Efforts to reform discriminatory family laws are gaining momentum across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with countries reviewing existing laws, considering legislative proposals or adopting reforms to strengthen women's rights in marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance. However, Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched Together for Science and Health, a new global movement uniting more than 240 organizations behind a shared commitment to strengthen trust in science and harness its power to improve health and development. With Read More

Today, November 9 is the day Cambodia celebrates Independence Day. This day is commemorating the country's full independence from French colonial rule on November 9, 1953, which ended 90 years of protectorate status. History says, Cambodia gets freedom with the Read More

One in four adolescents worldwide reported not getting at least 60 minutes of physical activity on any day in the previous week. According to new global estimates released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today, this amounts to some 240 Read More

Six proven climate and health measures could save 1.6 million lives a year while delivering trillions of dollars in economic and fiscal gains, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today. Scaling up these measures globally, from Read More

November 3 is the Independence Day of Dominica. The island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique gained full independence from British rule on November 3, 1978. A mountainous Caribbean island nation Read More

The two-day 2026 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development starts today, November 3 in Stockholm, Sweden. The forum runs till Tomorrow-November 4, 2026 and is being attended by over 450 people from more than 100 countries, said the SIPRI press Read More

Panama celebrates its primary National Day on November 3 every year. This day marks the country separated from Colombia in 1903. Panama gained independence first from Spain on November 28, 1821 and later from Colombia on November 3, 1903. Panama Read More

Barbados has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem marking a major public health milestone resulting from years of sustained efforts to ensure babies are born free of HIV. “I congratulate Barbados on protecting a generation of Read More

Seven candidates have been proposed by Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the position of WHO Director-General. According to WHO, The candidates Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Dr. Hanan Balkhy, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, Dr. María P. Read More