Category: World

With an electronic ‘ping’, Professor Dirk de Graaf gets an alert on his smartphone. It’s a message from a beehive that’s in trouble. De Graaf, a professor of biomedical physiology and insect physiology and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Entomology and Bee Pathology at the University of Ghent, Belgium, has spent the last five years developing […]

On behalf of the United States, I congratulate Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on her selection as Thailand’s next prime minister.  The United States looks forward to working with the Prime Minister to further strengthen the enduring alliance and partnership between the United States and Thailand. With more than 190 years of shared history, the U.S.-Thai partnership […]

The sharp increase is being driven by diseases, including cholera and malaria, high food insecurity, and limited access to safe drinking water and other essential services, according to the analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Working Group. Yemen has been mired in conflict and economic collapse for nearly a decade.  As […]

The Adre border crossing with Chad has been closed for most of the year. It is the most direct and efficient route for humanitarian aid to reach millions in Sudan’s Darfur region who are facing record levels of acute hunger. Food security experts recently declared that the war between rival Sudanese militaries, which erupted in […]

The undersigned countries, meeting in Santo Domingo de Guzmán make a strong appeal for wisdom and restraint in Venezuela. At this decisive juncture for Venezuela and the region, all social and political actors must exercise the utmost restraint in their public actions. Acceptance and respect for the dignity and integrity of all individuals are the […]

At a time of rampant antisemitism across much of Europe exacerbated by the war in Gaza, and with little fanfare, Serbia, a Balkan state of nearly seven million people and a minuscule Jewish population, appointed its first foreign minister of Jewish heritage in May. Serbia, much like Israel, is a country that has traditionally sat […]

The United States congratulates Luis Abinader on his second inauguration as President of the Dominican Republic.  Through this election, the people of the Dominican Republic expressed their collective aspirations for prosperity, security, and democratic governance.  Our two countries have a strong partnership and share a deep and abiding belief in the power of democratic governance […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks a pilot project to explore the use of outcome-based financing mechanisms in the context of mine action and livelihoods in Syria. This project will use outcome-based financing mechanisms to provide funding for the clearance of contaminated land of landmines and/or other explosive remnants of war (ERW) in […]

  As women, we work hard to harmonize our careers and our personal lives. We face many challenges along the way that often means putting ourselves and our own needs on the back burner, particularly when it comes to our own health. When we think about taking some time for self-love and self-care, we may […]

“I am appealing to all parties to provide concrete assurances right away guaranteeing humanitarian pauses for the campaign,” he said, speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.  “Let’s be clear: The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. But in any case, a Polio Pause is a must.” ‘Polio […]