International Organizations
United Nations
Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said the United States has the largest backlog of asylum cases in the world.
LONDON, June 18- Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's' screen time'- addiction to video games has been recognized by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder. The WHO's latest reference bible of recognized and diagnosable diseases describes addiction to digital and video gaming...
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LONDON, June 18- Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's' screen time'- addiction to video games has been recognised by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder. The WHO's latest reference bible of recognised and diagnosable diseases describes addiction to digital and video gaming...
LONDON, June 18- Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's' screen time'- addiction to video games has been recognised by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder. The WHO's latest reference bible of recognised and diagnosable diseases describes addiction to digital and video gaming...
LONDON, June 18- Many parents will have thought it for a long time, but they now have a new argument to limit their children's' screen time'- addiction to video games has been recognized by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder. The WHO's latest reference bible of recognized and diagnosable diseases describes addiction to digital and video gaming...
GENEVA— Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now should be on guard for a danger in the real world: spending too much time playing. Joan Harvey, a spokeswoman for the British Psychological Society, warned that the new designation might cause unnecessary concern among parents.
Global warming is set to exceed the most stringent goal set in the Paris agreement 'by around 2040' on current trends, according to a draft UN report.
GLOBAL WARMING SET TO EXCEED PARIS GOAL' BY AROUND 2040'- DRAFT UNITED NATIONS.
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Anu and Naveen Jain awarded the first $1 million Women's Safety XPrize at the United Nations on Thursday to Leaf Wearables, based in New Delhi.
GENEVA, June 6- Global foreign direct investment fell by almost a quarter to $1.43 trillion last year and the outlook is clouded by risks including trade wars and debt, the United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Wednesday. Preliminary figures released earlier this year showed a 16 percent decline, a surprise downturn led by steep reversals...
*Mexico, Britain, France, already taxing sugary drinks. GENEVA, June 1- An independent panel advising the World Health Organization stopped short of recommending taxing sugary drinks on Friday after failing to reach a consensus. Some countries, such as Mexico, France and Britain, are already taxing sugary drinks and the WHO made a non-binding recommendation in...
LONDON, May 30- Cut-price copies of expensive biotech drugs promise to slash the cost of treating serious diseases, including cancer, in rich and poor countries alike- but uneven regulation has created a lopsided market. Now the World Health Organization is stepping in to assess the quality of such so-called biosimilars, offering a global stamp of approval that...
The U.S. is almost certainly preparing to impose targeted crude sanctions against Venezuela, analysts told CNBC on Monday.
The United Nations' human rights chief issued a scathing critique of Israel's policy toward Gaza on Friday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is poised to win re-election on Sunday, despite widespread anger over the country's crushing economic crisis.
Smaller countries with strong ties to Israel and the U.S. are considering their own embassy moves to Jerusalem.
Two-thirds of the world's population will be living in cities by 2050, the United Nations has projected, with India, China and Nigeria set to drive a surge in urbanization.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is worried about America's image when it comes to establishing credibility in its upcoming talks with North Korea.
The head of MI5 said the attempt to assassinate former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia risked several lives.
NEW YORK, May 11- Billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after being found guilty last July of bribing two United Nations ambassadors to help him build a multibillion dollar conference center. District Judge Vernon Broderick, who also ordered him to forfeit $1.5 million, representing assets used in...
