World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti
According to UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, more than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Ituri this year alone,…
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‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
At the end of April, Fariza Dzhobirova attended a Model United Nations Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe,…
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…
‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and women. Partway…
UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede
Secretary-General António Guterres will present the award to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede on 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day.…
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…
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…
What’s your poison? Alcohol linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer
The research, led by the UN World Health Organization’s centre for cancer research, pooled data from nearly 2.5 million people…
‘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…