‘Lack of global solidarity’, slow vaccination rates put Indonesia in COVID glare
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines [...]
COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all
Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an [...]
Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services
Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV [...]
WHO’s Tedros backs Tokyo Olympic Games ‘power to inspire’
The head of the UN World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom [...]
Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer [...]
Chess calms nerves, improves mental health throughout pandemic
Marking World Chess Day on Tuesday, the UN is celebrating the fact that while COVID-19 has forced most sports [...]
UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in [...]
Sharp rise in Africa COVID-19 deaths, WHO reports
COVID-19 deaths in Africa have risen sharply in recent weeks, [...]
Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood [...]
‘Early stages’ of COVID third wave, amid Delta surge: WHO chief
The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent [...]
‘Tear down inequalities’ to end COVID pandemic: UNAIDS
A new report issued on Wednesday by the UN agency leading [...]
‘Tremendously off track’ to meet 2030 SDGs: UN chief
Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger [...]
COVID-19 booster strategy as Delta multiplies, highlights ‘disappointing inequality’: WHO
The COVID-19 Delta variant is travelling around the world at [...]
UN reports ‘leap forward’ in regulating DNA-altering technology to benefit all
Releasing two companion reports on Monday, the UN health agency has provided the first [...]
Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact [...]
Ensure reproductive health rights for all on World Population Day: UN chief
Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts [...]
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and Myocarditis: benefits outweigh the risks, says WHO committee
After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis [...]
A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of emergency aid: UNICEF
Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering [...]
UN chief urges G20 finance chiefs to support global COVID vaccine plan, climate finance
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest [...]
Child mental health crisis ‘magnified’ by COVID, warns UN chief
Half of the world’s children experience violence on and offline [...]