ROME - Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children...
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NEW YORK - The global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million late on Wednesday, marking yet another “grim milestone” and...
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ROME - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack of funding, have left millions more on the verge of...
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GENEVA - The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the COVID-19's delta variant, which he called "the most transmissible"...
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