The COVID-19 pandemic caused the largest decline in childhood vaccinations in three decades, threatening millions of children, says UNICEF and WHO.
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the largest backslide in childhood vaccinations in three decades, threatening the health and lives of millions of children across the globe, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
The report cites a number of factors for the sharp decline, including vaccine misinformation, conflicts and wars, pandemic lockdowns, supply chain disruptions and the diversion of resources to COVID immunization programs.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
