The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stories & Blogs United Nations (Story )The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns.
Stories & Blogs United Nations (Story )The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide.
DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
Stories & Blogs United Nations (Story )A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’
Stories & Blogs United Nations (Story )Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity.
Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres
Stories & Blogs United Nations (Story )The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasized the potential of Africa and its young population and called for global reforms to right the injustices of the past, in remarks delivered to the high-level African Union (AU) summit on Saturday.