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UN countries adopt treaty to better trace origins of genetic resources under global patent system
WRBL Columbus· 4 days agoGENEVA (AP) — U.N. member countries on Friday concluded a new treaty to help ensure that traditional knowledge about genetic resources, like medicines derived from exotic plants in the Andes mounta…
Security Council to vote on resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers, demanding protection...
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoThe United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a resolution that strongly...
UN warns of rise in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine, US and EU express alarm
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations human rights office on Friday warned there was a risk of a serious rise in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, where it received "frightening ...
Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict, UN expert says
WCMH Columbus· 5 days agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vuln…
Blinken Doubts Global Pandemic Deal Can Be Reached In 'Near Term'
International Business Times· 5 days agoJarred by the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organization member countries have spent more than two...