From Libya to Afghanistan, 140 Million People Trapped in Humanitarian Crises...
From earthquakes in Afghanistan to floods in Libya and the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean region, is beset with one of the world’s largest concentrations of people trapped in...
View ArticleLove For Future Generations Motivates People to Support Climate Action
There is overwhelming support for immediate government action on climate change, according to a global report from 23 countries. Over three-quarters (77%) of people agree with the statement, “It is...
View ArticleIn Face of Growing Conflict and Climate Emergencies, WHO Appeals for $1.5...
Climate and conflict-related malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, rising gender-based violence in Haiti and attacks on medical facilities are some of the challenges facing the World Health Organization...
View ArticleDonkey Carts Ferry Patients to Hospital in Gaza; WHO Pushes for Zero Leprosy
The World Health Organization (WHO) was able to get medical supplies to Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday but trucks attempting to deliver food were delayed near the checkpoint then were...
View ArticleThe Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass...
The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4...
View ArticleFamilies of Israel’s Female Hostages Plead for Deeper Intervention by WHO and...
Shay Dickmann stood stoically as the recorded screams of a woman pierced the darkness of the sealed metal container, followed by shouting and screams, the sounds of gunshots and a baby crying. A...
View ArticleA Year After Devastating Earthquake Hit Syria and Türkiye, Hundreds of...
One year after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake wracked Türkiye and Syria, some 690,000 people remain displaced in southern Türkiye, out of the 3 million people that initially lost their homes when the...
View Article18 Million Sudanese Facing Acute Hunger as Civil War Shows No Signs of Ending
Nearly 18 million people face acute hunger in Sudan – 37% of the population – the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday. Five million people are experiencing emergency levels of...
View ArticleWHO: ‘Stringent Conditions’ Govern Military Action Against Health Facilities
International humanitarian law is clear that “even if health care facilities are being used for military purposes, there are stringent conditions which apply to taking action against them, including a...
View ArticleA ‘Tsunami’ of Chronic Disease Challenges Confronts Health Sector Response to...
COPENHAGEN – While conflict and natural disasters are usually played out in the media against dramatic scenes of mass casualty response and rescue teams, there’s an iceberg of chronic health...
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