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Renewable energy sources could be cheaper than fossil fuels within 10 years – UN-backed report

3 April 2017

Follow China’s example, shut down ivory factories and shops, UN agency urges countries

Photo:Between 2010 and 2012, 100,000 elephants were killed for their ivory in Africa.

'Progress is not fast enough if we are serious' about meeting energy goals by 2030 – UN official

3 April 2017

Lack of infrastructure, jobs drives rural youth to cities, says UN rural poverty agency head

Photo:Farmers sort tomatoes in the Horn of African country Ethiopia.

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline

31 March 2017

UN agency dispatches 3.5 million doses of yellow fever vaccine to counter outbreak in Brazil

Photo:Vaccination campaigns against yellow fever are currently ongoing in Brazil.

Phase 2 Zika vaccine trial begins in U.S., Central and South America

March 31, 2017

UN, partners warn 108 million people face severe food insecurity worldwide

Photo:A family compound in Terekeka, South Sudan.

Some 300 million people suffer from depression, UN warns ahead of World Health Day

Photo:A poster depicting a conversation about depression, at a refugee camp in the Middle East.

UN calls for recognizing the rights of people with autism to make their own decisions

Photo:UNICEF helps develop tools and introduces training programmes for health practitioners to d