In an alert, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, relayed desperate testimonies from its colleagues who are also struggling to survive in the war-torn […]
Tag: Health
Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, a professor of infectious diseases at University College London, issued this warning at a recent meeting of the UN Economic and Social […]
Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS)
For more than 40 years, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) have provided near-continuous, high-bandwidth communications to over 25 missions in low Earth orbit, […]
Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
The classrooms at Anténor Firmin school in Hinche in central Haiti are no longer studiously quiet. Once a place of learning, it now echoes with […]
Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Series: What’s New, What’s Next, and Why It Matters
Smartwatches have come a long way from being simple notification mirrors for our smartphones. They now double as fitness companions, health monitors, smart assistants, and […]
NASA Crew-11 Astronauts Begin Pre-Launch Quarantine Ahead of July 2025 Flight
NASA’s next four-person astronaut crew has entered quarantine as they prepare for launch. On July 17, 2025, the Crew-11 team – led by NASA astronaut […]
Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
Briefing reporters in Geneva, UN human rights office, OHCHR, spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani highlighted “credible” reports of “widespread violations and abuses, including summary executions and arbitrary […]
Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. “We can’t stop water, you […]
Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
In his remarks, the Secretary-General celebrated the extraordinary life of the South African civil rights icon, affectionately known by his Khosa clan name, Madiba. “He […]
Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
“Every day brings more preventable deaths, displacement and desperation,” the agency said in a humanitarian update. On Friday, Israeli authorities issued another displacement order, this time […]
