The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 persons were killed and over 100, including women...
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Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi
Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus,...
A Year Later, COVID-19 Continues to Show the Fragility of Food Security
ROME, May 01 (IPS) – More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its...
COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good example of “vaccine equity in action” according to Catherine...
Although COVID-19 cases are declining in Brazil, the pandemic is putting decades of public health gains there at risk, the head of the World...
Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report
Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned...
Myanmar approaching point of economic collapse: UN report
The turmoil following the military coup in Myanmar, coupled with the impact of COVID-19 could result in up to 25 million people – nearly half...
Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic policies
The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must “put human lives” above economic policy considerations, that privilege...
Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date
After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22 May, a senior UN official in the region on Friday urged...
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 30 (IPS) – Every time a woman journalist receives threats of physical and sexual violence, cyber attacks and surveillence, doxxing,...
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns 
Back to school in Haiti: ‘Madame, can you stop what the gangs are doing to us?’ 
Ebola responders grapple with widening outbreak in DR Congo 
Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen