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Cancer rates set to rise 77 per cent by 2050

Date
Thursday, February 01, 2024 - 5:00 AM
Description
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday, highlighting the growing burden of the disease. 

Caribbean carnival performers take stage to fight COVID disinformation

Date
Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 5:00 AM
Description
In Trinidad and Tobago, some performers have been tapping into traditional art forms ahead of the carnival on February 20-21 to encourage their communities to continue following COVID-19 health protocols as the country lifts restrictions on public

Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks

Date
Monday, May 22, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should “pave the way” for peace talks to end the month-old conflict, the top UN official in the country has said.

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day

Date
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 7:52 AM
Description
UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas” or poses, at an outdo​​or event on Monday evening at UN Headquarters in New York, to celebrate the eighth edition of the International Day of Yoga, observed

Chess calms nerves, improves mental health throughout pandemic

Date
Monday, July 19, 2021 - 7:25 PM
Description
Marking World Chess Day on Tuesday, the UN is celebrating the fact that while COVID-19 has forced most sports to scale down, this ancient game of intellect, not brute strength, has demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability throughout months

Chikungunya – Chad

Date
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 6:00 PM
Description
On 28 August 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Chad notified WHO of an outbreak of chikungunya in Abéché, eastern Chad.

Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief

Date
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 5:00 AM
Description
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their height, and roughly one million die each year from the condition, the Director-General of the World Health Organization told the Global Food Security