© UNICEF/A. M. Elfatih Patients in a tent outside a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Millions of patients around the world are treated in medical facilities without proper sanitary […]
The Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DR Congo is spreading faster than any previous Ebola epidemic.
© UNOCHA The Ebola outbreak has affected six provinces and 55 health zones in DR Congo. The Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DR Congo is spreading faster than any […]
UN experts point to possible labor rights violations for home care workers in New York
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UN human rights chief concerned about rising civilian casualties in Yemen
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The land that feeds the world: how pastures are being restored in Kenya and Kazakhstan
© UNDP The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world, has dried up, leaving behind 5.4 million hectares of salt desert. The land that feeds […]
Ukraine: UN coordinator calls for protection of humanitarian workers
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UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
© UNFPA/J. Mayindu A midwife in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo holds a newborn born amid the Ebola outbreak. UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in […]
Drug trafficking networks in West Asia are shifting from opium to synthetic drugs
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More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021
© VPP/I. Sumra Afghan women and children receive humanitarian aid in rural areas. More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021 […]
UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death”
Photo by UN News Service/A. Uspensky View of the Kremlin. Moscow, Russia UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death” Human Rights The […]