The U.N. human rights chief says his office is facing a $90 million funding shortfall this year, leading to a 15% staff reduction.

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most countries have made progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial ...

In response to drug safety issues, India plans to seek a WHO assessment of its regulatory system. Core regulatory functions such as inspections, approvals, and enforcement will be assessed and ...

Climate change is worsening the effects of air pollution and waste generation, amplifying biodiversity loss, land degradation and desertification. The report warned that 99% of the world’s population ...

Activists in Gaza are now documenting 'the waste and deliberate disposal of tons of infant formula, nutritional children’s ...

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Air travel is gradually becoming more accessible as airlines, airports and regulators expand efforts to remove barriers faced ...

Carlton V. Bell II won second place in GLAAD + STARZ TV Pilot Pitch Competition with a series that will destigmatize HIV.

A Catholic bishop in South Sudan appealed for peace, respect of human life and the protection of civilians in Sudan, as the ...

Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights means confronting problems that are inherently social and political, say Rajat Khosla and colleagues Global health stands at a crossroads. The ...

Many UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration, have slashed ...

India’s seed diversity faces rising corporate capture and GE risks; farmers fight for sovereignty and agroecology. Explore what’s at stake and why it matters.