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Approximately 821 million people in 2017 suffered from hunger, according to new report

During a high-level briefing on food security at the UN, Director-General of the Food...

UN member states pledge $425 million to development and humanitarian activities

19 countries pledged a total of $425.69 million at the United Nations Pledging Conference...

Community Health workers in Myanmar contribute to 70% reduction in Malaria species

Over a six year period, malaria cases in remote and rural locations of Myanmar have...

UN report warns Asia-Pacific is falling behind Zero Hunger targets, as millions remain malnourished

According to a recent United Nations report, hundreds of millions of children and...

UN DESA warns that thousands of cities worldwide are at high risk of disaster

According to a report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) titled...

New project to assist unaccompanied migrants across Spain

Within the last few years, numerous countries worldwide have encountered an influx...

Urban migration is increasing the risk of natural and man-made disasters

Each week, 1.4 million people migrate to cities and urban areas around the world....

Pokhara, Nepal sees largest outbreak of Dengue Fever

On Tuesday, twenty-two new cases of dengue fever were reported in Pokhara, Nepal....

Qatar approves new law to protect asylum seekers

According to Human Rights Watch, the emir of Qatar has signed the Gulf region’s...

WHO warns that air pollution is “the new tobacco”

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said...

Sulawesi inundated with rain just a month after fatal earthquake and tsunami

A month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island,...

Uganda implements tax on drinks to raise funds for HIV treatment

A two per cent tax levied on alcohol and soft drinks will be used to internally raise...

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