Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety and create inclusive, safe and sustainable streets.

New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital interventions.

Haitian capital’s crippled health system ‘on the brink’

The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is “on the brink” and “crippled by escalating violence” according to the UN’s Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) representative in the Caribbean island nation, Dr. Oscar Barreneche.

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Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting

The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of risk.