Health
On International Childhood Cancer Day, 15 February 2022, WHO/Europe launched the report “Childhood cancer inequalities in the WHO European Region”. This report sets out for the first time the evidence…
Health
Polina Pchelnikova was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was working in the financial sector and finishing her doctorate in Hong Kong, so she had to return home to the…
Europe
A new guide from WHO/Europe, launched on 2 February ahead of World Cancer Day 2022, will help policy-makers to increase the benefits of existing cancer screening programmes in their country…
News
Rev. Christian Krieger, president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) made recommendations at the Third Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), highlighting the need to…
Europe
As we mark 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and central Asia, we are entering a new phase, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant sweeping the Region,…
Defense
The European defense ministers in Brest. | VINCENT MOUCHEL The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the 27 countries of the European Union held informal meetings on Thursday in…
Europe
Rapidly developing online technologies that allow users to dive even deeper into virtual reality do not need to contribute to sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy habits.
Europe
Every year, more than 50 000 refugees and migrants pass through Serbia. On arrival, many are physically exhausted, traumatized, and need medical services and assistance. However, migrants on the move often…
Health
Whether it’s a prison, a refugee camp or an orphanage, there is no place in the world where children should be deprived of liberty. If children are kept in closed…
Human Rights
KABUL/KATHMANDU/NEW YORK, 7 December 2021 – UNICEF launched its largest ever single-country appeal today to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are children.…
