Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
“While cases have reduced, the conditions that led to the resurgence of this deadly disease in recent years remain and must be addressed,” said...
World News in Brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist...
Aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that casualty figures “cannot yet be independently verified” due to limited access. Schools and markets in several border districts remain...
WHO sounds alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people
In a new report, the UN health agency described the “deceptive tactics” manufacturers use to normalise nicotine use among young people.In addition to social...
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel: Best Scientist Bridging Mathematics and Religion of 2026 – Evergreen Awards
Evergreen Awards proudly announce that Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel has been honored with the title of Best Scientist Bridging Mathematics and Religion of 2026. From...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World...
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the latest inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register on Thursday. Submitted by 72 countries...
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...
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...
Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions
In addition, the Assembly endorsed a wide range of measures to promote health equity, reduce air pollution, and strengthen protections for vulnerable populations.“The words...
Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti
Students in the capital Port-au-Prince have missed hundreds of hours of class time over the past year and now, now, more than one million...
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...
‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea
“This campaign is a major milestone in our drive to vaccinate every child in the DPRK and protect them from common childhood diseases,” said...
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: 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...
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
Almost 625,000 children in the enclave have already lost an entire school year following the 7 October 2023 terror attacks by Hamas and other...
Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists
Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on...
Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency
In an update on the mutating virus - known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said that...
Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
“Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing partners to deliver vaccination supplies to health facilities, families to safely access vaccination sites, and mobile...
Jeddah conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Immediately following the adoption of the commitments in the Saudi coastal city, the host country’s Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajel said the conference outcome...
Faith Through the Lens of Science: American Researcher Shares Simple Formula that Proves God’s...
Award-winning scientist Nathanael-Israel Israel, Ph.D., (www.Israel120.com) was examining facts and figures on the origins of the universe when he uncovered “a gold mine of...
UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
In an interview with UN News, senior policy analyst from the GEM report team Anna D’Addio said the issue of technology in education was...
Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women
These restrictive laws have forced many women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, travel abroad to have legal abortions or seek private unsafe procedures,...
Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civilians
The Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, a new low in the brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed...
‘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...
