The UN Council adopted a resolution condemning human rights violations in the wake of the military takeover of Sudan and the ensuing conflict
This liver infection affects more than 350 million people globally each year, killing more than a million
Global progress in reducing maternal and newborn deaths has stalled for eight years largely due to underinvestment in providing the health care needed to save these lives, UN report says
WHO urges people not to let down their guard because the risk remains of new variants emerging that cause new surges in cases and deaths
An El Nino weather pattern will likely lead to more global heating and increase the chance of record temperatures, WMO chief says
Sudanese people are facing a humanitarian catastrophe, Martin Griffiths says
Mass exodus is occurring as U.N. humanitarian agencies and partners are facing a severe funding shortage
A UN committee received reports of severe human rights violations and abuses including excessive use of force, killings, enforced disappearances, torture and rape attributable to Russia
Humanitarian aid, lifesaving activities stall in Sudan because of security concerns
UN urges neighbors to keep borders open
Killer floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing billions of dollars
Report says there was a decline in routine immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic as vaccine hesitancy grows in some parts of the world
United Nations and international aid agencies say it is too dangerous for staff to move around without assurances of safety from warring parties
About half the world’s population now is at risk of dengue, the most common viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people, according to the World Health Organization.
COVID-19 has exposed gaps in world’s defenses against epidemics, pandemics, WHO says
UN watchdog committee urges Iraqi government to take action to stop practice that has persisted since 1968
UN high commissioner for human rights said children were not spared the ravages of the conflict that has been ongoing since 2012, noting that girls especially were subjected to horrific acts of sexual violence linked to the conflict
Armed violence has forced more than 6 million people to flee their homes
A report issued by the UN human rights office describes suffering of families across multiple generations whose loved ones went missing
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