GENEVA — United Nations agencies warned this week health conditions are deteriorating in Sudan and neighboring countries as growing numbers of people flee escalating fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
GENEVA — Smoking rates are falling, and lives are being saved as more countries implement policies and control measures to curb the global tobacco epidemic, according to a World Health Organization report issued this week that rates country progress in tobacco control.
GENEVA — As World Breastfeeding Week got underway this week, child advocates called for the promotion of mothers’ milk as the best way to get babies off to a healthy start in life and save lives.
An uneven rate with too many children in low-income countries are still missing out on life-saving products, according to joint World Health Organization-UNICEF report
GENEVA — Climate change, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, have pushed hunger to an unprecedented high of 735 million, dashing hopes of ending the global crises by the end of this decade.
GENEVA — The United Nations' World Food Program says it is scaling up food aid to support 5.9 million people across Sudan over the next six months as hunger rises in the war-torn country.
GENEVA — United Nations agencies are appealing to international donors to scale up support and funding to provide education for Sudanese children fleeing conflict for safety in neighboring countries. The agencies say education will help protect the refugee children from multiple risks and exploitation.
GENEVA — Citing security concerns, the World Food Program (WFP) temporarily suspend its humanitarian operations in Sudan, which already had food shortages before the current conflict erupted two weeks ago. Now the United Nations' hunger program says the conflict risks plunging millions into starvation.
Geneva — Global World Heath Day commemorations took place Friday in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, which health experts credit for upending progress in fighting diseases, while killing 6.8 million people worldwide and sickening over 760 million.
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) warns the widespread disruption of health services during the COVID-19 pandemic has led rich countries to increase their recruitment of health professionals from poor countries, resulting in some African nations are losing skilled workers.
Children are subjected to an average of 71 grave violations every day in over 30 crisis situations across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, according to a new report by the U.N. children’s fund.
The UN refugee agency is appealing for $47.8 million to respond to the critical needs of more than 35,000 people
Nearly two-thirds of South Sudan’s population, close to 8 million people, likely will face hunger between May and July
More than a decade after splitting from Sudan, country remains riven in conflict, crushed by multiple natural and man-made disasters, and unable to feed its population
Last year, the country suffered the worst flooding in its history
Report says government must implement constitutional provisions to solidify peace agreement before elections
Refugee agency says weeks of unrelenting rain and heavy flooding have washed away whole communities and wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people
More than 800,000 people are affected in both countries, according to UN humanitarian officials
South Sudan has been independent for just 10 years, which is not a very long time for a country to get its act together
On 10th anniversary of country's independence, UN officials say an estimated 8.3 million people, including a record 4.5 million children are in desperate need of humanitarian support
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