UN health agency appeals to reverse gains lost in fight against tuberculosis
World TB Day is marked on 23 March, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent investment in the fight against tuberculosis, “to...
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Russia’s war on Ukraine, an assault on the world’s vulnerable: Guterres
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The war in Ukraine is not only a “horror unfolding before our eyes”, but also an “assault on some of the most vulnerable people and...
Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’
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Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief said on Tuesday, during an event focused on the role...
First Person: Coping with Ukraine’s health crisis
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Jarno Habicht has worked with WHO for the last 19 years and served as WHO Representative in Ukraine since 2018. He explains how WHO prepared...
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
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The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against extreme...
More than 2 attacks a day on Ukraine health facilities; 6.5 million now internally displaced
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“We, along with our partners, remain deeply concerned over the impact of reported fighting on civilians trapped in cities in eastern, northeastern and southern Ukraine,...
New UN report looks underfoot, to solve global water crises
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Noting that nearly 50 per cent of the world’s urban population depends on underground water sources, she pointed out that “more and more aquifers are...
First Person: Witnessing the pain of Ukraine refugees wrenched apart
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The UN has helped tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees to cross into Poland and other neighbouring countries. Chris Melzer, spokesperson for the UN refugee...
UN on ‘positive trajectory’ towards full gender parity
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Speaking to the 148 country-strong Group of Friends on Gender Parity, a side event of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of...
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’
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Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 1,600 people and detained more than 12,500, since the military coup last year, the UN rights office...