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As global crises deepen, leaders in Doha urge shift from promises to action

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Monday, November 03, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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As global challenges deepen, governments, civil society and international partners convened in Doha on Monday to highlight concrete solutions to advance social development and confront some of today’s most urgent crises – from widening hunger and

Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live

Date
Monday, November 03, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making them more deadly, more costly and longer lasting – and where you live, could determine how badly impacted you are.

Fresh push to fight toxic mercury pollution underway

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Monday, November 03, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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Representatives from countries around the world are working together to reduce mercury pollution and protect people and the planet, at a major international meeting which got underway on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland.

‘Let's finish the job’ and end polio: WHO

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Friday, October 24, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50.

Ceasefire offers ‘lifeline’ but Gaza hospitals remain in ruins

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Thursday, October 23, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Gaza’s health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent medical and humanitarian needs, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.

World Food Day LIVE: The task of feeding the world

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Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October 1945. The UN agency celebrates this achievement as World Food Day every

Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns

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Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday, as new data show that one in six bacterial infections globally are resistant to standard antibiotics, endangering

Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?

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Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest in Goa, India, entrepreneurs are showing how AI is turning assistive technology into everyday empowerment.