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4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On this year’s World Toilet Day, which is marked on 19 November, we look at how Ratna Khawas has fought ridicule and tradition to improve hygiene in her Nepali village, with the help of the UN.
The UN is marking World Toilet Day on Thursday, in a bid to reinforce the need for equal access to sanitation for all. More than a quarter of the global population lack basic facilities, and more than three billion people live in homes without basic hand washing facilities, soap and water.
While symptoms among children infected with COVID-19 mostly remain mild, infections are rising and the longer-term impact on the education, nutrition and well-being of an entire generation of young people can be life-altering, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
At this week’s General Audience, Pope Francis launched a special invitation to love the Church, because she is our home.
Human rights activist Father Stan Swamy, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and other health conditions, is in prison for his links with Maoist insurgents, an allegation he has denied. In a letter, he describes the spirit of his fellow prisoners.
Valentina Rotondi, a social scientist with training in applied economics and econometrics, is a part of the Central Organizing Committee of “The Economy of Francesco”. She talks about her long-term aims and expectations for the event.
In an unprecedented move, US Legal Authorities have announced they are dropping all drug trafficking and money laundering charges against Mexico`s former Minister of Defense.
People, plants and animals around the world are dying from untreatable infections – even with the best medicines available – due to a rise in antimicrobial resistance, the UN food agriculture agency said on Wednesday, kicking off World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
The President of the US Bishops’ Conference announces the creation of a working group to address Biden policies “that are against some fundamental values we hold dear as Catholics.”
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is over, the government announced on Wednesday, after a five-month response supported by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners.
