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Category: International
Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo:...
A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at r...
Negotiations to bring 500 tonnes of urgent medical supp...
Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officia...
Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displ...
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Securit...
High blood pressure now more common in low and middle-i...
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases ...
FROM THE FIELD: Extinguishing the practice of crop burn...
Around the world, people are preparing to choke their way through what is called ‘the season of smog’, when farmers burn their fie...
UN migration agency launches $15 million appeal for Hai...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday launched a $15 million appeal to support some 137,000 families affect...
Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid...
UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are ca...