UN panel calls for global ‘protection floor’ with income security and health services 27 October 2011 With more than five out of every seven people in the world lacking adequate social security, a high-level United Nations panel today called for guaranteeing basic income and services for all, not only as a means to ensure peace and stability […]

UN sends aid to earthquake-affected people in Turkey 27 October 2011 United Nations agencies said today they have sent relief materials to Turkey to assist those affected by the earthquake that killed hundreds of people on Sunday and damaged thousands houses, rendering thousands of people in south-eastern part of the country homeless. The UN Office […]

UN project seeks to make use of Nile’s resources to fend off poverty and hunger 27 October 2011 A United Nations report released today on the use and management of water in the Nile River basin calls for for new methods to boost agricultural productivity and warns that governments must take action to keep population growth and resource […]

FAO-Italy project seeks to head off future problems in the Nile Basin New information on agricultural water use will support better planning, prevent future food insecurity 27 October 2011, Rome/Kigali Rapid population growth and natural resource degradation in the Nile River Basin pose the risk of intensified hunger and poverty in the region and require […]

As global population hits 7 billion, UN urges action to ensure development for all … … 26 October 2011 With the world population projected to reach 7 billion in five days’ time, actions taken now will decide whether the future will be healthy, sustainable and prosperous or marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, […]

Search for malaria and tuberculosis vaccines put on fast track by UN partnership 26 October 2011 One billion of the world’s poorest people stand to benefit from a partnership launched today by the United Nations and top pharmaceutical companies to speed up the royalty-free development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics to treat neglected tropical diseases, […]

Forests can feed world’s hungry and over-exploitation for timber must be curbed – UN 26 October 2011 Forests can play an even greater role in feeding the world with products ranging from vitamin-rich leaves to fruits and roots, a United Nations-backed international consortium said today, calling on governments to invest more in sustainable forest management […]

UN-backed conference calls for increase in drug research and access to help Africans 26 October 2011 Governments need to increase their support for drug research that will lead to new accessible drugs and vaccines in Africa, a United Nations-backed conference in Ethiopia heard this week. Some 500 participants from Africa’s health-care industry, pharmaceuticals, and health ministers made […]

Leading Pharmaceutical Companies & Research Institutions Offer IP and Expertise for use in Treating Neglected Tropical Diseases as Part of WIPO Re:Search WIPO Re:Search, A New Consortium of Public and Private Sector Organizations, Drives Research and Development Partnerships with Neglected Tropical Disease Researchers   GENEVA, October 26, 2011 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in […]

Researchers complete mollusk evolutionary tree Researchers at Brown University and partner institutions have compiled the most comprehensive evolutionary tree for mollusks to date. Their analysis surprisingly places two enigmatic groups, cephalopods and monoplacophorans, as sister clades. The team has also shown that there was a single origin for shelled mollusks. Results appear in Nature. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown […]