Attacks on health facilities in Yemen’s Marib province, east of the capital Sana’a, have left some 15,000 people – many of them displaced from other parts of the country –... read more →
Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organization... read more →
Despite the loss of its last stronghold in Syria and the death of its leader, ISIL “remains at the centre of the transnational terrorism threat”, a senior UN official told the Security Council... read more →
Contributed by Japan government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of Islamic Republic of Iran and under technical supervision of Road, Housing and Urban Development... read more →
“People had suddenly the impression that the virus was in the air and…there is this cloud of the virus” that can cause infection, she said. “This is not the situation.... read more →
A United States plan released this week to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is “lopsided” and will only entrench the occupation, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday. President Donald... read more →
Six youth leaders from around the world were at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday to share their ambitious visions for a future where international cooperation is prioritized and everyone’s voice is heard. They took part in a discussion with Secretary-General António Guterres marking... read more →
The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent... read more →