Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan

Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan

Since September 2023, more than 2.43 million undocumented Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan.Women and girls account for about half of the...
Readout on WHO participation in global nuclear emergency exercise

Readout on WHO participation in global nuclear emergency exercise

On 25 June, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded its participation in a 36-hour nuclear emergency exercise organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency...
WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives

WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks...
Sudan: UN warns of soaring displacement and looming floods

Sudan: UN warns of soaring displacement and looming floods

At Tuesday’s regular briefing at the UN Headquarters, in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric relayed warnings from the UN Office for the Coordination of...
Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North Africa, warns UNICEF

Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North...

Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged or destroyed in fighting. “A...