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Category: International
On World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls to eliminate disease ...
The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related i...
Gaza: Humanitarian response underway, but political sol...
Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities, a...
Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID ...
A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-Gener...
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohin...
Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refug...
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods an...
Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN physical science report, which will anchor high level summits later this year, charge...
Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on Monday, underscoring the need for everyone to ...
Free, fair Palestinian elections, must include East Jer...
Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem, three UN independent...
Child malnutrition expected to quadruple in Southern Ma...
At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute malnourishment, two...
Outstanding sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List ...
An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on the UN’s pr...
Myanmar: Rights expert calls for ‘COVID ceasefire’, urg...
The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as i...
COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, viol...
A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote lea...
Progress on tobacco fight, but new nicotine products po...
While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some...