Briefs & Fact Sheets
29 Oct 2021
Key facts Over 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas and this is set to rise to 68% by 2050. Almost 40% of urban dwellers have no access to safely managed sanitation services and many lack access to adequate drinking water. An...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
27 Oct 2021
The publication complements the report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on the Task Force (E/2021/48/Rev.1, 7 May 2021), which outlined some of the ongoing activities of Task Force members to support Members States to respond...
Report
23 Oct 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated more than ever the need for global and national leadership in supporting resilient health and other systems, and the reality that health, economy and better societies are inextricably linked. Also important is t...
22 Oct 2021
Gabon is one of the partnering countries involved in the Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in Africa. The project, developed under a partnership between UNAIDS and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, aims at fostering collective action to respond to the colliding HIV and COVID-19 pandemics through strengthened community engagement, including the deplo...
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
New Partner2Connect coalition advances digital transformation and sustainable development in hardest-to-connect countries
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released a series of reports addressing the latest challenges and opportunities related to global information and communication technology (ICT) advancement, especially in developing countries.
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together. Five of the winning designs are featured on footballs available for sale online and proceeds will go toward sport programmes for refugees.
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people.
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
The Nigerien government will be able to provide its population with better health coverage with financing approved today by the World Bank. This 15-year multiphase program will use innovative and comprehensive nutrition and health interventions to improve health system efficiency, equity, and sustainability, as well as boost girls’ and women’s empowerment.
22 Oct 2021
Report
22 Oct 2021
Today’s food systems generate 12 trillion dollars in hidden social, economic and environmental costs. Implementing five "food finance imperatives" would not only reduce these costs but help unlock 4.5 trillion dollars in new business opportunities...
22 Oct 2021
Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth.
22 Oct 2021
22 Oct 2021
The UN health agency says that global demand for care for people with life threatening illnesses, will continue to grow as populations age and the burden of noncommunicable diseases rises. By 2060, the need for palliative care is expected to nearly double.
22 Oct 2021
