Financial sector: European supervisory authorities see recovery stalling amid existing and new risks
A report highlights the increasing vulnerabilities across the financial sector as well as the rise of environmental and cyber risks
WHO welcomes initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, welcomed the setting up of a new Heads of State and Government Group to get the world back…
Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears
Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine - allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive…
Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies
The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a “massive malnutrition crisis” for millions of children in other emergencies because of…
World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
An urgent call to protect health and mitigate the climate crisis was issued by the UN health agency on Wednesday, to mark…
Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve…
Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking…
First Person: I know what it’s like to go hungry as a child
An agronomist working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti tells UN News that, like the people she helps today, she…
WHO publishes first-ever country estimates on unintended pregnancy, abortion
Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN…
Ukraine: 28 days of war, 64 verified attacks on health care, and 18 million people affected
Copenhagen, 24 March 2022 One month of war has had a devastating impact on Ukraine’s health system, severely restricted access to services,…