UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern [...]
Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need [...]
Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the [...]
UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen
Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in [...]
Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties [...]
UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip [...]
WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to [...]
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that [...]
Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless [...]
Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency
Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries [...]
WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the [...]
WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for [...]
WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, [...]
COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge
COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics [...]
More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the [...]
Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced [...]
‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation [...]
WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
The UN health agency said on Friday that it is [...]
Europe tops the charts for alcohol consumption. WHO calls for urgent action to curb the trend
It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. [...]
UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors’
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on [...]