COVID-19 Delta variant has potential to make ‘epidemic curve exponentially’
The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called “the...
Science, evidence-based facts, key to help end scourge of drug abuse: UN chief
The world’s drug problem remains an urgent challenge that threatens to exacerbate...
Water-related disasters throw up complex challenges, threaten lives and jobs
The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives...
Syria’s last cross-border aid lifeline must stay open, insist UN humanitarians
The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to northwest Syria...
Prevention, only ‘sustainable solution’ to conflict, deputy UN chief tells Nigerian law students
Speaking in Nigeria, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has emphasized the...
Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts
Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure...
DR Congo: Grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’, UNICEF reports
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to...
UN pushes for lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which...
COVID pandemic fuelling major increase in drug use worldwide: UN report
Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of...
UN chief urges European Parliament to support COVID vaccines for all
The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere...
