‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula. Read Full Story on UN News
Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly. Read Full Story on UN News
Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals
Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked on 25 May.
Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, warning that biodiversity loss is a global crisis no nation can ignore. Read Full Story on UN News
UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs to meet in Bangkok to help navigate global crises and advance sustainable development
Meeting concludes with Global Policy Dialogue on “Converging Crises, Shared Solutions: Applying Socioeconomic Lessons from Asia-Pacific to Global Challenges” WHAT: Meeting of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs and related Global Policy [...]
Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step [...]