M. Burrow, Daily Caller The Department of Defense (DOD) doubled down on “woke” initiatives in 2022 amid rising criticism from experts and politicians that the focus on progressive issues…
NDAA Won’t Stop Biden’s Back-Door Military Vaccine Separations
Pelican Institute This past week, many rejoiced that a National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) that eliminates the COVID-19 military vaccine mandate was signed into law. That mandate…
Putin Sends Frigate With Hypersonic Missiles to Atlantic
Liz George, AMN On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate armed with hypersonic missiles to the Atlantic Ocean. The move is an apparent show of force as the…
Improve healthcare access to end ‘preventable tragedy’ of child mortality
A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN reports published on Thursday have revealed. Read the full story, “Improve…
Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP
An additional nine million people risk being pushed into poverty on top of the 33 million affected by last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan, the UN development agency, UNDP said on Thursday, ahead of next week’s International Conference on Clima…
UN working to reduce tensions following Israel minister’s holy site visit
The United Nations remains ready to support efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East exacerbated this week by the visit of Israel’s new National Security Minister to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, the Security Council heard during an emer…
Syria: Chemical weapons pose unacceptable threat, and are a ‘danger to us all’
Any use of chemical weapons anywhere is simply “unacceptable”, the deputy head of the UN Disarmament Affairs office (UNODA) told the Security Council on Thursday, briefing on efforts to eliminate the scourge from the battlefields and towns of Syria. Re…
Europe: Warm start to 2023 breaks records and skiers’ hearts, says WMO
The unusually warm conditions in Europe that marked the festive season broke records – and likely skiers’ hearts – in several countries on the continent, on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed…