Category: Editors’ Choice

Fri 02 August 2019: While the benefits of breastfeeding for both children and mothers are extensive, policies that support nursing, particularly in workplaces, are not yet available to most mothers worldwide, the Head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.   “The health, social and economic benefits of breastfeeding – for mother and child […]

An Afghan man holds up the body of a child that was killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Tue 30 July 2019: Civilians are being killed and wounded at a “shocking and unacceptable” level in Afghanistan’s war despite a push to […]

Sat 27 July 2019: Electronic cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful” and should be regulated, the WHO said Friday as it warned against the use of vaping products by smokers trying to quit their deadly habit. The growing popularity of e-cigarettes, battery-powered devices that enable users to inhale addictive nicotine liquids, has raised fears among policymakers worldwide […]

Footage of five-year-old Riham trying to rescue her baby sister has been shared widely on social media [Screenshot/SY-24] Riham, whose attempt to rescue sister was viewed widely online, dies in hospital, SY24 media outlet reports. A five-year-old girl’s desperate attempt to save her baby sister from falling down a bomb-hit building in Syria has captured the brutality of […]

Sun 21 July 2019: More than 680 migrants, refugees die at sea in 2019, says International Organization for Migration A total of 34,226 irregular migrants and refugees reached Europe by sea since the beginning of 2019, the UN migration agency said Friday. Of that figure, 683 died at sea, according to a report published by […]

Thu 18 July 2019: Mandela who died in 2013, is universal symbol of peace, inspiring many across the globe The world is remembering the most revered global statesman Nelson Mandela on Thursday, to mark his 101st birthday. Designated by the UN as the International Nelson Mandela Day, July 18 also commemorates fight against racism and […]

Thu 11 July 2019: Hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals, mainly because progress is being undermined by the impact of climate change and increasing inequality, a U.N. report said Tuesday. The report on progress toward achieving the 17 U.N. goals […]

Sun 07 July 2019: The recent US sanctions on the Iraqi-based South Wealth Resources Company (SWRC) have shined a light on how Iranian-backed militias are continuing to receive arms legally despite sanctions. The SWRC, which was sanctioned for smuggling arms worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Iraqi militias linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards […]

Thu 04 July 2019: The UN human rights chief says in a new report that Venezuela’s government registered nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year, saying the deaths stemmed from “resistance to authority. Another 1,569 such killings were recorded in the first four to five months of 2019. The office of Michelle Bachelet decried […]

Thu 11 July 2019: Hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals, mainly because progress is being undermined by the impact of climate change and increasing inequality, a U.N. report said Tuesday. The report on progress toward achieving the 17 U.N. goals […]