Health

“The world wants and actually needs a conventional treaty for plastic because the crisis is getting out of hand – and people are honestly furious“Said Inger Andersen, UNEP CEO of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Agency, who leads the conversations. “We know that plastic is in our nature, in our oceans and yes, […]

More than 1,180 cholera cases – including an estimated 300 in children – and at least 20 deaths are reported in Tawila, a city that has occupied over half a million people fleeing violence since April. Across the wider Darfur region, the toll is even more alarming: almost 2,140 cases and at least 80 fatalities

The development marks A milestone for a region bearing nearly 65 percent of global HIV burden and has long been addicted to import of life -saving antiretroviral drugs and test sets. But it may start to change. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) weakens the body’s immune system and reduces its ability to fight infections and

The cancellation of most US funding in January means that many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or put on hold. Several political, security and socio-economic crises have led to 5.7 million people suffering from a lack of food and have forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes. With a dramatic

Farhan Haq, the UN spokesman, emphasized the need for unobstructed relief operations and a peaceful way out of the crisis. “The UN remains concerned about ongoing violence in Myanmar, including aerial bombardment affecting civil and civil infrastructure,“He said at the regular press briefing in New York. “Civil and humanitarian workers must be protected.“ His remarks

The deal was announced on Monday by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current chairman of the Southeast Asian Block ASEAN, and was to take effect at the local time. The clashes that began on July 24 were allegedly expelled more than 130,000 people in Thailand and over 4,000 in Cambodia, UN Aid Partners said last

“The heavy rain, widespread floods and the high level of shearing are all burning the risk of cholera transfer and putting children at risk,” said UNICEF region director for West and Central Africa Gilles Fagninou. Cholera is an acute diarrhea infection caused by the intake of food or water contaminated with bacteria. The disease can

The report estimates 8.2 percent of the global population (673 million individuals) experienced hunger by 2024down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. Latin America and Asia saw improvements in which the incidence of malnutrition fell by 1.2 percent in Asia and 1 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2022

Mathare, one of the country’s largest slums, houses up to 500,000 people on five square kilometers who cling them together and store the human waste they produce in uncovered rivulets. But when he told the visit later to the UN news, this was not the picture that was most firm with him. Without formal sewer

The report released later this month reveals how the world between 2020 and 2024 experienced a dramatic increase in food prices driven by a combination of Covid-19-inflation, the war in Ukraine limits food and raw material movements and increased climate. “The episodes described in this publication bring what we call a perfect storm,” said Mr.