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Haiti: Displaced children face sexual violence risk
Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:
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Four children dead in โhorrificโ attack on school bus in Baluchistan: UNICEF
An โhorrificโ attack on a school bus in Pakistanโs Baluchistan Province on Wednesday which left six dead โ including four children โ has been condemned by the UN childrenโs agency.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, warning that biodiversity loss is a global crisis no nation can ignore.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event
World leaders pledged at least an additional US$170million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva. Amid rising global health challenges, leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHOโs Investment Round (IR). Earlier in the day, Member States approved an increase in Assessed...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 210 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event
World leaders pledged at least an additional US$210million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event Tuesday at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva. Amid rising global health challenges, leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHOโs Investment Round (IR). Earlier in the day, Member States approved an increase in Assessed...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly โ Daily update: 20 May 2025
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemicsAgreementโs adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.Agreement boosts global collaboration to ensure stronger, more equitable response to future pandemics.Next steps include negotiations on Pathogen...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026โ27 budget
In a show of support for a sustainably financed World Health Organization, WHO Member States today approved a 20% increase in assessed contributions (membership dues) as they endorsed the Organizationโs 2026โ27 budget of US$4.2billion. This is the second such 20% increase in assessed contributions to WHO, the previous being agreed as part of the 2024โ25 budget. It comes as governments are facing financial constraints...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Director-Generalโs Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has given his Award for Global Health this year to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood. The Director-Generalโs Award for Global Health, established in 2019, was conferred during the High-Level segment on Tuesday, 20 May, at the...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Croatia donates sculpture to WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed the donation of a sculpture from the government of the Republic of Croatia in a ceremony held at WHO headquarters in Geneva.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:AI threatens one in four jobs โ but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk
Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed by Artificial Intelligence, prompting calls for inclusive policy responses.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Afghanistanโs returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery
Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture, where the large-scale return of refugees could either plunge the country deeper into crisis or contribute to a path of renewal and stability.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount
Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN Spokesperson Stรฉphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the worldโs first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step towards ensuring stronger global cooperation to protect lives and avoid the devastating consequences of future outbreaks.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:โKeep the lights onโ for women and girls caught up in crisis
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked โ just as they are at their most vulnerable.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global trade, marine ecosystems and international peace.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:โSilence is complicity,โ warns activist who fled DPR Korea
When human rights activist Eunju Kim was 11, her mother and older sister left, telling her they were going in search of food. For six days and six nights, Ms. Kim counted from one to 100 over and over again, desperate for their return.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Agreementโs adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.Agreement boosts global collaboration to ensure stronger, more equitable response to future pandemics.Next steps include negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing system.Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Member States approve WHO Pandemic Agreement in World Health Assembly Committee, paving way for its formal adoption
World Health Organization Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the World Health Assembly, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of an historic global compact tomake the world safer from future pandemics. The WHO Pandemic Agreement will next be considered for final adoption by the Assembly on Tuesday during the plenary session.Mondayโs approval of the Pandemic Agreement resolution follows a more...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Papua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
In a landmark public health achievement, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the worldโs leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country."I congratulate the government and people of Papua New Guinea on this incredible achievement,...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHO recognizes four countries with life-saving trans fat elimination policies
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized four countriesโthe Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Norway, the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Singaporeโfor their exemplary efforts in eliminating industrially produced trans fats from their food supplies. These countries, which were validated earlier this year, have implemented best-practice policies alongside effective monitoring and enforcement mechanisms...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHOโs African Region to achieve this significant milestone. The validation certificate was received by Honorable Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Wedih, Minister of Health and Aรฏcha Vall Vergรจs, Ambassador of Mauritania to Switzerland at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Syrians heading home find few of the basics needed to survive
Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption โ but itโs a โdrop in the oceanโ
The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israelโs decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade โ but significantly more is needed โstarting tomorrow morningโ.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Terror-crime link alarm, child detention in Australia, judiciary in Maldives, Protection of Civilians Week
The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), called on Monday for renewed global commitment to combating emerging criminal threats and strengthening justice systems worldwide.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
The 78thWorld Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges โ and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khanโs decision to take a leave of absence amid an ongoing UN investigation into allegations of misconduct against him.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
The United Nations is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work, Member States warned this week, as the General Assemblyโs Fifth Committee met to discuss the world bodyโs financial health.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
Repeated drone strikes over the past two weeks in Port Sudan have damaged key infrastructure across the crucial Sudanese aid hub, disrupted humanitarian operations, and placed civilians in danger, a UN-appointed human rights expert has warned.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Israel โapproaches UNโ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UNโs relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHOโs strategic engagement with philanthropies: advancing global health and resilient health systems
Philanthropic support plays a vital role in enabling countries to build stronger health systems and advance towards health equity. From vaccine equity and pandemic preparedness to primary health care, the contributions of philanthropic partners help drive progress across WHOโs key priorities.The importance of philanthropic support was underscored by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, in his recent...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
The United Nations will never forget the staff members killed nearly 23 years ago in the attack on its headquarters in Iraq, the Secretary-General said in the capital on Sunday.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source:Countries set to adopt โvitalโ pandemic preparedness accord
Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19โs lasting effects, that question is at the heart of an international agreement set to be negotiated in Geneva.
Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: