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WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in “medicalized” female genital mutilation and support survivors.

Stories & Blogs WHOApr 28, 2025(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).

WHO calls for revitalized efforts to end malaria

Stories & Blogs WHOApr 24, 2025(News )

Strong global collaboration has been critical in saving nearly 13 million lives since 2000.

Niger: improving access to services to reduce maternal mortality.

Stories & Blogs WHOApr 07, 2025(News )

Niger continues to face high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2020, maternal mortality was estimated at 441 deaths per 100 000 live births.

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

Stories & Blogs WHOApr 07, 2025(News )

Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds.

Transforming Somalia: Infrastructure and job initiatives empower displaced people and local communities

Stories & Blogs ILOApr 02, 2025(Article )

Through employment-intensive infrastructure projects, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are gaining access to improved roads, better job opportunities, and a brighter future.

US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns.

Stories & Blogs United NationsFeb 12, 2025(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.

African ministers convene in Zambia to tackle labour informality

Stories & Blogs ILOFeb 11, 2025(News )

The 51st African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) Governing Council Meeting for Ministers Responsible for Labour/ Employment/ Manpower issues in Africa and High-Level Symposium on ‘Innovative approaches to tackling informality and promoting t

Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation

Stories & Blogs WHOFeb 06, 2025(News )

Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ground-breaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda

Stories & Blogs WHOFeb 03, 2025(News )

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.

Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora

Stories & Blogs United NationsNov 08, 2024(Story )

Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and discrimination persist, the President of the UN General Assembly President said on Friday.