Traditional medicine is now a global reality: WHO
That’s according to Shyama Kuruvilla, director of WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Centre, established in 2022 to tap into the potential…
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‘All we want for Sudan is peace’ say children fleeing violence
Only 16 at the time, she saw armed men attacking her village and killing people – her grandfather and uncle…
What do singing and sport have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign for Human Rights Day – Our Everyday Essentials – the UN’s human rights office…
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll
Briefing ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs,…
Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition
Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have…
Ukraine civilians bear brunt of escalating attacks as winter closes in
Speaking in New York on Monday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists the UN humanitarian office, OCHA, was deeply concerned…
Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was appalled to learn that multiple…
Israeli police forcibly enter UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem
Israeli police accompanied by municipal officials forcibly entered the facility, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on the social media platform X. Police motorcycles,…
‘The system has failed’: Giles Duley’s mission to reframe disability in war
At UN Headquarters in New York, where we met the world-renowned British photographer, writer, chef and NGO founder, staff stopped…
Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify
According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, 107,000 people have fled their homes in recent weeks, pushing total displacement…