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...
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...
Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk as funding cuts impact midwifery support
But despite their critical role, UN support for midwifery is under serious threat due to severe funding cuts.Each year, three-quarters of all maternal deaths...
World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world
Close to 300,000 women continue to die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. More than two million babies die in their first month of...
How was the Moon formed?
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A lot of expensive and complicated research has been conducted to unearth the real origin of the Moon, but to this...
From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...
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Author Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel Demystifies the Intersection of Science and Faith with the Holy Grail of Scientific Discovery
Science180, the trusted U.S.-based...
Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success
It’s been nearly 11 months since war erupted in the enclave following Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel. Today more than nine in 10 people...
AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters
Abstract shapes in green, orange and white flow into and out of each other in an endless, never-repeating pattern, combined with ambient music that...
Why is the war between mathematics and physics drifting science in the wrong direction?
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Scientists have collected a lot of data on nature based on specific hypothesis, but because these data did not yield the...
Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical...
Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described a scene of widespread destruction, overwhelmed medical facilities and growing mental health needs, as the population...
Home is where the heart is — and where development begins
Mathare, one of the country’s largest slums, houses upwards of 500,000 people in five square kilometres, cramming them together and storing the human waste...
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...
Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
Mr. Hassan and his fellow Youth Councillors advise and actively engage with the WHO Director-General and the agency’s senior leadership, designing and expanding the agency’s...
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
These include severe limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injuries and major burns.Israeli forces pushed into Gaza in response to the 7...
Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
Under shelling and gunfire, Esraa cradled her newborn son. As the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, she was trying to reach...
Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion
“Sometimes, it feels like the world isn’t made for people like me,” said Shiminenge, her voice steady despite the weight of the words. In...
South Sudan’s longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage
The outbreak – which started in September 2024 and was confirmed a month later – comes amidst a protracted humanitarian crisis exacerbated by rising...
World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’...
Observed annually on 1 December, the World AIDS Day serves as a reminder of the global fight against the pandemic while commemorating lives lost...
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...
Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war
Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble, dot the...
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 modern telescopes are collecting, scientists have been feeding...
‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world
This powerful message of International Yoga Day, observed annually on 21 June, reverberated through UN Headquarters in New York on Friday as hundreds gathered...
Mpox: UNHCR launches appeal to support refugees in African countries
The funding will support critical response and prevention efforts for 9.9 million refugees and host communities in 35 countries across the continent.Mpox, formerly known...
UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day
The new commemoration highlights the shared linguistic and cultural heritage of Turkic-speaking peoples and reinforces UNESCO’s wider commitment to multilingualism and cultural diversity.A historic...
