Health

The outbreak – which started in September 2024 and was confirmed a month later – comes in the midst of a prolonged humanitarian crisis worsened by rising inter -municipal violence, climate such as flooding and catastrophic hunger. “Now, more than ever collective action is needed to reduce tensions, solve political differences, and make concrete progress […]

AI for Good Global Summit 2025 brings together governments, tech leaders, academics, civil society and young people to investigate how artificial intelligence can be directed at sustainable development goals (SDGs) – and away from growing risks of inequality, disinformation and environmental framework. “We are AI -Generation“Said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Loneliness is linked to about 100 deaths every hour – more than 871,000 deaths annually. In contrast, strong social relations are associated with better health and longer life, the UN Health Agency said Monday. There defines social connection as the ways in which people relate to and interact with each other. Loneliness is the worrying

“Our country can no longer tolerate children being born and growing up with HIV when tools are found to prevent, detect and effectively treat this infection,” declared President Félix Tshisekedi at a recent government conference in the Southeast Lualaba province when he launched the five-year initiative. Supported by an initial commitment of $ 18 million

While the speed of fundamental access to energy has increased since 2022, the current pace is inadequate to reach universal access by 2030, one of the UN goals of sustainable development (SDG), according to a report published by WHO and the partners this Wednesday. The report highlights the role of cost-effectively distributed renewable energy-a combination

Quake on March 28, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, hit central regions with deadly power, killed about 3,800 people and wounded over 5,000, according to the UN estimates. The disaster destroyed infrastructure and home across Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway, which displaced tens of thousands more in a country that is already struggling with over

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2025 report on the global tobacco epidemic on Monday focusing on the six policies described in WHO’s Mpower tobacco control measures. Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of these political prescriptions, which has resulted in over 6.1 billion people-it is three-quarters of the world’s population-now

This powerful message from International Yoga Day, observed annually on June 21, re -listened through the UN headquarters in New York on Friday when hundreds gathered to embrace the old, holistic practice. A well -known tradition now every year North Lawn transformed into an outdoor yoga studio overlooking the East River. After a stretch of

When she spoke on the regular Friday -pressed briefing in Geneva for Humanitarian Agencies, she warned that as richer nations make deep expenses, both international help and national health systems face serious disturbance. Dr. Chalkidou highlighted the recent decisions of the United States, several European governments and EU bodies to freeze or scale down health

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this kind of large -scale is life -saving possible, if Midwifery care is universally available and is in line with international standards. “Expansion and investment in midwifery models of care is one of the most effective strategies to improve maternal and newborn health globally“Said Dr. Anshu Banerjee, director