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GENEVA, Switzerland — Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un- or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the UN said Monday, warning of dangerous coverage gaps enabling outbreaks of diseases like measles.
GENEVA, Switzerland — The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fuelling sand and dust storms.
GENEVA, Switzerland — The "pause" that the Israeli military had declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of the badly-needed aid, the UN's health agency said on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has written Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo urging him to convince the International Committee of the Red Cross to assist in the resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal.
MANILA, Philippines - Senate Majority Floor Leader Francis 'Tol' Tolentino on Tuesday asked Foreign Affairs Sec. Enrique Manalo to seek the assistance of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in delivering food supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal.
GENEVA, Switzerland — Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernized their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.
GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, including that of "extermination", while saying Israeli and Palestinian armed groups have both committed war crimes.
GENEVA, Switzerland – The governing body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has formally accepted and endorsed the comprehensive report to the conference prepared by its external auditor, the Commission on Audit (COA) of the Philippines, covering the year ending on December 31, 2023.