Health
UNICEF takes part in UN inter-agency mission to Amerli, northern Iraq
A team of UNICEF technical officers, including health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection and emergency experts, were on an inter-agency assessment mission to the town of Amerli in the Salah Al-Din Governorate, northern Iraq.
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Experts Warn World Losing Ebola Fight
The international medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says the world is losing the battle against Ebola and warns the deadly virus will not be stopped unless wealthy nations dispatch specialized biological disaster response teams to West Africa.
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ADHD Medications Won't Stunt Kids' Growth, Study Finds
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More Evidence Breast-Feeding Lowers Child's Risk of Infections, Allergies
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Amid ongoing conflict, Iraq successfully implements polio campaign supported by UNICEF and WHO
A mass polio immunization campaign across Iraq earlier this month succeeded in reaching 3.75 out of the 4 million children under the age of 5, despite the ongoing violence sweeping much of the country.
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Ebola response must be based on ‘scientific evidence, not on fear,’ urge top UN officials
A WHO staff gets her body temperature checked at Lungi Airport, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Low-Carb Beats Low-Fat for Weight Loss, Heart Health: Study
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Preterm or Small Birth Tied to Long-Term Risks to Heart, Brain
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UN: Ebola Threatening Food Security in West Africa
The United Nations is warning that the world's worst outbreak of the Ebola virus has put harvests at risk and sent food prices soaring in West Africa.
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Single animal to human transmission event responsible for 2014 Ebola outbreak
Scientists used advanced genomic sequencing technology to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This research has also revealed the dynamics of how the Ebola virus has been transmitted from human to human, and traces how the genetic code of the virus is changing over time to adapt to human hosts. Pardis Sabeti, M.D., Ph.D, a 2009 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator awardee and her team carried out the research.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020