Nearly 4,000 cases are confirmed as authorities struggle with overloaded treatment centers and gaps in contact tracing.
GENEVA (AN) — World Health Organization experts are reviewing new evidence on whether an existing Ebola vaccine could provide protection against Bundibugyo virus as health authorities struggle to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak in Congo.
WHO could release later Friday a report from its technical advisory group examining Ebola treatments and vaccines, including new data on the possible efficacy of an existing Ebola vaccine, WHO spokesman Tarik Jašarević told reporters at a U.N. briefing.
U.N. weather agency says forecasts are a 'call to action' as governments prepare for droughts, floods, and heatwaves.
A new study suggests temporary carbon storage may have a legitimate role in climate mitigation, though not for CO₂.
New strategies on antimicrobial resistance, financing and radiation protection approved - while doing 'more with less.'
General Assembly urges countries to comply with legal obligations on climate, adding political and legal pressure.
Russia's war created unprecedented demand for prosthetic care, accelerating innovation and support for amputees.
World Food Program warns climate pattern could push 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by end of 2027.
Confidential Security Council vote offers first indication of support as selection process for the next U.N. chief gears up.
The agency says victims forced to conduct cyber fraud should be treated as trafficking survivors, not criminals.
