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Wildfires destroyed 2.2 million hectares of land in the WHO’s European Region in 2025 – up from 1.4 million hectares in 2022. In Spain and...

The Progress Declaration passed by a recorded vote of 162 in favour to one against, with no abstentions.  It commits governments to strengthen national road...

Key pointsFastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded.  No approved vaccine or treatment exists.  Violent instability hampering disease surveillance and care.  Early detection remains critical to saving lives.“The outbreak...

The support, implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded access to emergency surgery, maternal and child health services, outbreak response and treatment for...

Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families are fleeing their homes...

“When I started as a boy, it was very, very dangerous,” he says. “People were not surprised if somebody got killed in a racing...

Reem Alsalem, the Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, expressed concern on Tuesday over public criticism of draft guidance issued...

But Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand, is no ordinary coffee shop. Open to the public,...

Corruption and related financial criminality come in many forms in the embattled Caribbean island nation, according to the regular quarterly report of the UN...

The tragedy exposed a stark reality: Many young people facing mental health challenges had nowhere to turn for support. “I saw the gap. I saw...