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Category: International
Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive i...
Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Decade of climate breakdown saw 14 per cent of coral re...
Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14 per cent of its coral reefs – that’s more than the...
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa...
Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined ...
UN-backed initiative reached 4.6 million children in ‘c...
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated education systems throughout the world, making the year even more difficult for youngste...
Half of Afghanistan’s under-5s expected to suffer acute...
An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five, are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN age...
Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Moz...
In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been shown how to handle weapons a...
Violence, aid access continues to obstruct humanitarian...
Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operatio...
Climate change, population increase, fuel looming water...
Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteor...
Tigray: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation...
The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethi...
Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neg...
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come, UN ...
Teachers are driving force behind ‘global education rec...
For the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic, it requires more investment in the well-being, training, professional...
UN looks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels’...
The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 bi...