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Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and displacement, UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) warned on Sunday, as aid convoys struggle to reach cut-off communities amid escalating conflict.
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Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begin reaching national programmes 鈥� including, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique.
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As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that urgent humanitarian needs are going unmet due to escalating violence and blocked access.
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People in Haiti have expressed 鈥渄espair鈥� following the 鈥渁brupt suspension鈥� of a wide range of humanitarian services, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean country.
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Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
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UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand following days of deadly fighting over their mutual border.
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An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating a global, yet uneven, decline in hunger since 2022.
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When Denis Jobin, a senior evaluation specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited a slum in Kenya in March as part of an ongoing evaluation, the smell was overwhelming.
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The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), M谩ximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.
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鈥淭here will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now.鈥�
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Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries.
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A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS should be made available 鈥渋mmediately鈥� at pharmacies, clinics and via online consultations, the UN health agency said on Monday.
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Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent since 2000, according to a new study published this week.
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When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn鈥檛 begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.
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Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV 鈥� but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
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There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 of the mighty edifices. And then imagine that they had dissolved into over two billion tons of sand and dust particles.
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As scores of people 鈥� including medical staff and their families 鈥� have reportedly been killed in the past week, UN health partners in Gaza continue to provide emergency care despite very limited resources.
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Anaemia remains one of South Asia鈥檚 quietest but most pervasive health crises, disproportionately affecting the region鈥檚 poorest women and girls 鈥� and with 18 million more cases projected by 2030, experts say urgent, unified action is critical.
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On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan 鈥� the world鈥檚 youngest country 鈥� is experiencing its worst and longest cholera outbreak.
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The UN鈥檚 flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and urgent calls for inclusive AI governance. The event comes as autonomous and generative systems evolve faster than regulatory frameworks can keep pace.
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