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Countries Where Hunger is a Problem, Ranked

Overall, the world has made gradual progress toward eliminating hunger over the last two decades, but according to the latest...

Why the UN Is Making the Case for Universal Health Coverage

Amid a global pandemic, achieving universal health coverage may seem like an ambition for a later time. But in a...

Why Biodiversity is a Big Focus of UNGA This Year

Ten years ago, more than 190 countries met in Aichi, Japan to set 20 biodiversity targets that they wished to...

Global Compact for Migration

A New Study Finds that As Developing Countries Get Richer, People Are More Likely to Leave

It turns out that as developing countries get richer, migration out of those countries actually increases – at least for...

Polio vaccination campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan – the last two countries where the crippling disease has a foothold – after a reported “surge” in cases.

Child vaccination drives, including against polio, were stopped in March due to concerns that they might increase the risk of...

Another Devastating Humanitarian Crisis is Colliding with COVID-19 in South Asia: Monsoon Floods.

More than 9.6 million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal have been affected by flooding from this year’s devastating monsoon...

WHO and UNICEF: “Alarming Decline” in Childhood Immunizations Due to COVID-19

For months, health experts working in underimmunized areas have warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting life-saving vaccination campaigns, particularly...

How Different Countries Have Handled COVID-19, Ranked

How Countries Responded to COVID-19 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have deployed drastically different responses. According to...

The 10 Most Neglected Refugee and Displacement Crises in the World

Millions of people are forced to flee their homes every year as a result of conflict and persecution. But not...

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