Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel [...]
An uncertain future for migrant workers, in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely put a freeze on migration. [...]
COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief
Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Love in the time of COVID
A young couple who hail from very different backgrounds, has [...]
WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral COVID-19 vaccine effort
Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism [...]
‘Tens of millions of Yemenis’ devastated by unabated war and COVID-19
More than five years of war have “devastated the lives [...]
Protect health workers to save patients, WHO reiterates on World Patient Safety Day
COVID-19 has reminded the world of the vital role health [...]
COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, finds new study
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children [...]
Protect lives, mitigate future shocks and recover better: UN-wide COVID-19 response
Over the course of 2020 thus far, the coronavirus has [...]
UN chief: COVID-19 vaccine must be affordable and available to all
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to top a long list of global concerns, the UN chief told journalists [...]
More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head
More research is needed into factors that increase the risk [...]
UN report highlights links between ‘unprecedented biodiversity loss’ and spread of disease
The continued degradation of the environment is increasing the likelihood [...]
Countries must ‘get their hands dirty’ to stem COVID and prevent future pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, [...]
Lebanon: Working on the ground to meet basic needs of Beirut’s women and girls
A month after the Beirut Port explosion, life remains uncertain for thousands [...]
WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic [...]
Leaders pledge ‘quantum leap’ towards fully funding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
Global leaders, including more than 30 Heads of State [...]
Serious knowledge gaps must be bridged to battle deadly sepsis infections
Efforts to tackle sepsis, which can damage multiple organs and [...]
‘Essential lessons’ from HIV fight can help coronavirus response, says UNAIDS
Decades of global experience in tackling AIDS can help countries [...]
Children’s lives at stake, COVID threatens to undo 30 years of ‘remarkable progress’
COVID-19 threatens to undo decades of hard-fought progress in reducing [...]
Under ‘extraordinary circumstances’, General Assembly continues to serve the people
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly has worked hard, [...]