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 ...

New York, Dec 17 (JEN): About 70 per cent of new diseases infecting humans in recent decades have come from animals, the United Nations food agency Monday reported, warning that it is getti ...

New York, Dec 13 (JEN): While financing has increased substantially and enabled great progress in the fight against malaria, much more is needed to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a ...

New York, Dec 13 (JEN): More women are being diagnosed with and dying from breast cancer, the specialized cancer agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday reporte ...

New York, Dec 12 (JEN): The number of people killed by malaria has been cut by nearly half in Africa and a slightly lower rate globally, but sustained funding is needed to lower the numbers ...