Health
New York: Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand. more
Build momentum to ‘finish the job’ and end COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges

New York: Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, noting the encouraging progre ...

WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east

New York: Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization ...

Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained, insists UN health agency

New York: The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health ...

Young people key for COVID recovery and a sustainable future

New York: Youth activism has been “pushing the world forward,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told Day 1 of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)&r ...

UN data helps balance New Year’s weight loss resolutions

New York: At the heart of many New Year’s resolutions is a fresh gym membership and an intensive exercise regime that promises to deliver quick results. But that is not necessarily ...

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yemen

New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen. The goal is to inoculate around 7,500 people at its ...

WHO: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet

New York: Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the c ...

Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says UN agriculture agency

New York: Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks should ...

‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission

New York: Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announce ...