by Ali McCadden | Nov 23, 2021 | Education
WASHINGTON — UNICEF launched a plan this month that aims to pay teachers’ salaries in Afghanistan without going through the Taliban-run government, which has been a sticking point for countries and international organizations that had provided billions in...
by Zinya Salfiti | Oct 21, 2021 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Climate experts warned a House subcommittee Thursday that the window for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is narrowing and that an international effort to increase countries’ commitments to climate action is essential. “We’re running out of...
by Zinya Salfiti | Oct 13, 2021 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — The goal to have at least 40% of people in every country vaccinated by the end of 2021 and at least 60% by mid-2022 is ambitious but not impossible, World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is a member of the multilateral...
