Ineffective health care is a global phenomenon which increases the burden of illness and wastes scarce resources, UN experts said on Thursday. In a new report on the subject, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners cited problems with delivering … read more
Myanmar should “have some shame” after attempting to convince the world that it is willing to take back hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled an “ethnic cleansing campaign” last year, given that “not a single” one has returned officially, … read more
In Mali, a senior United Nations rights expert on Wednesday described an “alarming” deterioration of the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in northern and eastern areas of the country. Alioune Tine’s comments follow two deadly attacks in recent days … read more
Simple shelters that are little more than huts with bamboo sticks and plastic sheeting for walls, and tarpaulins overhead, are serving a very important purpose for refugee women and girls forced to flee their homes to the vast refugee camps … read more
Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people, according to an annual report jointly compiled by the United Nations food agency, launched on Tuesday. Although overall exports … read more