From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to ...

Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on ...

The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the already dire humanitarian and ...

As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, aid agencies said that ...

At least 17 children, including an infant just seven days old, have reportedly been killed in an attack on the Dar al-Arqam ...

For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest ...

The UN on Friday warned of mounting risks to regional peace after a series of US military strikes on boats it accused of drug ...

Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, ...

One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health ...

As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas ...

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to name opposition leader ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire and hostage release deal, ...