Low- and middle-income countries and the poorest and most vulnerable populations worldwide are the hardest hit.
UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Hundreds of organizations and experts described the third U.N. high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases as a "squandered" opportunity to boost global financing and commitments for reducing millions of premature or early deaths.
The U.N. General Assembly's meeting on Thursday called attention to the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, mainly cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
Ambient fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is considered the world’s leading environmental health risk factor.
WMO reports 2023 smashed climate records at previously unimaginable levels, bringing 'misery and mayhem.'
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
At least 200 humanitarian workers have been killed in Gaza — more than 95% Palestinians – since the outbreak of war.
