RSS Items

Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. 

UN agencies on Friday called on Pakistan to continue protecting children and families seeking safety amidst rising concerns over the Government’s new ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’.

Russia on Thursday announced it was revoking its ratification of the UN-backed Comprehensive Nuclear Test Bank Treaty (CTBT), after the Russian Duma passed legislation last month.  

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised concerns about the “dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences” of Russia’s Supreme Court decision declaring the “international LGBT movement and its structural units” as

Sand and dust storms are increasingly threatening people’s health, safety and livelihoods – and climate change is making matters worse.

The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s restive east, which has undermined security and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation.

Humanitarians have launched a $1.8 billion plan to support six million people in South Sudan next year, the United Nations has reported. 

Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. 

Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for their mandated vaccine shots.

World oil demand continues to exceed expectations, the International Energy Agency stated in its latest oil market report.