Nina Larson, Author at The Mail & Guardian

‘Credible evidence’ linking Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi murder: UN expert

Article Nina Larson - 19 Jun 2019

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of Prince Mohammed, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Red Cross: Cyclone Idai survivors face ‘ticking bomb’ of disease

Article Nina Larson - 25 Mar 2019

While aid workers have been rushing to bring emergency aid to the hundreds of thousands of affected people, there is a need to focus on sanitation

World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half of humanity — Oxfam

Article Nina Larson - 22 Jan 2019

A new report from the charity was published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos

Fin whale, mountain gorilla populations rise amid conservation action

Article Nina Larson - 14 Nov 2018

The mountain gorilla has been moved from the 'critically endangered' category to 'endangered'

Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies

Article Nina Larson - 18 Aug 2018

Annan was a career diplomat who is widely credited for raising the world body's profile in global politics during his two terms as UN chief

68.5 million people displaced worldwide — UN

Article Nina Larson - 19 Jun 2018

Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries

DRC Ebola outbreak on ‘epidemiological knife edge’ — WHO

Africa Nina Larson - 24 May 2018

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a clear "potential to expand", WHO warned on Wednesday

World Economic Forum: Gender inequality widening after decade of progress

Article Nina Larson - 2 Nov 2017

In recent years, women have made significant progress towards equality in a number of areas but the global trend now seems to have made a U-turn

UN calls on countries to ‘root out’ injustices that fuel extremism

Article Nina Larson - 5 Mar 2015

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has warned that countries risk making the situation worse if their counter-terrorism operations are perceived as unjust.

WHO eyes Ebola vaccine

Africa Nina Larson - 6 Sep 2014

A vaccine could be made available for healthcare workers as early as November if the prototype undergoing trials is proven safe.

20 years on, the world’s first web page to be reborn

Article Nina Larson - 30 Apr 2013

The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the web.

Norwegian mass killer ‘would have done it again’

Article Nina Larson - 17 Apr 2012

Norway's Anders Behring Breivik has told the court he was inspired by al-Qaeda, after a judge who wanted him to face the death penalty was dismissed.

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