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Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO

Date
Friday, June 30, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the World Health Organization warned on Friday.

Pride Month: UN’s transgender rights campaign goes global

Date
Friday, June 30, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
A razor, nail polish, and beads are part of an innovative pilot project, launched by UNAIDS in India to raise awareness about gender identity during childhood, that is now unrolling across the world, as communities celebrate Pride Month, commemorated

First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

Date
Friday, June 23, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
A Thai man has been talking about how he is able to reduce the harm caused by using the drug crystal meth thanks to a programme supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Thailand.

In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits

Date
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday to mark the ninth celebration of the