Health
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said on Wednesday - after bearing witness…
Category: United Nations
Health
Link between education and well-being never clearer, UN pushes for ‘health-promoting’ schools
With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN agencies on Tuesday launched new measures to help improve the well-being of 1.9 billion…
Europe
The Netherlands is starting to pay compensation to the victims of Srebrenica
The Netherlands is starting to pay compensation to the victims of Srebrenica
Food
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps: WFP
Europe
European Platform on Combating Homelessness: The way forward on homelessness in the EU
While homelessness is certainly not a new phenomenon, the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in access to housing, in physical and mental health, and in the area of work…
Health
Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings
Five health workers carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province were killed on Tuesday, and four others injured, during a series of attacks condemned by a senior…
Health
‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: UN health agency
The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday,…
America
Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis, says UN labour agency
Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
Health
COVID-19 cases drop for seventh week, but deaths fall less slowly: WHO
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported to the UN health agency has declined for seven weeks in a row, in what the top official there called on Monday “the…
America
Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021
A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access…