UN
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Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres
With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable…
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Afghanistan earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ health consequences
Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of…
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UN agencies condemn deadly strike on Gaza hospital
The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an apparent attack on…
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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all…
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Convention’s 10-year birthday marks commitment to prevent new mercury scare
Banning new mercury mines is among milestones achieved under the Minamata Convention, which…
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World News in Brief: Health access in Israel-Palestine, Myanmar bombing, child refugee mental health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for access to health and…
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INTERVIEW: Reducing teen pregnancy in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – “I had plans for my life, but since I got…
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Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres
Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate…
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly…
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UN supports ‘monumental step’ for cancer sufferers in northwest Syria
The first radiotherapy machine to treat cancer arrived in northwest Syria over…
