New York, Mar 19 (JEN): With about half of the health facilities in strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR) having been looted, the United Nations on Tuesday appealed for immediate additi ...

New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The world community must do more, and do better, to tackle the global drug problem, senior United Nations officials stressed on Thursday in Vienna, kicking off a two- ...

New York, Feb 22 (JEN): The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that high levels of malnutrition could hold Zimbabwe back from reaching its full potential, ...

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday there is no evidence that human patients infected with influenza A(H7N9), a low pathogeni ...

New York, Feb 7 (JEN): United Nations officials on Thursday called for a complete end to genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) to ensure the dignity, health and well-being of every girl, noting ...

New York, Feb 6 (JEN): The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday it has begun a large-scale polio vaccination campaign targeting thousands of children in the ...

New York, Feb 4 (JEN): With new cancer cases worldwide expected to rise from 14 million to 22 million per year within the next two decades, and annual cancer deaths rising from 8.2 million t ...

New York, Jan 29 (JEN): Only 1 in 10 people who need medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness is currently receiving it, according to a new United Nations re ...

New York, Jan 21 (JEN): The United Nations agricultural agency Monday issued a new warning that bird flu viruses are on the rise again in China and urged neighbouring countries to be extra v ...