Global Issues
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Afghanistan’s Children in Dire Need of an ‘Acceleration in Nutrition Action’
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 23 (IPS) - Afghanistan is burdened with one of the highest rates of child wasting globally, with 3.5 million children under five years suffering from a severe form of malnutrition, leaving them dangerously underweight and unable to grow or thrive.
Tobacco control efforts protect three-quarters of the world’s population, WHO report finds
- UN News
Tobacco use still claims over seven million lives a year, the World Health Organization warned on Monday, calling for greater efforts to limit its use amid rising interference from the global tobacco industry.
‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world
- UN News
In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a steady, time-trusted path to help find calm and harmony within – and without.
Climate and Health: Urgent Need for Adaptation Strategies in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 20 (IPS) - In recent years, there has been growing evidence of how climate change is impacting human health in several ways.
WHO warns of a health financing emergency
- UN News
The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health Financing and Economics for the World Health Organization (WHO).
From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace
- Inter Press Service
SANTA BARBARA/Tokyo (INPSJ), Jun 19 (IPS) - Marking 80 years since the dawn of the nuclear age, peace advocates, diplomats, educators, and atomic bomb survivors from around the world gathered for the “Choose Hope” symposium on March 12–13, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California. Co-organized by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the event was held at the Music Academy of the West.
Time to Rethink Health Financing: It's Not Just a Public Sector Concern
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 19 (IPS) - As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis June 16, a critical issue was absent from the agenda: the future of global health financing.
Make midwives universally accessible and save millions of lives, WHO urges
- UN News
Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to saving 83 percent of these people? To saving 3.7 million mothers, unborn children and babies annually?
The Global Mental Health Crisis Surges Amid $200 Billion Funding Gap
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Although access to mental health and psychosocial support services is considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations (UN), hundreds of millions of people experience limited or inadequate access to mental health and psychosocial support services.
The Risk of Famine Looms Throughout Multiple Sudanese Counties
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - Over the course of 2025, the food security situation in Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worst. Compounded by the Sudanese Civil War, millions of civilians face alarming levels of food insecurity and are at risk of experiencing famine. Humanitarian experts have described the situation in Sudan as being the worst hunger crisis in the world today.
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