Economy Oct 08 World Trade Organization to be led by a woman for first time The WTO announced Thursday that a selection committee found Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea qualified for the final round in a race expected to end in the coming weeks.
World Sep 15 U.N. experts decry continued abuse as Syria's war grinds on U.N.-backed investigators have pointed to signs that Syria's government continues to perpetrate rape, torture and murder as the country's nine-year conflict grinds on.
World Sep 15 World Trade Organization rules U.S. tariffs on China are illegal The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods worth more than $200 billion are illegal.
Health Jul 13 WATCH: WHO chief criticizes 'mixed messages' from leaders on coronavirus The WHO director-general did not call out specific politicians but said that "too many countries are headed in the wrong direction" with the pandemic and some were not taking the proper steps to curb infections.
World Jun 21 WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in in India.
World Jun 19 U.N. rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing The action by the Human Rights Council on Friday stopped short of ordering a more intensive investigation singling out the United States after George Floyd's death on May 25.
World Jun 16 African nations seek scrutiny of U.S. and others over racism The European Union and some Western nations appealed Tuesday for more time to discuss a resolution drafted for the U.N.’s top human rights body that seeks international scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent in response to the…
World May 18 WHO to launch independent evaluation into coronavirus response The World Health Organization has bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent evaluation of how it managed the international response to the coronavirus.
World May 08 Swiss plan to ask diners for contact information dropped over privacy concerns The Swiss government has backed down from plans to require restaurants and bars to take the names and phone numbers of their patrons as a way to fight the coronavirus, after the plan fell foul of privacy concerns.
World Apr 15 EU blasts Trump's WHO funding cut during critical stage of pandemic Nations around the world are reacting with alarm after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization.