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WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
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WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, welcomed the setting up of a new Heads of State and Government Group to get the world back on track to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable…

12 April 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears
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Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears

Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine - allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive displacement and the ongoing Russian invasion - are…

11 April 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies
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Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies

The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a “massive malnutrition crisis” for millions of children in other emergencies because of its already huge impact on global food prices,…

7 April 2022 · 3 min read

World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
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World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other

An urgent call to protect health and mitigate the climate crisis was issued by the UN health agency on Wednesday, to mark World Health Day on Thursday.

7 April 2022 · 3 min read

Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
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Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health

The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security, according to the UN Food and…

5 April 2022 · 3 min read

Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
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Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO

An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought,…

4 April 2022 · 4 min read

First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child
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First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child

An agronomist working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti tells UN News that, like the people she helps today, she remembers what it’s like to go hungry as…

28 March 2022 · 3 min read

WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion
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WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion

Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.

24 March 2022 · 3 min read