That is the conclusion of a new United Nations …
WHO Calls for Global Global Mental Health Review as Number of Cases Rises Due to Pandemic
The World Health Organization calls for global mental health reform. This is especially important because the number of people suffering …
WHO: More Than Two-Thirds of the World’s Population has Corona Antibodies
More than two-thirds of the world’s population had antibodies to the coronavirus in October last year, the World Health Organization …
UN Conference on World Seas Treaty Concluded Without Result
The fourth round of negotiations at a UN conference to conclude a treaty on the world’s seas has ended without …
World Health Organization (WHO): Omicron Variant Poses Major Risk Worldwide
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses a major global risk that countries should prepare for. The World Health Organization …
UN: Nearly 2 Million Work-Related Deaths Worldwide Every Year
Worldwide, nearly 2 million people die every year from work-related illnesses and accidents. That writes the United Nations in a …
World Bank Raises Growth Forecast for China’s Economy
The Chinese economy, the second-largest in the world, will grow faster this year than previously thought. That says the World …
Boris Johnson: G7 will Supply 1 Billion Vaccines to the World
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the seven major industrialized nations meeting in his country this weekend for a G7 …