The goal of Zambia’s Total Control of the Epidemic effort is to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 through education and prevention.
Recent figures show that 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers have lost their lives defending their country against Russia’s invasion. Nearly two hundred thousand Ukrainians have been wounded. The road to recovery is challenging for those who survived, some of whom have lost limbs. A special initiative in Mexico City is providing them with a lifeline.
One of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, Tyre in southern Lebanon, is now scarred by weeks of Israeli assault. Residents who were displaced are returning to a landscape of rubble and despair.
For the first time during a continual war, the human rights organization Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
With its first water transport service in Asia, Uber is now available in Kashmir. Customers can order meal delivery, rides, and other services through the company’s smartphone app.But local boat owners are concerned that the new service will hurt business.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria.
Many Israelis will remember 2024 as the year that over 100 Israeli hostages were held captive following their abduction by Hamas last year.Some anaylists say Israelis remain trapped in the horror of October 7 until the hostages are free.
Kateryna Rashevska, Legal Expert with the Regional Center for Human Rights, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.
According to recent government figures, a record number of migrants from West Africa have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. The Spanish government says it needs young workers to boost its economy, so it proposes to award permits to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants who are already in the country.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield,Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of December, briefs reporters on behalf of several Member States on Women, Peace and Security Shared Commitments on December.