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UN inaugurates water project in Haiti benefiting 60,000 people as part of fight against cholera

New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), inaugurated on 8 December a water capture and distribution project in the town of Merger, an hour outside of the Caribbean nation’s capital Port au Prince. more

Malnutrition among children in Yemen at ‘all-time high,’ warns UNICEF

New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): With Yemen’s health system near collapse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Mondaythat nearly 2.2 million children are acutely m ...

New online portal helps World Health Organization track global access to universal health coverage

New York, Dec 13 (Just Earth News): Marking Universal Health Coverage Day, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new data portal to track global access to univer ...

No advice given regarding warning labels on fast food, says MoS Anupriya Patel

New Delhi, Dec 9 (JEN): Centre's Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Anupriya Patel, in a written reply to the Lok Sbhha on Friday said that no advice has been given regarding wa ...

UN agencies sign agreement on purchasing ‘greener’ health commodities

New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined other United Nations and international agencies in a new agreement that will lead to more environmentally an ...

Recent gains made in Haiti cholera fight demonstrate additional resources can ensure 'cholera will go' – UN Adviser

New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official has stressed that that recent successes in the fight against cholera in Haiti demonstrate that when the UN and Haitian aut ...

UN’s Ban apologizes to people of Haiti, outlines new plan to fight cholera epidemic and help communities

New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday apologized to the people of Haiti, expressing deep regret for the loss of life and suffering cause ...

On World AIDS Day, UNICEF warns of sharp rise in new HIV infections among adolescents

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): New HIV infections among adolescents are projected to rise from 250,000 in 2015 to nearly 400,000 a year by 2030 if progress stalls in reaching adolescents ...

Haiti: UN’s new approach on cholera puts people at heart of the response

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): The response to cholera in Haiti will be a “long and thorough battle,” but the United Nations will stand by the Haitian people and authorities, Stépha ...

Ahead of World AIDS Day, UN chief honoured for work to end epidemic, fight against stigma

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): Speaking at a special event commemorating World AIDS Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday underscored the need to stop stigma and ...