Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions
Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study
US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production
Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country
G7 nations drag heels on coal phaseout despite responsibility to lead transition
G7 failed to set concrete, reliable commitments in line with GST’s historic call on countries to transition away from fossil fuels
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: INC-4 kicks off in Canadian capital
The initial day of negotiations was uneventful, with member states participating in contact group discussions and working to organise tasks for …
World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF pledge close to $600 million to combat cervical cancer
Commitments at first ever global forum to eliminate the fourth most prevalent cancer among women
North America’s Great Lakes, Earth’s largest freshwater store, record ‘historically low’ ice levels
Above average temperatures, coupled with diminishing blasts of Arctic air have lessened ice in the region; El Nino also responsible for this …
Baltimore bridge collapse: A bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
One lesson is that we need to consider how the vessels near our bridges are changing
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults
World Heritage Day 2024: Survival accuses UNESCO of being complicit in illegal eviction, abuse of indigenous people
Survival report lists six World Heritage Sites which it claims are on stolen Indigenous land; Kaziranga in Assam on list
Everything that happened at CMS COP14
New initiatives to address threats of zoonotic diseases, protecting natural areas for migratory species introduced at summit
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text