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Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide has a genital herpes infection...
Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – more than 1 in 5 of this age-group...
Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern...
Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported on the instability in North Kivu and Ituri...
Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria and 12.7 million deaths have been averted since 2000,...
UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural...
Backed by more than 140 nations and adopted without a vote, the resolution recognised that addressing the unlawful trade in such items is vital...
Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage is meeting in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay, until Saturday, to add new entries to...
Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes
OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani described the new directive, which reportedly took effect on Tuesday, as “yet another direct blow” by the de facto authorities...