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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-CIVICUS speaks about the progress being made towards a United Nations (UN) Treaty on Plastic Pollution with Vito Buonsante, an environmental health lawyer and technical and policy advisor at the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN).

NEW YORK, U.S.--Earlier this year, all eyes were on “Deltacron”—a Frankenvirus, of sorts, that combined Delta and Omicron, and potentially the worst traits of both.

Law minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has been in the news a lot recently but unlike many other politicians who are the subject of media coverage

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--International human rights groups raise the alarm about the state of civic rights in Timor-Leste ahead of the country's review at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 27 January 2022.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--On 14th October 2021, Malaysia was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2022 – 2024 term. 

NEW YORK, U.S.--The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said a new CCP virus variant first identified in southern Africa will now be dubbed “Omicron” and has “a large number of mutations.”

LONDON, UK--Researchers in South Africa are racing to track the concerning rise of a new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The variant harbours a large number of mutations found in other variants, including Delta, and it seems to be spreading quickly across South Africa.

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia--The Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) Coalition demands that the Selangor State Government immediately revokes the degazettement of 536.7ha of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve and stops making false claims to justify its action.