The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and ...

A dismantled health infrastructure leaves the U.S. incredibly vulnerable, warns infectious-disease expert Michael Osterholm.

We come to this dialogue on pandemics from different backgrounds – one as a former Prime Minister and Co-Chair of the WHO Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and the other as a ...

Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday.

“We urge Member States and the international community to include the specific needs and priorities of indigenous peoples in addressing the global outbreak of COVID 19.“ — Chair of the United Nations ...

The daughter of Hollywood bigwigs Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner delivered a speech to the United Nations about the importance of mask mandates in preventing the surge of COVID-19 — five years after ...

Violet Affleck, the eldest daughter of A-listers Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, is sounding the alarm on the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are told by leaders across the board that ...