Healthy diets vital for progress in Laos say UN food agencies2019-05-17Good nutrition depends not only on raising awareness about healthy foods and choices, but also on sustainable systems of delivery. […]
More than 20 million babies born with a low birthweight, warns UN report2019-05-17Countries need to take greater action to reduce the number of babies born with low birth weights, which put their […]
Fears over rising Ebola infections in DR Congo, lack of funding for safe burials2019-05-17Ensuring the safe and dignified burial of people who have died from Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the […]
Nearly a fifth of Somalis at risk from ‘disastrous’ drought2019-05-16A drought in Somalia described by the UN food agency (FAO) as ‘disastrous’ could hit around 2.2 million people in […]
WHO launches online tool to tackle ‘urgent need’ to combat threats to global health2019-05-16In a bid to improve the treatment of neglected diseases and threats to global health, the UN health agency WHO […]
Pacific Islands have ‘moral authority’ to demand climate action2019-05-16Addressing a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in Fiji on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that they have the […]
The healthy lifestyle choices that can prevent onset of dementia: WHO2019-05-15Key lifestyle choices such as getting regular exercise, not smoking or drinking too much can reduce the risk of dementia […]
Tripoli clashes intensifying, warns UN migration agency, amid rising safety fears2019-05-15The “dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Tripoli has highlighted that much more needs to be done to protect all non-combatants […]
Condemnation for deadly attack on church in Burkina Faso2019-05-14An attack by gunmen on a church in Burkina Faso that left six people dead, reportedly including a priest, has […]
New Zealand youth ‘in frontline’ of fight against climate change: UN chief2019-05-14Young people in the South Pacific are leading the fight against global warming, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, […]
Swine fever linked to food price spike: FAO2019-05-10Global food prices have risen to their highest level in almost a year, the UN said on Thursday, triggered in […]
UN boosts countries’ ability to track terrorist movements2019-05-08An innovative new initiative to track terrorists as they attempt to travel, has been launched at UN headquarters. The United […]
