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Camels, long known as the ships of the desert, have played an important role helping the UN from as early as the 1940s in driving up global vaccination rates and delivering lifesaving aid. Read more...

Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when their camps were shelled by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, ... Read more...

Human Rights Council established a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel since 13 April 2021. Read more...

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to become Singapore’s next leader on May 15, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. His leadership will be closely watched as he takes the helm. Read more...

There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that movement. Read more...

The net-zero strategy of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) relies heavily on unproven carbon removal technologies to camouflage its fossil fuel emissions and those of its customers while expanding its oil and gas production, a new investigation reveals. Read more...

The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is deeply honoured to announce His Majesty The King, Head of the Commonwealth, as Patron of the Society. The RCS looks forward to working with His Majesty to promote the value and values of the Commonwealth. ... Read more...

Jules Moore will be representing New Zealand at the prestigious Singapore Garden Festival, the only New Zealander invited to participate. Jules, owner of Whenuapai’s Touch of the Tropics Garden Centre, is one of new Zealand’s top landscape designers. Read more...

APEC ministers and officials will arrive in Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru, to drive forward policies that support the formalization of the informal economy and the inclusion of more women, youth and persons with disabilities into trade and ... Read more...

UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver life-saving aid. Read more...