A record 383 humanitarian workers were killed in conflict zones in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said while marking World ...

Despite a Qatari-facilitated cease-fire and U.S.-brokered peace agreement, fighting has intensified in recent weeks in the ...

War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exacerbated outbreaks of mpox, Ebola, cholera, malaria, and measles.

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For World Humanitarian Day 2025, Justin* shares his powerful story of survival, resilience and commitment to ending suffering ...

A 10-day oral ciprofloxacin regimen proves as effective as injectable antibiotics for bubonic plague, offering a simpler ...

The World Bank’s case study series exposes how health budgets in DRC, Ethiopia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, and Solomon Islands often ...

Last August, the Director-General of the World Health Organization raised the alarm over the presence of mpox in the ...

Energy Progress Report 2025 by IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, and WHO warns that despite modest gains in renewables and ...

She was pulled over around 2 a.m. Saturday by a police officer who allegedly observed improper driving.

A year ago, the WHO and Africa CDC triggered the highest health alert for the mpox outbreak. experts say the response has been an indicator of how poorly prepared the world is for a future pandemic.