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UN Population Fund, Aid Agencies Affected By US Funding Cuts [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 06, 2017 07:25 AM EDTThe US funding cuts is set to remove budget earmarked for the UN Population Fund and international aid agencies.
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Study Says 1 in 7 Children Worldwide Breathes Polluted Air, How To Clean The Air? [video]
By Yasmin Bilangel | Nov 01, 2016 09:46 PM EDTThe study used images taken by satellite to measure air quality in major cities, covering 2 billion children worldwide. It was discovered that 300 million children dwell in areas where outdoor pollution is at toxic level, 6-7 times higher than international standards.
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WHO holds Meeting to Decide if Zika should be declared a Global Health Emergency
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 01, 2016 11:41 AM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has begun deliberations on Monday to determine whether or not Zika should be declared a global health emergency.
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Over, Says ‘Vigilance’ is Needed
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 14, 2016 09:45 AM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Africa free of Ebola on Thursday.
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New Supplier Approved by UN Health Agency for Oral Cholera Vaccines Will Double the Production
By Kanika Gupta | Jan 12, 2016 11:10 AM ESTAs the world faced a dearth of oral cholera vaccines, the United Nations health agency announced that the supply of medication will double up to six million doses this year after it added another producer to its list of approved suppliers so that they can put up a fight against a disease that kills as many as 142,000 people every year
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U.N Development Goals could Cost the World $250 Billion
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 24, 2014 10:45 AM EDTA new study is reporting that the world risk spending $250 billion just to monitor the goals set by the United Nations.
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One Billion People Still Poop Outdoors, UN Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 09, 2014 11:43 AM EDTUN experts report that one billion people are still defecating outdoors.
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UN Report: Huge Drop in HIV Infections
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 23, 2013 10:59 AM EDTThe authors of the latest UN Report revealed that from 2001 to 2012, the global world experienced a 33 percent decline in new HIV infections for adults and children.
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Despite Decline, 30 Million Girls Still At Risk of Genital Cutting
By Christine Hsu | Jul 23, 2013 03:31 PM EDTA new report by the United Nations Children's Fund reveals that more than 125 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation and 30 million more girls are at risk in the next decade.
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UN Predicts World Population to Reach 11 Billion by 2100
By Christine Hsu | Jun 13, 2013 05:13 PM EDTThe world population could reach almost 11 billion by 2100 because of soaring birth rates in Africa, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday.
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Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Start Talks for Compensation or We'll Sue for Billions
By Makini Brice | May 09, 2013 11:57 AM EDTLawyers from the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti have issued the United Nations with an ultimatum: either start talks for a compensation claim within 60 days, or the international organization will be taken to court to the tune of billions of dollars.
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U.N. Plans to Eliminate Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Severe Diarrhea
By Stephanie Poulos | Apr 12, 2013 03:33 PM EDTU.N. agencies hope a new strategy for better sanitation and newer vaccines will largely eliminate child deaths from pneumonia and severe diarrhea by 2025.
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Despite Progress Made Against Female Genital Cutting, Stigmas Persist
By Makini Brice | Feb 06, 2013 04:24 PM ESTToday is the annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Cutting.
