Hunger crisis threatens West and Central Africa as lean season looms : WFP races to provide food assistance to millions on the brink.
Stories & Blogs WPF (Story )Hunger and Sudan’s horrific war pushed Abdelminime Moussa from his homeland. Sitting in the sand at eastern Chad’s Koursigue refugee camp…
Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with at least US$ 170 million raised at World Health Assembly 2025 pledging event.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )World leaders pledged at least an additional US$ 170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) at a high-level pledging event.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Strategic Roundtable: Data and Sustainable Financing: Twin Foundations to Accelerate UHC.
Stories & Blogs WHO (Speech )Data and health financing are both fundamental components of that work, as two of the classic “building blocks” of health systems.
WFP warns of rising hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia as humanitarian needs outpace resources.
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks, leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned.
WHO calls for revitalized efforts to end malaria
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Strong global collaboration has been critical in saving nearly 13 million lives since 2000.
Operational updates on food assistance to famine-risk populations in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs WFP (News )This is a summary of what was said by Samatha Chattaraj, WFP’s Emergency Coordinator for Sudan.
WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in “medicalized” female genital mutilation and support survivors.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent the practice, according to a new guideline published by the World Health Organization (WHO).