Africaâs advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHOÂ
Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are set to slow without a substantial increase in investment, the...
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Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
by UN News
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action to end the inequalities which are blocking progress towards stopping...
Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO
by UN News
Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report published on...
âIntense diplomatic effortsâ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
by UN News
The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising global food insecurity, has left the Netherlands bound for Malawi,...
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
by UN News
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a âfeminist route mapâ can get countries back on track, the UN...
Ukraine: Heading into winter without heat or water, needs in Mykolaiv are ‘criticalâÂ
by UN News
In the south of Ukraine, people have no water, electricity or heat, and food is scarce, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday. Updating journalists at...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict nearing âboiling pointâ, UN envoy warns
by UN News
Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians âis again reaching a boiling pointâ, the UN Middle East envoy told the Security Council on Monday, warning of escalating...
âWe cannot give upâ on the millions suffering in drought-stricken Horn of Africa, urges WFP official
by UN News
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa â a region at the intersection of some of the worst impacts of climate change, recurring humanitarian...
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox
by UN News
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language...
Healing Haiti in the face of an increase in sexual violence
by UN News
It is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages of 15 and 30 years old have been the victims...