WHO says boosters should be given to the elderly and people who are immunocompromised and not to those at low risk, such as children
United Nations is appealing for $1.5 billion to assist 5.5 million of Somalia’s most vulnerable people
World Food Program warns crisis of acute hunger facing millions of people in Afghanistan as winter sets in is just one step away from becoming catastrophe
United Nations warns the stigmatization and marginalization of migrants puts many lives at risk
Fighting among the pastoral, farming and fisher communities has worsened because of the climate crisis
Michelle Bachelet urges the government to urgently restore public rights and freedoms and the rule of law, which observers say have been under siege since 2018
At Geneva discussion, Ukraine also warns the impact of possible invasion would have disastrous consequences for security, humanitarian, and human rights situation in the whole region
The U.N. refugee agency warns too many countries are turning their backs on people in need of safety and protection
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that failure by the Taliban rulers to uphold the rights of their people will lead to further turmoil and hinder the country’s development
WHO says only 30 percent of children with cancer in developing countries survive compared to 80 percent of those in high-income countries
UN says Libya’s expulsion of asylum seekers and migrants without due process and procedural guarantees violates international human rights and refugee law
Almost half of the nearly 1,000 omicron cases reported globally are in Africa, with the heaviest burden borne by South Africa
Since December 5, intercommunal fighting has killed 22 people, seriously injured 30 and forced more than 30,000 people to flee to neighboring Chad
UN Secretary General Guterres says world is at a crossroads 73 years after creation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Day of Commemoration honors memories of millions of victims killed in targeted genocides
International experts convened at WHO are recommending boosters for older adults and people with underlying conditions who are most at risk of serious complications from COVID
New data is emerging about the potential impact of the omicron variant of the coronavirus on the pandemic, but little is known about the severity of the infection
The latest United Nations analysis of food security in the Sahel and Western African countries finds a record 38 million people will face severe food shortages next year
The recommendation is based on evidence gathered from 16 clinical trials involving more than 16,000 patients
WHO’s World Malaria Report estimates 241 million malaria cases and 627,000 malaria deaths globally have occurred in 2020
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