A letter from a mother in Gaza: Hardships, heartbreak and hope
‘‘This story doesn’t start from day one. It starts from [...]
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it [...]
WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued an [...]
LIVE: World leaders adopt declaration to tackle growing threat of superbugs
Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world [...]
Invisible killer: What is antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an invisible killer, which is directly [...]
World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update
At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. [...]
Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on [...]
Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and [...]
Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
The civil war in Sudan has brought to country’s health [...]
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of [...]
Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against [...]
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to [...]
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded [...]
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes on school sheltering displaced people
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine [...]
Mpox: UNHCR launches appeal to support refugees in African countries
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 [...]
Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone
The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes [...]
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
Monday would have marked the start of the new school [...]
The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO’s Tedros
Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of [...]
Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the [...]
Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on [...]