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Faced with this change, government responses are struggling to keep up, while a timid dynamic of regional dialogue is trying to regain momentum. Speaking before...

The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine last year,...

Faced with this change, government responses are struggling to keep up, while a timid dynamic of regional dialogue is trying to regain momentum. Speaking before...

During his regular media briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric was asked if the Secretary-General had anything to say regarding reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants...

Why this mattersThird-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. Most new infections come from unknown transmission chains. Virus has spread beyond the original outbreak area. Early detection and global...

When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable...

“We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or dangerous than before,” said Monica...

The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks...

The warning comes in a new report, Beyond the Breaking Point, which finds that those providing essential services to women and girls are being...

“Cholera is back and it’s affecting several states, mainly in the western part of the country, the Darfurs and the Kordofans,” said Dr Shible Sahbani,...