80 million more children benefiting from school meals, WFP reports
School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into [...]
‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many [...]
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those [...]
The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake
The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of [...]
Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more [...]
Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and [...]
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental [...]
UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats [...]
It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience [...]
Rubella eliminated as a public health problem in Nepal: WHO
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the [...]
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – [...]
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition [...]
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ with hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Public health conditions in Gaza are “catastrophic”, with hospitals operating [...]
Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn [...]
Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns
Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of [...]
Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines
Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward [...]
In Myanmar, conflict and floods collide as UN warns of deepening crisis
As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread [...]
Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support
People in Haiti have expressed “despair” following the “abrupt suspension” [...]
Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children
Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk [...]
World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between [...]