Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative Rik Peeperkorn told UN News about the desperate conditions he had seen at Al-Ahli before the attack,...
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...
How to raise rational children in our modern world – Science180
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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...
Japan: Safeguarding a mother tongue and mother nature
Her husband, Tomoyuki Sao, is quick to elaborate that its utterance is always enlivened with a smile and tends to make fellow Shimamuni speakers...
Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruins
Among them is Ahmed Abu Amsha, a music teacher who has become something of a humanitarian troubadour.Fleeting moments of joyLiving in a worn tent...
Global health systems ‘at risk’ as funding cuts bite, warns WHO
This is occurring as the risk from pandemics, drug-resistant infections and fragile health services are on the rise, said the WHO Director-General.Addressing the WHO...
World Food Day LIVE: The task of feeding the world
Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the Food and Agriculture Organization...
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: Conflict in DR Congo, Europe’s ‘cradle to cane’ crisis, millions...
In an alert on Tuesday, UN aid coordinators OCHA said that six humanitarian workers have been killed since January – the latest victim was...
Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that it had been “a massive success amidst a tragic daily reality of life” for more than two...
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services
More than 40 per cent of the global population – over three billion people – are affected by neurological conditions, according to WHO’s first-ever...
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...
At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
In a tradition that started when he served as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to shine a light on Muslim communities in distress,...
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...
How was the Solar System formed?
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Many theories have been proposed about the origin of the Solar System, but until recently, the scientific community was unsure of...
Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan
Despite the noise and bustle of classmates packing up, nine-year-old Wisam is focused on the picture she is bringing to life from her desk....
Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
The call for access to all in need by Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng, coincided with the arrival of vaccine shipments and the start of...
UN General Assembly boosts global flight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts
Backed by more than 140 nations and adopted without a vote, the resolution recognised that addressing the unlawful trade in such items is vital...
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...
Scientifically unchaining the power of the turbulence code that cracked the universe formation –...
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Scientists and engineers have long known that cracking the code of turbulence would be highly gratifying, but they did not know...
Can a turbulence breakthrough end the universe-origin struggle?
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For many centuries, turbulence has been viewed as one of the unsolved problems in science. Until today, many unanswered questions remain...
Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
The UN chief said journalists and media professionals “have a key role in informing and educating” the public about the world’s current environmental and...
UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives
The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority...
