The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. "The ... Read more »

The UN has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and the exploitation of vulnerable women by members of its staff in Uganda's drought-stricken northeastern ... Read more »

Nigeria's United Nations Ambassador, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, was selected last September to serve a one-year term as President of the United Nation General Assembly. During his ... Read more »

The annual Goalkeepers Report has found that the knock-on effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic have reversed global health progress, exposing millions to the risk of deadly ... Read more »

The United Nations Security Council has asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint a special envoy to broker peace in Libya. The move comes after an interim government in ... Read more »

With several African countries now expanding COVID-19 testing, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have ... Read more »

A new study has revealed that three-quarters of people over-40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease - creating a 'ticking ... Read more »

According to new data from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), more than 535,500 children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition. Of them, some 156,500 children are ... Read more »

While the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continues, African countries are signing up to a ground-breaking initiative, which aims to secure at least 220 million ... Read more »