Latest Updates Around The World
In the Central Gaza Strip, State of Palestine, four-year-old Abd Al Kareem eats from a pouch of lipid-based nutritional supplements (LNS) during a UNICEF survey on malnutrition. Credit: UNICEF/Rawan Eleyan by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday December 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (IPS) – Despite notable improvements in humanitarian conditions in the […]
The American food and Drug Administration today approved a pill version of the successful anti-obesity drug Wegovy. Made by Novo Nordisk, the pill is taken once a day. The company’s original version of Wegovy is a weekly injection. Both medicines contain the same active ingredient, semaglutide. “This gives obese patients who want to lose weight […]
from CIVICUS Friday December 19, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former official at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and the University of Bergen in Norway. His research focuses on state sovereignty and […]
Health workers accompany pregnant and lactating mothers during an outreach visit, supported by UNFPA, in Loima sub-region. Credit: UNFPA/Luis Tato Opinion By James Nikal, Margaret Lubale and Anne-Beatricie Khara (Nairobi, Kenya) Friday December 12, 2025 Inter-Press Office NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 (IPS) – For working women across Kenya, reaching a health facility, finding trained health […]
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Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating because millions of children are still not properly immunized after years COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,said Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO’s director of immunization, vaccines and biologics. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many people think measles is not serious, but […]
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs reporters on UNRWA’s services in the occupied Palestinian territories and on UNRWA’s ongoing operations. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday November 18, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) […]
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