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WHO chief sees pandemic 'finish line'
With the number of deaths from COVID-19 reaching its lowest point of the pandemic, WHO's director-general for the first time said "the end is in sight."
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With the number of deaths from COVID-19 reaching its lowest point of the pandemic, WHO's director-general for the first time said "the end is in sight."
Nearly 200 public health organizations want a "fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty" to end global dependence on carbon emissions linked to air pollution.
Flood-ravaged Pakistan faces major public health threats from waterborne and infectious diseases, the World Health Organization cautioned.
The U.N. health chief blamed racism in world leaders' neglect for the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
WHO's chief declared monkeypox a global health emergency, citing a rapid escalation in cases to more than 16,000 among 75 nations and territories.
The report blames misinformation, conflicts and wars, lockdowns, supply chain disruptions and diverted resources.
Obstructed by Russia's demands, the U.N. Security Council agreed to a six-month entension for cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria.
The public health experts who declared COVID-19 was a pandemic said it isn't over yet because new variants "may present an even greater health threat."
Global hunger soared last year to affect almost one-in-10 people on the planet even before Russia's war in Ukraine, five United Nations agencies reported.
More than 40 nations and international organizations signed onto a roadmap for Ukraine's recovery with longterm financial, political and technical support.
Monkeypox cases tripled in Europe over the past two weeks in what WHO calls a race to prevent the virus from becoming entrenched in the region.
Global leaders broadly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and other precedents protecting access to abortion.
The U.N. health agency is seeking global access to vaccines against monkeypox and calling a meeting to decide if the virus outbreak is a global emergency.
Hunger, vaccine patents and fishing subsidies top the agenda as the global trade body holds its first ministerial conference in four and a half years.
After two years of discounting a controversial pandemic theory, WHO released a report urging "further investigations into this and all other possible pathways."
With at least 200 cases of monkeypox reported by more than 20 nations, WHO officials warned "it's an unusual situation" with a lot of open questions.