DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying out further investigations to determine the cause of another cluster of illness and deaths in [...]
New report flags severity of US funding cuts to global AIDS response
Shuttered clinics and health workers laid off around the world reflect the widespread, negative toll the United States funding freeze is taking on the global AIDS response, according to a new situation report released on [...]
Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger, UN agencies warned on Wednesday. Read Full Story on UN News
Press Release | The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16
PRESS RELEASE The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16 By leveraging funding from the private sector, the Fund ushers in a new era for biodiversity finance Companies making commercial [...]
WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty
A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the past two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Read Full Story on UN News
World News in Brief: Conflict in DR Congo, Europe’s ‘cradle to cane’ crisis, millions may go hungry in Chad
Ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese troops has claimed more lives and forced even more families from their homes. Read Full Story on UN [...]