Ukraine: Hopes for peace on life support, Security Council hears
“The longer the war continues, the longer its regional and global impacts will be felt, and the more difficult it…
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Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement…
Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions
In addition, the Assembly endorsed a wide range of measures to promote health equity, reduce air pollution, and strengthen protections…
Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the production and trafficking of methamphetamine – an illegal synthetic…
Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO
“The ongoing conflict and displacement, in addition to fragile health infrastructure and limited access to affected populations, pose a risk…
World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, urged Member States to remain focused on shared goals even amid…
International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
In a statement on Monday, the prosecutors’ office confirmed that deputies Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang are taking…
Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of…
UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight
The council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Monday that Russia failed to uphold its obligations under…
Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to…