August 2026

Protecting our ‘most vital infrastructure’: Pushing back on desertification UN News – Global perspective Human stories

As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one environmental crisis remains dangerously overlooked: the degradation of the land beneath our feet.As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one environmental crisis remains

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Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced, the UN’s World Health Organization

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First Person: Syrians lead efforts to clear rubble and rebuild lives UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Communities in Syria are clearing rubble and rebuilding neighbourhoods and livelihoods torn down in the more than a decade of conflict and crisis in the country.Communities in Syria are clearing rubble and rebuilding neighbourhoods and livelihoods torn down in the more than a decade of conflict and crisis in the country. Read MoreUN News – Global

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WHO and United Kingdom step up Ebola response and regional preparedness nwonyec@who.int Featured News

WHO and United Kingdom step up Ebola response and regional preparedness nwonyec@who.int Sat, 15/08/2026 – 15:50 15 August 2026 WHO and United Kingdom step up Ebola response and regional preparedness nwonyec@who.int Sat, 15/08/2026 – 15:50 15 August 2026  Read MoreFeatured News

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The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter UN News – Global perspective Human stories

In northern Kenya, a herder scans the sky for rain that hasn’t come. The grass his animals need is thinning by the day. In northern Kenya, a herder scans the sky for rain that hasn’t come. The grass his animals need is thinning by the day.  Read MoreUN News – Global perspective Human stories

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Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Demobilised former combatants are actively joining the fight against Ebola by participating in public information campaigns in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Demobilised former combatants are actively joining the fight against Ebola by participating in public information campaigns in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Read MoreUN News

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Advancing regulation of medical devices through WHO-assisted self-benchmarking gebremichaela@who.int Featured News

Advancing regulation of medical devices through WHO-assisted self-benchmarking gebremichaela@… Fri, 14/08/2026 – 15:39 14 August 2026 Advancing regulation of medical devices through WHO-assisted self-benchmarking gebremichaela@… Fri, 14/08/2026 – 15:39 14 August 2026  Read MoreFeatured News

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‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts UN News – Global perspective Human stories

As amber heat-health alerts spread across England this summer, a new study has found that the warnings are being received – but not changing behaviour.As amber heat-health alerts spread across England this summer, a new study has found that the warnings are being received – but not changing behaviour. Read MoreUN News – Global perspective Human

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