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Category: International
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat t...
A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening ...
Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights...
The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent hum...
FROM THE FIELD: Bringing aid to Haiti, a country at bre...
Humanitarian workers supporting relief efforts in Haiti following the devastation caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, are conten...
Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urg...
Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturda...
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian chief calls for ‘rights…we...
Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” delivering in aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in Kabul on ...
WHO to G20 Health Ministers: Meet COVID-19 pledges, sup...
Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the UN’s health agency told the G20 leading industriali...
Climate action essential to cool ‘season of fire and fl...
With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the import...
COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistan...
A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by th...
Producing COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America will ease ...
A new platform launched on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will ease severe COVID-19 vaccine shortages a...
Afghanistan crisis: Food supply for millions could run ...
Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international...
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia...
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health age...
Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN huma...
The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “runnin...