Category: United States
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Leaders Commit to Action at Our Ocean Conference
All forms of life on Earth depend on thriving oceans, which is why world leaders gathered in Palau on April 13-14 for the seventh Our Ocean Conference. “Just as with climate action on land, progress on ocean protection ultimately depends on political will,” said Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., and Presidential Special Envoy for…
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The Importance of Science Fairs in the USA
In the United States, high school science fairs are an important forum for students to explore what they have learned in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) while competing with their peers and exercising their creativity. Science fairs help students apply what they have learned in STEM subjects in innovative ways. Students start with their…
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World Health Day: Making the World Safer for Everyone
This year’s World Health Day celebration on April 7 reminds us of the need to protect people and their environment. The United States is answering the call by leading an international effort to strengthen World Health Organization (WHO) regulations that will better prepare the world to prevent, detect, and respond quickly to future disease outbreaks.…
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Women Leading U.S. Diplomacy
The Biden-Harris administration is the most diverse in history. And there is a record number of women leading American diplomatic efforts.
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Ending Online Gender Violence
The digital world is very promising when it comes to amplifying the voices of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals. But it also gives rise to new forms of abuse and harassment driven by gender issues. Online gender violence is a human rights issue that must be addressed on the global stage, according to a coalition…
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Los Angeles to Host the 9th Summit of the Americas
For the first time since its inaugural meeting in 1994, the United States will host the Summit of the Americas* in June. The Summit of the Americas brings together heads of state and other leaders from North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean, to advance shared goals for the American Continent. “The…
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Ending Street Harassment Everywhere
In the past, women and girls were told what they should do to avoid street harassment — how they should dress, how they should or shouldn’t act, where they should walk. Recently, groups around the world are placing the responsibility for change where it belongs: on the perpetrators and the communities that tolerate them. “The…
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Set to Unveil Space Mysteries
A NASA telescope has begun a space mission that will allow astronomers to study distant galaxies once thought to exist only in science fiction. Scientists predict that the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on December 25, will reveal new insights into the origins of the universe. The telescope is equipped to examine the solar system…
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Monkeypox Spreads Worldwide: Why Scientists Are on Alert
More than 120 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease rarely detected outside Africa, have been reported in at least 11 non-African countries last week. The emergence of the virus in separate populations around the world, in places where it does not usually appear, has alarmed scientists — and led them to…
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U.S. Nonprofit Organization Funds Affordable Houses Made with 3D Printers
If 3D printers can be used to make prosthetic limbs and topographic maps, why not houses? Habitat for Humanity, a U.S. nonprofit organization, is providing funding for architecture firms to build homes using 3D printers for low-income families. “Many local Habitat organizations are seeking alternative ways to increase the production of affordable housing,” said a…