Sustainability
End discrimination against women and children affected by leprosy
“Too many women and children affected by leprosy – also known as Hansen's disease – are victims of stereotypes, physical...
Haiti cholera outbreak ‘stopped in its tracks’
This was achieved following concerted efforts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Haitian Government and others, to address...
UN human rights ruling could boost climate change asylum claims
The historic ruling marks the first decision by a UN human rights treaty body based on a complaint filed by an individual seeking...
The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’
Partnerships are key Education enhances the “analytical, inventive and critical thinking capacities of human beings”, the Assembly President said, adding...
FROM THE FIELD: Niger supporting the most vulnerable, as crises mount
Eighteen-year-old Cherif was forced to flee his village in northern Nigeria to Niger four years ago. UNOCHA/Eve Sabbagh Currently, around...
Coronavirus: ‘An emergency in China, but not yet a global health emergency’
However, after two days of deliberations, the WHO Emergency Committee, which advises the head of the agency, was divided on...
At Davos, UN chief urges ‘big emitters’ to take climate action
The UN chief observed that while many smaller developing countries and the European Union have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by...
Smokers who quit one month before surgery reap benefits: UN health agency
While tobacco smokers face a significantly higher risk of post-surgical complications, including impaired heart and lung functions, infections and delayed...
UN health agency to gauge global threat, as China confirms coronavirus transmission between humans
In a message released on social media, WHO said that the agency’s Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, will “convene an Emergency Committee...
UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China coronavirus
Members of the WHO Emergency Committee deliberated until late on Wednesday evening, as they continue to study an outbreak of the new respiratory virus first identified in China, as cases continue...
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