COVID-19 can spark a major mental health crisis: UN
The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned Thursday, calling for urgent action to address the psychological...
COVID-19 could cause 45% surge in child mortality in developing countries: UN
Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 per cent over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic...
PM IK’s call heard at UN: $4.7 billion aid urged to confront coronavirus hit states incl. Pakistan
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday issued a new call for $4.7 billion aid in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the...
Restrictions on flights risk vaccine shortages for dangerous diseases
Dozens of countries risk running out of vaccines for diseases like measles because of restrictions on flights brought in to tackle the new coronavirus,...
Security Council calls for humanitarian ceasefire in worldwide conflicts for 90 days
The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day "humanitarian pause" in conflicts worldwide as part of the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19...
UN pushes for COVID-19 vaccine as global death toll reaches 200,000
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. Governments...
UN seconds PM Khan’s call for substantive debt relief
The UN called Thursday for a global debt deal, including the creation of an international body to oversee "substantive debt relief"Â to prevent an economic...
UN warns Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank
The UN's special Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, on Thursday warned Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank, saying such a move...
Coronavirus exposes the weaknesses in global health systems
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed "systemic weaknesses" in global health systems, the G20 said Monday, but there was no mention of Washington's contentious decision...
China is increasing geopolitical influence after US position falls
As President Donald Trump announces a halt in World Health Organization funding, accusing it of kowtowing to China over the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing is...
Has WHO chief failed to handle COVID-19 as Republicans demand his resignation?
Congressional Republicans on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to condition US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) on the resignation of its chief...
UN accedes Imran Khan’s call for debt relief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has supported Prime Minister Imran Khan's call for a ‘Global Initiative on debt relief' to provide debt relief for the...