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January 8, 2025

WHO says bird flu risk remains low after first U.S. patient dies

“We’re not seeing sustained circulation,” she said. “The man who died of the disease in Louisiana was over 65 and reportedly had underlying medical conditions.’’

U.S. hospital
December 16, 2024

WTO fixes date for major meeting in Cameroon in early 2026

World Trade Organisation members agreed on Monday to hold the next ministerial conference in Cameroon in early 2026, it said in a statement.

Okonjo_Iweala and WTO logo
December 13, 2024

UNHCR says few thousand exiles have returned to Syria

Syrian exiles are not yet flooding back into their country, according to figures released on Friday by the UN refugee agency.

Syrians celebrating Assad's fall
December 11, 2024

Billions of malaria cases prevented this century, says WHO

In a report published in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO said around 12.7 million deaths have been averted in the process.

MALARIA PATIENTS IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
November 26, 2024

Wars, extreme weather conditions displace 35 million in Africa: Report

Wars and extreme weather conditions have driven up the number of people in Africa who are fleeing within their own country.

Unrest in South Sudan (Credit: Foreign Policy)
September 18, 2024

UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

UNHCR is seeking $107.1 million for operations there this year, but he said the appeal was just 28 per cent funded by the end of August.

Flooded Maiduguri
September 10, 2024

UN commission says violence re-emerging in Syria

The Syria commission accuses the Syrian government of torturing prisoners.

Syria and Israel map
September 6, 2024

UN officials to visit Nigeria over torture of civilians by security agencies

The visit aims to assess the treatment of individuals in detention and measure whether the country has strengthened its capacity to protect human rights.

Police brutalising civilian
August 19, 2024

FG condemns rise in attacks on humanitarian workers

Mr Ahmed lamented the situation in Nigeria, where between 2020 and 2024, 49 incidents were reported affecting 79 humanitarian workers.

Humanitarian workers in Nigeria
August 6, 2024

WHO raises alarm over rise in COVID infections, vaccination drop 

The epidemiologist said that the current situation is not comparable to the pandemic phase

World Health Organization