New pandemic inevitable, WHO chief asserts
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated the dire consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide
GENEVA - Another pandemic will occur sooner or later and this is not a "theoretical risk" but...
Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says
“One of the headline messages is that the funding cuts risk not only that progress, but we could have a shift backward,” said Dr. Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health...
Nearly half of states attending UNHRC session oppose anti-Russian resolution
The ten-page document uses assessments and narratives typical of the states on Russia's list of unfriendly states
GENEVA - A total of 22 out of 47 countries participating...
WHO readying medical supplies for ‘huge’ Myanmar quake
WHO is coordinating its earthquake response from its Geneva headquarters “because we see this as a huge event” spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
She said the WHO would...
Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without healthcare
WHO says hundreds of health centers, clinics across country are set to close by June
Afghan health sector relies on donors as govt covers only 3% of...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school...
ISLAMABAD — The U.N. children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their...
UNRWA chief confident he is on ‘right side of history’
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini acknowledges that it has been “stressful” leading the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, but says he is confident he is “on the right side of...
UN migration agency laying off around 20 percent of HQ staff amid US aid...
Fresh cuts at IOM are expected to impact at least 20 percent
GENEVA : The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has...
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be...
The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected
The UN renewed its call for bans on women and girls to be reversed, saying...
Women at the forefront of polio eradication mission
War, displacement and instability are fueling the rise of preventable diseases across the Eastern Mediterranean region. But even in the most challenging conditions, women continue to make the difference between life and...