Haiti: Following a claim for compensation filed in November 2011 for cholera victims in Haiti, the UN today announced that it will not be compensating such claims pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN.
Here is a fascinating -- and wonky -- video from UNICEF. It relates something I didn't know: the largest number of new HIV infections is happening through spousal transmission.
The attack comes at a precarious moment. If this attack--like other major attacks in India in the recent past -- can be tied to a Pakistani terror group it may set back someremarkable progress towards detente between India and Pakistan that as been taking place over the past year.
Israel: On Monday evening, the SG spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone to discuss the need for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
The continued targeting of health workers is posing a severe challenge to public-health communities and their collective ambition to reach every child with lifesaving vaccines.
The shooting death of TV star and model Reeva Steenkamp by the Olympian Oscar Pistorius has lead to a renewed discussion of gun violence in South Africa. How does South Africa compare to the world in terms of gun violence?