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Two-thirds of world’s population is infected with herpes, says new UN health agency report

28 October 2015 – More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with herpes simpl

Cholera spreading in Iraq, suspected case reported in Syria – UN health agency

27 October 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that it would start vaccine

Ethiopia experiencing ‘worst drought in 30 years’ due to El Niño conditions – UN report

27 October 2015 – Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years according to the United

Valuing women’s work key to achieving new global goal on gender equality – UN labour agency

26 October 2015 – Applauding the decision by Member States to include gender equality as a key pl

First nine months of 2015 are hottest on record, UN agency reports

26 October 2015 – Earth has just had the hottest January-September on record, the United Nations

Strong El Niño will ‘test’ disaster resilience in hazard-prone Pacific region, UN warns

26 October 2015 – Amid growing fears that the irregular climatic activities of El Niño will resul

TTIP negotiators contemplate systematic dismantling of environmental standards, Greenpeace

Brussels, October 23, 2015

Hurricane Patricia: Save the Children Warns of Risk to Vulnerable Children as Threat of Landslides and Flash Floods Trail Superstorm

Fairfield, Conn., October 24, 2015

On World Polio Day, UNICEF cites 'dramatic' progress against virus, urges efforts towards zero cases

24 October 2015 – Never before in the history of polio have so few children in so few countries c

UNICEF applauds call from religious groups in Myanmar seeking tolerance for sake of country’s children

21 October 2015 – In the light of upcoming elections in Myanmar and amid reports of rising religi