The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage revealed 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine last year, while 85 percent completed the recommended three-dose series. Although both figures increased by one percentage point from 2024, global vaccination coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels. … Read more
Why this matters Most people still support the right to seek asylum Resettlement numbers decrease massively Misinformation has not eroded public compassion The Refugee Convention marks 75 years of protection Unveiling new data on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency, imhrcsaid that despite a growing volume of fake news and hate speech about asylum seekers, public … Read more
Reporting from a recent aid convoy mission, WFP Country Director for Palestine Shaun Hughes said that with only one crossing open at Kerem Shalom, all supplies destined for northern Gaza must travel through the south along damaged and heavily congested roads. “Because of the security situation there’s only certain roads that we can use inside … Read more
President of key UN body ECOSOC, Lok Bahadur Thapa, reminded the international community on Monday that no country can achieve sustainable development on its own, and that political will and momentum is necessary to achieve the SDGs by 2030. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the UN Economic and Social Council, addresses the … Read more
Growing up in New Jersey, Ms. Jetter saved the quarters her grandfather gave her – not for sweets, but for batteries and light bulbs, so she could build circuits from whatever she found around the neighborhood. Her father took her to the library for materials; Her mother, a kindergarten and special education teacher, taught her … Read more
The warning comes in a new report, Beyond the Breaking Pointwhich finds that those providing essential services to women and girls are being forced to reduce or suspend programs just as global humanitarian needs reach historic highs. According to the latest figuresaround 120 million women and girls worldwide now require humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet … Read more
Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide and atrocity crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank, a UN independent commission of inquiry said in its latest report released on Tuesday. Source link
That’s the headline stemming from a new report from the UN health agency highlighting stark inequalities in cancer survival between high and low-income countries. Ten million deaths a year The Global Status Report on Cancer 2026produced with the International Agency for Research on Cancer – the IARC, a specialized WHO agency – outlines that cancer … Read more
The Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of Artificial Intelligence brings together governments, UN agencies, tech companies, civil society groups, educators and child welfare experts, all working from the same starting point: the Convention on the Rights of the Childthe most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. The coalition was … Read more
The findings come from the 2026 SDG Progress Reportreleased on Tuesday, which calls the goals “a shared blueprint for peace” while acknowledging the significant political and financial challenges associated with meeting the 17 ambitious targets. Call to action All 193 UN Member States adopted the SDGs in 2015 as an urgent call for action to … Read more