August 5, 2022

Empowering Young Women and Refugees Worldwide through STEM & Sustainability

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Women and girls who seek to advance their STEM education have long faced incredible challenges in a field traditionally dominated by men. At the same time, recent events have highlighted the soaring population of 89.3 million refugees, displaced and stateless people around the world – almost 27% of whom […]

Spain Leads Europe in Monkeypox, Struggles to Check Spread

As a sex worker and adult film actor, Roc was relieved when he was among the first Spaniards to get a monkeypox vaccine. He knew of several cases among men who have sex with men, which is the leading demographic for the disease, and feared he could be …

UN Weekly Roundup: July 30-August 5, 2022

Ukrainian grain starts its voyage to world marketsFollowing the signing on July 22 of the package deal to get millions of tons of Ukrainian grain out to world markets and ease the growing food crisis, the first commercial vessels sailed from the Ukrain…

Rwanda Denies Reports of Military Intervention in DRC

Rwanda’s government has rejected a United Nations report that said Rwandan troops have been conducting military activities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and are supporting M23 rebels there.The Rwandan government issued a communique late T…

Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame Over Damage to Nuclear Plant

Three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports Friday, part of a grain deal between Kyiv and Moscow, as the two countries accused each other of damaging a major Ukrainian nuclear power plant.Ukraine’s state nuclear power compa…