What was once hailed as a vehicle for empowerment has, for millions of women and girls, become a source of fear ...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday expressed its deep concern over reports of the "alleged enforced disappearance" of several relatives of Guinean artist and ...

At least 417 million children — more than one in five — living in low- or middle-income countries are living in poverty, according to a new report from the United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF), re ...

To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, the Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the AFRO Geodatabase (AFRO GDB) to enhance the use of t ...

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the agreement on the Unified Development Programme announced on Tuesday by the Central Bank Governor ...

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday ...

Since the G20’s foundational Pittsburgh conference in 2009, progress toward its goal of strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth has been modest ...

When Salma (not her real name) was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted to stay in school and become a doctor someday ...

The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump\'s statement that he would initiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the East African country upon a request by the Saudi Crown P ...

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers are lacking ...

The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories warned on Tuesday that Israel’s g ...

As coordinated attacks by non-state armed groups have intensified in some districts of Nampula province in northern Mozambique since 10 November, 80% of the population of Lúrio and Mazula (approximate ...