New judge elected to the International Court of Justice
Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was appointed following a parallel and independent voting process in the General Assembly and Security Council, conducted…
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‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
16 years – that is how long Dah had to live with the agonising condition, undergoing eight different surgical procedures…
Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
But this is not universal. Many people worldwide struggle – unable to walk into clinics or explain their symptoms: “[These…
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…
Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping…
In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
António Guterres was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial in Baghdad to honour the victims of the 19…
Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors
At least nine people were killed and seven injured when a Russian drone struck a minibus near the town of…
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 needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly
Annalena Baerbock presented her priorities during an informal dialogue with Member States held on Thursday at Headquarters in New York. …
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF
Comparing data from 2018 and 2022, UNICEF found that the pandemic worsened existing trends: children are underperforming in school, more…