‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
So far, 63 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola Virus infection have been reported, including 29 deaths; 10 infected health
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New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis
Action is needed over emissions, waste, pollution and biodiversity loss, it says, adding that solutions can be found, through a
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New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) 2030 Strategy was launched at a meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, bringing together health workers, technical
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Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
In findings issued in a report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in DRC (UNJHRO) and the UN Stabilization
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Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Presenting a report to the General Assembly on its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against
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Guterres says Central African Republic must ‘spare no effort’ to help bring killers of UN peacekeepers to justice
The ‘blue helmets’ from the UN Stabilization Mission in CAR, MINUSCA, were travelling on night patrol, near the village of
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World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
The statement comes in their joint message to mark World Teachers’ Day, celebrated annually on 5 October. The international community has
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UN envoy urges dialogue to end political impasse in Iraq
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, UN Special Representative in Iraq, briefed the Security Council in New York, warning that “public disillusion is running
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Five years of violence in northern Mozambique has forced nearly a million to flee
As the conflict in Cabo Delgado province has not subsided, UNHCR is appealing for both an end to the bloodshed
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Angela Merkel awarded top UN refugee prize, for aid to Syrians fleeing war
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi lauded Ms. Merkel for displaying “great moral and political courage” in helping so
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