Officials from the UN refugee agency, World Health Organization and UNMAS (United Nations Mine Action Service) on Friday ...

Overall global hunger has slightly decreased from previous years, but still remains above pre-pandemic levels in part due to high food inflation, according to the United Nations' latest report on food ...

Every 2 mins, a woman dies of cervical cancer—preventable & curable. 350k deaths in 2022, 90% in low/middle-income countries.

27 June 2025 — The first delivery earlier this week of urgently needed medical goods to enter Gaza in months will provide scant relief to the enclave’s people, who continue to be shot and killed in ...

Cervical cancer can be prevented. In addition to vaccination, regular screening of women and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions protect from cancer ...

Adding momentum, a coalition of more than 35 philanthropies today pledged $300 million to accelerate solutions at the intersection of climate and health.

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic chemicals in all plastics, cap and reduce plastic production and argues ...

Alcoholic beverages, particularly beer and spirits, may increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study led by the UN World Health Organization. The research, which pooled ...

A Weill Cornell Medicine investigator and other members of a technical advisory group to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund have outlined measures that nations can take ...

26 September 2025 — The escalating Israeli military offensive in Gaza City continues to overwhelm medical professionals there, with four more hospitals forced to shut down this month alone in the ...