14 November 2011 –The living conditions of millions of children across East Asia and the Pacific will be worsened by climate change, says a United Nations report released today, which argues that rising temperatures put children at greater risk of contracting diseases such as cholera and malaria, and natural disasters negatively affect their livelihoods and […]
VIENNA, AUSTRIA-Today, the International Atomic Energy Agency issued a statement containing information from the Czech republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety. The statement announced that “very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere†in recent days. Information has come from other European nations that they have registered small amounts of the radioactive […]
NEW YORK-The deputy United Nations humanitarian chief today urged donors to give generously to assist Nicaragua and El Salvador cope with the aftermath of the recent floods, saying that the scale of the disaster is beyond what the small Central American nations can handle on their own.
NEW YORK-The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan last week, the United Nations human rights office reported today, adding that the death toll has now surpassed 3,500.