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ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq
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ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq

The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.

8 August 2022 · 2 min read

Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for .7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare
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Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare

The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth safely and live without gender-based violence, according to a statement…

8 August 2022 · 3 min read

Nuclear technology helps Mexico eradicate invasive insect pest
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Nuclear technology helps Mexico eradicate invasive insect pest

One of the most devastating insect pests infesting fruits and vegetables in Mexico has been eradicated in the state of Colima, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

5 August 2022 · 3 min read

Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years
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Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years

Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.

4 August 2022 · 3 min read

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO
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Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years.  

2 August 2022 · 3 min read

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
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New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

While more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52 per cent. In…

2 August 2022 · 3 min read

INTERVIEW: End ‘punitive and discriminatory laws’ to beat AIDS
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INTERVIEW: End ‘punitive and discriminatory laws’ to beat AIDS

Punitive and discriminatory laws that stigmatize marginalized communities are hindering the fight against HIV/AIDS, says a senior UN health expert, interviewed by UN News ahead of the 2022 International AIDS…

29 July 2022 · 5 min read

Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir
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Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir

The UN health agency on Thursday recommended the use of a new long-acting “safe and highly effective” prevention option for people at “substantial risk” of HIV infection, known as cabotegravir…

28 July 2022 · 4 min read

UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters
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UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters

New UN data released on Wednesday showed that the decline in new HIV infections which can lead to full-blown AIDS has slowed.

27 July 2022 · 6 min read

‘Do one thing’ to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day: WHO
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‘Do one thing’ to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day: WHO

More than 236,000 people die annually from drowning - among the leading causes of death for those aged one to 24 years, and the third leading cause of injury deaths…

25 July 2022 · 4 min read