New York, Nov 13 (JEN): The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today highlighted the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal and kerosene in the home, and issued targets ...

New York, Nov 13 (JEN): The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, today made a passionate appeal to combat stigmatization surrounding the disease by calling for a ...

New York, Nov 13 (JEN): The new measures announced by the Governments of China and the United States in addressing their greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades is a positive step t ...

New York, Nov 12 (JEN): The number one priority is to stop Ebola as fast as possible and “get ahead of the virus,” the chief of the United Nations emergency response mission said as the ...

New York, Nov 12 (JEN) As Ebola continues to ravage West Africa, leaving more than 4,000 people dead, the region is now on the brink of a major food crisis, the United Nations Special Rappor ...

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said neurocysticercosis – transmitted after consuming undercooked pork or water contaminated by tapeworm ...

New York, Nov 11 (JEN) United Nations and other leading international transport, trade and tourism organizations on Monday expressed concern about the report denial of medical care for ill s ...

New York, Nov 8 (JEN) The United Nations health agency on Fridayannounced a new burial protocol for Ebola victims aimed at reducing the risk of exposure to the disease for family members as ...

New York, Nov 7 (JEN) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday said the Ebola crisis response “needs to scale up, get better and perform faster,” as the UN health agency ...