News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 16
Japan Backs Africa’s Health Future at TICAD
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 8 (IPS) - At a time of great transformation for global health, solidarity is more important than ever. As other countries have retreated from their commitments, Japan has instead continued its steadfast investment in a shared future that prioritizes human dignity and security.
Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency
- UN News
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world.
Rise of the Planet of the Aged
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, September 4 (IPS) - It is becoming increasingly apparent that planet Earth is evolving into the planet of the aged. In nearly every country around the world, the numbers and percentages of the aged, commonly defined as individuals aged 65 years or older, have increased rapidly.
Climate Change is Deepening Child Poverty in Latin America and Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) - 2025 has been marked by a significant escalation of the climate crisis and its effects on vulnerable populations, as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warn that average global temperatures could exceed the 1.5°C threshold within the next five years. In Latin America and the Caribbean, rising temperatures and emissions continue to strain access to essential services and deepen poverty, particularly among children.
World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake update, Guterres in Papua New Guinea, Ebola returns to DR Congo, UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan
- UN News
As the death toll from the Afghanistan earthquake disaster jumped to more than 2,200 on Thursday, UN agencies continued to help, while calling for funding to help build sturdier housing to withstand future shocks.
One in Four People Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water: UNICEF, WHO Warn of Deepening Disparities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 3 (IPS) - Over the past decade, major strides have been made in expanding global access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, with billions of people around the world seeing improvements in overall health and well-being. Despite these gains, people largely from low-income countries and marginalized groups still lack access to clean water, leaving them vulnerable to disease and hindering social development and inclusion.
Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
- UN News
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe.
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
- UN News
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
Youth Lead Global Call to Support Hibakusha on UN Day Against Nuclear Test
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, September 1 (IPS) - Marking the United Nations’ International Day Against Nuclear Tests, young activists and experts gathered at the UN University in Tokyo for an event titled “The Role of Youth in Supporting Global Hibakusha.” The forum underscored how youth solidarity can amplify the voices of survivors of nuclear testing and bombings, known collectively as the “Global Hibakusha” — communities scarred by the use, production, and testing of nuclear weapons, from Hiroshima to the Marshall Islands — and strengthen global momentum toward nuclear abolition.
The Right to Care: A Feminist Legal Victory That Could Change the Americas
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 28 (IPS) - On 7 August, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered a groundbreaking decision that could transform women’s lives across the Americas. For the first time in international law, an international tribunal recognised care as an autonomous human right. Advisory Opinion 31/25, issued in response to a request from Argentina, elevates care – long invisible and relegated to the private sphere – to the level of a universal enforceable entitlement.
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