The head of the World Health Organization told staff Wednesday the UN agency was reducing its management team by nearly half due to dramatic US funding cuts.
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Gloria Guevara, a leading candidate for Secretary-General of UN Tourism, has called for the presence of independent observers at the upcoming 123rd Executive Council vote, set to take place near Madrid later this month.
The United Nations (UN) has called on all nations to develop new national climate action plans aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a crucial step to avert severe climate disasters.
United Nations agencies have warned that cuts in aid will threaten the fragile progress in ending maternal deaths globally.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a $56.4 million flash appeal to address urgent health needs in Syria, where years of conflict have crippled the healthcare system.
A UNWomen and the Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASHWAN) have began empowerment initiative for women living with HIV.
Over 40 million people across West and Central Africa are struggling to feed themselves during the 2024 post-harvest season.
A historic drought across southern Africa has jeopardised access to food for 26 million people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Wednesday, calling for urgent funding.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights.