Sudanese displaced families take shelter in a school after being evacuated by the Sudanese army from areas once controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, Sudan ...

OCHA warns Gaza's humanitarian crisis at worst in 18 months amid record supply blockageOCHA warns that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the ...

Sudan’s crisis is no longer a national tragedy, it has become a regional threat. The conflict threatens to destabilise neighbouring countries and risks fuelling further displacement, disease and ...

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KHARTOUM: A strike by paramilitaries on El Fasher, the last city in Sudan's Darfur region not under their control, has killed ...

"While this report shows glimmers of hope, the data also highlights how dangerous pregnancy still is in much of the world today," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. "In addition ...

Global aid cuts threaten to undo two decades of progress in maternal healthcare, the World Health Organization warns. Maternal deaths have declined by 40% globally since 2000, but an estimated ...

7 April 2025 - Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth, according to a major new report released today, but United Nations (UN) agencies highlight the threat of ...

Expanding local production of health products is key to achieving health equity and pandemic preparedness, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on ...

“No country can face the next pandemic alone,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Exercise Polaris shows that global cooperation is not only possible – it is ...

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Throughout the simulation, countries led their own response efforts while engaging with WHO for coordination, technical guidance and emergency ...

the data also highlights how dangerous pregnancy still is in much of the world today — despite the fact that solutions exist,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.