News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 15
Deadly attacks and collapsing services push Sudan closer to catastrophe
- UN News
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe.
World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty update, DR Congo Ebola response, more casualties in Ukraine
- UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty.
UN Warns of Escalating Humanitarian Emergency in Haiti As Armed Gang Violence and Aid Deepen Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 12 (IPS) - In recent months, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with armed gangs continuing to exert dominance over nearly 90 percent of the capital, Port-Au-Prince. Rising violence, the collapse of essential services for millions, and severe cuts to humanitarian funding have left the international community struggling to provide immediate relief and find a sustainable, long-term solution.
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Tom Dannatt, Founder and CEO of Street Child
- Inter Press Service
Tom Dannatt is a Founder and CEO of Street Child, an international non-government organization active in over 20 disaster-hit and lowest-income countries – working for a world where all children are ‘safe, in school and learning’. Tom founded Street Child in 2008 with his wife Lucinda and has led the organization since its inception. Street Child leads the civil society constituency within ECW’s governance and, accordingly, Dannatt represents the constituency on the Fund’s High-Level Steering Committee.
Experts Launch a Climate and Health Curriculum for African Negotiators Ahead of COP30
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, September 11 (IPS) - Despite climate change being a health risk multiplier, health is often underrepresented in climate negotiation processes.Experts attribute this to a lack of funding by the African governments and a lack of capacity building among climate negotiators.
Afghanistan’s Overlapping Crises Deepen Following 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 10 (IPS) - Over the past week, Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly following the August 31 earthquake, which measured over 6.0 in magnitude and caused an immense loss of life and widespread destruction of critical infrastructure. Compounded by the nation’s fragile economy, severe shortages of essential resources, and persistent access challenges, humanitarian organizations have found it increasingly difficult to reach vulnerable communities—especially women and children.
80 million more children benefiting from school meals, WFP reports
- UN News
School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity,” according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain.
‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
- UN News
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.”
North Worsens Tropical Catastrophe
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 9 (IPS) - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have risen over the last two centuries, with current and accumulated emissions per capita from rich nations greatly exceeding those of the Global South.
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
- UN News
For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents worldwide, UNICEF revealed in a new report on Tuesday.
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