The aid crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “running very...
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Africas Farmers Deserve Choices
NAIROBI, Sep 02 (IPS) – In a few weeks, the United Nations will host the first international Food Systems Summit. The goal is to create a global movement...
UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’
Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations...
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 02 (IPS) – Joe Biden provided a stirring soundbite days ago when he spoke from the White House just after suicide...
A new platform launched on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will ease severe COVID-19 vaccine shortages and safeguard more people in...
A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the...
A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to help countries better assess and respond to...
Afghanistan crisis: Food supply for millions could run out this month
Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step...
Innovative Use of Worlds First Malaria Vaccine Generates Remarkable Results and a Life-Saving Opportunity
Sep 01 (IPS) – In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s gratifying to see work continuing in...
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