Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be piloted in six countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said [...]
Media Advisory | Launch of new report on “Financing a sustainable future: Proposals for a renewed global development finance agenda”
Launch of new report on “Financing a sustainable future: Proposals for a renewed global development finance agenda” The launch will take place during the Third Preparatory Committee Session of the Fourth International Conference on Financing [...]
US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a waiver issued for HIV/AIDS programmes, the UN agency to combat the still deadly disease said [...]
Media Advisory | UN calls for innovative solutions to strengthen social inclusion and social cohesion to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
UN calls for innovative solutions to strengthen social inclusion and social cohesion to advance the Sustainable Development Goals Follow LIVE on UN Web TV With renewed urgency to tackle inequalities and restore trust in [...]
Media Advisory | Amid growing global challenges, ECOSOC to convene the 2025 Coordination Segment at UN Headquarters.
Amid growing global challenges, ECOSOC to convene the 2025 Coordination Segment at UN Headquarters WHAT United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Coordination Segment With only five years remaining until 2030, less than one-fifth [...]
Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO
Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that inventors all over the world are striving to make a reality, while patents for combustion engines are “flatlining”, the [...]