Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone
Thousands of displaced Palestinians were staying in the camp in Khan Younis, and at least 19 people were killed, according to latest media reports.
‘Nowhere...
UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
Hundreds of Gazan families have been queueing to await the turn of their child to receive a polio vaccination since early Sunday morning, in...
‘Still reeling’: Myanmar quakes worsen humanitarian crisis in fractured country
The 28 March quake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck central regions with deadly force, killing some 3,800 people and injuring over 5,000,...
Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
Today – amid a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her homeland – she stands on the football pitch not only as a player,...
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas
The campaign moved to southern areas of the Gaza Strip following the successful completion of the first phase in the centre of the enclave,...
WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty
The agency is this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) –...
Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse
UN agencies warn that nearly three years of sustained violence, restricted humanitarian access and shrinking funding have pushed Sudan into what they describe as...
From lunch tray to lifelong health: WHO sets global standards for school meals
The UN agency’s new global guidance on evidence-based policies and interventions shows that healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for...
Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
“We think that we will need another day tomorrow to actually wrap-up the central zone completely,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the...
UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio
WHO said in a news release that more than 591,000 children under 10 years old will receive the vaccine to protect them from the...
World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights...
“This decision recognizes both the site's value and the need to protect it from danger,” the agency said , noting the threats posed by...
Interview this mind-blowing expert on the science behind the Biblical account of creation –...
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People from all nations and all educational background including scientists, laypeople, religious and nonreligious people have been trying to understand the...
World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support...
“Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future,” said...
‘Fragility of peace’ depicted in giant new mural on UN tower in Vienna
The artwork by Australian artist Fintan Magee is in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and September’s pivotal Summit of the Future. “This work...
World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health...
The UN health agency registered almost 810,000 cases and 5,900 deaths from the preventable disease in 2024; that’s about 50 per cent higher than...
AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress
More than 30 million people are receiving lifesaving treatment worldwide however, making the UN’s AIDS response a “clear example of a multilateral success,” said Amina...
Why do most people believe in and stick with incorrect universe origin theories?
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With the plethora of scientific data and beautiful pictures of celestial bodies that...
How to raise rational children in our modern world
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In our modern secular world, and with the many things that kids are taught at school and over which parents have...
WHO warns of a health financing emergency
Speaking at the regular Friday press briefing in Geneva for humanitarian agencies, she warned that as wealthier nations make deep spending cuts, both international...
Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief
The world remains dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic, despite the harrowing lessons of COVID-19, Mr. Guterres warned.“COVID-19 was a wake-up call to the...
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 21,000 suspected cases of the viral disease, including over 5,000 confirmed cases and...
Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping agenda – from pandemic...
Make midwives universally accessible and save millions of lives, WHO urges
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this sort of large-scale life-saving is possible, if midwifery care is universally accessible and consistent with international...
The Science of Decoding the Universe-Origin: How to find truth, joy, and accuracy at...
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Surveys on people’s belief showed that most Americans don’t literally believe in the Biblical account of creation. Some think that God...
