Category: World

A former NFL player who owned a marketing company and was the beneficial owner of eight durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced yesterday to 196 months in prison for his role in a yearslong scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) out of […]

“During 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system has experienced repeated attacks,” it said.  Every aspect of the system has been targeted, from primary healthcare centres to maternity hospitals, ambulance teams and pharmaceutical warehouses.  “This cannot be normalized”  Some 80 per cent of attacks affected outpatient clinics, hospitals and other care settings. They caused immediate casualties, but also disruptions in service delivery, and damage to critical infrastructure, ultimately eroding the health […]

That’s the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from Somalia, where millions are once again being pushed toward the brink of famine. The UN’s emergency food agency is warning that nearly six million people – roughly one in three Somalis – now face acute […]

Colleagues, at the outset, I want to underline UK concern at rising conflict in the region and beyond.  I also want to stress that peaceful co-existence between communities is essential.  The United Kingdom was shocked by the despicable antisemitic terror attack in London last week.  There is no place in our societies for racially motivated […]

  The Commission has put forward guidance for the transport and tourism sector, to clarify how existing EU rules can help deal with the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East. This guidance is intended particularly with potential jet fuel shortages in mind, should the conflict continue. The guidance highlights that Passengers affected by […]

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil denaturalization complaint yesterday against Victor Manuel Rocha in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rocha is a native of Colombia who was convicted of serving as an unregistered agent for the Republic of Cuba. “Under no circumstances should an agent of a […]

Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 9 May, UN News spoke to Catherine Quayle, Communications Director at the Wild Bird Fund in New York. This year’s theme, Every Bird Counts, Your Observations Matter, highlights the urgent need to protect migratory birds and the ecosystems they depend on. UN News: For people in cities, it can feel […]

8 May Statement from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) The UK government continues to work with international authorities in preparing for the arrival of British nationals to the UK from the MV Hondius cruise ship where an outbreak of Hantavirus […]

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most devastating neurological conditions, severing communication between the brain and the body and leaving millions worldwide with permanent paralysis. Despite decades of research, restoring movement after spinal cord injury has remained one of neuroscience’s most intractable problems.  An EU-funded initiative supported by the European Innovation Council offers […]

On behalf of the Democracy Defender Initiative, I would like to inform the Permanent Council of the following matter.   In 2016, the Democracy Defender Award was established to recognize the enormous contribution that civil society makes to defending and promoting democracy in the OSCE region.  The Award honours outstanding contributions to upholding the principles of the Helsinki Final Act.   In […]