Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice-weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice-weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Read MoreUN News – Global perspective Human stories
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried more than a folder of paper. They carried the voices of hundreds of street-connected children who had never expected anyone to listen.When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United
Namibia’s World Population Day commemoration placed young people’s health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development. kaunatjikec@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 16:58 24 July 2026 Namibia’s World Population Day commemoration placed young people’s health, agency and aspirations at the centre of national development. kaunatjikec@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 16:58 24 July 2026 Read MoreFeatured News
South Sudan receives emergency medical supplies to strengthen cholera response atema@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 16:29 24 July 2026 South Sudan receives emergency medical supplies to strengthen cholera response atema@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 16:29 24 July 2026 Read MoreFeatured News
The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe.The amount of land burned by wildfires across Europe has increased by 57 per cent in four years, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO)
A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after violence disrupted the work of medics at a treatment centre set up to contain the spread.A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the
In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water: risk a drone strike by collecting it in daylight, or risk rape by waiting until dark. In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water:
One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing essential healthcare and protection services, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing
WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute sensasib@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 10:17 24 July 2026 WHO joins Uganda to celebrate 90 years of the Uganda Virus Research Institute sensasib@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 – 10:17 24 July 2026 Read MoreFeatured News
Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or companies responsible.Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or
