Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said...
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More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities since December 2017,...
A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 03 (IPS) – Hopes for an inclusive global economic recovery are fast fading. As rich countries have done little...
Suburban Living the Worst for Carbon Emissions New Research
TOKYO, Aug 03 (IPS) – The writer is Research Associate at United Nations UniversityWork, education, entertainment, or simply better connectivity all draw people to...
Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: Agency chiefs
Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line with commitments made earlier this year to accelerate global...
WHO backs football body FIFA’s #ReachOut campaign for mental health
The world football body, FIFA, launched a UN-backed campaign on Monday designed to raise awareness of potentially damaging mental health issues, and encourage people...
SINGAPORE, Aug 02 (IPS) – It had been four long months since the meeting in Alaska between Chinese and American officials, their first interaction...
General Assembly creates new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent
Capping years of deliberations, the UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve the lives of Afro-descendants, who have for centuries suffered the...
The United Nations is encouraging everyone across the world to participate in the literal race against the climate emergency. Read the full story, “Lace...
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk 
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100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread 
South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call