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New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater impact as programmes expand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn't prevented "ongoing killing and displacement", with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday.

The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is "absolutely low", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from ...

The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.

Haiti continues to face escalating violence and deepening insecurity, with gangs expanding their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and civilians increasingly caught between armed groups and security operations.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN agency reported on Friday.

Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this - and you don't even need to leave the house to see them?

The United Nations Victims' Rights Advocate has called for stronger and sustained action on behalf of the people she serves across the UN system.

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - The 10-month-old Middle East conflict--which has triggered a rise in the cost of living worldwide, and an increase in the prices of food, groceries and gasoline--is likely to impose burdens on hundreds of UN staffers, .. ...

LILONGWE & VIENTIANE, May 7 (IPS) - For decades, pesticides have been a quiet pillar of Malawi's agriculture, guarding crops against pests, improving yields, and sustaining millions of livelihoods. But beneath this success story lay a troubling ...