Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties,” said…
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‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
The report, to be released later this month, reveals how between 2020 and 2024, the world experienced a dramatic increase…
Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, a professor of infectious diseases at University College London, issued this warning at a recent meeting of…
Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report.…
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
The workers we don’t pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, daughters — the women who take care of children, look…
We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says
“The playing field is still far from level,” Mr. Türk said. In the past few years, topflight women’s sporting…
Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain
However, persistent nutritional gaps and mounting environmental pressures reveal a complex path ahead, according to a new study by the…
Lifesaver: Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
The study, conducted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with Australia’s Burnet Institute, and published in the authoritative British…
Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a ticking time bomb’
The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection…
‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes…