Tag: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
United Nations rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid a fragile ceasefire in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the hostilities...
Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries...
2022 year in health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
The UN warns that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola...
World Health Organisation warns of a surge in cholera and other health issues in a wide-ranging global update
So far, at least 63 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola Virus infection have been reported, including 29 deaths; 10 infected...
U.N General Assembly meetings stress key AfDB priorities of climate finance, job creation and food insecurity
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) held several productive engagements around its strategic priorities at the just concluded 77th United Nations General...
WHO warns of disease threat amid the drought in the Horn of Africa region
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a number of adverse repercussions amid the ongoing drought affecting the...
WHO Monkeypox Emergency Committee reconvenes meeting as monkeypox cases pass 14,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of...