American Cindy McCain to Head UN World Food Program
UNITED NATIONS — American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next month. “Ms. McCain,…
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UNITED NATIONS — American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next month. “Ms. McCain,…
The head of a U.S. government program to fight AIDS, Dr. John Nkengasong, says that in its 20 years of existence the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR,…
U.S. first lady Jill Biden made a high-profile visit to a tiny Kenyan community to draw attention to the severe drought that has gripped East Africa and created an unprecedented…
every two minutes, one woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, mostly from preventable causes. The report, “Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2020,” was produced by WHO, UNICEF, and the…
WASHINGTON — The little-noticed program that led to a Chinese spy balloon drifting across the United States this month has been discussed in China’s state-controlled media for more than a…
GENEVA— The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a widespread outbreak of the mpox (monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO officially declared in July…
Pastoralists in Kajiado County have welcomed the introduction of a livestock insurance scheme program aimed at cushioning them from losses occasioned by the prolonged drought. The program that is sponsored…
BAMAKO— A World Health Organization doctor abducted in Mali has been freed, local authorities said on Saturday. “Diawara Mahamadou, a WHO support doctor with the regional health directorate in Menaka,…