Health experts concerned about indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and youth
Doctor taking temperature to a family of returnees quarantined in temporary shelter in...
UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea
COVID-related travel restrictions is worsening the plight of seafarers by the day.
Act now to avert COVID-19 global food emergency: Guterres
A woman carries sacks of seeds distributed to families in South Sudan during the COVID-19...
COVID-19: One third of youth in Latin America and the Caribbean believe they are not at risk from disease, new UNICEF poll shows
A recent UNICEF poll among youth in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that only a third of the respondents chose all correct answers when asked how COVID-19 is transmitted.
Life and death for Yemen’s women and girls, as funding evaporates
A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health...
US announcement on breaking ties with the World Health Organisation: Statement by the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen and High Representative/ Vice-President Josep Borrell
As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the main task for everyone is to save lives and contain and mitigate this pandemic. The European Union continues to support the WHO in this regard and has already provided additional funding.
Nine in 10 smokers start before they are 18 years old, warns WHO
Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year according to the World Health Organization...
Asia-Pacific nations commit the whole region to ‘defeat’ COVID-19
Executive Secretary Armida Alisjahbana (left) with other participants at the 76th session of...
Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all
A 6-month-old baby receives a delayed vaccine shot at a community health centre in Beijing,...
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19
During the coronavirus pandemic, mental health tips are being disseminated to children and...
