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World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief

Mr. Fletcher warned that while Ituri province remains the centre of the outbreak, the virus is spreading to other provinces due to conflict and...

Restoring dignity: Senegalese surgeon and Burundian foundation win reproductive health awards

The UN's sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Wednesday that the individual award will go to Professor Serigne Magueye Gueye of Senegal,...

As deadly as war and as powerful as governments, global organized crime remains in the shadows

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...

Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread

“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...

Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

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

Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread

“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...

Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

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

Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears

The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions after the...

New WHO plan urges stronger action against fungal disease

The new Blueprint for strengthening responses to fungal disease and antifungal resistance, issued on Tuesday, sets out practical steps to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance.   Fungal diseases affect...

Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread

“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...

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