Gaming addiction to be classified by WHO as a mental health disorder
A global manual of health standards is adding 'gaming disorder' to its first update in nearly three decades.
World Health Organization (WHO)
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'Low profile' diplomacy: North Korea's hidden avenues to the world
A summit with the U.S. could expand North Korea's little-known involvement with international organizations.
Targeting NCDs, U.N. health agency panel balks at tax on sugary drinks
A World Health Organization commission ratcheted up the pressure in a fight against neglected chronic diseases.
Social media outreach is the new ‘game-changing opportunity’
By the start of 2018, the governments of 92% of the U.N.'s 193 member nations belonged to the Twitterverse.