GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5, 2023 (ENS) – COVID-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced today, following the advice of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, July 21, 2022 (ENS) – Mexico and the United States are taking action on a new development cooperation framework that addresses the root causes of irregular migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Under this framework, called Sembrando Oportunidades, or Sowing Opportunities, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation, Amexcid, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, will coordinate to help the citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras build prosperous futures in their home communities. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2022 (ENS) – SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is still spreading among people globally as we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic. The risk of future variants is high and could be multiplied by the spread of SARS-CoV-2 to wildlife, resulting in the formation of animal reservoirs. […]
BOSTON, Massachusetts, January 23, 2022 (ENS) – A couple who gets vaccinated for COVID-19 need not worry that the vaccine will impair fertility, but males who become infected by the virus may experience short-term reduced fertility, researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health have learned. […]
CANBERRA, Australia, January 4, 2022 (ENS) – The world’s largest free trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, RCEP, entered into force on Saturday, January 1, giving 15 countries around the Pacific Rim access to trade with each other with fewer tariffs. […]
ROME, Italy, October 30, 2021 (ENS) – The G20 nations are getting serious about controlling the coronavirus pandemic and any future pandemic that might arise. On Friday in their first joint meeting under the Italian G20 Presidency, the G20 Health and Finance Ministers established a joint Finance-Health Task Force to strengthen both public health measures and the funding to support them. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 12, 2021 (ENS) – The World Meteorological Organization is holding a special session of its Congress to meet the “explosive” growth in the demand for weather, climate, water, atmospheric and ocean services. […]
KABUL, Afghanistan, October 3, 2021 (ENS) – Some 18 million Afghans are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, health services across the country are at risk of collapse and widespread hunger stalks the arid land, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC, is warning… […]
NEW YORK, New York, September 21, 2021 (ENS) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres today welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, as the High Level Debate of the UN General Assembly began in New York. […]
BETHESDA, Maryland, September 7, 2021 (ENS) – At the end of last year, you may recall hearing news reports that the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States had topped 20 million. While that number came as truly sobering news, it also likely was an underestimate. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, August 11, 2021 (ENS) – To address the global need for financial reserves during the current two-pronged public health and resulting financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund’s Board of Governors has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights, SDRs, equivalent to US$650 billion. […]
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 2, 2021 (ENS) – Scientists have found a way to embed synthetic biology-based sensors into fabrics, creating wearable biosensors that can be programmed to detect pathogens and toxins and to alert the wearer via a companion smartphone app. […]
FALMOUTH, Cornwall, UK, June 12, 2021 (ENS) – Hosted by the UK, the Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit this weekend in Cornwall aims to unite the wealthiest democracies to help the world build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and create a greener, more prosperous future. […]
GAZA CITY, May 28, 2021 (ENS) – During the past week, close to 100,000 people were displaced in Gaza due to escalating violence and airstrikes between Israel and Hamas and many are now hungry. At least 2,800 families have lost […]
ROME, Italy, May 23, 2021 (ENS) – Leaders of the G20 have committed to a series of actions to accelerate the end of the COVID-19 crisis throughout the world and better prepare for future pandemics. […]
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 14, 2021 (ENS) – Scanty vaccine supplies in low and lower-middle income countries cannot cover even the innoculation of health care workers, the head of the World Health Organization, WHO, warned today, […]
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – Wherever you are at 8:30 o’clock tonight, it will be Earth Hour, so turn off your lights for one hour to recognize the health of the planet and the importance of nature. Earth Hour is the flagship environmental action of the international nonprofit WWF, one of the world’s largest conservation organizations. […]
LONDON, UK, January 4, 2021 (ENS) – The first vaccinations using the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine were given today to members of the British public. It turns out that the vaccine rollout came on the same day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued an urgent order for a six-week lockdown in an attempt to curb the soaring infection rate. […]
HANOI, Vietnam, December 8, 2020 (ENS) – “The price of the private dining room would be included in the price of the pangolin, along with the rest of the dinner.” In this excerpt from his new book, “Pangolins: Scales of Injustice,” wildlife conservationist Richard Peirce recounts a trip to Vietnam during which, within 15 minutes in one restaurant, he was offered both of the animals that are the likely vectors for COVID-19 and SARS. […]
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 16, 2020 (ENS) – Moderna, a Massachusetts biotechnology company pioneering therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, has been rated 94.5 percent effective by the U.S. government. Moderna intends to request an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. […]
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